The Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators is committed to recognizing and celebrating health professions educators and acknowledging extraordinary work through the FAME Recognition for Excellence in Teaching Award. Since great teaching occurs in a wide array of settings, this award may recognize outstanding teachers from any Feinberg learning environment or affiliated teaching site.

Nominations

Members of the Feinberg community may nominate any individual that they feel is an excellent teacher, including faculty, students, housestaff, nurses and staff.

The nomination form is open year-round; award recipients will be announced on a rolling basis. To nominate an individual please click here. 

Recent Winners

• Adam S Gordon, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
• Minjee Kim, MD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology (Stroke and Neurocritical Care)
• Nikita Patel, MD
  Resident Physician, PGY-2, Department of Internal Medicine
• Babette S Sanders, DPT
  Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences
• Noman Shahid, MD
  Instructor of Family and Community Medicine
• Rachel S Tappan, PT, DPT
  Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences and Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)

Previous Winners - Formerly "Outstanding Teacher Award"

• William A Muller, MD, PhD
  Janardan K. Reddy, MD Professor of Pathology
  Professor of Pathology (Experimental Pathology) and Pathology (Autopsy)
• Shunyou Gong, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Pathology (Pediatric Pathology)
• Nikhil Murthy, MD, MS
  Resident Physician, PGY-6, Department of Neurosurgery
• Matthew Hartwell, MD
  Resident Physician, PGY-4, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Daniel Johnson, MD
  Resident Physician, PGY-4, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Muhammad Mutawakkil, MD
  Resident Physician, PGY-4, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Mia Qin, MD
  Resident Physician, PGY-4, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Ognjen Stevanovic, MD
  Resident Physician, PGY-4, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Zachary Smith, MD, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery
• Bijal V Jain, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
• Adam Weiner, MD, resident in the Department of Urology
• Andre Son, MD, Thoracic Surgery resident in the Department of Surgery
• Marcello Cherchi, MD, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department
• Roberto Lopez-Rosado, DPT, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences
• Alice T Lyon, MD, Director of Retina Service in the Department of Ophthalmology; Leonard and Bernice Lavin Endowed Ophthalmology Research Professor; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
• June M McKoy, MD, JD, MBA, Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics) and Preventive Medicine
• Rukhsana G Mirza, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Medical Education
• Matthew J Pirotte, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
• Roneil Malkani, MD, assistant professor of Sleep Medicine in the Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology
• Adrienne Taylor, MD, resident in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Studies
• Monica E. Rho, MD, assistant professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Stuart Prenner, MD, Cardiology fellow in the Department of Medicine