PRIDE Experience Award Frequently Asked Questions

1. Nominators use the nomination platform, which is open year-round, to recognize their colleagues who go above and beyond.

2. Once a nomination is submitted, the nomination is automatically transmitted to the nominator, nominee and the the nominee's supervisor provided on the nomination form.

3. A nomination will remain eligible for consideration for up to 4 quarterly awarding cycles. However, if the nominee is not selected as a winner within 365 days following their nomination, that nomination will expire.

4. To be included in the next voting ballot, nominations must be received by the end of the current calendar quarter. After the calendar quarter closes, the ballots are prepared, and the voting cycle begins.

5. The selection committee then has 5 business days to review the nominations and submit their votes within each category. After the voting period closes, the winners are determined and sent to Human Resources for vetting to verify their eligibility.

6. After HR confirms the winners, we initiate the winner notification process. The respective senior leader within the winner's hierarchy will directly call the winners to inform them that they won.

7. Following the winner notification, the Health Recognition Team begins the extensive process of gathering each winner's information/details in preparation for the announcements and in-person awards presentation, typically 6-8 weeks following the quarter close.

All UCSF Health employees, including Saint Francis and St. Mary's, and BCH (SF & Oakland) are eligible for a PRIDE Experience Award. Employees must be past their initial new-hire probationary period and are subject to review by Labor & Employee Relations through Human Resources before being selected as winners.

Teams, units, or departments within UCSF Health are eligible that are comprised of a minimum of three employees and have at least half of the team members affiliated with either or all of the following: UCSF Health (including those at Saint Francis and St. Mary's), and BCH SF, BCH Oakland. Teams may be cross-functional.

Please refer to either of these links to search the employee – both require MyAccess login: UCSF Health Roster or the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Roster.

You may nominate your own team. However, the submitter/nominator cannot be the same person listed as the "Nominee/POC" - and please make sure to list the supervisor for your team or manager the nominee/POC rolls up to.

Yes, each successive nomination within one calendar year for a nominee will be read during the voting periods. If a nominee wins, successive nominations received will remain on hold until four quarters after their recent win.

The amount of nominations received per nominee can reflect positively on the nominee during voting, as more support is shown as why this individual or team is deserving.

Nominations are open 24/7 for the entire year. To be eligible for the upcoming voting period, nominations must be submitted by midnight on the last day of the current quarter (Q1: March 31, Q2: June 30, Q3: September 30, Q4: December 31). If you have questions, please email [email protected].

Please contact the Health Recognition Team at [email protected].

Please notify the Health Recognition Team at [email protected].

You or any other colleagues without access to a computer may submit a PDF nomination form (Individual or Team) by asking your manager to scan and email to [email protected] or mailing the form to  UCSF Box 3105.

You may request to join the PRIDE Experience Selection Committee by submitting your request here. This will require support from your manager or director.

Quarterly winners will be announced to the organization and you can check on the PRIDE Experience Award Winner page.