Richard Eby Leadership Award

HONORS & RECOGNITION AWARD
The Richard Eby Leadership Award is presented to a second- or third-year COMP student leader who has proudly represented COMP at an Osteopathic Medicine Education Conference (OMED), House of Delegates (HOD) or similar osteopathic meeting or conference during the current academic year. The recipient will be selected based on their active leadership at the conference, and how they proactively shared information from the conference with classmates upon their return.

Please limit your applications to a maximum of three Graduate Awards and three Honors & Recognition Awards. Applications exceeding these limits will not be considered.

Prohibition of AI-Generated Content
To maintain academic integrity and ensure the authenticity of work, the use of generative artificial intelligence tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly GO, Bard, or similar) to produce, rewrite, or substantially edit content in submissions is strictly prohibited. All submitted work must reflect the student’s own original thinking, analysis, and expression. Any use of AI-generated material will be considered a violation of academic honesty policies and may result in disqualification of award application.

Award amounts granted may vary each year depending on available funding.

Notice of Non-discrimination
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