2019 Educator Appreciation Day

"The founder/leader of a nonprofit organization (Heart Beats and Hip Hop) which is responsible for organizing and conducting public health fairs to educate vulnerable populations on health prevention"

"Site director for education for hospitalist group - arranging weekly conferences of faculty education opportunities related to clinical/patient care and systems based practice, QI/PI etc."

"Just traveled to Adidas Ababa, Ethiopia to Lion hospital and served as an attending educator of Emory residents and residents training in Ethiopia as well as sharing the field of hospital medicine with local health care staff"

"In her role as residency director, Jessica has been a staunch advocate for education over service and resident wellness. She established a resident wellness program."

"Through significant dedicated management of the residency curriculum she has worked alongside the departmental simulation director to create a very robust simulation curriculum for all of the residents, as well as championed an interprofessional simulation program at both of our L&D sites."

"She has also helped to make mentorship a priority in the department, creating a successful and sustainable mentorship program for the residency."

"Dr. Ben-Moshe is greatly admired by IM residents who rotate through geriatrics, for her passion in teaching principles of geriatric medicine and palliative medicine"

"Being the director of aging and dying week, she leads a week of educational activities for 1st year medical students to introduce them to geriatric medicine and palliative medicine."

"She also participates in interprofessional educational initiatives as undergraduate events to disseminate principles of caring for older adults with cognitive impairment" 

"Tal is a wonderful teacher. He is dedicated to the education of the trainees and families that he works with in the pediatric emergency department. Tal gives great, bite-sized learning points during his shifts, without taking too much time away for the flow of the department. He manages to teach on-the-go. He makes sure to do a teaching point for each case, whether it’s physical exam tidbits or expanding differential diagnoses. He’s up-to-date on current literature and always sharing new research through his clinical teaching. He is an expert clinician, and his excellent communication skills augment this."

"His teaching style is effortless, not intimidating and so easy to understand. He is calm and approachable and just plain fun to work."

"Excellent at teaching medical students, residents, and his peers about ultrasound use in the ER."

"Tal spends a great deal of time teaching ultrasound skills, and tailors his approach based on the needs of the learner. He is quick to work with fellows in interesting cases."

"Has given several lectures and leads teaching sessions at the medical student, resident, and fellow level. Many of those who attended these lectures or teaching sessions subsequently requested to spend time in her clinic or with her on service."

"Has provided specific mentorship to medical students for their capstone projects as well as residents for independent research projects. Has mentored from early stages all the way through having their work presented at national and international conferences."

"Is always available for students to reach out to in order to ask additional questions. The work of both pediatric oncology and pediatric hospice and palliative medicine is not an easy task and she doesn't take her work lightly. She recognizes the challenges (most often emotional) for those rotating through these fields and ensures that trainees always know that they can reach out to her in order to debrief and process particularly hard cases."

"Organized and delivered several web based video educational sessions with the Mozambique Ministry of Health Emergency Medicine Residency"

"Director of the Annual Emergency Airway Management Course for the Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Program"

"EM Basic podcast- Creator and Executive Producer with 86 episodes and over 3.6 million downloads from 7 continents as of September 2018, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/em-basic/id453647774"

"Resident feedback related to Dr. Cotes' teaching is consistently outstanding, and he has received the Teacher of the Year Award by the residents several times."

"In his work at Grady, imbues in medical students an appreciation of the complexity and humanity of individuals living with severe mental illness."

"Mentors residents to become excellent researcher-clinicians."

"Dr. Cotes is the Associate Program Director for the the Psychiatry Residency Program and is committed to psychiatric education. He's creative in his thinking and has proven to be an innovative leader in our department."

"Dr. DeSandre has a passion for teaching and demonstrates this in the classroom, in the team room, and at the bedside!"

"Dr. DeSandre is very thoughtful in his approach to learners who are struggling, working with the learner and other faculty members to effectively mentor the learner to his or her greatest potential."

"Dr. DeSandre has served as director of the Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship at Emory for 9 years. During this time, he has increased the number of fellows from 2 to 4 per year and elevated the status of the program from a new fledgling program to one of the preeminent programs in the country."

"Created and codirects the Core Curriculum Roadshow within GME office, which is focused on preparing residents and fellows with knowledge and skills in educational and health care systems needed to work effectively in clinical learning environments."

"Has held educational leadership positions for nearly 2 decades, but still continues to exceed those responsibilities to advance education for the Department and for the entire school. Dr. Goedken has been running the clerkship for 18+ years, associate residency director for 2 years, founded and continues to run the departmental medical education committee for 16 years."

"Her contributions continue year after year. She recently developed an interprofessional educational experience with medical students and nurses on labor/delivery at Grady and EUHM. Her innovation is demonstrated by the clerkship didactics adaptation to case-based learning sessions to increase face time with faculty while creating an interactive environment for students. She also runs a simulation based orientation for the OB/GYN clerkship."

"For the past several years Megan has directed and taught one of the most popular M2 electives called Thrills and Spills. She mixes clinical experiences, case presentations and skill labs to give the students a great education and first exposure to emergency medicine."

"She is the faculty advisor for the Emory Emergency Medicine Interest Group. She assists the students in developing sessions and also guides the students through their career planning process whether EM or others."

"The work described above culminating in accepting the position as the Assistant Clerkship Director. She has worked hard in her first year to improve the didactics and provides great insight and wisdom for all the students."

"Developed new echocardiography curriculum for anesthesia residents to teach new board exam content"

"Created a new educational rotation for cardiothoracic anesthesia fellows"

"Coordinates anesthesia medical student rotation at Grady and provides students with weekly lectures"

"Adriana has presented many Endocrine grand rounds and also presented in Medicine grand rounds. Her love of learning and her desire to teach. She has been a speaker in Endocrine Society and AACE National conferences."

"She frequently mentors residents and fellows. Her mentees have been consistently successful in publishing their results."

"Adriana has worked with medical students, residents and fellows to help them understand and research endocrine diseases and has helped them publish in well reputed journals. Many of them have won awards for their presentation. A firmer fellow won an Endocrine Society Award, and another won an AACE poster."

"Insanely knowledgeable, he draws on his wealth of clinical experiences to help you figure out the best way to view a patient's condition. He provides perspective that you can't get from people who have training that has pigeonholed them into only being capable of viewing the patient from one frame of reference."

"He cares so deeply about all his trainees in terms of their education, but also as human beings. He is so kind and understanding that it creates an environment in which everyone can flourish."

"He always wants to help. He works really hard and sets a wonderful example of how to devote yourself to a task while doing it with grace and poise."

"Dr. Lannert brings a calm and invitational manner to her teaching and supervision, fostering curiosity and engagement in her trainees."

"Dr. Lannert's lectures are thoughtful, engaging, and directly relevant to improving patient care."

"She is dedicated to furthering her own skills and talents as a teacher and clinical supervisor."

"She is preternaturally patient, thoughtful, and approachable in dealing with training-related issues."

"Residency APD for Midtown"

"Fantastic mentor to students and residents"

"Role model for anyone interested in education"

"Annie is a very active participant in our Divisional educational activities, including MedEd Journal Club, facilitation of Emory Division of Hospital Medicine website, preparation for the national workshop submission."

"Annie is a 2019 recipient of FAME grant focused on improving bedside teaching, and she has been actively involved in peer bedside teaching with great success."

"Annie is a site assistant Director for Education at EUH and has done a lot of wonderful academic work with a newly onboarded faculty there."

"Patience in teaching and educating everyone she works with"

"Welcoming of new ideas and ways to care for patients with colleagues"

"Always elevating the providers around her and helping all of us achieve our goal"

"As director of medical student education for anesthesia, he serves as a mentor and a support person for all medical students going through the anesthesia clerkships and for those interested in the field. "

"He worked hard for several members of my class that were interested in anesthesiology. By far, one of the best mentors and educators in the anesthesiology department!"

"He revamped the M3 clerkship in anesthesiology to be more relevant as a whole."

"Always takes time to make sure students are well taken care of."

"Becca has volunteered her time to mentor residents in the pediatric residency global health track. This has led to several posters and presentations. She is an encouraging and inspiring mentor of learners interested in global health."

"Becca teaches residents in the pediatrics primary care clinic. She is supportive and gives timely feedback. She is an experienced primary care pediatrician and models this as a career choice for the residents. It is not uncommon to have residents drop by clinic to talk to her about a global health project or a patient issue. She welcomes these interactions."

"Becca is passionate about immigrant health and the impact of climate change on child health. In these areas, she creates didactic materials and curricula that can be used to educate others. For instance, she created an impressive Refugee Health Tool Kit that lists resources for caring for refugees throughout Georgia. She has also worked with other faculty at Emory on creating curricula that address global health and issues regarding climate change and sustainability."

"As head of Residency Education, Dr. Schwartz sets a great example of scholarship and positivity for all of the trainees."

"Dr. Schwartz provides outstanding teaching to residents and medical students on their Psychiatry C/L rotation at Grady."

"She helped create a bite-sized teaching series that has been extremely well received in the psychiatry residency training program."

"On the consult service at Grady, Ann teaches a multi-disciplinary team that includes residents, psychologists, and an advanced practice provider."

"She has taken a lead role educating her peers on an critical topic - physician suicide"

"He is our DGS and holds our teaching program together"

"Always willing to take time to deal with student issues, push forward the program and help recruit the next generation"

"Bashar is an enthusiastic and prolific teacher during his clinical service time in the ICU and in the pulmonary clinics. He can excite and engage all levels of learners and has an intuitive ability to draw out the best from his learners and inspire them to bring their best to their patient care."

"He is a frequent and popular teacher for grand rounds and lunchtime chalk talks, where he presents a wide range of clinical and physiology topics in a way that is approachable and digestible."

"Bashar also teaches extensively outside of traditional venues, and has piloted teaching talks for ICU nurses and respiratory therapists at Midtown."

"Dr. Yilang Tang is really dedicated in teaching and all residents enjoy working with him."

"He uses all opportunities to impart clinically-relevant pearls and provides excellent care."

"He inspires and motivates residents to think independently and use common sense judgement."

"He is a master in using the Socratic questioning."

"Beloved by EUSOM students, including prior choice as an honorary class member. This is unique for Radiology."

"One of EUSOMs very best teachers, winning several school-wide teaching awards. This is also unique for Radiology."

"Teaches using comics (very cool!) and has a popular website."

"Josh is an intrinsic part of the Medical Student Education program for the Department of Surgery. For several years, he has served EVERY term as a mentor for a group of 4-6 third year students rotating through the Surgery Clerkship. Mentors are asked to meet with their groups at least 4 times during the 8 week clerkship: Josh meets with his students twice a week, helping them prepare for oral exams, listening to case presentations and generally being a fantastic mentor for all things surgical to these uninitiated students."

"Josh serves on the Medical Student Education Committee for the Department of Surgery and is always there with thoughtful comments and suggestions about improving the experience for both our third and fourth year students."

"Josh serves as an oral examiner for the M3 students, and advises fourth years who come to him to talk about a career in surgery. He is kind to our clerkship coordinators and does an outstanding job with the students. He is also a favorite attending on the wards and in the operating room. He is an outstanding educator"

"Dr. Zajac-Cox is Member of the American Physical Therapy Association Specialization Academy of Content Experts, yet her day to day demeanor with patients marks her as truly one of the most wise, grounded and intuitive clinicians on faculty. Her dedication to her patients and their families is remarkable and she serves as a model for both colleagues and students with her genuine spirit, deep integrity and fierce passion to grow and learn. "

"Dr. Zajac-Cox is the founding director of the Emory Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program, building the program to national prominence."

"She leads teams of physical therapy students, clinicians and faculty to a yearly service learning program in Jamaica developing innovative care opportunities for individuals with stroke and their families and well as creating humanities based inter professional reflective opportunities to deepen student experiences."