Annual Faculty Awards Honors Outstanding Faculty, Staff
06/06/2025
During the annual School of Medicine faculty award banquet on May 3, exceptional educators were honored for their profound impact on medical students. Nominated by students, these distinguished individuals were recognized for their excellence in teaching and mentorship.
Preclerkship Awards
- Outstanding Small Group Facilitator: Saida Kent
- Outstanding Lecturer: Sean Goretzke
- Outstanding Pre-clerkship Course: NSF (Normal Structure and Function)
Clerkship Awards
- Oustanding Clerkship: Internal medicine
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Family Medicine Faculty: Jay Magner
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Family Medicine Resident: Jiti Manoja Uppugunduri
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Psychiatry Faculty: George Grossberg
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Psychiatry Resident: Kirland Polk
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Neurology Faculty: Cynthia Morris
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Neurology Resident: Anew Jones
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Pediatrics Faculty: Gene Labarge
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Pediatrics Resident: Amani Ashraf
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Internal Medicine Faculty: Joshua Fernelius
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Internal Medicine Resident: Rohan Das
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Surgery Faculty: Kaitlin Farrell
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Surgery Resident: Jordan Perkins
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for OBGYN Faculty: Michael Thomure
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for OBGYN Resident: Yelena Mishkov
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Emergency Medicine Faculty: Chad Stanley
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Emergency Medicine Resident: Manmohann Singh
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Elective Rotation Faculty: Austin Dalrymple
- Outstanding Clinical Educator for Elective Rotation Resident: Vimita Patel (Psychiatry)
School of Medicine Awards
- Passion for Education: Meadow Campbell
- Humanism in Education: Katherine Matthews
- Pillar of Professionalism: Kyle Karches
- Excellence in mentorship: Adam Merando
- Cynthia Fairchild Award: Bernadette Wylie
Class of 2025 Awards
- Education Facilitator Award: Katherine Matthews
- Golden Apple Pre-Clinical Teaching Award: Dan Daly
- Golden Apple Clinical Teaching Award: Fred Buckhold and Philip Vaidyan
- Father James McKelvey Tobin Award: Adam Merando
- Top Banana Resident Award: Raymond Okeke