Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award
Award: $1,500, a gift, and membership in the Academy of Distinguished Educators
Deadline: June 24, 2013
Purpose: The University of Virginia School of Medicine Awards for Excellence in Teaching recognize faculty who excel in teaching students (medical students, biomedical sciences (BIMS) PhD candidates, or MPH candidates).
Criteria: Characteristics that may exemplify teaching excellence include being outstanding as a classroom instructor, laboratory research mentor, small group discussion leader, dissection group tutor, clinical instructor, student advisor, curriculum innovator, course director, student advocate, or director of student research.
Who is eligible? Awardees must be faculty members of the University of Virginia School of Medicine with a rank of Assistant Professor or above who have not received the Robley Dunglison Award, the Robert Bennett Bean Award, or the University of Virginia School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Teaching within the past three years.
Who may nominate? Any student (medical student, biomedical sciences (BIMS) PhD candidate, or MPH candidate) may nominate one fulltime faculty member per year according to the criteria listed above. All faculty and students will receive a copy of the call for nominations.
Selection Process: The Selection Committee will review all nominations and select up to five awardees. It will be composed of the following:
- The School of Medicine’s Senior Associate Dean and Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Dr. Sharon Hostler, will be the non-voting Chair of the Selection Committee
- The Vice President of the Mulholland Society
- The President of the 4th year class
- One student selected by the Associate Dean for Student Affairs
- The President of the Graduate Biosciences Society
- The Vice President of the Graduate Biosciences Society
- One student selected by the Associate Dean for Graduate and Medical Sciences Programs
- The most recent Dunglison awardee
- The most recent Bean awardee
- The Co-Chairs of the Academy of Distinguished Educators
- One Academy of Distinguished Educators member named by the Senior Associate Dean
The nomination packet should include the following:
- The University of Virginia School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination Form
- Primary nominating letter from a student (medical student, biomedical sciences (BIMS) PhD candidate, or MPH candidate) (1 page)
- Executive summary from a faculty member familiar with the nominee's teaching/mentoring (it is recommended that the primary nominating party contact a faculty member who is familiar with the nominee’s teaching activities). This summary should describe the nominee’s teaching/mentoring activities and include supporting evidence of the nominee’s educational excellence and worthiness for the award (1 page limit).
- Up to 3 additional letters/testimonials from students (medical students, biomedical sciences (BIMS) PhD candidates, or MPH candidates) and/or trainees (residents, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows) (1 page limit per letter)
- An updated curriculum vitae
- Relevant portions of the teaching portfolio (optional)
Please send an electronic copy of the nomination packet by June 24, 2013 to Ashley Ayers
Phone number: (434) 924-8497
Award Presentation: The award winners will be announced by the Dean. The Dean will notify each awardee's Department Chair. The Dean’s Office will be responsible for appropriate publicity in University and non-University publications. The Mulholland and Graduate Biosciences Societies will announce the award winners to the relevant student bodies.
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Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients |
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2012 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients: Megan J. Bray, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Loren D. Erickson, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology Eric R. Houpt, MD, Professor of Medicine Jeffrey J. Saucerman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Neeral Shah, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
2011 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients: Donna T. Chen, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences Janet V. Cross, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology Quanjun Cui, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Christopher R. McCartney, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine Costi D. Sifri, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
2010 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients: Seki A. Balogun, MBBS, Associate Professor of Medicine Randal S. Blank, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology William J. Brady, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine J. Forrest Calland, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery Bryce M. Paschal, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Sean W. Reed, MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
2009 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients: Christian A. Chisholm, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology Matthew J. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine Benjami D. Kozower, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery Selina Noramly, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Ashley M. Shilling, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
2008 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients: Rebecca A. Dillingham, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine Peter S. Ham, MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Evan B. Heald, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine Kathie L. Hullfish, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology Marty W. Mayo, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
2007 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients: Charles M. Friel, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery Patrick A. Grant, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Molly A. Hughes, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine Mark J. Mendelsohn, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics Craig K. Seto, MD, FAAFP, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
2006 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients: A. Bobby Chhabra, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Kelly Cordoro, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology Edward Nemergut, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology John D. Voss, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Mary Kate Worden, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
2005 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients: Ted M. Burns, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology Department of Neurology Bruce J. Cohen, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatric Medicine Lawrence W. Gimple, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine Steven W. Heim, MD, MSPH, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Juan M. Olazagasti, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology William S. Rea, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatric Medicine Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine |
