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Distinguished Teaching Awards

Drs. Hauer and Shen
From left: Vice Dean of Education Karen Hauer, MD, PhD and 2024 Charlotte C. Baer Award recipient, Jenta Shen, MD, PhD. Photo credit: Elisabeth Fall/fallfoto.com

The Center for Faculty Educators (CFE) hosts the ceremony for UCSF School of Medicine teaching awards annually in October 

The Distinguished Teaching Awards are presented to Volunteer Clinical Professors (VCP) and other UCSF teaching faculty who have made significant contributions through excellence in teaching and in the field of medicine. Previous awardees are listed in the program books at the bottom of the page. 

2026 Awards

This year's awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 5:30 pm, Byers Auditorium, at Mission Bay

Register for the 2026 Teaching Awards

2025 Recipients

Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award
Special Recognition Awards
  • Adeline L. Goss, MD, Department of Neurology
  • Seth L. Matarasso, MD, Department of Dermatology
  • Susannah M. Rose, MBBS, PhD, Department of Surgery
  • Michael C. Schrader, MD, PhD, FACP, Department of Medicine

Learn more about the Special Recognition Awards

Bridges Curriculum - Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards
  • Outstanding Coach (tie): Vishal Kumar, MD, Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
  • Outstanding Teacher in Core Clinical Preceptorship: Andrew Orr, MD, MSEd, Department of Medicine
  • Inspirational Teaching: Binh An P. Phan, MD, Department of Medicine
  • Outstanding Coach (tie): Erika Price, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine
  • Outstanding Lecture: Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc, Department of Medicine
  • Commitment to Teaching: Dana Rohde, PhD, Department of Anatomy
  • Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Faculty Member: Luís Alberto Rubio, MD, MHS. Department of Medicine
  • Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Student Instructor: Alexander Weickhardt, MD, Department of Pathology

Learn more about the Bridges Curriculum - Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards

Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching
  • Excellence in Classroom Setting:  Lundy Campbell, MD, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
  • Excellence for Inpatient Care Setting: Nancy Choi, MD, Department of Medicine
  • Excellence in Ambulatory Care Setting: Mimi Lu, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Excellence in Teaching at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program: Liana Milanés, MD, FAAFP, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF Fresno
  • Excellence for Volunteer Clinical Professor (Posthumous): Brian W. Lin, MD, FACEP. Department of Emergency Medicine

Learn more about the Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching

Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect