As part of our commitment to celebrating excellence in medical education, the Center for Medical Education at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine presents numerous annual teaching awards. Recipients of the following awards are recognized at the school’s annual education retreat.
The Edmond S. Ricanati, MD Award
The Edmond S. Ricanati, MD Award is presented to three faculty members and two senior medical students for excellence in IQ Facilitation.
The 2022 awardees were:
- Alan Hirsh, MD
- William Katzin, MD, PhD
- Qingzhong Kong, PhD
- Kelli Levine, M4
- Scott Weber, M4
The Tom Mettee, MD Foundations of Clinical Medicine Award
The Tom Mettee, MD Foundations of Clinical Medicine Award for exceptional contributions in teaching and mentoring has been given five times since its inception to a physician that we have felt deserving of this to honor Dr. Tom Mettee. It is a biennial award that involves a committee of faculty, students, and staff to review individuals recommended for consideration. The award is given out in even years, and won’t be given out again until 2024.
Past recipients included:
- Daniel Wolpaw, MD (2014)
- Amitabh Goel, MD, FACS (2016)
- Heidi Gullett, MD (2018)
- Michael Joshua Seidman, MD (2020)
- Lisa C. Navracruz, MD, FAAFP, AAHIVS (2022)
Nomination Criteria
Nominees for the Tom Mettee, MD Foundations of Clinical Medicine Award must be Case Western Reserve University faculty clinicians who work with School of Medicine medical students in outpatient clinical setting(s) in their pre-clerkship years, and who demonstrate exceptional contributions in teaching and mentoring as exemplified by Dr. Mettee:
- Goes above and beyond expectations, committed to providing quality clinical teaching, feedback, mentorship in the pre-clerkship years (verified by quantity teaching hours).
- Possesses a capacity for seeing the best qualities of the individual, helping them to see the best in themselves.
- Models a strong patient-focused relationship for student(s) and team(s) throughout the outpatient medical community.
- Promotes art of medicine through sustained, humanistic commitment to patients (e.g., hands on, creative, humorous).
Nominees must be preceptor(s) who have worked in one of the following pre-clerkship longitudinal programs: Community Patient-Care Preceptorship (CPCP), Longitudinal Clinical Skills Program (LCSP-Outpatient Clinical Sessions), MSTP Clinical Tutorial (completed prior to October 2021), Aging in Place, iLEAP, Patient Navigator, Student-Run Health Clinic, or other clinical community sites (≥ 3+ years). This does not include shadowing experiences.
IMPORTANT: Previous award recipients cannot be nominated.
Dr. Tom Mettee was truly an exemplar in so many ways. He was the ultimate family physician, dedicated to his patients and their families in the most unique and devoted manner. He was a role model for medical students who would shadow him, do a preceptorship with him or who were in need of clinical mentoring. Tom had incredible charisma and charm that did not escape anyone who came in his midst. His devotion, thoroughness of care, memory and respect for personal stories was not lost on anyone. He loved to teach students. He always taught by modeling and by asking questions. He never lectured. He adored helping his students learn through discovery and rewarded their curiosity with his warm accolades and wonderful humor.
The 2022 Top Trainee Teachers
The 2022 Top Trainee Teachers recognized by the academic community included:
- Dr. Maria Fam, PGY3, Family Medicine at University Hospital
- Dr. Daniel Livingston, PGY6, Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellow at MetroHealth Medical Center
- Dr. George Matar, PGY2, Family medicine resident at University Hospitals
The Kaiser-Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award
The Kaiser-Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award honors four members of the medical school faculty in recognition of excellence in teaching. Funded by the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, this award celebrates the high value of teaching at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and is presented to two pre-clinical and two clinical faculty members from the university and college programs each year at commencement.
Teaching excellence involves more than energy and intellectual excellence. The physician has a lifetime obligation to continuously question and learn how to best care for their patients. Some teachers carry this responsibility with exceptional seriousness and grace. The best teachers help the students to do the same. The most valued teacher may be one whose approach or attitude is so perceptive that, confronted with a difficult situation, the student has a recurring image of this teacher in reflective consultation. They may be memorable because they inspire other teachers or because they inspire our students to lead careers that exemplify medicine’s most enduring values.
Nominations are usually due in late winter and announced at the Annual Education Retreat in May. The most important supporting evidence will be statements from past and present students of the nominated person and from fellow faculty members. Previous award recipients cannot be nominated.
Nominations are requested by March 1 of each year via this nomination form.
The 2022 Kaiser Winners were:
- Katherine C. DiSano
- Mark A. McLoney
- Jessica R. Fesler
- Courtney M. Smalley
- Lisa C. Navracruz
- Arsalan Derakhshan