Clinical Teaching Awards - Presented at the State of the Department Address on June 8th, 2017 |
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. |
| Scroll down to see recipients by division. |
Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
| Judge Sidney H. Reiss Award for Excellence in Pulmonary Medicine - Brenda Butka, M.D. |
| Roger Des Prez Award for Teaching Excellence - Jon Casey, M.D. |
| Sam Marney Award for Excellence in Allergy & Immunology Training - Cosby Stone, M.D., M.P.H. |
| Allergy & Immunology Faculty Teaching Award - Jeffrey Culp, M.D. |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty Teaching Award for Best Overall Teacher of the Year- Dan Muñoz, M.D., M.P.A. |
| Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow Teaching Award - Travis Richardson, M.D. |
| Cardiovascular Medicine Rhode's Award for Scholarly Activity - Jared O’Leary, M.D. |
Clinical Pharmacology |
| Clinical Pharmacology Faculty Teaching Award - C. Michael Stein, MBChB, MRCP |
| Clinical Pharmacology Fellows Teaching Award - Scott Hubers, M.D. |
| Jason D. Morrow Clinical Pharmacology Chief Fellow - Anna Patrick, M.D. |
Dermatology |
| Lloyd E. King, Jr. Excellence in Teaching Award/Faculty Educator of the Year - Jeff Zwerner, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Lloyd E. King, Jr. Excellence in Teaching Award/Resident Educator of the Year - Vanessa Johnson, M.D. |
Diabetes Endocrinology |
| 2017 William D. Salmon, Jr. Faculty Teaching Award - Barbara Gisella Carranza Leon, M.D. |
| 2017 William J. Kovacs Endocrine Fellow Award - Margaret L. Burks, M.D. |
Epidemiology |
| Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Impact Award - No 2017 Award |
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Richard P. Schneider Recognition Award - Robin Dalal, M.D. |
| Division of GI Outstanding Teaching Award - Chris Lind, M.D. |
General Internal Medicine |
| F. Tremaine (Josh) Billings Faculty Teaching Award - Sandra A. Moutsios, M.D. |
| Outstanding Preceptor Award - Cecelia N. Theobald, M.D., M.P.H. |
Genetic Medicine |
| Grant W. Liddle Excellence in Teaching Award - No 2017 Award |
Geriatric Medicine |
| Sustained Contributions to Teaching Geriatrics at VU/VUMC - James S. Powers, M.D. |
| Contributions to New Teaching Initiatives for Medical Students and Residents - Mariu C. Duggan, M.D. |
Hematology/Oncology |
| Hematology/Oncology Most Outstanding Fellow Teacher Award - Shruti Chaturvedi, M.B.B.S. |
| Kenneth R. Hande, M.D. Most Outstanding Teacher Award for Excellence in Teaching Students and Residents - Jordan Berlin, M.D. and Leora Horn, M.D., M.Sc. |
Infectious Diseases |
| William Schaffner Teaching Award in Infectious Diseases - George E. Nelson, M.D. |
| Infectious Diseases Outstanding Fellow Award - Katie Davis White, M.D., Ph.D. |
Nephrology and Hypertension |
| Nephrology Faculty Teaching Award - Jamie Dwyer, M.D. |
| Nephrology Professionalism Award: Megha Salani, M.D. |
| Nephrology Chief Fellow Award 2017-2018 - Hunter Huston, M.D. and Devika Nair, M.D. |
Rheumatology and Immunology |
| Rheumatology Faculty Teaching Award - Narender Annapureddy, M.D. |
| Rheumatology Fellow Teaching Award - Kevin Byram, M.D. |
Hugh Jackson Morgan Teaching Awards |
| Best Faculty Teacher, VUH - Meredith Pugh, M.D., M.S.C.I. |
| Best Faculty Teacher, Veterans Affairs - Brian Christman, M.D. |
| Best Faculty Teacher, Ambulatory - Bernice Karnett, M.D. |
| Best Fellow Teacher - Asad Al Aboud, M.D. |
| Best Resident Teacher - JP Arroyo, M.D., Ph.D. |