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University of California, San Francisco 2025 – 2026 UCSF School of Medicine Teaching Awards Ceremony Tuesday, October 20, 2026 5:30 pm In-person and Via Zoom
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UCSF School of Medicine Teaching Awards to be presented this evening Special Recognition Teaching Awards Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching Bridges Curriculum - Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards Including acknowledgments for Teach for UCSF Certificate Program
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EVENT PROGRAM Welcome Presenter: Karen E. Hauer, MD, PhD Vice Dean for Education Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine Special Recognition Teaching Awards Presenter: Adriana Padilla, MD Chair, Volunteer Clinical Professors Advisory Board Clinical Professor - Volunteer Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF Fresno Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award Presenter: Adriana Padilla, MD Chair, Volunteer Clinical Professors Advisory Board Clinical Professor - Volunteer Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF Fresno Thank you for your Service Presenter: Seth Matarasso, MD Co-Chair, Volunteer Clinical Professors Advisory Board Clinical Professor - Volunteer Department of Dermatology Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect Presenter: Karen E. Hauer, MD, PhD Vice Dean for Education Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine
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EVENT PROGRAM (Continued) Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching Presenter: Binh An Phan, MD Chair, Selection Committee, Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Maxine Papadakis Awards For Faculty Professionalism and Respect Professor Department of Medicine Bridges Curriculum – Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards Presenter: Karen E. Hauer, MD, PhD Vice Dean for Education Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine Teach for UCSF Certificate Program – Acknowledgment Presenter: Sandrijn van Schaik, MD, PhD Director of Faculty Development UCSF School of Medicine, Center for Faculty Educators Baum Family Presidential Chair for Experiential Learning Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Closing Presenter: Karen E. Hauer, MD, PhD Vice Dean for Education Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine
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Special Recognition Teaching Awards Volunteer Clinical Professors (VCP) play a significant role in advancing UCSF’s mission to transform health care. The Special Recognition Teaching Awards are presented to volunteer clinical professors that have made significant contributions through excellence in teaching and in the field of medicine.
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Presenter: Adriana Padilla, MD Chair, Volunteer Clinical Professors Advisory Board, Clinical Professor Volunteer, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF Fresno Special Recognition Teaching Awards Recipients
Shree Chanchani, MD Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Michelle L. Li, MD Department of Surgery
Janice Louie, MD, MPH Department of Medicine
Angela Rodgers, MD Department of Medicine
David Schneider, MD Department of Family and Community Medicine
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Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award The Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award is presented annually to a volunteer clinical professor of the School of Medicine in recognition of distinguished service. This award is named in honor of Dr. Charlotte C. Baer (1908 - 1973), who was a practicing internist in San Francisco and a volunteer clinical professor for almost 30 years. Dr. Baer was an outstanding clinician with exceptional humanistic qualities who served as a role model and teacher to hundreds of our students and residents. Access biography on Dr. Charlotte C. Baer.
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Presenter: Adriana Padilla, MD Chair, Volunteer Clinical Professors Advisory Board, Clinical Professor Volunteer, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF Fresno
Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award Recipient
James Davis, MD Department of Medicine
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Thank you for your Service On behalf of the VCP Advisory Board, we would like to recognize two members who will be rotating off the board this year. Dr. Michael Schrader, who served on the VCP Advisory Board from 2016 to 2026, and Dr. Tali Ziv, who served from 2017 to 2026. We are grateful for the time, expertise, and dedication you have each brought to the Advisory Board. Through your service as Volunteer Clinical Professors, you have supported our learners and helped strengthen the teaching mission of the UCSF School of Medicine. Thank you for your commitment to educating and supporting the next generation of clinicians, discoverers, and leaders. We invite everyone to thank our Board members for their time, effort, and commitment to advancing the UCSF education mission through their volunteer service.
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Presenter: Seth Matarasso, MD Co-Chair, Volunteer Clinical Professors Advisory Board, Clinical Professor - Volunteer, Department of Dermatology Thank you for your service.
Michael Schrader, MD Department of Medicine
Tali Ziv, MD Department of Medicine
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Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect The Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect advance UCSF values in medical education. These awards recognize faculty who are exemplars in treating students and all others in the clinical environment with professionalism, courtesy and respect. Dr. Papadakis is Professor Emerita who retired in 2016 as Associate Dean for Students at UCSF School of Medicine. It was Dr. Papadakis’ work that led to the “respect” questions on the student evaluations of faculty. We celebrate the faculty teachers in the core clinical rotations who are honored with these awards, as they significantly impact the clinical learning climate for our students.
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Presenter: Karen E. Hauer, MD, PhD Vice Dean for Education, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect Recipient
Caitlin Collins, MD Department of Surgery
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Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching The Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching were established in 1969 with funds provided by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. They bestow significant academic distinction, as well as a monetary award for the recipients. Faculty members who teach medical students or residents are eligible for nomination, and only medical students and residents can make nominations. We celebrate the recipients of the Kaiser awards in five categories, including the award recipient from UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program.
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Presenter: Binh An Phan, MD Chair, Selection Committee, Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Maxine Papadakis Awards for Faculty Professionalism and Respect, Professor, Department of Medicine Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching Recipients
Excellence in Classroom Setting: Martha Elster, MD Department of Pediatrics
Excellence in Teaching at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program: Claire Gibson, MD Department of Pediatrics, UCSF Fresno
Excellence in Ambulatory Care Setting: Herbert Castillo Valladares, MD Department of Dermatology
Excellence for Inpatient Care Setting Neil Zhang, MD Department of Medicine
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Bridges Curriculum – Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards The Bridges Curriculum - Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards recognize excellence in medical student teaching during the Foundations 1 (F1) and Foundations 2 (F2) phases of the Bridges Curriculum. A selection committee comprised of first- and second-year medical students select the award recipients from the pool of instructors nominated by medical students in F1 and F2.
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Presenter: Karen E. Hauer, MD, PhD Vice Dean for Education, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Bridges Curriculum – Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Awards Recipients
Inspirational Teacher: Brian Block, MD Department of Medicine
Outstanding Teacher in Core Clinical Preceptorship:
Mohan Chennakesavalu, MD Department of Medicine
Excellence in Small Group Instruction by Faculty Member: Babie Klein, PhD Department of Anatomy
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Teach for UCSF Certificate Program Acknowledgment Teach for UCSF is a program of the Center for Faculty Educators that requires a significant time investment on behalf of the participants, a testament to their commitment to their professional development as educators. Through day-long inperson sessions, participants experience a structured curriculum while networking with other educators. The program primarily targets UCSF faculty and volunteer clinical professors, with select certificates also open to staff and trainees. In 2025 - 2026, we offered certificates around seven major themes: Educators Essentials, Clinical Teaching, Education Leadership, Interprofessional Teaching, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Simulation Teaching, and, new last year, Coaching for Health Professions Education. In addition to Teach for UCSF, the Center for Faculty Educators offers a number of other faculty development activities and resources to support all who teach and supervise UCSF learners. Learn more at: https://meded.ucsf.edu/faculty-development.
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Presenter: Sandrijn van Schaik, MD, PhD Director of Faculty Development, UCSF School of Medicine, Center for Faculty Educators, Baum Family Presidential Chair for Experiential Learning, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics Coaching for Health Professions Education Alexander Dien Amber Fitzsimmons Amelia Gurley Andrew Lui Ann Poncelet Claire Gibson Devin Shen Elizabeth Seashore Ellen Laves Erica Lawson Jackeline Vajta Gomez Joe Sanford Johanna Bergh Jolie Chang Kathleen Bonsmith Laalasa Varanasi Leila Beach Madina Tugizova Mansi Desai Margaret Robinson Martha Elster Michele Long Natalie Anzures Natalie Hernandez Rachael Nevsimal Rebecca Leon Rebecca Shunk Stephanie Rennke Steve Braunstein Vanessa Thompson Vivien Bazarko Zarin Noor Continues next page… 19
Clinical Teaching Alexis Mielke Ammar Joudeh Amy Zhang Anna Bergstrom Arthur Long Catherine Suen Christian Vivero Claudia Cuevas Damond Ng Elizabeth Holt Emily Kelly Eva Glenn Lecea Heather Cigas-Mazur Jim Gatewood Justin Libaw Kamaljit Sran Kamesh Krishnamurthy Kathleen Bonsmith Lauren Schumacher Lise Mccarthy Lucy Lotz Lydia Tortorici Michele Maison-Fomotar Mikayla Fender-Badgley Moko Ishii Nisha Bhatia Nisha Donthi Orestes Mavrothalassitis Rachael Nevsimal Rachel Liodakis Rahmat Balogun Sarah Coates Sarah Wall Tanya Lagrimas
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Educator Essentials Adrienne Wakeling Alex Hansen Alexia Rudofski Alireza Soleimani Fard Allen Ye Anand Habib Anna Altshuler Antonio Toribio Appajosula Rao Brian Alloway Carlin Senter Chang Su Christian Faulkenberry-Miranda Colleen Panina Daniel Hernandez Danielle Kerrigan Dante Mesa Devin Shen Diana Partida Edwin Klein Elliot Williams Gabrielle Kelley Hannah Baird Hannah Gu Herbert Castillo Valladares Jacob Flathers Jamila Nightingale Jasmine Garcha Jazmin Perez Jenifer Matthews Jessica Bath Jessica Mcfarland Jimmy Kim Johanna Bergh John Cusick Josiah Cox Continues next page… 21
Justin Libaw Kathy Ross Kayla Cruz Keith Boone Leonid Vydro Litty John Lucas Wheat Madhav Vissa Maggie Beers Maham Awan Manu Hegde Marlon Echaverry Megan Landon Michael Diaz Mikayla Fender-Badgley Monique Atwal Natalie Francis Nicole Hendricks Nicole Takeda Nina Kha Pearl Ma Peter Karabinis Pritikanta Paul Rajas Tipnis Rawnica Ruegner Rebecca Evangelista Rebecca Graff Rose Monahan Sanjay Hinduja Sara Temple Shirisha Pasula Stephen Rowse Steven Foster Summer Segal Susanna Lee Tania Zavalza Jimenez Tim Nguyen Nguyen Continues next page… 22
Tokunbo Ayeni Valerie Gerriets Victor Cheuy Xavier Laurente Yu An Education Leadership Akshay Govind Allyson Chapman Bridget Gramkowski Caroline Nguyen Christopher Ortiz Devin Shen Elizabeth Seashore Ivan Arriaga Kamesh Krishnamurthy Karin Clifton Kathy Ross Lara Senekjian Madhav Vissa Maria Amada Apacible Sarah Coates Shwesha Govil Stacy Han Stephanie Cordonnier Interprofessional Teaching Claudia Cuevas Desiree Carmen Harini Sarathy Helen Wu Kelley Lee Lara Senekjian Maria Amada Apacible Nisha Bhatia Samantha Valle-Oseguera Sarah O’Connell Continues next page. . . 23
Sophia Wiggins Susanna Lee Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Lauren Schumacher Ammar Joudeh Harini Sarathy Stacy Young Maria Amada Apacible Joanna Tu Amy Zhang Danny Toub Simulation Teaching Kara Faktor Abhishek Karwa Suresh Rangarajan Jeanne Noble Maria Castro Alisha Heximer Yaacov Davidow Nicole Hendricks Bridget Gramkowski Betelhem Kifle Carmen Estrada Natalie Anzures Danielle Sharp Calvin Hwang Maham Awan Chelsey Johnson Maria Amada Apacible Erika Chaconas
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meded.ucsf.edu/volunteer-clinical-professor-vcp
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