2022 ACGME Award Recipients
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 ACGME Awards, who will be honored during the 2022 Annual Educational Conference, being held virtually March 30–April 1, 2022. Congratulations to all the awardees!
John C. Gienapp Award
Awarded to a notable individual for exemplary contributions to graduate medical education
Kenneth M. Ludmerer, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
Awarded to ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institutions and programs, as well as specialty organizations, working to diversify the underrepresented physician workforce and create inclusive workplaces that foster humane, civil, and equitable environments
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American Academy of Ophthalmology (Specialty Organization)
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Children's National, Pediatric Residency Program (Program)
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Seattle Children's Hospital, UW Pediatric Residency Program (Program)
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Sponsoring Institution)
David C. Leach Award
Awarded to residents, fellows, or resident/fellow teams
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Beverly Aiyanyor, MD; Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine; Boston, Massachusetts; Pediatrics (Team members: Rohini Jain, MD; Neha Limaye, MD)
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Anai N. Kothari, MD; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas; Complex General Surgical Oncology
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Han Yu Stephanie Liou, MD; University of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Pediatrics (Team members: Bako Orionzi, MD; Nina Gummadi, MD)
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Nupur Sharma, MD; Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University; Greenville, North Carolina; Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical (Team members: Akanksha Gupta, MD; Philip Boyer, MD, PhD; Brandy Hebden)
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Jeremy Weleff, DO; Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland, Ohio; Psychiatry
Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award
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Skyler Kiddy, MS; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences-OSU Medical Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Pediatrics
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Lourdes J. Rodriguez; Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses); Bronx, New York; Internal Medicine
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Hemali J. Shah, C-TAGME, PACE; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; Surgery
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Mary Anne Wesner, C-TAGME; Geisinger; Danville, Pennsylvania; Pediatrics
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Melissa S. Wheeler, MA; Summa Health; Akron, Ohio; Orthopaedic Surgery
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LaToya Wright; BBA, C-TAGME; UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, Texas; Diagnostic Radiology
GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Award
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Linda Ortiz Morrison, CHCP; Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center; Annapolis, Maryland
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Jennifer M. Rodgers, MS, C-TAGME; Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; Springfield, Illinois
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Venice M. VanHuse, MPA; Northwell Health/Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra; New Hyde Park, New York
Parker J. Palmer Courage to Lead Award
Awarded to designated institutional officials
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Ted Epperly, MD; Full Circle Health; Boise, Idaho; Family Medicine
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Joann Porter, MD, FACP; Creighton University School of Medicine; Omaha, Nebraska; Internal Medicine
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Mark C. Wilson, MD, MPH; University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Iowa City, Iowa; Internal Medicine
Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award
Awarded to program directors
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Michael Aylward, MD, FACP, FAAP; University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
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Joshua Seth Broder, MD; Duke University School of Medicine; Durham, North Carolina; Emergency Medicine
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Heather L. Burrows, MD, PhD; The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Pediatrics
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Nikhil Hemady, MD, FAAFP; Pontiac General Hospital; Pontiac, Michigan; Family Medicine
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Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS; Einstein Healthcare Network; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Surgery
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Sachin Kedar, MBBS, MD, FAAN; University of Nebraska Medical Center; Omaha, Nebraska; Neurology
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Nicole M. Paradise Black, MD, MEd; University of Florida, Shands Children's Hospital; Gainesville, Florida; Pediatrics
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Vance Y. Sohn, MD, FACS, FSSO; Madigan Army Medical Center; Tacoma, Washington; Surgery
Author Notes
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