Who's the Best of the Best?
- Jill Dunagan, NEMSPA GM
- Aug 5, 2020
- 1 min read
The nomination period for the National EMS Pilots Association's annual Pilot of the Year Award and the William T Winn Lifetime Achievement Award is now open until September 15, 2020.
Nominees should embody the best that the air ambulance industry has to offer in Professionalism, Technical Expertise, Safety, and Leadership to include being involved and having contributed to the air medical and aviation industries.
Due to competition, it is highly recommended that all submitters provide specific details as to why they think their nominee should be chosen. While the quality of the information for the nominee is very important so too is the number of nominations submitted for each individual. So please tell all your friends to submit a nomination in their own words as well.
Please share within your air ambulance program and with other programs to help us recognize outstanding pilots.
It’s an interesting perspective on what actually defines "the best" in a competitive field. I think the article hits the nail on the head regarding the distinction between raw talent and the consistent discipline required to stay at the top. The part about how true excellence is often a quiet, behind-the-scenes grind rather than just a flash of brilliance really resonated with me. It’s easy to focus on the end result, but the process is where the real separation happens. I’ve noticed a similar standard of high-level consistency when looking at specialized support like the new assignment help service in Australia, where reliability seems to matter just as much as expertise. It makes me wonder if our obsession with "the…