1. Annual Teaching Awards
It is my pleasure to present our teaching awards for the Academic Year ending in June These awards are made based on a review of the evaluations by both medical students & by residents.
Department of Surgery
October 1st 2015

2. Medical Student Teaching Resident Awards
General Surgery
EJ Buckley
Erin Canopy
Allie McDow
Nick Mouw
Ben Rejowski
Susan Wetzel
Orthopedic Surgery
Gonzalo Barinaga
Otolaryngology
Staci Garland
Aditi Mohankumar
Scott Montgomery
Coral Tieu
Joe White

3. Medical Student Teaching Resident Awards
Plastic Surgery
Abigail Cochran
Mauricio De la Garza
Lauren Hutchinson
Kate McKenna
Shaun Mendenhall
Amanda Ross
Michael Ruebhausen
Ryan Schmucker
Urology
Julia Fiuk
Nataly Francois
Dan Sadowski
Vascular Surgery
Sarah Koch

4. Resident Teacher of the Year Medical Student Teaching
Amazing! Clearly enjoys teaching & interacting with students.
Spent a substantial amount of time teaching me suturing techniques, quizzing me on surgical knowledge, & always made sure I was involved in the OR. Best resident!
Great with patients & students.
Taught me a lot. So helpful in getting me involved & teaching me basic principles behind wound closure & management.
Approachable. Enjoys teaching & is good at it. Patient. Encourages students to get involved. Teaches suturing well.
Abigail Cochran
Plastic Surgery

5. Medical Student Teaching Faculty Awards
General Surgery
Sabha Ganai
Marc Garfinkel
John Mellinger
Jan Rakinic
Adam Reid
Jarrod Wall
Pediatric Surgery
Kim Molik
Cardiac Surgery
William Pyle
Otolaryngology
Leonard Rybak
Pediatric Surgery
Kim Molik

6. Medical Student Teaching Faculty Awards
Orthopedic Surgery
Saadiq El-Amin
Plastic Surgery
Nada Berry
Michael Neumeister
Nicole Sommer
Urology
Toby Kohler
Vascular Surgery
James Pan
Springfield Clinic
Pete Hofmann
Physician Assistants
Tony Grasch
Heather Hall
Please congratulate all

7. Medical Student Teaching Faculty Teacher of the Year f the Year (Student)
Allows time for questions & really tries to get students involved. Wonderful examples of how to clearly communicate with patients.
Excellent, very approachable.
Fantastic doctor & teacher
In clinic took time to explain everything in detail.
Positive motivator! Makes you feel comfortable doing new & challenging tasks.
Very focused on procedures, but very willing to answer any questions.
Very positive, includes everyone & answers questions clearly.
Very professional & outstanding bedside manner
Wonderful instructor & excellent clinician.
Wonderful to work with, so kind & patient & always eager to teach

8. Medical Student Teaching Faculty Teacher of the Year of
John Mellinger MD

9. Resident Teaching Orthopedic Surgery General Surgery Holly Brockman
Paul Cagle
Per Freitag
Ra’Kerry Rahman
Keith R Gabriel
General Surgery
Sabha Ganai
John Mellinger
Prasad Poola
Adam Reid
John Sutyak
Jarrod Wall
Now we move on to the Awards for faculty excellence in teaching the residents. Again please come to the front as I call out your name:

10. Resident Teaching Urology Otolaryngology Vascular Surgery
Ahmed El-Zawahry
Toby Kohler
Brad Schwartz
Vascular Surgery
Kim Hodgson
Doug Hood
Otolaryngology
Richard Bass
Carol Bauer
Dana Crosby
Emergency Medicine
Jonathan De La Cruz
Myto Duong

11. Springfield Clinic Michelle Alepra Tomasz Borowiecki Philip Garcia
Matt Gardner
Sam Grampsas
Rodney Herrin
Pete Hoffman
Leo Ludwig
Chris Maender
Barry Mulshine
Paul Pacheco
Timothy Van Fleet
Charles Wilson
Brett Wolters
Chris Wottowa

12. Resident Teaching Faculty Teacher of the Year
Has contributed significantly to our didactics & revamped journal club, for the better.
Almost always in attendance at Monday morning conference.
Always available for questions.
Knowledgeable & excellent teacher in & out of OR
Allows resident to do everything in their comfort level with a masterful teaching guiding hand. He is out of this world. I have been on call and (without breaking duty hours) stayed around his cases or clinic to just learn from him. A 10 min conversation in the hall makes you a better surgeon. I could go on and on.
We have an overall award for the Faculty Teacher of the Year for Resident Training

13. Resident Teaching Faculty Teacher of the Year
Paul Cagle, jr. MD

14. Outstanding Surgical Educator Junior Faculty
Includes students extensively in discussion & does great job assessing knowledge & filling gaps. Interested in student growth.
Always available for questions. Uses current literature for decision making. Excellent teaching, takes time to teach patients/families/students/residents. Will guide you through decision making to make every opportunity a new chance to learn.
Has a positive presence and is great example of how to treat everyone no matter who they are or what their role is. He is constantly kind, which is rare in this culture.
Developed great rapport with patients,& taught residents & students in a very non-threatening way.
Has brought back a lot of new knowledge and surgical techniques that will benefit the residents. Finds opportunities to share teaching points on the wards and in the OR.

15. Outstanding Surgical Educator Junior Faculty
Adam Reid MD

16. Outstanding Surgical Educator Senior Faculty
Patient with students & residents. Takes real interest in ensuring students get good experience & learn.
Provides appropriate independence in the OR. Thinks out loud which is helpful to hear clinical decision-making process
Makes resident feel comfortable with asking questions
A stupid question is never stupid. Explanations are clear cut. Helpful in answering questions and very encouraging. Very good at teaching through interactive methods.
Went out of his way to make sure I was learning. Very professional, encouraging & selflessly gave students dedicated time every day to help answer any questions we. During rounds he often included relevant teaching points and made me feel very much a part of the team.

17. Outstanding Surgical Educator Senior FacultyYear (Student)
Jarrod Wall MB