Winners Announced for 2019-20 Faculty Teaching Awards

The list below of honorees for the 2019-2020 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson teaching awards can also be found at this link. Among those honored from the Department of Medicine were João Paulo “JP” Ferreira, MD, with the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine as well as an assistant program director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus, Elizabeth Juneman, MD, from the Division of Cardiology and Sarver Heart Center, and Erika Bracamonte, MD, a pathology professor who teaches in the DOM's Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Renal Systems Block. The Department of Medicine also won for outstanding teaching by a clerkship program:

2019 - 2020 Faculty Teaching & Vernon and Virginia Furrow Awards

Presented by the Academy of Medical Education Scholars (AMES)

The mission of the AMES is to mentor and support outstanding educators, and to promote excellence in teaching and educational scholarship at all College of Medicine teaching sites. The Academy of Medical Education Scholars recognizes the College’s most outstanding educators and provides a forum for teaching faculty to work together to enhance educational programs.

THE MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARS ARE:

• Art Sanders, MD
• Marc Tischler, PhD
• Paul Gordon, MD
• John Bloom, MD *
• Conrad Clemens, MD
• Nafees Ahmad, PhD
• Kevin Moynahan, MD *
• Patricia Lebensohn, MD
• Todd Vanderah, PhD
• Bill Rappaport, MD
• Ed French, PhD
• Sean Elliot, MD
• David Bear, PhD
• Lisa Stoneking, MD
• Sommer Aldulaimi, MD
• Rich Amini, MD
• Colleen Cagno, MD *
• Zoe Cohen, PhD
• Athena Ganchorre, PhD
• Iman Ghaderi, MD
• Marion Henry, MD
• Holli Horak, MD
• Kate Hughes, DO
• Lilah Morris-Wiseman, MD
• Jenny Plitt, MD
• Mari Ricker, MD
• Elaine Situ-LaCasse, MD
• Amy Sussman, MD *
• Saira Kalia, MD
• Allie Min, MD
• Kathy Smith, MD
• Tejal Parikh, MD
• Herman Gordon, PhD

Emeritus Member(s):

• Helen Amerongen, PhD

(* From the Department of Medicine)

VERNON AND VIRGINIA FURROW TEACHING AWARDS

EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL SCIENCE TEACHING, UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM

• Marion Henry, MD, MPH, FACS, FAAP

EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

• Kay R. Goshima, MD, FACS

EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE STUDENT EDUCATION

• Margaret M. Briehl, PhD

EXCELLENCE WITH INNOVATION IN TEACHING MEDICAL EDUCATION

• Heather A. Reed, MD

AMES EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL SCIENCE TEACHING

• Lilah F. Morris-Wiseman, MD, FACS

FACULTY TEACHING AWARDS

Outstanding teaching is an integral part of the College of Medicine’s mission and is deserving of significant recognition. These awards recognize faculty members for teaching excellence and their ability to encourage intellectual excitement, inspire the discovery of knowledge, and foster critical inquiry in the classroom or lab.

PRECLERKSHIP PHASE

Awarded by the medical students to faculty members for excellence in teaching in the basic science curriculum.

OUTSTANDING TEACHER IN A BLOCK

• Diana Darnell, PhD, Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine (Dr. Darnell teaches in multiple blocks)

DEAN’S LIST FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

• Erika Bracamonte, MD, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Renal Systems Block, Department of Pathology
• Elizabeth Juneman, MD, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Renal Systems Block, Department of Medicine
• Claudia Stanescu, PhD, Musculoskeletal Block, Department of Physiology

OUTSTANDING USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

• Diana Darnell, PhD, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TEACHING BY A BLOCK-PRECLERKSHIP CURRICULUM LIFE CYCLE BLOCK

• Tejal Parikh, MD, Block Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine

CLERKSHIP PHASE

Awarded by a vote of the junior and senior medical students to faculty members for compassion, skill and distinction as a physician and teacher.

OUTSTANDING TEACHER IN A CLERKSHIP

• João Paulo Ferreira, MD, Department of Medicine
• Jessica Moreno, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

DEANS LIST FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

• James McClenathan, MD, Department of Surgery

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TEACHING BY A CLERKSHIP

• Department of Medicine

RESIDENT OR FELLOW AWARDS

This award is given by vote of the junior and senior medical students to hospital Resident Physicians who best exemplify clinical excellence and dedication to teaching.

RESIDENT EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

• Jack Stupinski, MD, Department of Surgery

PRECEPTOR AWARDS

These awards go to a community faculty preceptor who has demonstrated excellence in teaching third year medical students during their clerkship.

8TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY FACULTY CLERKSHIP TEACHING AWARD

Katie S. Artz, MD, Southwestern Surgery Associates | Department of Surgery

RURAL PRECEPTOR TEACHING AWARDS

The Rural Preceptor Teaching Award recognizes an outstanding volunteer physician preceptor from the Rural Health Professions Program, a longitudinal education program designed to nurture interest in rural practice. These primary care physicians practice in small and medium sized communities around Arizona. They precept and teach 1st year, 3rd year and 4th year medical students during rural elective rotations throughout the four years of medical school.

• Andrew J. Aldridge, MD | Surgery – Flagstaff
• Catherine H. Romero, MD | Family Medicine – Safford
• Gregory Jarrin, MD | Surgery – Winslow

SERVICE AWARDS

The CUP Faculty Teaching Award celebrates our volunteer physicians who help with CUP. The students nominate a physician who has been a good role model, mentor, and teacher with a real heart for undeserved populations.

COMMITMENT TO UNDERSERVED PEOPLE (CUP) | FACULTY SERVICE AWARD

• Jason Curry, MD, Department of Psychiatry (MIND Clinic Attending)
• Harry McDermott, MD, UArizona Retiree (Health for the Homeless Attending)

ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL SUPPORT STAFF AWARDS

Recognizes outstanding achievements and exceptional performance by administrative and clinical support staff.

SUPPORT STAFF OF THE YEAR - PRECLERKSHIP PHASE

• Amy Rowe, Learning Specialist | Student Development
• Melinda Davila, Program Coordinator-Senior | Curricular Affairs

SUPPORT STAFF OF THE YEAR - CLERKSHIP PHASE

• Julie Tary, Program Coordinator-Senior | Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

For a list of COM-T faculty teaching award honorees (2013-2023) across all departments, etc., click here.

ALSO SEE:
“Department of Medicine Faculty to Take Quarter of Honors at 2018 College Faculty Teaching Awards” | Posted Oct. 21, 2018
“DOM Takes Third of College of Medicine – Tucson Faculty Teaching Awards” | Posted Oct. 25, 2017
“DOM Faculty Repeat as Winners in the 37th Annual College Teaching Awards” | Posted Nov. 3, 2016
“DOM Faculty Spotlighted in UA College of Medicine Teaching Awards Ceremony” | Posted Nov. 19, 2015