Curriculum Awards

(from left to right) Sanjay Lambore, MBBS, Paul Phrampus, MD, Antoine B. Douaihy, MD, William McIvor, MD, Hollis Day, MD, Evan Waxman, MD, Elmer J. Holzinger, MD, Samuel Tisherman, MD

Each year, UPSOM recognizes outstanding faculty contributions to medical education through several prestigious Dean's awards. Faculty are honored for their contributions to classroom and clinical teaching, mentoring, and innovation. Honorees are selected by the Curriculum Committee Executive Subcommittee and the Dean, based on nominations by students and faculty. The eight faculty awards are described in detail below.

Dean's Faculty Teaching Awards

Distinguished Service in Medical Education Award

This award is the highest honor in medical education given by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Kenneth E. Schuit Award, Recognizing the Dean's Master Educators

This award recognizes basic science and clinical faculty for education-related contributions to the Pitt Med Curriculum.

Sheldon Adler Award for Innovation in Medical Education

This award recognizes individual achievement in innovation in medical education at UPSOM.

Donald S. Fraley Award for Medical Student Mentoring

The award recognizes individuals for their outstanding contribution to medical education through their service as mentors to medical students at UPSOM.

Award for Excellence in Clinical Precepting

This award recognizes clinical preceptors who consistently provide outstanding clinical instruction in a community setting for UPSOM medical students.

Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award

This award recognizes faculty clinical preceptors who consistently provide outstanding clinical instruction in the clerkship setting for UPSOM medical students.

Clinical Educator of the Year Award NEW

This award recognizes faculty who consistently provide outstanding clinical education in a third or fourth year elective course setting for UPSOM medical students.

Award for Excellence in Clinical Skills Instruction NEW

This award recognizes faculty who consistently provide outstanding clinical skills instruction for first and second year UPSOM medical students.

Student's Faculty Teaching Awards

Excellence in Education Awards

At the end of their first and second years, pre-clinical medical students at UPSOM recognize faculty educators for their valued contributions and dedication to teaching in the fundamentals of basic science and organ systems pathopysiology courses.

School of Medicine Office of Medical Education