Department of Surgery September 5 th 2013 Annual Teaching Awards

Resident Teaching Awards General Surgery  Bill Bailey  Jac Cooper  Allie Dailey  Debb Date  Chad Gonczy  Nick Mouw Orthopedic Surgery  Ryan Beck  Brian Dahl Otolaryngology  Amy Ingram  Jennifer Nelson  David Timme

Resident Teaching Awards Plastic Surgery  Ashley Amalfi  Theresa Hegge  Shaun Mendenhall  Kelli Webb Urology  Nataly Francois  Luke Frederick  Thomas Frye Vascular Surgery  Sarah Koch  Nick Nolte  James Pan

Resident Teacher of the Year  Great teacher, patient, & helpful.  Took time to help me think through patient complaints & teach me about them.  Very thorough teacher answered all questions & directed my learning in field.  Excellent teacher gives great feedback.  Excellent explanations for things and & when I wasn't sure of what to do.  Worked hard with me to increase my knowledge.  Enthusiastic & encouraged participation. Jennifer Nelson Otolaryngology

Faculty – Student Teaching Cardiac Surgery  Steve Hazelrigg  William Pyle Emergency Medicine  Ted Clark Otolaryngology  Richard Bass  Mike Brenner  Tom Robbins  Leonard Rybak  Gayle Woodson General Surgery  Sajida Ahad  Bulent Cetindag  Marc Garfinkel  John Mellinger  Jan Rakinic  Don Ramsey  John Sutyak  Jarrod Wall

Faculty – Student Teaching Orthopedic Surgery  Saadiq El-Amin  Khal Saleh Plastic Surgery Nada Berry Michael Neumeister Neurosurgery Devin Amin Jose Espinosa Jeff Cozzens Vascular Surgery Kim Hodgson Doug Hood Springfield Clinic Pete Hoffmann Paul Pacheco Jim Thiele Urology Toby Kohler Brad Schwartz

Faculty Teacher of the Year (Student)  Approachable. Never felt uncomfortable asking questions. Appreciated he would explain things during case  Calming presence. Excellent teacher & demeanor. Someone who I look up to.  Incorporates student in conversation.  Great teacher, wonderful physician, kind.  Treated everyone with respect. Encouraged questions.  Enjoys teaching students, allows participation in surgery.  Great physician - amazing with patients and with coordinating the healthcare team. Good example of a role model to look up to.

Faculty Teacher of the Year (Student) John Mellinger MD Professor & Chief General Surgery Program Director

Faculty – Resident Teaching General Surgery John Mellinger Don Ramsey David Rea John Sutyak Jarrod Wall Dawn Wietfeldt Plastic Surgery Nada Berry Reuben Bueno Orthopedic Surgery Keith R Gabriel Ronald Romanelli Leo Ludwig Chris Maender Khal Saleh Christopher Wottowa

Faculty – Resident Teaching Otolaryngology Richard Bass Philip Garcia Xinyan Huang Cardiac Surgery Steve Hazelrigg Urology Samuel Grampsas Toby Kohler, Brad Schwartz Charles Wilson Vascular Surgery Doug Hood

Faculty Teacher of the Year (Resident)  Good mentor for the behavior of a physician.  Has been a great role model for the past 5 years.  A great surgeon but remains humble in the face of both complications and successes. Provides clear explanations to complex decisions. Cares greatly for his patients. Hopefully will continue to collaborate in the future despite being 'competition'.  Does an outstanding job of encouraging residents in the OR to constantly improve. He corrects as needed, but also encourages us with the things we do well. He gives an appropriate amount of autonomy to residents in clinic and his approach to discussing difficult issues with patients in clinic stimulates honest and frank discussions regarding choices for treatments and outcomes.

Faculty Teacher of the Year (Resident)  Takes great interest in the training & development of residents & does everything he can to help us get better.  Has been a foundation of my surgical education.  Dedication to our education is evident & greatly appreciated by all the residents. Has been integral to my education as a surgeon and physician.  Cares about his patients as though they are family, and treats all with respect. The surgeon I aspire to be like.  Always encourages performing at a high level. Gives residents abundant hands on time in the OR.  I hope to be as good someday  Clinically savvy and beloved by the residents  A model of humility and patient centered care

Faculty Teacher of the Year (Resident) Brad Schwartz DO Urology

Outstanding Surgical Educator  Has been fantastic to have as a teacher for the last five years. Appropriately demands professionalism and literature or guideline backed clinical decisions. Is diplomatic & a resident advocate almost to a fault. A good friend.  Gifted teacher with uncanny ability to teach residents where their knowledge ends & then adding the next level of things to learn.  His high level of enthusiasm for guiding residents and medical students is apparent in his demeanor & conduct. A patient teacher in the clinic and OR.

Outstanding Surgical Educator  Always made things fun & educational.  Went out of his way to teach me & allowed me to get involved as much as possible.  Kept me busy, challenged my knowledge & comfort level, & pushed me to exceed expectations.  Excellent teacher & gets students involved. Great attitude.  Made a good effort to include me & talk to me.  Answered my questions, Helpful. Willing to talk to me about my career choice. Good teacher.

Outstanding Surgical Educator Toby Kohler MD Program Director Urology