A founding member of the Society for Pediatric Urgent Care, Mike Moran MD was a phenomenal educator who took every opportunity to guide colleagues and trainees in patient care. Throughout his career, he was dedicated to continued improvement of pediatric health care. Embracing evidence-based practice, Dr. Moran often catalyzed new innovations to improve quality and efficiency of patient care in the pediatric acute care setting.
The Mike Moran Scholar Award is presented annually to a pediatric resident, fellow training in, or recent graduate of, the field of pediatric urgent care (MD/DO, NP, PA) with the goal of enhancing clinical research within the specialty.
Call for Eligible Abstracts
Submissions for the 2025 Mike Moran Scholar Award are open August 15-November 18, 2024 via SPUC’s 11th Annual Conference Call for Abstracts. Abstract topics must be within the field of pediatric urgent care. Eligible applicants include pediatric residents or fellows in training in pediatric urgent care.
Selection Process
The recipient of the award is chosen by the Society for Pediatric Urgent Care Awards Committee.
Mike Moran Scholar Award recipients receive:
Award plaque
Recognition on the SPUC website
Waived conference registration
30-day nonrefundable round-trip coach airfare
One night’s lodging at the host hotel
Oral presentation of their scholarly product during SPUC’s 11th Annual Conference
The Recipient of SPUC’s 2025 Mike Moran Scholar Award is Mary C. O’Connor with her presentation ‘Moving Abdominal X-rays out of the Diagnosis of Constipation in the Urgent Care’
Mary O’Connor, MD is a Board Certified in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine practicing at Seattle Children’s Urgent care and as a locums at NeighborCare clinics. Following undergrad at the University of Notre Dame, she completed Medical School and Med-Peds residency at Indiana University. In addition to focusing on quality improvement and safety initiatives in the urgent care, she has focused time and energy on global health projects in Haiti and Central America.
Contributions to the Mike Moran Scholar Award
Your contribution enables the Society to further its education and research mission of establishing standards for high quality, unscheduled pediatric care outside of the emergency department setting in collaboration with the Medical Home. Please donate today in memory of Dr. Moran and his spirit of supporting SPUC’s early career researchers.
Joining or renewing at the Founders Circle level includes a contribution to the award and is a convenient way to establish an ongoing gift. 100% of current officers and board members have pledged to support this award. We ask everybody to be as generous as possible for this worthy cause. SPUC members also have an opportunity to make regular contributions when they renew their annual membership dues.
SPUC will provide an acknowledgement letter to each donor. SPUC is a 501(c)6 organization, FEIN #46-4457008. Contributions are not deductible as charitable contributions under IRC 170.