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The HEALTH CARE TECHNICAL GROUP (Formerly Medical Systems and Rehabilitation) The Health Care Technical Group is interested in maximizing the contributions of human factors and ergonomics to medical systems effectiveness and the quality of life of people who are functionally impaired.

[Reminder] 2023 HCTG Travel Scholarship Award Application

  • 1.  [Reminder] 2023 HCTG Travel Scholarship Award Application

    Posted 07-07-2023 11:03

    Dear HCTG members,

    I would like to give you a kind reminder of 2023 HCTG Travel Scholarship Award Application. Below is the original posting with details. The deadline is July 16, 2023.

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    2023 HFES Health Care Technical Group Travel Scholarship Awards


    HFES Health Care Technical Group (HCTG) is pleased to announce Travel Scholarship Awards for the 67th HFES International Annual Meeting for HCTG members. These awards aim to encourage and support HCTG members to attend the Annual Meeting. These awards sponsor HCTG student members, members in transition, and practitioners (non-academic) in the healthcare industry. To be eligible for the award, the applicant must be an HCTG member and must have an accepted paper or poster that will be presented at the 2023 HFES Annual Meeting.

    Each awardee will receive up to $500 for a travel scholarship, depending on the availability of the funds.

    To apply for this prestigious travel scholarship, fill out the application form provided in the link below.

    https://forms.gle/p9yXZJ4VNAi7TUhP7

    To complete the application, an applicant needs to submit the following two documents to HCTG Awards and Scholarships Committee Chair, Dr. Changwon Son (changwon.son@ttu.edu).

    1. A personal statement that (1) describes the financial need for the travel scholarship and (2) how the applicant contributes to diversity and inclusion of HCTG (max. 1 page).

    2. Resume/CV that highlights the applicant's past activities and services to HFES (max. 2 pages)

    The deadline for the application is July 16, 2023.


    If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Changwon Son (changwon.son@ttu.edu).

    Best regards,



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    Changwon Son, PhD, CSP
    Assistant Professor |Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering Department
    Director | Safety, Human factors, And Resilience Engineering (SHARE) Lab (https://www.thesharelab.org)
    Texas Tech University
    Lubbock, Texas
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