Medical School Teaching Awards
Teaching awards remain a staple of the UT Southwestern Medical School curriculum.
In 2005, in conjunction with the first annual Excellence in Education reception and award ceremony, the UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) inaugurated a series of new teaching awards for our distinguished educators and clinical teachers. The awards included the Pre-Clinical Distinguished Educator Award, the Clinical Distinguished Educator Award, and the Socrates Awards.
Awards for teaching in lectures and small groups in the first two years of medical school and in the core clerkships are presented annually at the Excellence in Education ceremony.
Recipients of the Distinguished Educator Awards
2024
Distinguished Biomedical Science Educator
Helen Hobbs, M.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
Mary Jane Pearson, M.D.
2023
Distinguished Biomedical Science Educator
David Greenberg, M.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
Gary Reed, M.D.
2022
Distinguished Biomedical Science Educator
Biff Palmer, M.D.
Distinguished Clinical Educator
Vivyenne Roche, M.D.
2021
Distinguished Biomedical Science Educator
Janine Prange-Kiel, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Educator
Dorothy Sendelbach, M.D.
2020
Distinguished Biomedical Science Educator
Alisa Winkler, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Educator
Craig Rubin, M.D.
2019
Distinguished Biomedical Science Educator
Frederick Grinnell, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Educator
Angela Mihalic, M.D.
2018
Distinguished Biomedical Science Educator
Gary Iwamoto, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Educator
Celia Jenkins, M.D.
2017
Distinguished Biomedical Science Educator
Richard Finn, D.D.S.
Distinguished Clinical Educator
Diane Twickler, M.D.
2016
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
Joseph Albanesi, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
Beth Brickner, M.D.
2015
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
Jerry Shay, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
Jennifer Cuthbert, M.D.
2014
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
Barry Botterman, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
John Z. Sadler, M.D.
2013
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
James T. Stull, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
George R. Buchanan, M.D.
2012
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
George DeMartino, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
James Wagner, M.D.
2011
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
John Dietschy, M.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
Daniel Foster, M.D.
2010
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
Joel Goodman, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
Lynne Kirk, M.D.
2009
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
James Richardson, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
Susan Cox, M.D.
2008
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
Al Gilman, M.D., Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
Rody Cox, M.D.
2007
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
Ellen Vitetta, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
Rebekah Naylor, M.D.
2006
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
Dennis Burns, M.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
L. David Hillis, M.D.
2005
Distinguished Basic Science Educator
George Ordway, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Science Educator
The late Hal Urwin, M.D.