UTMB Pediatric Educator Excellence Awardees 2003 to Present

Link to Nomination Requirements and Forms
Outstanding Educator in Pediatric Medical Student Education for the significant and lasting contribution to medical student education.

2025 - Priscila Martinez, Matt Hay, Xiaoyong Bao, Mark Wolffarth, Hannah Peterson
2024 - Zhibo Yang MD, PhD, Emergency Medicine
2023 - Diana Nguyen DO, Infectious Disease
2022 - Amy Gonzalez MD, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
2021 - Erin Cooney MD, Medical Genetics

Prior to 2020, this award was for faculty at any rank

The Lockhart Above and Beyond Educator Award 
for a faculty member from the department of Pediatrics who has gone above and beyond in advancing the mission of pediatric education at UTMB, named in honor of Dr. Lillian Lockhart, UTMB Pediatric faculty from 1964-2020 (56 years).

2025 - Amy Gonzalez, MD
2024 - Patricia Beach MD
2023 - Terumi Midori-Horiuti MD, PhD
2022 - Victor Reyes PhD, Immunology
2021 - Marie Dawlett MD
2020 - Susie Gerik MD

 

Award for Excellence in Support of Pediatric Education (Outside) for the contribution of faculty in a department other than Pediatrics, or preceptor from a community-based practice, or education supporter from a community agency. 

2024 - Snehal Doshi MD and Travis Billingsley MD, Doshi Neonatal Associates, Beaumont
2023 - Carl Hubbell MD and Renee Brown-Nembhard MD, Beaumont Pediatric Center
2023 - Elizabeth Turner, Smart Family Literacy
2022 - Raymond Kahn MD, FAAP, Pediatrics Around the Bend, Missouri City, TX

2021 - Lee Elam MD & Christina Salazar MD, UTMB Health Pediatric Primary Care, Lake Jackson
2020 - Tiffany Hill MD, UT Health Tyler (Pedi Clerkship)

Prior to 2020, this award had been an award for support from UTMB staff or faculty outside of Pediatrics. The award has now been split into Inside Support (Staff) and Outside-the-Department Support.    

2019 - Mary Jo Urbani MS  (Pedi Admin)
           Leonard Swischuk MD (Pedi Radiology)
2018 - Maylin Gerardo-Lopez, MSN, FNP-C (Gen Peds and Advocacy Center)
2017 - Tayna Vazquez (Pedi Admin)
            Kristin Moorehead (Bay Colony Clinics)
            Kara Thompson MS (Epic Support)
2016 - Lillian Gammage (Pedi Admin)
2015 - Bonnie Webster RN, MS (School of Nursing)
2014 - Lolly Vasquez (Administrative Associate) 
2013 - Tiffany Swain (Pediatric Clerkship Coordinator)
2012 - Darren Burns (Family Medicine, support for Design-a-Case)
2011 - Harold Pine MD (Pedi ENT)
2010 - Tiffany Swain (Pediatric Clerkship Coordinator)
2009 - Mary Jo Urbani MS (Systems Analyst/Instructional Technologist)
2008 - Tresea Moradi (Continuity Clinic Head OSA)
2007 - Barbara Ladd (Recruitment Coordinator)           
           Catalina Castro (Residency Coordinator)
2006 - Shannon Carroll (Clerkship coordinator)
           Stacey Monroe (ECI LAUNCH Outreach Coordinator) 
2005 - Judith Rowen MD (Clerkship Director)

 

 

Excellence in Pediatric Residency Education for the noteworthy contributions to the education and training of pediatric residents. 

2025- Rick Rupp MD, Maria Franco Fuenmayor MD
2024 - Alexa Coon, DO, Developmental and Behavioral Health
2023 - Cleavon Covington DO, Asthma, Allergy and Immunology
2022 - Marcela Navarro Holguin MD, General Pediatrics
2021 - Amber Hairfield DO, Academic General Pediatrics


 

Award for Excellence in Support of Pediatric Education (Staff)for the contribution of a UTMB staff member

2024 - Richard Briley MEd, CHSE, UTMB Interprofessional Simulation Center
2023 - Madalyn Werking. Administrative Associate
2022 - Christy Humphrey, Residency Program Manager
2021 - Tayna Vazquez, Pedi Administration
2020 - Tiffany Swain, Pedi Clerkship Coordinator

 

 

Golden Rattle Award selected by the Residents

2025 - Judy Rowen
2023 - Maria Franco-Fuenmayor MD
2022 - Cleavon Covington MD
2021 - Marie Dawlett MD
2020 - Amber Hairfield MD
2019 - Leticia Castillo MD 
2018 - Sharon Sanchez MD
2017 - Lane Shirley MD
2016 - Shivani Tripathi MD
2014 - Patricia Rogers MD
2011 - Rayne Rouce MD
2010 - Patricia Beach MD
2009 - Rafael Fonseca MD
2008 - Frederick Huang MD
2007 - Sunil Jain MD
2006 - Keith Bly MD
2005 - Patricia Rogers MD
2004 - Neera Kansal Khilnani MD
2003 - Keith Bly MD 

 

 

Previous awards given by the Department

Community Preceptor Award

Award discontinued in 2020. Community Preceptors are eligible for the Award for Excellence in Support of Pediatric Education (Outside).  Link here for recipients 1996-2019

 


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