These awards are nominated by the chair of the department. Recipients are considered 'go to' persons who can always be relied on.
Craig Bradley, M.D. | Department of Family and Community Medicine |
Fred Hardwicke, M.D. | Department of Internal Medicine |
Anthony Hewetson, M.S. | Department of Medical Education |
Chuang-Kuo Wu, M.D., Ph.D. | Department of Neurology |
Dana Phillips, M.D. | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Jerry Grimes, M.D. | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation |
Mitchell Wachtel, M.D. | Department of Pathology |
Gary Brown, D.O. | Department of Pediatrics |
Marina Chavez, M.D. | Department of Psychiatry |
Dixon Santana, M.D. | Department of Surgery |
Recipients have several years of sustained excellence in teaching as demonstrated in student and peer evaluations, evidence of strong commitment to the educational process, innovation and/or originality in teaching. The recipients are:
Dean’s Basic Science Teaching Award – MS II – Gilbert Berdine, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, and Brian Pomeroy, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Dean’s Douglas M. Stocco Scholarship/ResearchAward – Michael Conn, Ph.D., Department of Internal Medicine
This award recognizes a faculty member for his or her accomplishments in research/scholarship demonstrated by original, high-impact publications,external funding, national/international peer recognition, and research awards.
Outstanding Achievement in Teaching – Department of Pediatrics
This award is based upon medical student feedback received by the dean during the past year.
Outstanding Achievement in Patient Satisfaction – Department of Dermatology and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
This award is based upon Press-Ganey patient satisfaction ratings received by the department during the past year.
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