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Parmender Mehta, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, is among the four UNMC faculty members who will receive Outstanding Teaching Awards at the April 20 Annual Faculty meeting.<\/p>\n

Below, Dr. Mehta, reflects on what it means to be a teacher.<\/p>\n


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  • Name:<\/B> Parmender Mehta, Ph.D.
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  • Title:<\/B> Professor of biochemistry and molecular biology
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  • Classes\/courses taught:<\/B> Endocrinology and hemostasis for first-year medical students as well as several courses for graduate students.
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  • Hometown:<\/B> Chamba, India
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  • Joined UNMC:<\/B> 2000<\/UL><\/p>\n

    What are the greatest rewards of being a teacher?<\/B><\/p>\n

    The scriptures say that “When one cuts and polishes a stone, as one grinds and rubs, one does not see it decrease, yet with time it is worn away. When one plants a tree and takes care of it, one does not see it increase, but in time it gets big.” This is true for teaching as it provides you an opportunity year after year for repeated self-examination and self-criticism to reveal the best and the worst in you for your intellectual and spiritual growth. <\/p>\n

    How do you know when you have been successful?<\/B><\/p>\n

    When one begins to experience a profound joy being in the company of students and begins to find peace in the classroom.<\/p>\n

    What are the biggest challenges that you face as a teacher?<\/B><\/p>\n

    To teach what you know with utmost clarity. To make students understand the fundamental concepts that are central to the point you are trying to make and separate them from the tangential and peripheral ones. To face your own fears related to the lack of in-depth knowledge of the topics you are not clear about and which you have to teach anyway in front of the students.<\/p>\n

    List three things few people know about you.<\/B>
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    • I play harmonica.
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    • I have been married for 33 years.
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    • I lived in Japan for five years and earned my Ph.D.<\/UL><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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