Award for Exceptional Service in Medical Education

• All OME staff and faculty are eligible to nominate (from departments and branches under the umbrella of the OME). Any staff person can nominate a colleague or peer!
• Nominators do not have to work in the same unit as the nominee.
• One nomination per nominator.

Primary and Secondary Nominators complete online submission form about the nominee’s performance and how they exhibit the following characteristics in support of medical education over the past year:

1. Contributes to their job description for job activities, programs, or events resulting in increased educational value for learners.
2. Serves as a role model for teamwork and service to others.
3. Makes the unit a better place to work and to learn by consistently demonstrating an open and helpful attitude and by communicating and working cooperatively with learners, trainees, colleagues, and/or faculty.
4. Demonstrates a commitment to excellence and inspires others to excel.
5. Demonstrates and provides examples of how the nominee exemplifies UCSF Mission and Values (PRIDE Values)

The primary nominator will receive emailed confirmation once the form is successfully submitted.

• 2025

  • Mid-Levrel: Joey Bernal
    Program Manager
    Continuing Medical Education and Center for Faculty Educators

• 2024

  • Early-Level: Kelly O'Brien, Curriculum Coordinator, Assessment, Curriculum, Evaluations (ACE)

  • Mid-Level: Jennifer Vogt, Director, Graduate Medical Education (GME)

• 2023
  • Individual Award Recipients
    • Betsy Norton, Lead Coordinator: F1 OEQ Assessments, Ground School, BMB
    • Craig Gawlick, Administrative Director, Kanbar Center
  • Team Award: Clinical Microsystems Clerkship (CMC)
    • Kristin Casey Callaghan MA, CMC Manager
    • Anna Kozas MA, CMC Manager, Direct Patient Care
    • Therese Denoga MPH, CMC Site Specialist
    • Jocelyn Faye MS, CMC Curriculum Coordinator
    • Patience Kriedt, CMC Curriculum Coordinator
    • Patricia Runquist MPA, CMC Site Specialist
• 2022: Christina Cicoletti, MA, Executive Director for Assessment, Curriculum, Evaluations (ACE)
• 2021: Sara Clemons, MEd, Manager, Foundations 2 and Career Launch/Assessment, Curriculum, Evaluations (ACE)
• 2020: Allison Savage, Manager, Special Projects and Staff Engagement, Office of Medical Education
• 2019: Valerie Margol, MA, Associate Director, UCSF Post Baccalaureate Program and Outreach
• 2018: Victoria Ruddick, Faculty Development Manager, Center for Faculty Educators