Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award
The Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award honors program directors who find innovative ways to teach residents and to provide quality health care while remaining connected to the initial impulse to care for others in this environment. Parker J. Palmer’s book The Courage to Teach promotes the concept of "living divided no more," which has proven relevant to teaching in academic health centers.
2022 Award Recipients
Michael Aylward, MD, FACP, FAAP
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nicole M. Paradise Black, MD, MEd
Pediatrics
University of Florida, Shands Children’s Hospital
Gainesville, Florida
Joshua Seth Broder, MD
Emergency Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina
Heather L. Burrows, MD, PhD
Pediatrics
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nikhil Hemady, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine
Pontiac General Hospital
Pontiac, Michigan
Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS
Surgery
Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sachin Kedar, MBBS, MD, FAAN
Neurology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Vance Y. Sohn, MD, FACS, FSSO
Surgery
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
2021 Award Recipients
Ann C. Schwartz, MD
Psychiatry
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Daniel I. Steinberg, MD, SFHM, FACP
Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
David A. Wininger, MD, FACP
Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus; Ohio
David K. Barnes, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
University of California Davis Health
Sacramento, California
Joanne Valeriano-Marcet, MD
Rheumatology
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida
John F. McConville, MD
Internal Medicine
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Julie B. McCausland, MD, MS, FACEP
Transitional Year
UPMC Medical Education
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stacey Quintero Wolfe, MD, FAANS
Neurological Surgery
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Steven R. Brown, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix Family Medicine Residency
Phoenix, Arizona
Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD
Dermatopathology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
2020 Award Recipients
Robyn J. Blair, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
Preston Howard Blomquist, MD
Ophthalmology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Keith A. Delman, MD, FACS
Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Fiona E. Gallahue, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Donald L. Gilbert, MD, MS
Pediatric Neurology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Gabriella G. Gosman, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
UPMC Medical Education
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Suzanne McLaughlin, MD, MSc
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Abby L. Spencer, MD, MS, FACP
Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Lisa L. Willett, MD, MACM
Internal Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Edwin L. Zalneraitis, MD
Pediatrics
University of Connecticut School of Medicine Connecticut Children’s
Hartford, Connecticut
2019 Award Recipients
David Della-Giustina, MD, FACEP
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Sima Desai, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Douglas Fredrick, MD
Program Director for Ophthalmology
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, California
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, California
Lyell K. Jones, Jr., MD
Program Director for Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Sandra A. Moutsios, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Brett W. Robbins, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Bradford G. Scott, MD
Program Director for Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH
Program Director Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Cindy Wigg, MD
Program Director Psychiatry
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
2018 Award Recipients
Saadia Akhtar, MD
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai Beth Israel/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Mount Sinai Beth Israel/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
John Del Valle, MD, AGAF, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Benjamin Doolittle, MD, MDiv
Program Director for Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Yale University
Kensington, Connecticut
Yale University
Kensington, Connecticut
Kimberly D. Manning, MD
Program Director for Transitional Year
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Vishad Nabili, MD, FACS
Christopher Nagy, MD
Program Director for Anesthesiology
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Jerry Rushton, MD, MPH
Program Director for Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jamshid Shirani, MD
Program Director for Cardiovascular Diseases
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Suzanne K. Woods, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina
2017 Award Recipients
Melvin S. Blanchard, MD, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Barnes Jewish Hospital/
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Barnes Jewish Hospital/
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Steven H. Bowman, MD, FACEP
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Cook County Health and Hospital System
Chicago, IL
Cook County Health and Hospital System
Chicago, IL
Susie Buchter, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Sharhabeel M. Jwayyed, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Summa Health
Akron, OH
Summa Health
Akron, OH
Adam I. Levine, MD
Program Director for Anesthesiology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Vu Q.C. Nguyen, MD, MBA
Program Director for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Carolinas Medical Center/Carolinas Rehabilitation
Charlotte, NC
Carolinas Medical Center/Carolinas Rehabilitation
Charlotte, NC
Jill A. Patton, DO
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Richard J. Pels, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Vicki Shanker, MD
Program Director for Neurology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Downtown
New York, NYA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Downtown
New York, NYA
William T. Shimeall, MD, MPH, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/National Capital Consortium
Bethesda, MD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/National Capital Consortium
Bethesda, MD
2016 Award Recipients
Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MBA
Program Director for Anesthesiology
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Alexander M. Djuricich, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Michael L. Epter, DO, FAAEM
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Maricopa Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ
Maricopa Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ
Jay B. Hollander, MD
Program Director for Urology
Beaumont Health – Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI
Beaumont Health – Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI
Jaffar Khan, MD, FAAN
Eileen J. Klein, MD, MPH
Program Director for Pediatric Emergency Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
Michael F. O’Connor, MD, FCCM
Program Director for Anesthesia and Critical Care
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Phillip N. Rauk, MD
Program Director for Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
Eric J. Warm, MD, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Curtis Whitehair, MD, FAAPMR
Program Director for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital & Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital & Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
2015 Award Recipients
Anthony C. Arnold, MD
Program Director for Ophthalmology
Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Bashar M. Attar, MD, PhD
Program Director for Gastroenterology
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Chicago, IL
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Chicago, IL
Samuel H. Borden, MD
Program Director for Medicine-Pediatrics
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Kalli J. Doyle, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
Beaumont Health System; Oakland University William Beaumont
School of Medicine
Royal Oak, MI
Beaumont Health System; Oakland University William Beaumont
School of Medicine
Royal Oak, MI
Karl C. Golnik, MD, MEd
Program Director for Ophthalmology
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
E. Ann Gormley, MD
Program Director for Urology
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Kevin M. Means, MD
Program Director for Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
LTC Matthew W. Short, MD, FAAFP
Program Director for Transitional Year
Madigan Healthcare System
Puyallup, WA
Madigan Healthcare System
Puyallup, WA
Christopher K. Varley, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
Beaumont Health System; Oakland University William Beaumont
School of Medicine
Royal Oak, MI
Beaumont Health System; Oakland University William Beaumont
School of Medicine
Royal Oak, MI
Kenneth Zuckerman, MD
Program Director for Hematology and Oncology University of South Florida
and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
2014 Award Recipients
Keith H. Baker, MD, PhD
Program Director for Anesthesiology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Joseph B. Cofer, MD, FACS
Program Director for General Surgery
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Chattanooga, TN
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Chattanooga, TN
Sidney M. Gospe, Jr., MD, PhD
Program Director for Child Neurology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
William R. Graessle, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
Saba A. Hasan, MD, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
Eric D. Katz, MD
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Angelisa M. Paladin, MD
Program Director for Diagnostic Radiology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
R. Franklin Trimm, III, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Mobile, AL
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Mobile, AL
Art Walaszek, MD
Daniel C. West, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
2013 Award Recipients
Wallace A. Carter, MD
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
New York Presbyterian
New York, NY
New York Presbyterian
New York, NY
Richard T. Jennings, MD, MS
Program Director for Aerospace Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
John D. Mahan, Jr., MD
Program Director for Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology
Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Bryan L. Martin, DO
Program Director for Allergy and Immunology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
David Schulman, MD, MPH
Program Director for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Deborah A. Schwengel, MD
Program Director for Anesthesiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD
Program Director for Neurological Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Craig D. Shriver, MD, FACS
Program Director for General Surgery
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
David B. Sweet, MD, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Summa Health System / NEOMED
Akron, OH
Summa Health System / NEOMED
Akron, OH
William M. Tierney, MD
Program Director for Gastroenterology
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
2012 Award Recipients
Felix K. Ankel, MD
Emergency Medicine
Regions Hospital/ HealthPartners Institute of Medical Education
St. Paul, MN
Regions Hospital/ HealthPartners Institute of Medical Education
St. Paul, MN
Stephanie A. Call, MD, MSPH
Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Grace L. Caputo, MD, MPH
Pediatrics
Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
D. Scott Gantt, D.O., FACC, FSCAI
Cardiovascular Disease
Texas A&M University HSC-Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Temple, TX
Texas A&M University HSC-Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Temple, TX
Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA
Psychiatry
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Mary E. Klingensmith, MD
Surgery
Washington University/BJH/SLCH Consortium Program
St. Louis, MO
Washington University/BJH/SLCH Consortium Program
St. Louis, MO
Alan K. Louie, MD, DFAPA
Psychiatry
San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
San Mateo, CA
San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
San Mateo, CA
Charles B. Seelig, MD, MS, FACP
Internal Medicine
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, CT
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, CT
Rebecca R. Swan, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
Andrew J. Varney, MD
Internal Medicine
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
2011 Award Recipients
Maria Aaron, MD
Ophthalmology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Stanley Ashley, MD
General Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Mark Bugnitz, MD
Pediatrics
University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN
University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Christian de Virgilio, MD
General Surgery
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
Byron Joyner, MD, MPA, FAAP, FACS
Urology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Gregory Kane, MD, FACP, FCCP
Internal Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Tsveti Markova, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine
Wayne State University/Crittenton
Rochester, MI
Wayne State University/Crittenton
Rochester, MI
Vijay Rajput, MD
Internal Medicine
UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Camden)/Cooper University Hospital Program
Camden, NJ
UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Camden)/Cooper University Hospital Program
Camden, NJ
Karen J. Souter, MB BS, FRCA
Anesthesiology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Ann E. Van Heest, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
2010 Award Recipients
Ramesh Ayyala, MD
Ophthalmology
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
John Frohna, MD
Pediatrics
University of Wisconsin Hospitals
& Clinics
Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin Hospitals
& Clinics
Madison, WI
Michael Hart, MD
Surgery
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Ronald Maier, MD
Surgical Critical Care
UW School of Medicine &
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
UW School of Medicine &
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Eileen Reynolds, MD
Internal Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Michael Rhodes, MD
Family Medicine
Utah Valley
Provo, UT
Utah Valley
Provo, UT
Gregory Rouan, MD
Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH
Philip Shayne, MD
Emergency Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Prathibha Varkey, MD
Preventive Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Diane Wayne, MD
Internal Medicine
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
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