NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS
• Chou, Calvin. Lynn Payer Award for outstanding contributions to the literature on the theory, practice, and teaching of effective health care communication and related skills. Academy of Communication in Healthcare.
• Hung, Erick. GME Leadership Certificate. Association of American Medical Colleges.
• Ju, Mindy. Best Oral Presentation in the Category of Research. Western Group on Educational Affairs.
• Lai, Cindy. Leadership Education and Development Certificate Program. Association of American Medical Colleges.
• Lin, Michelle. International Residency Educator of the Year. International Conference on Residency Education & Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
• MacDougall, Conan. Emerging Teaching Scholar. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
• Mitrovic, Igor. Induction to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. AOA Honor Medical Society.
• O'Sullivan, Patricia. Excellence in Reviewing Award. Academic Medicine.
• O'Sullivan Patricia. Career Achievements in Medical Education Award. Society of General Internal Medicine.
• Pardo, Manuel. President. Association of Anesthesiology Core Program Directors.
• Peters, Tymothi. Presidential Tribute (for Outstanding Contributions). Society for Academic CME.
• Rabow, Michael. PDIA National Palliative Medicine Leadership Award. American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Santhosh, Lekshmi. National Finalist, Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Innovations Grant.
• Santhosh, Lekshmi. Harvard Macy Institute Scholar, Program for Educators in Health Professions.
• Tong, Lowell. Lifetime Achievement Award (Education). Association for Academic Psychiatry.
REGIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS
• Babik, Jen. UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Award.
• Brondfield, Sam. Pathways to Discovery Travel Award.
• Floren, Leslie. Dean's Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. UCSF School of Pharmacy.
• Fulton, Tracy. Dean's Recognition for Excellence in Teaching. UCSF School of Pharmacy.
• Fulton, Tracy. Long Award for Excellence in Teaching. UCSF School of Pharmacy, Class of 2020.
• Kruidering, Marieke. Dean's Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. UCSF School of Pharmacy.
• Laves, Ellen. Lloyd Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine. UCSF.
• MacDougall, Conan. Long Award for Excellence in Teaching. UCSF School of Pharmacy.
• Oakes, Scott. Pathways to Discovery Outstanding Short-Term Mentor Award for Outstanding Mentorship, UCSF.
• O'Sullivan, Patricia. 2018 UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award. UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program.
• Rohde, Dana. Dean's Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. UCSF School of Pharmacy.
• Saxe, JoAnne. Interprofessional Humanistic Teaching Fellowship. UCSF.
• Shin, Jaekyu. Teacher of the Year. UCSF School of Pharmacy, Class of 2019.
• Topp, Kimberly. The Campaign Alumni Award: The Dedicated. UCSF.
• van Schaik, Sandrijn. Baum Family Presidential Chair for Experiential Learning. University of California.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CONVOCATION AWARD WINNERS
Convocation teaching awards are selected by the graduating UCSF Medical School class and presented on behalf of the Medical Alumni Association.
Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished Housestaff (TEACH)
The T.E.A.C.H. award is presented to five residents who have been outstanding teachers, mentors, and role models to medical students during their clinical years at UCSF.
• Sam Brondfield, MD, Medicine
• Rabih Geha, MD, Medicine
• Cathra Halabi, MD, Neurology
• Babak Orandi, MD, PhD, Surgery
• Emma Steinberg, MD, Pediatrics
Excellence in Teaching Award for Clinical Faculty
• Jennifer Babik, MD, PhD, Medicine
• Rachael Lucatorto, MD, Medicine
• Sara Newmann, MD, MPH, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
• Raga Ramachandran, MD, PhD, Pathology
• Larissa Thomas, MD, Medicine
Osler Distinguished Teacher Award
• Miles Conrad, MD, MPH, Radiology
BRIDGES CURRICULUM - FOUNDATIONS 1 TEACHING AWARDS
These awards recognize excellence in medical student teaching during the Foundations 1 (F1) phase of the Bridges Curriculum, a committee of first- and second-year medical students selects the award recipients from a pool of instructors nominated by medical students in F1.
• Peter Chin-Hong, MD, Medicine. Outstanding Lecture Series
• Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy. Outstanding Lecture
• Jackie DesJardin, MD, Medicine. Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Student Instructor
• Gabriel Mannis, MD, Medicine. Excellence in Innovative Teaching Modalities
• Igor Mitrovic, MD, Physiology. Inspirational Teaching
• Jesse Nussbaum, MD, Medicine. Commitment to Teaching
• Lisa Winston, MD, Medicine. Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Faculty Member
HENRY J. KAISER AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Faculty members who teach medical students and/or residents are eligible for nomination, and only medical students and residents make nominations. The Kaiser Awards bestow significant academic distinction, as well as a modest monetary award.
• Cynthia Fenton, MD, Medicine. Excellence in Teaching in Inpatient Care Setting
• Mary Margaretten, MD, Medicine. Excellence in Teaching in Classroom Setting
• Emma Samelson-Jones, MD, Psychiatry. Excellence in Teaching in Ambulatory Care Setting
• Lawrence Sue, MD, Surgery. Excellence in Teaching in the Fresno Medical Education Program
MAXINE PAPADAKIS AWARDS FOR FACULTY PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT
These awards recognize faculty who demonstrate the values embodied by former Associate Dean Maxine Papadakis, MD and are exemplars in treating students and all others in the clinical environment with professionalism, courtesy and respect.
• David Elkin, MD, Psychiatry
• John MacKenzie, MD, Radiology
• Patrick M. Newman, MD, Pediatrics
• Dorre Nicholau, MD, PhD, Anesthesia
• Jessica Opoku-Anane, MD, MS, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
• Stephanie Rennke, MD, Medicine
PATHWAYS TO DISCOVERY MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
These awards honor the mentors’ commitment and dedication to nurture leaders, innovators, advocates and researchers at UCSF. Candidates are nominated by their mentees and the winners are selected by the Pathways to Inquiry Board of Directors.
• Manish Aghi, MD, PhD, MAS, Neurological Surgery
• Thomas Link, MD, PhD, Radiology
• Anthony Luke, MD, MPH, Orthopaedic Surgery
• Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, Medicine
• Kidney Health Research Collaborative (group winner)
VOLUNTEER CLINICAL FACULTY AWARDS
Charlotte Baer Memorial Award
Presented annually to a member of the volunteer clinical faculty of the School of Medicine in recognition of distinguished service.
• John Brown, MD, Emergency Medicine
Special Recognition Teaching Award Recipients
Presented to members of the volunteer clinical faculty that have made significant contributions through excellence in teaching and in the field of medicine.
• Douglas Corley, MD, PhD, Medicine
• Kevin Hiler, MD, Surgery
• Richard Oken, MD, Pediatrics
• Lisa Tang, MD, Family and Community Medicine
UCSF EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AWARDS
Award recipients have demonstrated a commitment to advancing graduate medical education at UCSF through educational and clinical quality improvement, service excellence, and innovation.
Faculty Awards
• Esther Chen, MD, Emergency Medicine
• Harry Hollander, MD, Medicine
• Linda Reilly, MD, Surgery
• George Saba, PhD, Family and Community Medicine
GME Program Administration Awards
• Rex Dacanay, Pediatrics Residency
• Salina Gu, Cardiology Fellowship
Residents and Fellows Awards
• Emily Abdoler, MD, Medicine
• Giselle Lopez, MD, PhD, Pathology
• Amanda Wright, MD, Medicine
ACADEMIC SENATE DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARDS
Distinction in Teaching Award
Recognizes exceptional faculty members who have shown distinction in teaching.
• Binh An P. Phan, MD, Medicine
• Jeffrey Kohlwes, MD, MPH, Medicine
Distinction in Mentoring
Recognizes exceptional mentoring by faculty, to faculty—and faculty to clinical and/or postdoctoral fellows.
• Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS, Psychiatry
• Kenneth E. Covinsky, MD, MPH, Medicine
VA FELLOWSHIP IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
Provides two years of formal training and mentoring in education scholarship with a focus on projects within the San Francisco VA. The goal of the fellowship is develop experts to advance healthcare education through practice, inquiry and improvement, with a special focus on program evaluation and education research.
• Laura Byerly, MD, Medicine
HAILE T. DEBAS ACADEMY OF MEDICAL EDUCATORS
NEW MEMBERS
Inductees to the Academy demonstrate excellence in direct teaching of medical students, residents, fellows, and/or in faculty development for educators. New members also demonstrate outstanding accomplishment in one or more additional areas of medical education activity: mentoring and advising; curriculum development, instructional design and technology; educational leadership; and learner assessment.
• Nima Afshar, MD, Medicine, SOM
• Amy B. Garlin, MD, Medicine, SOM
• Michelle Guy, MD, Medicine, SOM
• David Jull-Patterson, PhD, Psychiatry, SOM
• Ryan Laponis, MD, MSci, Medicine, SOM
• Ellen Laves, MD, Pediatrics, SOM
• Erin Mathes, MD, Dermatology, SOM
• Bradley Monash, MD, Medicine, SOM
• Alissa Peterson, MD, Psychiatry, SOM
• Nardine Saad Riegels, MD, Medicine, SOM
• Larissa Thomas, MD, MPH, Medicine, SOM
• Pinelopi Xenoudi, DDS, MS, Orofacial Sciences, SOD
• Tali Ziv, MD, Medicine, SOM
HAILE T. DEBAS ACADEMY OF MEDICAL EDUCATORS
MATCHED ENDOWED CHAIR PROGRAM
Chairs have a five-year term limit and provide a limited discretionary income stream intended to support value added educational work. All chair holders are members of the Academy and serve as liaisons between the Academy and their academic departments.
• Susannah Cornes, MD, Mr. and Mrs. David George Rowe and Stephen W. Rowe Endowed Chair for
Teaching in Neurology
• Darren Fiore, MD, Abraham Rudolph Chair in Pediatric Education
• Marieke Kruidering-Hall, PhD, Academy Chair in Pharmacology Education
• Rageshree Ramachandran, MD, PhD, Endowed Chair in Pathology Medical Student Education
• George Saba, PhD, The Permanente Medical Group Teaching Chair in Primary Care
• Naomi Wortis, MD, Vitamin Settlement Endowed Chair in Community Medicine II
HAILE T. DEBAS ACADEMY OF MEDICAL EDUCATORS
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS
These awards recognize and honor the front line faculty members who teach medical students and residents on a daily basis and who make UCSF an outstanding educational institution. Nominations are solicited and selected by the Academy’s Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee.
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
• Charlene Swift, MD, PhD
Emergency Medicine
• Hemal Kanzaria, MD
• Mary Mercer, MD
• Rawnie Ruegner, MD
• Barry C. Simon, MD
• Nathan Teismann, MD
• Jeffrey Uller, MD
• Charlotte Wills, MD
Family and Community Medicine
• Steven Bromer, MD
• Tenessa MacKenzie, MD
• Ila Naeni, DO
• Christine Pecci, MD
• Anjana Sharma, MD
• Benjamin Smith, MD
• Elizabeth Uy-Smith, MD, MPH
Medicine
• Brook Calton, MD, MHS
• Pei Chen, MD
• Lukejohn Day, MD
• Kathryn Eubank, MD
• Sarah Kim, MD
• Daphne Lo, MD
• Edgar Pierluissi, MD
• Lloyd Stockey, MD
• Susan Wlodarczyk, MD
Neurology
• Karen Parko, MD
• Nicole Rosendale, MD
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
• Jocelyn Chapman, MD
Pathology
• Marta Margeta, MD, PhD
Pediatrics
• Taylor Clark, MD
• Brian Gin, MD, PhD
• David Gordon, MD
• Juan Raul Gutierrez, MD, MPH
• Noel Rosales, MD
• Scott Soifer, MD
• Amy Whittle, MD
Psychiatry
• John Chamberlain, MD
• James Duffy, MD
• Shawn Hersevoort, MD
• Demian Rose, MD, PhD
• Bobby Singh, MD
Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
• Spencer Behr, MD
Surgery
• Warren J. Gasper, MD
• Ryutaro Hirose, MD
• Catherine Juillard, MD
• Kimberly Kirkwood, MD
• Mary McGrath, MD
• Wen Shen, MD, MA
• Lan Vu, MD
• Laurence Yee, MD
HAILE T. DEBAS ACADEMY OF MEDICAL EDUCATORS
THE COOKE AWARD FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
Recognize outstanding scholarly works presented at Education Showcase
Effect of Cost Exposure on Medical Students’ Preferred Mammography Screening Strategies: How should we teach high value care?
• Clarice Nguyen, MD, UCSF
• George Sawaya, MD, UCSF
• Ari Hoffman, MD, UCSF
Characterizing Diagnostic Reasoning in the UCSF Pre-Clerkship Curriculum
• Jason Parad
• Denise Connor, MD
• Jason Parad
HAILE T. DEBAS ACADEMY OF MEDICAL EDUCATORS
JACLYN WITTE BOYDEN STAFF AWARD
Honors and recognizes exemplary service by School of Medicine staff in support of medical education.
• Kimberley Chan, Residency Program Coordinator, Department of Medicine
• Laura Pliska, Administrative Director, GME, Assistant Director, Residency Program, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
TEACHING SCHOLARS PROGRAM (TSP)
TSP develops education leaders and scholars through an intensive, year-long seminar series, mentored projects, a network of education colleagues, and collaborative learning.
• Co-Directors: Patricia O’Sullivan, EdD and David Irby, PhD
• Mentors: Christy Boscardin, PhD, David Irby, PhD, Bridget O’Brien, PhD, Patricia O’Sullivan, EdD, and Arianne Teherani, PhD
• 17-18 TSP Fellow: Daphne Lo, MD, Medicine, Geriatrics
Class of 2018 Scholarly Projects
• Loren Alving, MD, UCSF Fresno - Foundational Science in the Clinical Setting
• Jennifer Babik, MD, PhD, Medicine, Infectious Diseases - Rheum to Learn: What rheumatology topics should internal medicine residents know?
• Heather Briscoe, MD, Pediatrics - Revisiting the Art of Newborn Intubation: A needs assessment to inform curriculum development
• Mohammed Elhassan, MD, UCSF Fresno - A Focus on POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound): Preparing Next Generation Internists for Next Generation Equipment
• Sarah Goglin, MD, Medicine, Rheumatology - Rheum to Learn: What rheumatology topics should internal medicine residents know?
• Duncan Henry, MD, Pediatrics - Program Evaluation of EPA-based Assessment System for Pediatric Residents
• Kate Lupton, MD, Medicine, General Internal Medicine - Development of Graduating Ambulatory Milestones for Medical Students
• Annette Molinaro, PhD, Neurological Surgery - Neurosurgery Resident Training Supplement
• Jillian Mongelluzzo, MD, Emergency Medicine, ZSFG - Examining the Intersection of Gender and Feedback
• Ivance Pugoy, MD, UCSF Fresno - Implementing an Integrated Curriculum for Faculty and Residents at UCSF Fresno
• Sarah Stender, MD, UCSF Fresno - The Healer’s Art: Remembering Our Professional Lineage
• Sarah Summerville, MD, Medicine, General Internal Medicine - Resident Engagement and Participation in LEAN
• Jessica Tashjian, MD, Anesthesia - Basic Perioperative TEE Certification: How do graduating anesthesiology residents perceive its value?
• Stefanie Ueda, MD, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences - Enhancing Care in Gynecological Oncology in Uganda
• Derek Ward, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery - Integration of Personal Finance into Medical Education
TEACH FOR UCSF CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
The program creates defined educational paths based on specific sets of free workshops plus individual assessments during each workshop. Individuals develop focused teaching skills in any of six tracks. It is open to faculty, residents, fellows and volunteer faculty at UCSF and at affiliated institutions.
Teach for UCSF Certificate in General Teaching Completed 35-39 hours of instruction with skills assessments
• Laura Byerly, MD, Medicine
• Audrey Hendley, PhD, Diabetes Center
• Michele Herman, MD, Family and Community Medicine
• Royeen Nesari, DDS, Preventive and Restorative Dental Science
• Julia Nguyen, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy
• Esme Shaller, PhD, Psychiatry
• Jasmine Wong, PhD,MS, Pediatrics
Teach for UCSF Certificate in Clinical Teaching Completed 20 hours of instruction with skills assessments
• David Abel, MD, UCSF Fresno
• Tamra Adams, DDS, Preventive and Restorative Dental Science
• Greg Bever, MD, Ophthalmology
• Taylor Devens, Clinical Pharmacy
• Peter Ferren, MD,MPH, Psychiatry
• Richard Fong, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery
• Emily Hall, RN,MSN,MPH, Family Healthcare Nursing
• Michele Herman, MD, Family and Community Medicine
• Molly Heublein, MD, Medicine
• Tiffany Lin, MD, Pediatrics
• Ednann Naz, MD, UCSF Fresno
• Meyeon Park, MD,MAS, Medicine
• Mona Rezapour, MD, California Pacific Medical Center
• Megan Schoettler, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
• Elizabeth St Lezin, MD, Laboratory Medicine
• Kari Wellnitz, MD, Pediatrics
• Sue Yom, MD, Radiation Oncology
• Tali Ziv, MD, Medicine, Kaiser Oakland
Teach for UCSF Certificate in Simulation Teaching Completed 23 hours of instruction with skills assessments
• Michele Herman, MD, Family and Community Medicine
• Fanny Li, PharmD, School of Pharmacy
• Amanda Morris, PharmD, School of Pharmacy
• Nardine Riegels, MD, Medicine, Kaiser Oakland
Teach for UCSF Certificate in Interprofessional Teaching Completed 23 hours of instruction with skills assessments
• Laura Byerly, MD, Medicine
• Peter Ferren, MD,MPH, Psychiatry
• David Jull-Patterson, PhD, Psychiatry
Teach for UCSF Mini-Certificate in Simulation Teaching Completed 7 hours of instruction with skills assessments
• Angelita Barrios, RN, School of Nursing
• Krupa Bhatt, PharmD, School of Pharmacy
• Naike Bochatay, MS, Pediatrics
• Fred Bulamba, MMed, Anesthesia
• Lynda Creighton, RN,MS,CNS, Community Health Systems
• Tomas Diaz, MD, Emergency Medicine
• Jessica Fuller, MD, Medicine
• Kristine Keller, PharmD, School of Pharmacy
• Katie Ann Kowalek, MD, Pediatrics
• Andrea Kuster, MSN,RN,FNP, Family Healthcare Nursing
• Lin Lin, RN,PhD, Family Healthcare Nursing
• Scott Lynch, MD, Medicine
• Katharine Osborn, MD
• Poonam Patel, MD, Pediatrics
• Risheen Reejhsinghani, MD, Medicine
• Carlos Rojo, MS
• Bukhari Said, MS, HCA, Kaiser Oakland
• Aartik Sarma, MD, Medicine
• Janeen Smith, MD, Medicine
• Tatyana Vayngortin, MD, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
• Kari Wellnitz, MD, Pediatrics