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John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine

Excellence in Clinical Teaching Awards

Each year, five faculty will be selected for the Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award. This award recognizes the fundamental concept, exemplified by Sir William Osler, that the development of outstanding physicians occurs primarily in clinical settings (ambulatory or in-patient). Each recipient of the award will receive $5,000 for support of his or her professional development and/or teaching programs.

The following attributes are used to define excellence in clinical teaching:

  1. Demonstrates patient-centered focus of excellent teaching and care;
  2. Serves as a role model of care and compassion of learners and patients and exemplifies professional behavior; shows respect for the learner, patient, and other health care providers;
  3. Demonstrates enthusiasm and enjoyment;
  4. Demonstrates inquisitiveness and values inquiry;
  5. Creates an enjoyable, challenging, and "safe" learning environment;
  6. Sets high, but obtainable, standards;
  7. Assists in the development of clinical skills, including patient history, physical exam, procedures, and clinical reasoning;
  8. Integrates basic science with clinical care;
  9. Demonstrates patience;
  10. Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability; is open-minded;
  11. Provides useful and relevant feedback;
  12. Demonstrates teamwork and multi-disciplinary care;
  13. Is genuine.

Nominations can come from students, house staff, faculty and staff and must include a statement no more than 200 words in length describing how the candidate exemplifies excellence in clinical teaching. (Current Osler Scholars are not eligible.) Letters of nomination should be addressed to the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine and sent to Ms. Rosemary Lindley, 8.208 Rebecca Sealy Hospital, Route 0162, or electronically as a Word document (to rmlindle@utmb.edu). The deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 3, 2008.

Individuals selected will be ineligible for two subsequent years after selection.

  • 2008 awardees: Drs. Sandra Hatch, John Luk, William Nealon, Juan Sarria and Roger Soloway

  • 2007 awardees: Drs. Michael Boyars, Mukaila Raji and Cindy Wigg

The recipients will be announced in July 2009 during the 8th annual Osler Oration.