Submit a PD Nomination

Deadline is 7/17

Contact

Pedro Tanaka, MD, PhD

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

ptanaka@stanford.edu

(650) 724-4066

Last Revised 4/30/2020

GME's Program Director Award

for Outstanding Contribution to GME

We are delighted to announce the recipients of the Graduate Medical Education Teaching Excellence Awards. These awards honor residents, fellows, faculty, and staff who embody the values of excellence, compassion, professionalism, inclusion, and innovation across the Stanford GME community.

Please join us in celebrating the following individuals for their extraordinary contributions:

Outstanding Program Director Awards – GME

This award honors a residency and a fellowship program director who have significantly impacted their programs by enhancing educational quality, improving trainee experiences, and advancing graduate medical education on a national level.

Carrie Rassbach, MD, MAEd, Pediatrics

Albert Tsai, MD, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology

Eligibility Criteria

Current residency or fellowship Program Director, who has been in the role for at least two years.

Nominate a Program Director

Nominations should include the following:

  • Required: 1-2 letter(s) from residents/fellows (maximum 500 words each, may be co-authored)
  • Required: 1 letter from the Department Chair or Division Chief (maximum 500 words) 
  • Optional: 1-2 letter(s) (maximum 500 words) from others (e.g. Program Coordinator, Associate Program Director, faculty, or another Program Director, but not from the GME office)

 

Nominations should illustrate how the Program Director has had a significant positive impact and what characteristics make her/him unusually effective.

Specific examples of the Program Director’s dedication, innovation, creativity, leadership, teamwork, advocacy, crisis management, role modeling, and other qualities will be helpful.

Please send nomination letters using Qualtrics