Duke University School of Medicine is proud to acknowledge the faculty members who were selected as recipients of this year’s School of Medicine faculty awards. These are just a few of the awards and recognitions afforded to our community members and we want to congratulate them on these well-deserved honors. Congratulations to the following 2024 Duke School of Medicine Award recipients!
Excellence in Professionalism Award
The Excellence in Professionalism Award recognizes faculty members who exemplify professionalism and personify Duke’s guiding principles of respect, trustworthiness, diversity, teamwork, and learning.
- Andrew Alspaugh, MD, Professor of Medicine
- Melanie Bonner, PhD, Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Adrian Hernandez, MD, Professor of Medicine
- Kanecia Zimmerman, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics
Gordon G. Hammes Faculty Teaching Award
The Gordon G. Hammes Faculty Teaching Award is intended to recognize continuing excellence in teaching and mentoring and exemplary commitment to the education of graduate students within Basic Science Departments and Graduate Training Programs in the School of Medicine.
- Laura Hale, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology
Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award
The Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award recognizes members of the School of Medicine faculty who display dedication to compassionate patient care and excellence in the teaching and mentoring of young physicians. The award was created in memory of Dr. Palumbo through an endowment gift by his brother, E. Arthur Palumbo (Trinity College ’49).
- Annemarie Thompson, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology
- Aimee Zaas, MD, MHS, Professor of Medicine
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, is designed to recognize compassion and sensitivity in the delivery of health care. This award is presented to faculty members who demonstrate outstanding compassion in the delivery of care; respect for patients, their families, and health care colleagues; and demonstrated clinical excellence.
- Seth Cohen, MD, MPH, Professor of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences
- Kristin Schroeder, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Master Clinician/Teacher Awards
The Master Clinician/Teacher Award honors faculty for accomplishment and service in the area of teaching in the School of Medicine or Medical Center. Nominees shall have made an extraordinary commitment to teaching and students.
- Anita Kelsey, MD, MBA, Professor of Medicine
- Matilda Nicholas, MD, PhD, Professor of Dermatology
- Theodore Pappas, MD, Professor of Surgery
- Madhav Swaminathan, MBBS, Professor of Anesthesiology
Michelle P. Winn Inclusive Excellence Award
The Michelle P. Winn Inclusive Excellence Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to diversity and inclusion within the School of Medicine community. Nominees should exemplify excellence, innovation, and leadership in helping to create a more diverse and inclusive environment.
- Kenyon Railey, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
Research Mentoring Awards
The Research Mentoring Awards recognize faculty members in the School of Medicine for excellence in research mentoring. Excellence can be demonstrated in many ways, such as by the accomplishments of individual mentees, by programs implemented by the mentor, or by exceptional creativity in mentoring.
Career Mentoring Award in Basic and Translational Science
- David Madden, PhD, Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Career Mentoring Award in Clinical Research
- F. Joseph McClernon, PhD, Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Early Career Mentoring Award in Basic and Translational Science
- Christopher Holley, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Early Career Mentoring Award in Clinical Research
- Rushina Cholera, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
- Neha Pagidipati, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine
Mentoring Excellence Award in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Rory Goodwin, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Ruth and A. Morris Williams Faculty Research Prize
The Ruth and A. Morris Williams Faculty Research Prize was established to advance research opportunities for early career faculty members and is awarded for research excellence demonstrated at Duke. The 2023 Williams Prize will recognize outstanding contributions in basic science research.
- Opeyemi Olabisi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Interprofessional Education Excellence Awards
The Interprofessional Education Excellence Awards, established by Duke AHEAD (Academy for Health Professions Education and Academic Development) honors members who have demonstrated commitment, enthusiasm, competence, and innovation in promoting Interprofessional education in teaching, scholarly work, and/or clinical education.
- The DOC-Durham Tech Mobile Lab - The DOC-Durham Tech Mobile Lab is a partnership that enables monthly home visits to complicated patients who are limited in their ability to come to clinic. Learner-created, learner-led & learner-centered, it was launched during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way of continuing to care for patients outside the clinic, while providing an invaluable learning experience for all involved.
Whitehead Scholars Program
The Whitehead Scholars Program, supported through a gift from the Whitehead Charitable Foundation, helps attract and nurture the most promising biomedical researchers to the faculty at Duke University School of Medicine.
- Stephen Harward, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
- Adrianna San Roman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
- Rohit Singh, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Cell Biology