It’s time to nominate your favorite bold books that reimagine healthcare and move medicine forward!
For the second year, our awards program is celebrating books that push the standard in medicine and offer a fresh perspective around what the future of care can look like.
This award uplifts authors who aren’t afraid to explore what is possible in the world of healthcare — whether that’s through a focus on social justice, a creative fusion of art and science, or unconventional storytelling around solving healthcare’s toughest problems.
Books, booklets, zines, and other creative healthcare-related works with narratives from anywhere within the healthcare landscape are welcome: centering patients, clinicians, communities, and beyond. If your book offers a new lens on care, we want to read it.
Learn more about eligibility, selection criteria, and more in our Terms and Conditions.
Last year, our inaugural Procedure Awards named Crowded Out: The True Costs of Crowdfunding Healthcare by Nora Kenworthy the 2026 winner alongside four exceptional finalists from more than 50 submissions. Our guest judges — Dr. Rana Awdish, Victor M. Montori, MD, and Dr. Todd Otten — helped shape the program to recognize standout voices in healthcare.
Submissions Open: September 14, 2026
Submissions Close: November 15, 2026
Finalists Notified: Week of December 14, 2026
Winner Notified: Week of February 1, 2027
Winner and Finalists Announced: Week of February 22, 2027
About Procedure Press: Established in 2018 as the publishing division of Uncommon Bold, Procedure Press amplifies voices in healthcare and explores systems of change. The imprint has directly published two award-winning books as well as supported the collaborative publication of several other works that have sparked dialogue in medical schools, healthcare organizations, media, and industry events.
The Procedure Award prize will be revealed in Winter 2026.
In addition to the Procedure Award, the winner will receive prominent recognition across our platforms, a curated gift, and a digital award seal to celebrate and share the achievement.
All finalists will receive public acknowledgment, a curated gift, and a digital award seal to celebrate and share the achievement.
Sarah DiGregorio is the critically acclaimed author of Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and its Power to Change Our World and Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth. The New York Times Book Review called Taking Care a book that “deserves to be on the reading list for nursing and medical schools, and on the bedside table of all politicians.” A freelance journalist, her health care reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Vanity Fair and more. She is at work on a third nonfiction book, Women in a Time of Monsters.
Dr. Alok Patel is a pediatric hospitalist, media personality, journalist, and Faculty Director of Communications at Stanford Children’s Hospital. Known for his engaging storytelling, Dr. Patel is a medical contributor for ABC News, where he hosts the health segment “Patel It Like It Is,” and co-hosts the official Pitt podcast on HBO Max. He has also collaborated with PBS’s NOVA, Medscape, and other health outlets, passionately advocating for science that is accessible, relatable, and entertaining for all audiences. He is also the author of Dads on Duty, a humor-fueled, evidence-based guide to raising a baby, coming out in spring 2027.
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is a health economist, author, and founder of THINK-Health, advising organizations at the intersection of health, technology, and people. She founded the Health Populi blog in 2007, now home to nearly 3,000 posts on health care consumerism, digital health, and health equity. She is the author of HealthConsuming: From Health Consumers to Health Citizens and Health Citizenship: How a virus opened up hearts and minds and has been recognized as one of the top influencers in digital health.