• 2019 Educator Appreciation Day

    In recognition of Educator's Day, the Emory School of Medicine Recognitions Committee sent out a call for nominations for educators across the School of Medicine who go above and beyond the call of duty as teachers and mentors.

     

    The School of Medicine Recognitions Committee reviewed the outstanding nominations from peers, colleagues, and trainees. Based upon this review process, the School of Medicine is honoring the following faculty on Educator Appreciation Day for their passion and skills to educate, encourage, and support scholars and learners across the School of Medicine.

     

    These faculty members exemplify the outstanding faculty educators of the Emory School of Medicine. The quotes below were taken from the nomination materials.

     

    Please join us in congratulating these featured faculty members!

  • Featured Faculty

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    Khaalisha Ajala

    Department of Medicine

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "The founder/leader of a nonprofit organization (Heart Beats and Hip Hop) which is responsible for organizing and conducting public health fairs to educate vulnerable populations on health prevention"

     

    "Site director for education for hospitalist group - arranging weekly conferences of faculty education opportunities related to clinical/patient care and systems based practice, QI/PI etc."

     

    "Just traveled to Adidas Ababa, Ethiopia to Lion hospital and served as an attending educator of Emory residents and residents training in Ethiopia as well as sharing the field of hospital medicine with local health care staff"

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    Dina Amin

    Department of Surgery

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "She is not afraid to challenge the way that things have historically been done in our training program. She brings a fresh energy to her teaching and passion to us residents. She inspires us all to continue to keep moving forward."

     

    "Provides excellent teaching in a very busy clinic at Grady"

     

    "She breaks down hierarchical barriers in our program and really connects with the residents and especially the interns."

     

    "Performs complex trauma facial reconstructions and teaches not only OMF residents but also ENT residents and Plastics fellows"

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    Jessica Arluck

    Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics

    Emory University Midtown

    "In her role as residency director, Jessica has been a staunch advocate for education over service and resident wellness. She established a resident wellness program."

     

    "Through significant dedicated management of the residency curriculum she has worked alongside the departmental simulation director to create a very robust simulation curriculum for all of the residents, as well as championed an interprofessional simulation program at both of our L&D sites."

     

    "She has also helped to make mentorship a priority in the department, creating a successful and sustainable mentorship program for the residency."

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    Cecelia Bellcross

    Department of Human Genetics

    Emory University Hospital

    "She started the Genetic Counseling Training Program in 2011; the first such program in Georgia."

     

    "The program is now fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling."

     

    "Over 97% of the graduates pass the American Board of Genetic Counseling boards on their first try."

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    Sivan Ben-Moshe

    Department of Medicine

    The Emory Clinic

    "Dr. Ben-Moshe is greatly admired by IM residents who rotate through geriatrics, for her passion in teaching principles of geriatric medicine and palliative medicine"

    "Being the director of aging and dying week, she leads a week of educational activities for 1st year medical students to introduce them to geriatric medicine and palliative medicine."

    "She also participates in interprofessional educational initiatives as undergraduate events to disseminate principles of caring for older adults with cognitive impairment
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    Zach Bercu

    Department of Radiology

    Emory University Hospital Midtown

    "Dr. Bercu routinely scarifices his and his family's personal time to support the teaching of the Emory Trainees. This happens with his energetic and innovative ways to discuss complex problems."

     

    "Dr. Bercu maintains the confidence of his peers and trainees. He is trusted by everyone and is easy to ask the most difficult questions to."

     

    "Dr. Bercu is humble and kind. Whenever the team have to stay late or work through lunch - or just to say thanks , He will bring or buy food etc. He often takes no credit for the work and thanks everyone for helping. This includes EVERYONE. The nurses, the techs, the transporters, the unit secretaries, the environmental service team, the fellows, the students and on and on. He demonstrates this action daily and now it is easier for the people around him to tell each other thanks and share the work. He is a real role model."

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    Tal Berkowitz

    Department of Pediatrics

    Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    "Tal is a wonderful teacher. He is dedicated to the education of the trainees and families that he works with in the pediatric emergency department. Tal gives great, bite-sized learning points during his shifts, without taking too much time away for the flow of the department. He manages to teach on-the-go. He makes sure to do a teaching point for each case, whether it’s physical exam tidbits or expanding differential diagnoses. He’s up-to-date on current literature and always sharing new research through his clinical teaching. He is an expert clinician, and his excellent communication skills augment this."

     

    "His teaching style is effortless, not intimidating and so easy to understand. He is calm and approachable and just plain fun to work."

     

    "Excellent at teaching medical students, residents, and his peers about ultrasound use in the ER."

     

    "Tal spends a great deal of time teaching ultrasound skills, and tailors his approach based on the needs of the learner. He is quick to work with fellows in interesting cases."

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    Thomas Bradbury

    Department of Orthopaedics

    Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital

    "Demonstrates surgical skills and then has the patience to let the trainee repeat the steps in the OR"

     

    "Rearranges OR schedule to accommodate residents/fellows learning needs"

     

    "Models excellent empathy, kindness to patients, hospital staff, colleagues and his mentees"

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    Katharine Brock

    Department of Pediatrics

    Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    "Has given several lectures and leads teaching sessions at the medical student, resident, and fellow level. Many of those who attended these lectures or teaching sessions subsequently requested to spend time in her clinic or with her on service."

     

    "Has provided specific mentorship to medical students for their capstone projects as well as residents for independent research projects. Has mentored from early stages all the way through having their work presented at national and international conferences."

     

    "Is always available for students to reach out to in order to ask additional questions. The work of both pediatric oncology and pediatric hospice and palliative medicine is not an easy task and she doesn't take her work lightly. She recognizes the challenges (most often emotional) for those rotating through these fields and ensures that trainees always know that they can reach out to her in order to debrief and process particularly hard cases."

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    Jason Brown

    Department of Medicine

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "Created and implemented a new twice monthly lecture series for all IM residents rotating on GI system wide"

     

    "Divisional award for Attending of the Year Award in Gastroenterology"

     

    "GI Division Champion for revising, organizing, delivering IM Resident GI Core Conferences"

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    Stephen Carroll

    Department of Emergency Medicine

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "Organized and delivered several web based video educational sessions with the Mozambique Ministry of Health Emergency Medicine Residency"

     

    "Director of the Annual Emergency Airway Management Course for the Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Program"

     

    "EM Basic podcast- Creator and Executive Producer with 86 episodes and over 3.6 million downloads from 7 continents as of September 2018, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/em-basic/id453647774"

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    Cara Cimmino

    Department of Urology

    The Emory Clinic

    "Compassionate advocate for Urology resident education who always makes time to address resident concerns and needs"

     

    "Indefatigable support of resident education in both the clinic and OR at EUH and Emory-St. Joe’s"

     

    "Service as Assistant Director for Urology GME"

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    Robert Cotes

    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "Resident feedback related to Dr. Cotes' teaching is consistently outstanding, and he has received the Teacher of the Year Award by the residents several times."

     

    "In his work at Grady, imbues in medical students an appreciation of the complexity and humanity of individuals living with severe mental illness."

     

    "Mentors residents to become excellent researcher-clinicians."

     

    "Dr. Cotes is the Associate Program Director for the the Psychiatry Residency Program and is committed to psychiatric education. He's creative in his thinking and has proven to be an innovative leader in our department."

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    Michael Davis

    Department of Biomedical Engineering

    Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    "Organized the 'SmartHeart' Educational Series for local heart patients and their families: https://twitter.com/EmoryCHOA_HeRO/status/1093590554527420416 and https://twitter.com/EmoryCHOA_HeRO/status/1088063333532606465"

     

    "Regularly invites local grade schools to learn more about Emory research and medicine: https://twitter.com/EmoryCHOA_HeRO/status/1088851880820858881 and https://www.instagram.com/p/BrF6dR_Hdqv/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=6vs6ibjjaxra"

     

    "Consistently participates in research fund-raising initiatives benefiting Emory: https://twitter.com/EmoryCHOA_HeRO/status/1062539723640582144 and https://twitter.com/EmoryCHOA_HeRO/status/1094673049348202496"

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    Paul DeSandre

    Department of Emergency Medicine

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "Dr. DeSandre has a passion for teaching and demonstrates this in the classroom, in the team room, and at the bedside!"

     

    "Dr. DeSandre is very thoughtful in his approach to learners who are struggling, working with the learner and other faculty members to effectively mentor the learner to his or her greatest potential."

     

    "Dr. DeSandre has served as director of the Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship at Emory for 9 years. During this time, he has increased the number of fellows from 2 to 4 per year and elevated the status of the program from a new fledgling program to one of the preeminent programs in the country."

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    Jennifer Felger

    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Emory University Hospital

    "Spends endless hours with her postdoc and graduate students"

     

    "Is an outstanding role model to junior faculty on how to have an impactful research career while giving time for teaching"

     

    "Dedicated to predoctoral training in the Neuroscience GDBBS graduate program - she is a major contributor to teaching in the core courses, and her predoc mentee just received a F31 fellowship this year"

     

    "Fantastic advocate and mentor for her early stage trainees, postdocs, and grad students"

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    Jennifer Goedken

    Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics

    Atlanta VA Medical Center

    "Created and codirects the Core Curriculum Roadshow within GME office, which is focused on preparing residents and fellows with knowledge and skills in educational and health care systems needed to work effectively in clinical learning environments."


    "Has held educational leadership positions for nearly 2 decades, but still continues to exceed those responsibilities to advance education for the Department and for the entire school. Dr. Goedken has been running the clerkship for 18+ years, associate residency director for 2 years, founded and continues to run the departmental medical education committee for 16 years."

     

    "Her contributions continue year after year. She recently developed an interprofessional educational experience with medical students and nurses on labor/delivery at Grady and EUHM. Her innovation is demonstrated by the clerkship didactics adaptation to case-based learning sessions to increase face time with faculty while creating an interactive environment for students. She also runs a simulation based orientation for the OB/GYN clerkship."

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    Heather Greenspan

    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Emory University Hospital

    "Heather is frequently cited by the residents as an advocate for achieving their education in a supportive work environment."

     

    "Participates in the didactic seminar series and is a highly ranked teacher"

     

    "Heather notices when residents are doing excellent work, and often sends emails to residency leadership citing such examples. This greatly boosts the morale of our residents during their most demanding year of residency."

     

    "She provides mentorship and models for trainees how to provide outstanding patient care."

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    Megan Henn

    Department of Emergency Medicine

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "For the past several years Megan has directed and taught one of the most popular M2 electives called Thrills and Spills. She mixes clinical experiences, case presentations and skill labs to give the students a great education and first exposure to emergency medicine."

     

    "She is the faculty advisor for the Emory Emergency Medicine Interest Group. She assists the students in developing sessions and also guides the students through their career planning process whether EM or others."

     

    "The work described above culminating in accepting the position as the Assistant Clerkship Director. She has worked hard in her first year to improve the didactics and provides great insight and wisdom for all the students."

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    Emily Herndon

    Department of Family & Preventative Medicine

    Emory University Student Health Services

    "Dr. Herndon mentors Family Medicine residents in the Student Health setting and eagerly shares procedure techniques and insights (IUD, Colpo) as residents gain hands on experience under her guidance. She is always prepared, shares focused reading materials and is patient with questions. This is a popular and unique site for residents to experience procedures and college health."

     

    "Dr. Herndon volunteers with SGFHP each summer and fall to precept both MD and PA students in south Georgia to provide free health care to migrant farmworkers. Under challenging conditions (heat index > 100, mosquitoes and long hours), Dr. Herndon encourages learners to provide most appropriate evidence-based medical care to these patients in these circumstances (doing exams in a field with a flashlight!). She is a dedicated member of the SGFHP team and uses her annual vacation each year to work with our SOM students."

     

    "Dr. Herndon mentors the APPs (both NP and PA) at EUSHS as one of the lead women's health physicians. She brings the latest EBM to our practice and has instituted ways to continually provide preventive care through our EMR/electronic system"

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    McKenzie Hollon

    Department of Anesthesiology

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "Developed new echocardiography curriculum for anesthesia residents to teach new board exam content"

        

    "Created a new educational rotation for cardiothoracic anesthesia fellows"

        

    "Coordinates anesthesia medical student rotation at Grady and provides students with weekly lectures"

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    Sherita Holmes

    Department of Pediatrics

    Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    "Recognized weak areas in the fellowship education and included a more rigorous bio stats and journal club curriculum."

     

    "She instituted a yearly “move up day” for fellows to prepare them for the next year by doing a lecture series geared towards preparing the fellows for being the attending overnights, discussing difficult cases, indications for transfer and the art of medicine with breaking bad news."

     

    "Organizing a professionalism lecture together then breakout group’s discussions research, job search/career planning, efficiency, and lessons from peer review."

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    Adriana Ioachimescu

    Department of Medicine

    Emory University Hospital

    "Adriana has presented many Endocrine grand rounds and also presented in Medicine grand rounds. Her love of learning and her desire to teach. She has been a speaker in Endocrine Society and AACE National conferences."

     

    "She frequently mentors residents and fellows. Her mentees have been consistently successful in publishing their results."

     

    "Adriana has worked with medical students, residents and fellows to help them understand and research endocrine diseases and has helped them publish in well reputed journals. Many of them have won awards for their presentation. A firmer fellow won an Endocrine Society Award, and another won an AACE poster."

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    Julie Kable

    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    The Emory Clinic

    "Dr. Kable spends innumerable hours developing and teaching classes on child and adolescent development and the effects of in utero exposures. These classes are incredibly valued by trainees and are always rated highly."

     

    "Gives easy-to-follow, relevant and interesting lectures to fellows and residents"

     

    "She provides supervision and mentorship to trainees and junior faculty who are interested in research."

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    Prem Kandiah

    Department of Neurology

    Emory University Hospital

    "Insanely knowledgeable, he draws on his wealth of clinical experiences to help you figure out the best way to view a patient's condition. He provides perspective that you can't get from people who have training that has pigeonholed them into only being capable of viewing the patient from one frame of reference."

     

    "He cares so deeply about all his trainees in terms of their education, but also as human beings. He is so kind and understanding that it creates an environment in which everyone can flourish."

     

    "He always wants to help. He works really hard and sets a wonderful example of how to devote yourself to a task while doing it with grace and poise."

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    Jennifer Kawwass

    Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics

    Emory University Hospital Midtown

    "Dr. Kawwass has transformed the way the department advises medical students' career development. She has personally collected more than 36 names of students interested in Gynecology and Obstetrics in less than 24 hours!"

     

    "Dr. Kawwass always prioritizes the education and development of learners at every level. She is one of the rare faculty members equally committed to and engaged with medical students, residents and fellows and somehow manages to maintain that engagement with enthusiasm."

     

    "Dr. Kawwass is an incredible mentor and educator. She always tells it like it is while also inspiring us for even more."

     

    "Dr. Kawwass consistently goes above and beyond to take initiative to make changes in programs and policies that make a real difference for students."

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    Brittany Lannert

    Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

    Emory Brain Health Center

    "Dr. Lannert brings a calm and invitational manner to her teaching and supervision, fostering curiosity and engagement in her trainees."

     

    "Dr. Lannert's lectures are thoughtful, engaging, and directly relevant to improving patient care."

     

    "She is dedicated to furthering her own skills and talents as a teacher and clinical supervisor."

     

    "She is preternaturally patient, thoughtful, and approachable in dealing with training-related issues."

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    Mary Jo Lechowicz

    Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology

    The Emory Clinic

    "Mary Jo is so dedicated to essential parts of the curriculum, like Community Learning and Social Medicine, despite the many challenges that come up with such a new and large undertaking."

     

    "Mary Jo is a great resource for students and faculty when challenges (academic, personal, professional) come up with our students."

     

    "Mary Jo is good at seeing the strengths in others."

    Erica Lee

    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "Dr. Lee has created, developed, nurtured and continues to direct Emory's outstanding outpatient and community behavioral health training practicum program with Grady's behavioral health division."

     

    "Dr. Lee is a warm, kind, compassionate supervisor. She meets her trainees where they are at, allowing advanced trainees to flourish with independence and providing structured support for trainees who need it. She is witty, honest, and genuine in her compassion for her supervisees and her patients."

     

    "Dr. Lee has developed training programs and training service opportunities in social justice advocacy, cultural diversity, specialized young adult service rehabilitation, and community service provision."

     

    "Dr. Lee created a curriculum titled: Mental Health Providers in Social Justice and Advocacy. This thorough, innovative, and inspiring curriculum will allow Emory SoM/Grady to train mental health providers to be advocates and activists. She is a leader in this area and her recently published article, "Social Justice Advocacy in Mental Health Services: Consumer, Community, Training, and Policy Perspectives,” is proof of her leadership."

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    Michael Maceroli

    Department of Orthopaedics

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "Passionate about teaching residents and students"

     

    "Has high resident evaluation scores"

     

    "Always teaches that the patient comes first and is the priority"

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    Noble Maleque

    Department of Medicine

    Emory University Hospital Midtown

    "Residency APD for Midtown"

     

    "Fantastic mentor to students and residents"

     

    "Role model for anyone interested in education"

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    Kimberly Manning

    Department of Medicine

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "She's an invaluable mentor to our students, residents, and faculty."

     

    "Kim is an all-around badass - great person, doctor, and teacher."

     

    "She consistently provides helpful insight and practical solutions to challenging situation"

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    Annie Massart

    Department of Medicine

    Emory University Hospital

    "Annie is a very active participant in our Divisional educational activities, including MedEd Journal Club, facilitation of Emory Division of Hospital Medicine website, preparation for the national workshop submission."

     

    "Annie is a 2019 recipient of FAME grant focused on improving bedside teaching, and she has been actively involved in peer bedside teaching with great success."

     

    "Annie is a site assistant Director for Education at EUH and has done a lot of wonderful academic work with a newly onboarded faculty there."

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    Akanksha Mehta

    Department of Urology

    The Emory Clinic

    "Service and leadership as Director of Urology UME, including Directing the M-2 Gu Exam Course, the M-3 elective clerkship, and the M-4 subintern rotation"

     

    "Mentor for discovery projects for multiple M-4 students in consecutive years, with emphasis on Health Services Research"

     

    "Unwavering commitment to establishing effective Urology education for Emory Medical Students who inspires students and faculty alike"

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    Julie Mitchell

    Department of Medicine

    Emory University Hospital Midtown

    "Patience in teaching and educating everyone she works with"

     

    "Welcoming of new ideas and ways to care for patients with colleagues"

     

    "Always elevating the providers around her and helping all of us achieve our goal"

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    Jon Nye

    Department of Radiology

    Emory University Hospital

    "Dr. Nye developed a new Medical Physics residency training program that has been a model for other programs across the country."

     

    "He is a dedicated mentor to his trainees and other faculty."

     

    "Dr. Nye is an ally for Women in STEM as the leader of Medical Physics Residency training program that has a great track record for attracting and training diverse talent."

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    Gaurav Patel

    Department of Anesthesiology

    Emory University Hospital

    "As director of medical student education for anesthesia, he serves as a mentor and a support person for all medical students going through the anesthesia clerkships and for those interested in the field. "

     

    "He worked hard for several members of my class that were interested in anesthesiology. By far, one of the best mentors and educators in the anesthesiology department!"

     

    "He revamped the M3 clerkship in anesthesiology to be more relevant as a whole."

     

    "Always takes time to make sure students are well taken care of."

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    Ravi Pathak

    Department of Anesthesiology

    Emory University Hospital

    "As a mentor, he seeks feedback often and looks for ways to be helpful to the rest of the team, always with the goal of improving our own learning."

     

    "Creates an inclusive and engaging learning environment"

     

    "Serving as an inspiring leader to fellows, encouraging confidence and curiosity"

     

    "Dr. Pathak is always open and candid about sharing clinical pearls and lesser-known facts about medicines or techniques we use on a regular basis."

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    Becca Philipsborn

    Department of Pediatrics

    Hughes Spalding Hospital / Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    "Becca has volunteered her time to mentor residents in the pediatric residency global health track. This has led to several posters and presentations. She is an encouraging and inspiring mentor of learners interested in global health."

     

    "Becca teaches residents in the pediatrics primary care clinic. She is supportive and gives timely feedback. She is an experienced primary care pediatrician and models this as a career choice for the residents. It is not uncommon to have residents drop by clinic to talk to her about a global health project or a patient issue. She welcomes these interactions."

     

    "Becca is passionate about immigrant health and the impact of climate change on child health. In these areas, she creates didactic materials and curricula that can be used to educate others. For instance, she created an impressive Refugee Health Tool Kit that lists resources for caring for refugees throughout Georgia. She has also worked with other faculty at Emory on creating curricula that address global health and issues regarding climate change and sustainability."

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    Phyllis Rosen

    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    The Emory Clinic

    "She is incredibly experienced and knowledgeable in her teaching endeavors with residents while also being incredibly approachable and warm, putting learners at ease."

     

    "A compassionate educator and an advocate for students and trainees. She identifies and pursues opportunities to enrich training by increasing collaboration within the department."

     

    "In addition, Phyllis helps with development efforts to support the educational mission of our department."

     

    "Always thinking about ways to enhance training as well as quality of life in students and trainees across disciplines"

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    Ann Schwartz

    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "As head of Residency Education, Dr. Schwartz sets a great example of scholarship and positivity for all of the trainees."

     

    "Dr. Schwartz provides outstanding teaching to residents and medical students on their Psychiatry C/L rotation at Grady."

     

    "She helped create a bite-sized teaching series that has been extremely well received in the psychiatry residency training program."

     

    "On the consult service at Grady, Ann teaches a multi-disciplinary team that includes residents, psychologists, and an advanced practice provider."

     

    "She has taken a lead role educating her peers on an critical topic - physician suicide"

    Merry Sebelik

    Department of Otolaryngology

    Atlanta VA Medical Center

    "Dr. Sebelik is a Global Health Expert with expertise in Head and Neck and Thyroid disease. She has taught courses in the use of low cost ultrasound in the diagnosis of thyroid disease internationally including Rwanda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia."

    "She is a sponsored speaker in use of ultrasound in courses sponsored by the American College of Surgeons."

    "She actively participates in the education of Otolaryngology Residents, Morehouse students and Emory students at the Atlanta VA.
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    Ashish Sharma

    Department of Biomedical Informatics

    Emory University School of Medicine

    "He is our DGS and holds our teaching program together"

     

    "Always willing to take time to deal with student issues, push forward the program and help recruit the next generation"

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    Tricia Smith

    Department of Emergency Medicine

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "She is an active member of the Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Section and publishes a monthly interesting case which includes case information, ultrasound finding and educational materials. This is distributed to the entire department."

     

    "Beyond her regular US responsibilities she brings learners to the bedside to practice and improve their point of care ultrasound skills. I have observed her teach on multiple occasions and am impressed with her knowledge and ability to transfer that to her learners."

     

    "She has expanded her educational efforts to assist the Grady Trauma program with QA and point of care ultrasound education"

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    Bashar Staitieh

    Department of Medicine

    Emory University Hospital Midtown

    "Bashar is an enthusiastic and prolific teacher during his clinical service time in the ICU and in the pulmonary clinics. He can excite and engage all levels of learners and has an intuitive ability to draw out the best from his learners and inspire them to bring their best to their patient care."

     

    "He is a frequent and popular teacher for grand rounds and lunchtime chalk talks, where he presents a wide range of clinical and physiology topics in a way that is approachable and digestible."

     

    "Bashar also teaches extensively outside of traditional venues, and has piloted teaching talks for ICU nurses and respiratory therapists at Midtown."

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    Quratulain Syed

    Department of Medicine

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "Director for geriatrics rotation for IM residents and preceptor for IM residents at Grady primary care centers, inpatient wards and geriatrics clinic. She is dedicated to creating meaningful curriculum for the residents and teaching them Geriatrics concepts to help them in their medical careers."

     

    "Coordinated exceptional experiences in geriatrics during a month when we had 12 residents rotating at once (we usually have 4-6). The evaluations from this busy month were the highest of the entire academic year."

     

    "Serves on the editorial board for Aquifer Geriatrics, which is a the national curriculum for the American Geriatrics Society" 

     

    "Assistant director for the Southern Geriatrics conference. She helps organize a southeast conference for current providers and trainees to expand their fund of knowledge in caring for elderly patients."

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    Yilang Tang

    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Atlanta VA Medical Center

    "Dr. Yilang Tang is really dedicated in teaching and all residents enjoy working with him."

     

    "He uses all opportunities to impart clinically-relevant pearls and provides excellent care."

     

    "He inspires and motivates residents to think independently and use common sense judgement."

     

    "He is a master in using the Socratic questioning."

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    Tommy Thomas

    Department of Neurology

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "He has an uncanny ability of explaining very complicated processes in very simple terms that everyone can understand."

     

    "He is always poised and relaxed. Does a wonderful job of setting a tone for the group and creating an environment in which everyone can flourish."

     

    "Might have the best clinical acumen of any attending I've ever had. He can see a complicated patient in the ICU and have a deep understanding of their physiology faster than anyone else I know."

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    Stefan Tigges

    Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

    Emory University Hospital

    "Beloved by EUSOM students, including prior choice as an honorary class member. This is unique for Radiology."

     

    "One of EUSOMs very best teachers, winning several school-wide teaching awards. This is also unique for Radiology."

     

    "Teaches using comics (very cool!) and has a popular website."

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    Martha Ward

    Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "Dr. Ward mentors trainees in clinical scholarship and has co-authored several presentations with trainees at national meetings."

     

    "She develops innovative educational opportunities for the medical students using standardized patients."

     

    "Dr. Ward has been a wonderful role model for our Outpatient Psychotherapy Training Program and continuously leads by example."

     

    "Dr. Ward is an Associate Program Director in the Department of Psychiatry. She directs the psychotherapy program and has engaged faculty, residents, and staff in reorganizing the program to meet the learning needs of our residents."

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    Joshua Winer

    Department of Surgery

    Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

    "Josh is an intrinsic part of the Medical Student Education program for the Department of Surgery. For several years, he has served EVERY term as a mentor for a group of 4-6 third year students rotating through the Surgery Clerkship. Mentors are asked to meet with their groups at least 4 times during the 8 week clerkship: Josh meets with his students twice a week, helping them prepare for oral exams, listening to case presentations and generally being a fantastic mentor for all things surgical to these uninitiated students."

     

    "Josh serves on the Medical Student Education Committee for the Department of Surgery and is always there with thoughtful comments and suggestions about improving the experience for both our third and fourth year students."

     

    "Josh serves as an oral examiner for the M3 students, and advises fourth years who come to him to talk about a career in surgery. He is kind to our clerkship coordinators and does an outstanding job with the students. He is also a favorite attending on the wards and in the operating room. He is an outstanding educator"

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    Jennifer Wootten

    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    "Jennifer leads the didactic lecture series for the psychiatry residents during their outpatient year at Grady - she puts significant amount of time and energy into ensuring that these didactics are clinically relevant and high yield."

     

    "Dr. Wootten is the medical director of outpatient psychiatry at Park Place, a major site for our residents' outpatient rotation. She has demonstrated a commitment to teaching and supervising residents in this setting."

     

    "Jennifer provides excellent mentorship through our psychiatry residency program, and is a wonderful supervisor for psychotherapy training"

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    Laura Zajac-Cox

    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

    Emory Rehabilitation Hospital

    "Dr. Zajac-Cox is Member of the American Physical Therapy Association Specialization Academy of Content Experts, yet her day to day demeanor with patients marks her as truly one of the most wise, grounded and intuitive clinicians on faculty. Her dedication to her patients and their families is remarkable and she serves as a model for both colleagues and students with her genuine spirit, deep integrity and fierce passion to grow and learn. "

     

    "Dr. Zajac-Cox is the founding director of the Emory Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program, building the program to national prominence."

     

    "She leads teams of physical therapy students, clinicians and faculty to a yearly service learning program in Jamaica developing innovative care opportunities for individuals with stroke and their families and well as creating humanities based inter professional reflective opportunities to deepen student experiences."