The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presented the winners of the Faculty Awards at a ceremony on February 27. The ceremony continues the college’s commitment to recognize and honor outstanding teaching and mentoring, as well as service in clinical care; diversity, equity and inclusion; research; and graduate medical education.
Faculty members were asked to nominate peers with a letter of support describing how the nominee’s contributions demonstrated excellence in one of the mission areas. Several committees, including the Faculty Diversity Advisory Committee, members of the Dean’s Research Council, past residency program directors and a clinical faculty panel, reviewed the nominations and selected the winners.
Below is a list of all Emergency Medicine faculty that earned an award.
Clinical Excellence Award
This award recognizes physician faculty members at the Assistant or Associate Professor level for outstanding clinical care. Awardees were selected for their humanistic approach to patient care and interaction with colleagues, consistently delivering outstanding clinical care, and for demonstrating a sincere commitment to patient care.
Congratulations to Albert Fiorello, MD
Access, Community and Belonging Excellence Awards
This award recognizes the contributions of faculty members to advance access, community and belonging, at the College. Contributions can include the mentoring of students, residents/fellows, and faculty; advising students or student organizations; curriculum development, academic teaching, research, or service.
Congratulations to Josie Acuña, MD
WIMS Grace Excellence Awards
This new award is inspired by the pioneering work of the GRACE Project, launched in the late 1990s at the College of Medicine – Tucson and resulting in more women at the table in our college’s leadership and improved salary equity for female faculty. GRACE stands for Generating Respect for All in a Climate of academic Excellence, and this award recognizes faculty who have made significant contributions to lifting up fellow women physicians, celebrating those who break down barriers for women faculty here at the College of Medicine – Tucson.
Congratulations to Amber Rice, MD
Faculty Mentoring Awards
The Faculty Mentoring Awards recognize the importance of mentorship for the success of the faculty at the College of Medicine – Tucson. Awardees are nominated by their peers and are selected for their ability to share time and be accessible to mentees, expand their mentees’ networks and professional connections, and serve as a role model for colleagues by maintaining high standards for excellence in their own discipline.
Congratulations to Richard Amini, MD, and Vivienne Ng, MD
Vernon and Virginia Furrow Awards
The Vernon and Virginia Furrow Excellence in Teaching Awards recognize outstanding achievements in education at the College of Medicine – Tucson.
Excellence in Clinical Science Teaching, Undergraduate Medical Education
Congratulations to Garret Pacheco, MD
AMES Awards
The AMES Awards recognize outstanding achievements in education by early career faculty.
Excellence in Clinical Science Teaching of Medical Students and/or Residents
Congratulations to Martin Demant, MD
CUP Faculty Teaching Awards
CUP stands for the Commitment to Underserved People. The CUP Program is a student-developed and student-directed co-curricular program that provides students with clinical and teaching opportunities working with medically underserved and resource-poor populations.
The CUP Faculty Teaching Awards recognize excellence in attending physicians who have taught our medical students in any of the CUP Programs.
Congratulations to Ramesh Karra, MD
Rural Health Professions Program Faculty Teaching Awards
These awards, voted on by students, recognize excellence in preceptor physicians who have trained medical students during clerkship rotations as part of the Rural Health Professions Program.
As many of these awardees are preceptors in rural areas across Arizona, some are unable to join us in person tonight. However, we will still announce and honor their incredible contributions to medical education.
Congratulations to Stefan Merrill, MD
Faculty Teaching Awards
These student-nominated 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 laboratory.
Outstanding Teacher in a Block/Course
Congratulations to Dale Woolridge, MD, PhD, FACEP
Outstanding Achievement in Teaching by a Block/Course
Awarded to the Digestion Metabolism Hormones course, accepted by Dale Wooldridge, MD, PhD, FACEP
Outstanding Use of Educational Technology (Pre-Clerkship)
Congratulations to Dale Woolridge, MD, PhD, FACEP
Recognizing Excellence in Professionalism – Basic Sciences Faculty
Congratulations to Dale Woolridge, MD, PhD, FACEP
Specialty Advisor Award
These awardees are nominated by the students themselves for their invaluable mentorship, helping them navigate one of the most stressful (and exciting) times in their medical journey.
Congratulations to Elaine Situ-LaCasse, MD