Distinguished Teaching Awards
The Center for Faculty Educators (CFE) will host the annual ceremony for UCSF School of Medicine teaching awards in October 2022. 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:
2021 Recipients
Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award
Roger J. Pitzen, MD, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Special Recognition Awards
- Steven J. Holtz, MD, FAAN, Department of Neurology
- Richard L. Oken, MD, FAAP, Department of Pediatrics
- Raymond Zablotny, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Bridges Curriculum - Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards
- Outstanding Coach: Naomi Anker, MD, Department of Medicine
- Excellence in Innovative Teaching Modalities: Melissa Bachhuber, MD, Department of Medicine
- Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Faculty: Christopher Bowman, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology
- Commitment to Teaching: Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd, Department of Medicine
- Outstanding Lecture – Lifetime Achievement Award: Justin Bullock, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine
- Outstanding Lecture Series: Ari Molofsky, MD, PhD, Department of Laboratory Medicine
- Inspirational Teaching: Leticia Rolón, MD, Department of Medicine
- Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Student Instructor: Leena Suleiman, MD, Department of Neurology
- Recognition Award: Lauro Nathaniel Avalos, Class of 2023
Learn more about the Bridges Curriculum - Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards
Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching
- Excellence in Teaching in the Fresno Medical Education Program: Mohammed Sani Bukari, MD, Department of Medicine-Fresno
- Excellence in Inpatient Care Setting: Rabih Geha, MD, Department of Medicine
- Excellence for Volunteer Clinical Professor (VCP): Michael S. Hong, MD, Department of Surgery
- Excellence in Classroom Setting: Igor Mitrovic, MD, Department of Physiology
- Excellence in Ambulatory Care Setting: Gerami Seitzman, MD, Department of Ophthalmology
Learn more about the Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect
- Eddie Cruz-Romero, MD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics
- Carter Lebares, MD, Department of Surgery
- Anthony Mrgudich, MD, Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Peter Ureste, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Heather Whelan, MD, MSc, Department of Medicine
Learn more about the Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect