2016 Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Award / DFMCH Teaching Faculty Award
Description / This honor will is bestowed to a department faculty member who has demonstrated meritorious achievement in the education of medical students, residents, and/or other health professionals.
This award is intended to recognize teaching faculty whose professional duties do not position them for awards or recognition in other pursuits such as research and administration. As such, it is an opportunity to formally recognize valued but occasionally unsung faculty who contribute so richly to our teaching mission.
Criteria & Supporting Materials / Criteria upon which the award is based:
Demonstrated meritorious achievement in the education of medical students, residents, and/or other health professionals
Supporting Materials:
Candidate’s CV
One-page description of his/her teaching activities and accomplishments
Any supporting documentation (teaching evaluations, letters of support, etc)
  • Supporting materials are necessary and nominations will not be considered without supporting material.
  • Please limit supporting documentation to no more than 10 pages.

Eligibility / Faculty in our graduate medical education programs (North Memorial, St. Joseph’s. St. John’s, Smiley’s, Methodist, Mankato, St. Cloud, Duluth, HPM, and Sports Medicine) and other administrative areas (medical student education, PHS, research, geriatrics, etc)
Award Amount / A plaque and $1,000 check will be presented to one award recipient.
Who can nominate / DFMCH Faculty (self nominations encouraged)
DFMCH Residency/Fellowship Program Staff
DFMCH Family Medicine Residents & Fellows
Third and Fourth Year Medical Students
We particularly welcome nominations from medical students or family medicine residents.
Individuals can nominate however we greatly encourage you to collaborate on your nominations.
Notes / Historically the winning awards answered the criteria and provided the most compelling and in depth descriptions. Please pay close attention to the criteria and documents requested.
Submission Deadline / Thursday, April 28, 2016
Award / DFMCH Teaching Faculty Award
Name of Nominee
Name of Nominator
Is PD aware of nomination? /  Yes  No
Description of his/her teaching activities and accomplishments (limit to one page)

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