2019 DMS Academy of Distinguished Educators Awards
On Monday, September 23, 2019, Dell Med's Academy of Distinguished Educators announced its newest inductees and granted awards to top educators throughout Dell Med.
2019 Symposium Presentation
2019 Symposium Pictures
2019 Dell Med Academy of Distinguished Educators Inductees
LuAnn Wilkerson, Medical Education
Amy Young, Women’s Health
Dell Med Academy of Distinguished Educators Outstanding Educator Award - This award is presented to an exceptional faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding dedication, innovation, AND sustained excellence in medical education.
2019 Outstanding Educator Award recipient
Ammar Ahmed
Dell Med Academy of Distinguished Educators Excellence in Teaching Award - This award is presented to faculty who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment in medical education in teaching, scholarship, student success, OR leadership.
2019 Excellence in Teaching Award recipients (listed in alphabetical order)
Alice Andrews
Valli Annamalai
Andrew Bergemann
Jadranko Corak
Kent Ellington
Meghana Gadgil
Erica Garcia-Pittman
Jennifer Hughes
Clarissa Johnston
Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date
Ernestine Lee
Michael Lee
Kartik Pillutla
Alan Rampy
Suneet Singh
Dana Sprute
Steve Steffensen
Jorge Taboada
Compassion & Character Award
- Hilton Gottschalk, Surgery
Teaching Health Equity Award
- Aliza Norwood, Population Health
Innovation in Education Awards
- Swati Avashia, Family Medicine
- Jack Johnson, Surgery (resident)
Patient Safety Teaching Champion Awards
- Swati Avashia, Family Medicine
- Gabriela Halder, Women’s Health (resident)
- Toni Wakefield, Pediatrics
- Melissa Cossey, Pediatrics
- Pratima Kumar, Internal Medicine
- Blair Walker, Psychiatry
- Jennifer Goodrich, Pediatrics
- Snehal Patel, Internal Medicine
Clinical Learning Environment Awards (17-18)
Faculty
- Michael Breen, Women’s Health
- Kobina Ghartey, Women’s Health
- Lysbeth Miller, Internal Medicine
- Zachary Chipman, Women’s Health
- John Harkins, Women’s Health
- George Miner, Pediatrics
- Ben Coopwood, Surgery
- Parker Hudson, Internal Medicine
- Kirsten Nieto, Internal Medicine
- Brannon Duncan, Emergency Medicine
- Clarissa Johnston, Internal Medicine
- Christina Salazar, Women’s Health
- Jeffrey Eaton, Internal Medicine
- Andrew Kitlowski, Emergency Medicine
- Sherine Salib, Internal Medicine
- Declan Fleming, Surgery
- Kimberly Kjome, Psychiatry
- Steve Taylor, Internal Medicine
- Jeny Ghartey, Women’s Health
- Meghal Mehta, Surgery
Residents
- Julie Ayala (Levasseur), Women’s Health
- Hollie Edwards, Pediatrics
- Shaila Patel, Women’s Health
- Husna Bambo, Internal Medicine
- Elise Hull, Women’s Health
- Christopher Riley, Surgery
- Jessica Chambers, Internal Medicine
- Jaison John, Internal Medicine
- Jacob Veith, Surgery
- Susan Davis, Women’s Health
- Mallory Monda, Women’s Health
- Brooke Watanabe, Emergency Medicine
Clinical Learning Environment Awards (18-19)
Faculty
- Vivian Aguilar, Women’s Health
- Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date, Internal Medicine
- Snehal Patel, Internal Medicine
- Zachary Chipman, Women’s Health
- Pratima Kumar, Internal Medicine
- Nicholas Steinour, Surgery
- Michelle Gallas, Pediatrics
- Elizabeth Kvale, Internal Medicine
- Steve Taylor, Internal Medicine
- Kobina Ghartey, Women’s Health
- George Miner, Pediatrics
- Blair Walker, Neurology/Psychiatry
- Tara Greendyk, Pediatrics
- Uchenna Ossai, Women’s Health
- John Harkins, Women’s Health
- Balakumar Pandian, Internal Medicine
Residents
- Liwayway “Li” Andrade, Internal Medicine
- Thomas Lasater, Internal Medicine
- Simin Roward, Emergency Medicine
- Andrew Collins, Neurology/Psychiatry
- Melissa Miller, Emergency Medicine
- Megan Svach, Emergency Medicine
- Brian Grundy, Internal Medicine
- Sonia Popatia, Neurology/Psychiatry
- Nancy Kuo, Neurology/Psychiatry
- Anna Robinson, Neurology/Psychiatry