Education For Faculty Faculty Awards and Recognition Top College of Medicine Excellence in Student Education Purpose: To recognize annually the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty member identified by UF College of Medicine medical students as the most outstanding teacher. Sponsor: Dean’s Office Awards Amount: $500 PEA Deadline: Based on nominations from UF College of Medicine students rotating in Jacksonville. Announced each spring at the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville's annual Celebration of Resident and Fellow Education and Research Day. Previous Recipients 2025: Kuo Y.Chen, MD - Pediatrics 2024: Adeline Deladisma, MD - Surgery 2023: Reetu Grewal, MD - Community Health and Family Medicine 2022: Ana. T. Turner, MD - Psychology 2021: Guy I. Benrubi, MD - OBGYN 2020: Thomas K. Morrissey, MD, PhD - Emergency Medicine 2019: Rana Alissa, MD - Pediatrics College of Medicine Exemplary Teachers Purpose: To recognize annually the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville’s top cadre of exemplary teaching faculty. Sponsor: Dean’s Office Awards Amount: $1,000 PEA Deadline: Based on student and resident teaching evaluations. Announced each spring during Medical Education Week. Previous Recipients 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Louis S. Russo Award for Outstanding Professionalism in Medicine Purpose: To recognize one UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty member who exemplifies the highest standards of medical professionalism, substantiated by a commitment to personal behavior that reflects the core values of the consummate physician: altruism, clinical experience, ethics, and respect for others. Sponsor: Office of Graduate Medical Education Awards Amount: $3,000 PEA Deadline: Nominations accepted between January 15th and March 15th of each year; award presented at graduation, the 2nd Wednesday of June Frequency: Annually Previous Recipients 2025: William Bolger, MD - Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology 2024: Karina Hew, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology 2023: Jeremy Coleman, MD - Community Health and Family Medicine 2022: John D. Murray, MD - Surgery 2021: Elisa Sottile, MD - Internal Medicine 2020: None 2019: Andrew J Kerwin, MD - Surgery 2018: Elisa A Zenni, MD - Pediatrics 2017: Kelly Best, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology 2016: Bestoun Ahmed, MBChB (MD) - Surgery 2015: Harry M Northup, MD - Radiology 2014: Samir Y Array, MD - Community Health and Family Medicine 2013: Jeffrey G House, DO - Internal Medicine 2012: Joseph J Tepas, III, MD - Surgery 2011: Andrew Kaunitz, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010: David Vukich, MD - Emergency Medicine 2009: Linda Edwards, MD - Medicine 2008: Thomas Chiu, MD, MBA - Pediatrics 2007: Carlos Arce, MD - Neurosurgery 2006: David Caro, M.D - Emergency Medicine 2005: Wyatt McNeill, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology 2004: James Davis Cury - Internal Medicine 2003: Guy Benrubi, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002: Scott Silliman, MD - Neurology 2001: Terry MacMath, MD - Emergency Medicine The Society of Teaching Scholars Lifetime Achievement Award Purpose: The Society of Teaching Scholars’ Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes faculty members who have distinguished themselves throughout an extended career of excellence in the areas of: leadership, mentoring, teaching, educational service, and educational scholarship. University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville recipients: 2023: Linda Edwards, MD - Dean, UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Department of Medicine 2022: Elisa Zenni, MD - Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Department of Pediatrics 2012: Robert C. Nuss, MD - Dean, UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006: Ann Harwood-Nuss, MD, - Associate Dean for Educational Affairs, UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Department of Emergency Medicine The Society of Teaching Scholars Purpose: To honor and foster teaching and educational scholarship at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Sponsor: Office of the Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs (Gainesville) Awards Amount: variable Deadline: Based on review of submitted educational portfolio. New members announced each spring during Medical Education Week. Recipients 2025: Melissa Parsons, MD - Emergency Medicine 2023: Elisa Sottile, MD - Medicine Petra Duran-Gehring, MD - Emergency Medicine 2021: Colleen Kalynych, EdD, MSH - Emergency Medicine/Office of Graduate Medical Education Elise Fallucco, MD - Psychiatry Elizabeth Devos, MD, MPH - Emergency Medicine 2020: Carol Diachun, MD, MSEd - Anesthesiology Elisa Zenni, MD - Pediatrics Thomas K. Morrissey, MD, PhD - Emergency Medicine Frank Genuardi, MD, MPH - Pediatrics David Caro, MD - Emergency Medicine View Faculty Awards and Recognition for Patient Care