Six Emergency Medicine faculty earn College of Medicine – Tucson faculty awards

March 13, 2024

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presented the winners of the Faculty Awards at a ceremony on February 28. 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.

Graduate Medical Education Excellence Award

This award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding effort in advancing the educational quality of Residents and Fellows through innovative teaching methods, implementation of best practices, and outstanding curricular development.

Congratulations to Vivienne Ng, MD, MPH

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 Joshua Gaither, 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 Graduate Medical Education

Congratulations to Vivienne Ng, MD, MPH

Excellence in Innovation in Medical Education

Congratulations to Christopher G. Williams, 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 Noah M. Tolby, MD

Outstanding Service During Clerkship awards

Outstanding Clinical Instructor in the Emergency Medicine Clerkship

Congratulations to Noah M. Tolby, MD

Specialty Advisor Awards

This award recognizes faculty who have given their time and effort guiding fourth-year medical students through the specialty selection and residency application process. Awardees are nominated by the students for helping mentor them through the process.

Congratulations to:

 Christopher G. Williams, MD

Richard Martinez Amini, MD

Allie Min, MD

Noah M. Tolby, MD