Distinguished Teaching Awards

Brian Lim, Laurence Yee, and Catherine Lucey
Left to Right - Brian Lin, MD, Chair of VCP Advisory Board, Laurence Yee, MD, 2019 recipient of Charlotte Baer Memorial Award, and Catherine Lucey, MD, Executive Vice Dean for Education. Photo by Elisabeth Fall

The Center for Faculty Educators (CFE) hosted the annual ceremony for UCSF School of Medicine teaching awards in October 2022.

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. Please email Ivan Mendez ([email protected]) for more information.

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2022 Recipients

Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award

Charlene Hsu-Winges, MD, Department of Ophthalmology

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Special Recognition Awards
  • Eileen G. Aicardi, MD, Department of Pediatrics
  • Beverly Bolinger, MD, Department of Surgery
  • David A. Donovan, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Maryl G. Sackeim, MD, MS, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

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Bridges Curriculum - Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards
  • Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Student Instructor: Chelsie Anderson, MS, MD, Department of Surgery
  • Excellence in Innovative Teaching Modalities: Ayesha Appa, MD, Department of Medicine
  • Commitment to Teaching (tie): Victor Contreras, MD, MSc, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Outstanding Lecture: Michelle Guy, MD, Department of Medicine
  • Inspirational Teaching: Jon Kleen, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology
  • Outstanding Coach: Marta V. Kosinski, MD, Department of Pediatrics
  • Commitment to Teaching (tie): Megan Richie, MD, Department of Neurology
  • Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Faculty: Henry Sanchez, MD, Department of Pathology

Outstanding Lecture Series: Justin Sewell, MD, PhD, MPH, Department of Medicine

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Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching
  • Excellence in Teaching in UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program: Brian Chinnock, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine-Fresno
  • Excellence in Classroom Setting: Tracy B. Fulton, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Excellence in Ambulatory Care Setting: Irina (Era) Kryzhanovskaya, MD, Department of Medicine
  • Excellence for Volunteer Clinical Professor (VCP): Camilla E. Lindan, MD, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
  • Excellence in Inpatient Care Setting: Megan Richie, MD, Department of Neurology

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Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect
  • Elizabeth Cureton, MD, Department of Surgery
  • Sara C. LaHue, MD, Department of Neurology
  • David J. Lee, MD, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
  • Alex Logan, MD, Department of Medicine

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Teaching Awards Program Book 2022
Teaching Awards Program Book 2021
Teaching Awards Program Book 2020