Faculty Awards
2023 Nominees and Award Recipients
View Presentation PDFGoal & Criteria
Goal: To provide recognition of faculty who excel in the areas of Teaching, Research, Clinical Care and Innovation, and/or Service.
UTRGV School of Medicine will conduct an annual ceremony as part of the quarterly faculty townhall or other event to honor the recipients of SOM Faculty Awards.
General Eligibility Criteria:
All full-time UTRGV faculty members who, at the time of nomination, have completed at least three consecutive years of service at UTRGV are eligible for an award.
Categories
Open to all affiliated faculty who teach medical students and/or residents.
Four awards will be given:
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- Outstanding Achievement in Pre-clerkship Teaching (Year 1-2)
- Full-time UTRGV faculty.
- Outstanding Achievement in Clerkship Teaching (Year 3-4)
- Full-time UTRGV faculty.
- Outstanding Community Faculty teaching.
- Outstanding GME teaching.
- Outstanding Achievement in Pre-clerkship Teaching (Year 1-2)
Specific Criteria:
- The successful nominee models professionalism; makes major, enduring contributions to learning; provides meaningful, specific, actionable feedback to learners; engages learners meaningfully in patient care; demonstrates using evidence-based patient care; and/or directly observes learners with patients.
Open to all faculty engaged in basic or clinical research in the SOM.
Two awards will be given:
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- Outstanding Achievement in Research by a Senior Investigator
- Outstanding Achievement in Research by an Early-Stage Investigator
Specific Criteria:
- The successful nominee will have made significant scholarly contributions to their field, achieved national recognition, and/or conducted significant research while a UTRGV faculty member
Open to all full-time clinical faculty.
One award will be given.
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- Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Care and Innovation Award
Specific Criteria:
- The successful nominee exemplifies excellence in patient care, is a leader in advancing clinical innovations, and has profoundly impacted learners, trainees, colleagues, and patients.
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- Outstanding Achievement in Service Award
Specific Criteria:
- The successful candidate exemplifies excellence in service contributions to the School of Medicine, Rio Grande Valley community, and/or profession.
Award: Each awardee will receive a plaque.
Award Nomination process:
Any individual may nominate faculty for awards. Self-nominations are allowed.
The deadline to submit nominations via online form is Thursday, August, 29th 2024, by 5:00 p.m.
Timeline 2023-2024:
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | Call for nominations for Faculty Awards. |
| Thursday, August 29, 2024 | Deadline to submit nominations for Faculty Awards online. |
| Friday, August 30, 2024 | Nominees will be informed of their nomination by the Office of Faculty Affairs. |
| Wednesday, September 4, 2024 | Review of applications begins |
| Friday, September 13, 2024 | Deadline for the Awards Committee to complete its review. |
| Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | Deadline for the notification of the winners. |
| TBD | Award Ceremony |
Determination of awardees will be based upon excellence in teaching.
Nominations will be solicited from SOM course/clerkship directors, residency directors, students, residents, and faculty.
Determination of awardees will be based on significant research contributions.
Nominations will be solicited from department chairs and the associate dean for research.
Determination of awardees will be based upon excellence in clinical performance.
Nominations will be solicited from clinical department chairs and other health care professionals.
Determination of awardees will be based on the impact of service and demonstrated leadership, commitment, and dedication to the SOM and profession.
Award Committee
Appointment of the Awards Committee will be made by Dean in collaboration with the Faculty Assembly Executive (FAEC) committee supported by the Office of Faculty Affairs. The FAEC will each recommend five faculty members to serve on the Awards Committee, and the Dean will select five members, with representatives from both nomination groups, from the list of ten to serve and a committee lead.
The Awards Committee will be responsible for reviewing nominations and recommending Award winners to the Dean.
Visibility and Communication
Award information including past winners will be placed on the UTRGV SOM website on both the pages for Faculty Affairs and for the Faculty Assembly.