Our 3RC faculty educators are often recognized locally and nationally for their teaching and commitment to medical education.
Excellence in Education Awards
Outstanding Longitudinal Educator: William McIvor, MD, FASA; Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
Outstanding Clinical Skills Preceptor: Emily Geramita, MD, PhD; Department of Medicine
Outstanding Course Lead: Jenifer Lee, MD; Professor of Medicine (Cardiology course Co-director)
Outstanding Course Lead: Bill Yates, PhD; Professor of Otolaryngology & Neuroscience (Neurosciences course Co-Director)
Carl R. Fuhrman Clinical Educator of the Year Award
Michael Simonson, MD, MS; Assistant Professor of Medicine (clinical skills preceptor)
Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award
Anthony Cyr, MD, PhD; Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (clinical skills preceptor)
Kathryn Leyens, MD; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (clinical skills preceptor)
Sarah Jones, MD; Clinical Instructor of Medicine (clinical skills preceptor)
Stacy Bartlett, MD; Assistant Professor of Family Medicine (clinical skills preceptor)
Award for Foundational Science Education
Lydia Strattan, PhD; Assistant Professor of Pathology (Anatomy Lead)
Social Justice Educator Award
Alfred Shoukry, MD; Assistant Professor of Medicine (Patient, Physician & Society course Co-Director)
William I. Cohen Award for Excellence in Clinical Skills Instruction
Ben Sprague, MD, MS; Assistant Professor of Medicine (Intro to Clinical Medicine course Co-Director)
Danielle Heffner, MD; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Intro to Clinical Medicine course Co-Director)
Donald S. Fraley Award for Medical Student Mentoring
Evelyn Reis, MD; Associate Dean for the Learning Environment (clinical skills preceptor)
Kenneth E. Schuit Award, Recognizing the Dean's Master Educators
Robin Maier, MD, MA; Associate Professor of Family Medicine (longitudinal educator, clinical skills preceptor, clerkship director)
Steve Trushel, PhD – Pitt Professionalism Accolade, Dec 2024 (Director, Visual Human Atlas, MS1-2)
Appointed to the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators (ADME), Sept 2024
The Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators recognizes and rewards excellence in education, strives to advance education through innovation and professional development of faculty, and supports and promotes educational scholarship.
Amanda Brown, MD, Clinical Skills Preceptor
Sylvia Choi, MD, Longitudinal Educator
Debbie DiNardo, MD, Clinical Reasoning Thread Co-Lead
Brett McAninch, MD, Clinical Reasoning Thread Co-Lead
Sarah Merriam, MD, Leadership Thread Co-Director
Arjun Pennathur, MD, Clinical Skills Preceptor & Longitudinal Educator
Louis Rapkin, MD, Clinical Skills Preceptor, Longitudinal Educator, Hematology Thread Lead, Oncology Course Director
Martin Schmidt, PhD, Keystone Fundamentals Block Director
Gaetan Sgro, MD, Clinical Skills Preceptor
Steven Truschel, MD, Visual Human Atlas Director
Eloho Ufomata, MD, Clinical Skills Preceptor, Co-Lead
Claire Yanta, MD, Longitudinal Educator