Distinguished Teaching Awards
The Center for Faculty Educators (CFE) will host the annual ceremony for UCSF School of Medicine teaching awards virtually on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Please email Ivan Mendez (ivan.mendez@ucsf.edu) for more information.
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.
See information on last year’s recipients below:
2020 Recipients
Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award
Brian Wai Lin, MD, FACEP, Department of Emergency Medicine
Special Recognition Awards
- Devora Keller, MD, Department of Medicine
- Donald C. Kitt, MD, Department of Neurology
- Fred Kleinsinger, MD, Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Camilla E. Lindan, MD, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
- Alison Meadows, MD, Department of Pediatrics
Bridges Curriculum - Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards
- Outstanding Lecture Series: Charlene M.Blake, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
- Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Faculty: Lundy Campbell, MD, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
- Excellence in Innovative Teaching Modalities: Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD, Department of Medicine
- Outstanding Coach: James A. Frank, MD, MA, Department of Medicine
- Commitment to Teaching: Mitchell Luu, MD, Department of Medicine
- Inspirational Teaching: Aisha Mays, MD, Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Outstanding Lecture: Tom Newman, MD, MPH, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Student Instructor: Sarah Takimoto, MD, Class of 2020
Learn more about the Bridges Curriculum - Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards
Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching
- Excellence in Inpatient Care Setting: Andre Campbell, MD, Department of Surgery
- Excellence in Teaching in the Fresno Medical Education Program: Eric M. Lindvall, DO, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery-Fresno
- Excellence for Volunteer Clinical Professor (VCP): Aisha Mays, MD, Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Excellence in Classroom Setting: Ashley McMullen, MD, Department of Medicine
- Excellence in Ambulatory Care Setting: Manuel Tapia, MD, MPH, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Learn more about the Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect
- David Elkin, MD, MSL, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Aaron J. Harries, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine
- Derek Ward, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Josué Zapata, MD, MBA, Department of Medicine
Learn more about the Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect