Clinical Teaching Awards - Presented at the State of the Department Address on June 6th, 2019
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 - Robert Lentz, M.D.
Roger Des Prez Award for Teaching Excellence - Ryan Brown, M.D.
Sam Marney Award for Excellence in Allergy & Immunology Training - Christine Rukasin, M.D. and Kourtney Gardner, M.D.
Bonnie Slovis Award for Excellence in Outpatient Pulmonary Clinical Care: Erin Wilfong, M.D., Ph.D.
Allergy & Immunology Faculty Teaching Award - Jonathan Hemler, M.D.
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty Teaching Award for Best Overall Teacher of the Year- Joseph Salloum, M.D.
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow Teaching Award - Daniel Clark, M.D.
Cardiovascular Medicine Rhode's Award for Scholarly Activity - Jessica Huston, M.D.
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology Faculty Teaching Award - Annet Kirabo, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Clinical Pharmacology Fellows Teaching Award - David M. Patrick, M.D., Ph.D.
Jason D. Morrow Clinical Pharmacology Chief Fellow - Anna E. Patrick, M.D., Ph.D.
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
The 2018 William D. Salmon, Jr. Faculty Teaching Award - Andrea L. Utz, M.D., Ph.D.
The 2018 William J. Kovacs Endocrine Fellow Award - Margaret L. Burks, M.D.
Epidemiology
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Impact Award - No 2018 Award
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Richard P. Schneider Recognition Award - Rishi Naik, M.D.
Division of GI Outstanding Teaching Award - Manhal Izzy, M.D.
General Internal Medicine and Public Health
F. Tremaine (Josh) Billings Faculty Teaching Award - Ashley Karpinos, M.D.
Outstanding Preceptor Award - Krista Suojanen, M.D.
Genetic Medicine
Grant W. Liddle Excellence in Teaching Award - No 2018 Award
Geriatric Medicine
Teaching Excellence in Geriatric Medicine - Sandra F. Simmons, Ph.D.
Teaching Excellence in Geriatric Medicine- James S. Powers, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology Most Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award - Ricky Martin, M.D., M.P.H.
Kenneth R. Hande, M.D. Most Outstanding Teacher Award for Excellence in Teaching Students and Residents -Adetola Kassim, M.B.B.S.
Infectious Diseases
William Schaffner Teaching Award in Infectious Diseases - Karen Bloch, M.D., M.PH., F.I.D.S.A.
Infectious Diseases Outstanding Fellow Award - Milner Benedict Owens Staub, M.D.
Nephrology and Hypertension
Nephrology Chief Fellow Award 2018-2019 - Cassandra Kovach, M.D.
Nephrology Faculty Teaching Award - Gautam (Jay) Bhave, M.D., Ph.D.
Nephrology Professionalism Award: Matthew Day, M.D.
Rheumatology and Immunology
Rheumatology Faculty Teaching Award - Kevin W. Byram, M.D.
Rheumatology Fellow Teaching Award - Bret K. Sohn, M.D.
Hugh Jackson Morgan Teaching Awards
Best Faculty Teacher, VUH - David Walsh, M.D.
Best Faculty Teacher, Veterans Affairs - Daniel Birchmore, M.D.
Best Faculty Teacher, Ambulatory - Beth Ann Yakes, M.D.
Best Fellow Teacher - Timothy Thayer, M.D.
Best Resident Teacher - Peter Edmonds, M.D.