Faculty Teaching & Mentorship Awards
James Newland Distinguished Pathology Educator
The James Newland Distinguished Pathology Educator Award recognizes a faculty member within the Department of Pathology and Microbiology that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to and excellence in preclinical, clinical, or graduate pathology education locally, regionally, and nationally. Awardees have exemplified the educational spirit and mission of the department and the institution as a whole.
Harold M. Maurer Outstanding Resident Educator
This award, voted on by the residents, recognizes the faculty member that has made the greatest impact on their professional growth during the year through their exceptional involvement in didactic teaching, clinical conferences, and in day-to-day work with trainees while on rotations.
Outstanding Graduate Student Educator
The faculty receiving this award displays exceptional involvement in graduate training regarding education as well as career guidance. The recipient of this annual award is selected by the department's graduate students.
Outstanding Mentor of Junior Clinical Faculty
This award recognizes a senior clinical faculty member that helped a junior colleague's career advancement, research productiveness, clinical care accomplishments, publications, grant proposals, teaching enhancements, and/or work-life balance. An outstanding mentor should have provided guidance in multiple areas; however, it is recognized that a mentor may not have provided guidance in all these areas. The recipient of this annual award is selected by the residents.
Outstanding Mentor of Junior Research Faculty
This award recognizes a senior research faculty member that helped a junior colleague's career advancement, research productiveness, publications, assistance with grant proposals, teaching enhancements, and work-life balance. It is recognized that a mentor may not have provided guidance in all these areas.
Previous Recipients
- 2024 - Benjamin Swanson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, and Geoffrey Talmon, MD, Professor
- 2023 - Timothy Greiner, MD, Professor
- 2022 - Audrey Lazenby, MD, Professor, and Allison Cuchman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, Professor
- 2023 - David Wagner, MD, Associate Professor
- 2022 - Ji Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor
- 2021 - Oleg Bobr, MD, Assistant Professor
- 2020 - Ernesto Martinex Duarte, MD, Assistant Professor
- 2019 - Ana Yuil Valdes, MD, Assistant Professor
2023 - Ana Yuil-Valdes, MD, Assistant Professor
2023 - Amanda Brinkworth, PhD, Assistant Professor
2023 - Samuel J. Pirruccello, MD, Professor
2023 - Rey A. Carabeo, PhD, Professor
DPMI Awards Committee Members
Rakesh Singh, PhD (Co-Chair)
Geoffrey Talmon, MD (Co-Chair)
Rey Carabeo, PhD
Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD
Stacey Gilk, PhD
Mary Edgerton, MD
David Wagner, MD
Ana Yuil-Valdes, MD
Itidal Reslane*
Ahmed Alshomrani*
*Trainees who coordinate considerations for trainee-directed awards.
Savannah Czolgos
Administrative Associate I
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