Clinical Teaching Awards - Presented at the State of the Department Address on June 7th, 2018
Each spring the faculty, fellows, and housestaff elect a few of their colleagues as outstanding clinical teachers and the department holds an awards ceremony in conjunction with Medical Grand Rounds. The individuals below are this year's winners.
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Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Judge Sidney H. Reiss Award for Excellence in Pulmonary Medicine - James Tolle, M.D.
Roger Des Prez Award for Teaching Excellence - Justin Hewlett, M.D.
Sam Marney Award for Excellence in Allergy & Immunology Training - Andrew Abreo M.D.
Allergy & Immunology Faculty Teaching Award - Yasmin Khan, M.D.
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty Teaching Award for Best Overall Teacher of the Year- Dan Muñoz, M.D., M.P.A. - (Award not presented in 2018)
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow Teaching Award - Holly Gonzales, M.D.
Cardiovascular Medicine Rhode's Award for Scholarly Activity - Giovanni Davogustto, M.D.
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology Faculty Teaching Award - C. Michael Stein, MBChB, MRCP
Clinical Pharmacology Fellows Teaching Award - Anna Patrick, M.D., Ph.D.
Jason D. Morrow Clinical Pharmacology Chief Fellow - David Patrick, M.D., Ph.D.
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
The 2018 William D. Salmon, Jr. Faculty Teaching Award - Chase D. Hendrickson, M.D., M.P.H.
The 2018 William J. Kovacs Endocrine Fellow Award - Rachel A. Coleman, M.D.
Epidemiology
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Impact Award - No 2018 Award
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Richard P. Schneider Recognition Award - Dhyanesh Patel, M.D.
Division of GI Outstanding Teaching Award - Michel Vaezi, M.D.
General Internal Medicine and Public Health
F. Tremaine (Josh) Billings Faculty Teaching Award - Tyson Heller, M.D.
Outstanding Preceptor Award - Kaylin Craig, M.D.
Genetic Medicine
Grant W. Liddle Excellence in Teaching Award - No 2018 Award
Geriatric Medicine
Teaching Excellence in Geriatric Medicine - Victor Legner, M.D., M.Sc.
Teaching Excellence in Geriatric Medicine- Mariu C. Duggan, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology Most Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award - Katy Beckerman, M.D., Ph.D.
Kenneth R. Hande, M.D. Most Outstanding Teacher Award for Excellence in Teaching Students and Residents - Elizabeth J. Davis, M.D.
Infectious Diseases
William Schaffner Teaching Award in Infectious Diseases - Todd Hulgan, M.D., M.P.H.
Infectious Diseases Outstanding Fellow Award - Sade Arinze, M.D., M.P.H.
Infectious Diseases Outstanding Fellow Award - Kassem Bourgi, M.D.
Nephrology and Hypertension
Nephrology Faculty Teaching Award - Edward Gould, M.D.
Nephrology Professionalism Award: Lori Shah, D.O.
Nephrology Chief Fellow Award 2018-2019 - Rana El Sabbagh, M.D.
Rheumatology and Immunology
Rheumatology Faculty Teaching Award - Susan F. Kroop, M.D.
Rheumatology Fellow Teaching Award - Lia S. Jamian, M.D.
Rheumatology Fellow Teaching Award - Wenlu Xiong, M.D.
Hugh Jackson Morgan Teaching Awards
Best Faculty Teacher, VUH - Allen Naftilan, M.D.
Best Faculty Teacher, Veterans Affairs - Roy Zent, M.D., M.P.H.
Best Faculty Teacher, Ambulatory - Jennifer K. Green, M.D., M.P.H.
Best Fellow Teacher - Daniel E. Clark, M.D.
Best Resident Teacher - Edward Qian, M.D.