Educator of the Year Award
Educator of the Year Award recognizes Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty who delivers exceptional education to Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine medical and/or graduate students, including didactic teaching, clinical teaching, or mentoring.
Categories:
- MD – Preclinical and Clinical
- GMS – Master’s and PhD
Eligibility:
- All Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty who are involved in teaching medical and/or graduate students.
- Must be at Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine for at least 3 years
- Cannot be a previous category winner of Educator of the Year Award
Criteria for nomination: Though these criteria are not exhaustive, competitive nominees will have demonstrated some of the following:
- Excellence in teaching based on teaching evaluation
- Engagement of students
- Challenging students to think critically
- Promotion of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in mentoring and educational pedagogy
- Professionalism
- Thoughtful constructive feedback to the students
Who can nominate: Faculty and Students
Nomination Process: A formal nomination letter addressing the most outstanding teaching attributes of the faculty based on above criteria should be submitted to Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Awards Committee. The nomination letter should not exceed two pages with minimum font 11 point.
Past Award Recipients
| Year | Last Name | First Name | Degree | Award | |
| 2013 | Nugent | Matthew | PhD | Educator of the Year in Graduate Sciences | |
| Stanfield | Lorraine | MD | Educator of the Year in Pre-clinical Sciences | ||
| McAneny | David B. | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences | ||
| 2014 | Rushmore | R. Jarrett III | PhD | Educator of the Year in Pre-clinical Sciences | |
| Ananthakrishnan | Sonia | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences | ||
| Shipley | G. Graham | PhD, DSc | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences, Doctoral Degree Programs | ||
| Holick | Michael F. | MD, PhD | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences, Master’s Degree Programs | ||
| 2015 | Saide | Judith D. | PhD | Educator of the Year in Pre-clinical Sciences | |
| Mendez | Jane E. | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences | ||
| McKnight | C. James | PhD | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences, Doctoral Degree Programs | ||
| MacNeil | Maryann | MA | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences, Master’s Degree Programs | ||
| 2016 | Larson | Allison R. | MD, MS | Educator of the Year in Pre-clinical Sciences | |
| Saia | Kelley | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences, BMC | ||
| Serrao | Richard | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences, Affiliated Programs | ||
| Edillon | Pamela | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences, Branch Programs | ||
| Moore | Tara | PhD | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences, Doctoral Degree Programs | ||
| Garcia-Diaz | J. Fernando | MS, PhD | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences, Master’s Degree Programs | ||
| 2017 | Whitney | Elizabeth | PhD | Educator of the Year in Pre-clinical Sciences | |
| Levi | Jessica | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences, BMC | ||
| Doherty | Janna | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences, Kaiser Permanente, CA | ||
| Young | Aaron | PhD | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences, Master’s Degree Programs | ||
| Craigen | Laurie | PhD | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences, Master’s Degree Programs | ||
| Gabel | Christopher | PhD | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences, Doctoral Degree Programs | ||
| 2018 | Harnett | Karen | PhD | Educator of the Year in Pre-clinical Sciences | |
| Carter | Cullen | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences, BMC | ||
| Thompson | Rachel | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences, BMC | ||
| Koness | James | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences, Affiliated Programs, RWMC | ||
| Lemiuex | Katie | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences, Kaiser Permanente, CA | ||
| Deeney | Jude | PhD | Educator of the Year in MA Didactic Instructor | ||
| Haydar | Tarik | PhD | Educator of the Year in PhD Didactic Instructor | ||
| Kotton | Darrell | MD | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences Dissertation Advisors | ||
| Ganem | Neil | PhD | Educator of the Year in Graduate Medical Sciences Dissertation Advisors | ||
| 2019 | DiPetrillo | Melissa D | MD | Educator of the Year in Pre-clerkship | |
| Borkan | Steven | MD | Educator of the Year in Clerkship | ||
| Swenson | Kathleen | MS, MPH | Educator of the Year in the MA/MS Program | ||
| Symes | Karen | PhD | Educator of the Year in the PhD Program | ||
| 2022 | Siddiqi | Omar | MD | Educator of the Year in Pre-clinical Sciences | |
| Brahmbhatt | Tejal | MD | Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences | ||
| Broduer | Amy | MFS | Educator of the Year in the MA/MS Program | ||
| Layne | Matthew | PhD | Educator of the Year in the PhD Program | ||
| 2023 | Cruz | Ricardo | MD, MPH | Educator of the Year in Pre-clerkship | |
| Bartolomeo | Julia A. | MD | Educator of the Year in Clerkship | ||
| Sosa | Lillian | MS, CGC | Educator of the Year in the Master’s Programs | ||
| Rosene | Douglas L. | PhD | Educator of the Year in the PhD Programs | ||
| 2024 | Cohen-Osher | Molly | MD, MMedEd | Educator of the Year in Pre-clerkship | |
| Cheston | Christine C. | MD | Educator of the Year in Clerkship | ||
| Lehman | William J. | PhD | Educator of the Year in the Master’s Programs | ||
| Browning, | Jeffrey L. | PhD | Educator of the Year in the PhD Program | ||