Employee Recognition Program

The Department of Medicine's Employee of the Quarter program honors non-physician staff who excel beyond their normal job duties, embodying key values and exceptional competencies in their daily work.

How does the nomination process work?

Physicians, patients, and colleagues may nominate any non-physician employee working in the department. A Selection Committee reviews the nominations anonymously and selects up to four outstanding Employee of the Quarter winners each quarter. In addition, winners receive a monetary reward for their hard work and excellence, and a chance to be selected as the Department of Medicine's Employee of the Year!

Criteria and Eligibility:

This program is intended to recognize a DOM staff employee who demonstrates exceptional capabilities extending above and beyond his/her normal job expectations. The Committee does not consider the number of nominations for an individual, but rather the quality of the examples of the criteria below. Each nominee should excel in ONE or MORE of the following competencies and values:

• Produce extraordinary outcomes;
• Advance efforts that reflect MUSC's Values: Integrity, Compassion, Innovation, Collaboration and Respect
• Implement a key initiative or process improvement;
• Deliver extraordinary customer service;
• Demonstrate outstanding leadership and dedication;
• Demonstrate exemplary teamwork/collaborative spirit; and/or
• Create a stronger sense of school and/or University community.

Submission Process: Nominations may be submitted by anyone in the Department of Medicine or MUSC.

Eligible employees: Individual staff in all non-physician categories (i.e. research, administrative, clinical including APP’s, classified). Former Employee of the Quarter winners are eligible for subsequent nomination twelve (12) months following selection.

Ineligible employees: Trainees (residents, fellows, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students), faculty, work teams, selection committee members, previous Employee of the Quarter winners form the past 12 months, temporary agency employees, and employees under disciplinary action or review. Note: Nominations do not roll-over, so please re-submit nominations for employees who have not won.

Nominate an Employee:

Please use the online form to submit your nomination. All entries must be received by the last day of each period listed below. Late entries will be reviewed the following quarter. 

The FY25 nomination periods are as follows:

• Q1 FY25: August 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2024
• Q2 FY25: Oct. 1, 2024 – Nov 30, 2024
• Q3 FY25: Dec. 1, 2024 – Jan. 31, 2025
• Q4 FY25: Feb. 1, 2025 – March 30, 2025

To access the form go to: Employee of the Quarter nominations.

For further information, please see our Employee Recognition Guidelines.