Lifetime Achievement in Medical Education Award

The award honors lifetime achievement in all our education programs including M.D., Ph.D., postdoctoral and residency training, and continuing medical education. This award recognizes truly outstanding faculty educators who are making exceptional contributions to medical education; thus, this may not be awarded every year.

Criteria

Nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education must include the following in a single PDF file. Individual nomination letters and letters of support must be limited to one page. For letters exceeding the one page requirement, only the first page will be considered.

  1. A letter of nomination. 
  2. A letter of support from a colleague. 
  3. Current resume or curriculum vitae.

Submit a Nomination

To submit a nomination, please click here and select ‘Faculty, Staff, & Learners’. (Level 2 password required).

The 2024 nomination deadline TBD.

Past Award Winners

2019: R. Van Harrison, Ph.D. & Ronald J. Koenig, M.D., Ph.D.
2018: Andrew R. Barnosky, D.O., MPH & Larry D. Gruppen, Ph.D.
2017: Kate F. Barald, Ph.D. & Michael J. Shea, M.D.
2016: James O. Woolliscroft, M.D.
2015: Henry D. Appelman, M.D.
2014: Louis G. D'Alecy, D.M.D., Ph.D. & Kent J. Sheets, Ph.D.
2013: Terry J. Bergstrom, M.D.
2012: Douglas J. Gelb, M.D., Ph.D.
2011: Bernard Agranoff, M.D., Ph.D. & N. Cary Engleberg, M.D., D.T.M.H.
2010: Carol A. Kauffman, M.D.
2009: Thomas D. Gelehrter, M.D.
2008: Roger Grekin, M.D.
2007: Mary Ellen A. Hernandez, M.D.
2006: Richard D. Judge, M.D.
2005: James C. Sisson, M.D.
2004: Benedict Lucchesi, M.D., Ph.D.
2003: Kyung Cho, M.D.
2002: Mel Barclay, M.D. and Gerald Abrams, M.D.
2001: Roland (Red) Hiss, M.D.