Woodward Center presents awards at 2021 EdVenture event

The Distinguished Educator Award recognizes exemplary educators among the faculty of Penn State College of Medicine. Award recipients become members of the Society of Distinguished Educators.

To be eligible for a Distinguished Educator Award, faculty members must have held an appointment at Penn State College of Medicine or Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for a minimum of three years and hold the rank of at least associate professor or equivalent.

In addition to demonstrated excellence as a teacher, nominees will have made exceptional contributions in medical (which could include undergraduate or graduate) education and/or graduate student (which could include postdoctoral) education in one or more of the following ways:

• Research in education (e.g., publications or grants)
• Innovations in teaching methods or curriculum (e.g., new ways to teach subject matter)
• Development of new assessment methods
• Mentoring and development of faculty
• Leadership in education (e.g., course director, program director, involvement at national level)

See all members of the Society of Distinguished Educators here

Video: Watch Dr. Susan Glod introduce the Distinguished Educator Award

This year’s recipients are:

The Excellence in Education and Mentorship Award (formerly the Student-Nominated Excellence in Teaching Award) was established in 2019 to recognize exemplary educators who fourth-year medical students recognize as consistently demonstrating exceptional teaching. The educators may teach in any area of the medical school throughout any of the four years of training. These educators promote excellence within one (or more) of Penn State’s four educational domains: basic and clinical sciences, humanitarian patient-centered care and health systems sciences.

The Class of 2021 nominated multiple exceptional educators for this year’s award. These educators were recognized by the Class of 2021 for their tremendous contributions to medical student education. Many of these individuals were nominated by multiple students.

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Video: Watch Dr. Jeanine Beatty-Chadha introduce the Excellence in Education and Mentorship Award

This year’s recipients are:

The Junior Faculty Teaching Awardees are selected by the Society of Distinguished Educators as a means of recognizing the accomplishments of some of the outstanding junior faculty who are already making an impact on the educational mission. Recipients of this award are program leaders, instructional designers, education scholars and, above all, great teachers. This award is arguably the most competitive educational award available through the College of Medicine.

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Video: Watch Bob Kennedy introduce the Junior Faculty Teaching Award

This year’s recipients are:

The Student Educator Award was established to recognize the teaching impact of graduate and medical student colleagues, who are instrumental in the College of Medicine’s education mission.

This year’s call for nominations was met with an overwhelming response. The dossiers submitted by nominees reflected a universal dedication to education. They are not just giving a lecture here and there; they are designing and overhauling entire pieces of curriculum with advanced skill sets and advanced degrees in education, and the College of Medicine faculty are truly lucky to have the opportunity to work with them.

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Video: Watch Dr. Lisa Shantz introduce the Student Educator Award

This year’s recipients are:

This award was established in 2008 to recognize faculty members who make outstanding contributions to medical, graduate and physician assistant education at the College of Medicine.

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Video: Watch Dr. Tony Dambro introduce the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

This year’s recipients are:

Penn State College of Medicine values the contributions mentors make to enhance and develop the careers of its faculty, students and trainees. The Excellence in Career Mentoring Award was established in order to recognize the contributions of outstanding mentors in the College of Medicine. These awards acknowledge the exceptional effort of faculty who enable and empower students, residents and trainees, junior faculty and peers on their path to achieve their full potential. Generosity of time and spirit; objectivity and honest feedback; and commitment to the personal, professional and career development of mentees are some of the components of superb mentoring.

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Video: Watch Dr. Jennifer McCall-Hosenfeld introduce the Excellence in Career Mentoring Award

This year’s recipients are:

Each year, medical students who are completing their clerkships show their appreciation for their GME colleagues by nominating them for the annual Resident Excellence in Teaching Awards. These awards acknowledge GME trainees’ outstanding work happening every day on the College of Medicine’s teaching services.

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Video: Watch Dr. Rachel Casas introduce the Resident Excellence in Teaching Award

This year’s recipients are: