The Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award honors program directors who find innovative ways to teach residents and to provide quality health care while remaining connected to the initial impulse to care for others in this environment. Parker J. Palmer’s book The Courage to Teach promotes the concept of "living divided no more," which has proven relevant to teaching in academic health centers.

2023 Award Recipients

Karen J. Brasel, MD, MPH
Karen J. Brasel, MD, MPH

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Surgery

Christine S. Cho, MD, MPH, MEd
Christine S. Cho, MD, MPH, MEd

Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Deborah J. Chute, MD
Deborah J. Chute, MD

Robert J. Tomsich Institute of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FACS
Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FACS

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Neurological Surgery

Shashank Kraleti, MD, FAAFP
Shashank Kraleti, MD, FAAFP

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
Family Medicine

Timothy R. Long, MD, FASA
Timothy R. Long, MD, FASA

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Anesthesiology

Adriana K. Malone, MD
Adriana K. Malone, MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Hematology and Medical Oncology

Alisa A. McQueen, MD
Alisa A. McQueen, MD

University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Pediatrics

Alec B. O'Connor, MD, MPH
Alec B. O'Connor, MD, MPH

University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Internal Medicine

Past Award Recipients

2022 Award Recipients

Michael Aylward, MD, FACP, FAAP
Michael Aylward, MD, FACP, FAAP

Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nicole M. Paradise Black, MD, MEd
Nicole M. Paradise Black, MD, MEd

Pediatrics
University of Florida, Shands Children’s Hospital
Gainesville, Florida

Joshua Seth Broder, MD
Joshua Seth Broder, MD

Emergency Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina

Heather L. Burrows, MD, PhD
Heather L. Burrows, MD, PhD

Pediatrics
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Nikhil Hemady, MD, FAAFP
Nikhil Hemady, MD, FAAFP

Family Medicine
Pontiac General Hospital
Pontiac, Michigan

Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS
Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS

Surgery
Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sachin Kedar, MBBS, MD, FAAN
Sachin Kedar, MBBS, MD, FAAN

Neurology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Vance Y. Sohn, MD, FACS, FSSO
Vance Y. Sohn, MD, FACS, FSSO

Surgery
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington

2021 Award Recipients

Ann C. Schwartz, MD
Ann C. Schwartz, MD

Psychiatry
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Daniel I. Steinberg, MD, SFHM, FACP
Daniel I. Steinberg, MD, SFHM, FACP

Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

David A. Wininger, MD, FACP
David A. Wininger, MD, FACP

Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus; Ohio

David K. Barnes, MD, FACEP
David K. Barnes, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine
University of California Davis Health
Sacramento, California

Joanne Valeriano-Marcet, MD
Joanne Valeriano-Marcet, MD

Rheumatology
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida

John F. McConville, MD
John F. McConville, MD

Internal Medicine
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Julie B. McCausland, MD, MS, FACEP
Julie B. McCausland, MD, MS, FACEP

Transitional Year
UPMC Medical Education
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Stacey Quintero Wolfe, MD, FAANS
Stacey Quintero Wolfe, MD, FAANS

Neurological Surgery
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Steven R. Brown, MD, FAAFP
Steven R. Brown, MD, FAAFP

Family Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix Family Medicine Residency
Phoenix, Arizona

Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD
Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD

Dermatopathology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

2020 Award Recipients

Robyn J. Blair, MD, FAAP
Robyn J. Blair, MD, FAAP

Pediatrics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

Preston Howard Blomquist, MD
Preston Howard Blomquist, MD

Ophthalmology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Keith A. Delman, MD, FACS
Keith A. Delman, MD, FACS

Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Fiona E. Gallahue, MD, FACEP
Fiona E. Gallahue, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Donald L. Gilbert, MD, MS
Donald L. Gilbert, MD, MS

Pediatric Neurology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Gabriella G. Gosman, MD
Gabriella G. Gosman, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology
UPMC Medical Education
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Suzanne McLaughlin, MD, MSc
Suzanne McLaughlin, MD, MSc

Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Abby L. Spencer, MD, MS, FACP
Abby L. Spencer, MD, MS, FACP

Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Lisa L. Willett, MD, MACM
Lisa L. Willett, MD, MACM

Internal Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Edwin L. Zalneraitis, MD
Edwin L. Zalneraitis, MD

Pediatrics
University of Connecticut School of Medicine Connecticut Children’s
Hartford, Connecticut

2019 Award Recipients

David Della-Giustina, MD, FACEP
David Della-Giustina, MD, FACEP
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Sima Desai, MD
Sima Desai, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Douglas Fredrick, MD
Douglas Fredrick, MD
Program Director for Ophthalmology
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, California
Lyell K. Jones, Jr., MD
Lyell K. Jones, Jr., MD
Program Director for Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Sandra A. Moutsios, MD
Sandra A. Moutsios, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Brett W. Robbins, MD
Brett W. Robbins, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Bradford G. Scott, MD
Bradford G. Scott, MD
Program Director for Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH
Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH
Program Director Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Cindy Wigg, MD
Cindy Wigg, MD
Program Director Psychiatry
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas

2018 Award Recipients

Saadia Akhtar, MD
Saadia Akhtar, MD
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai Beth Israel/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
John Del Valle, MD, AGAF, FACP
John Del Valle, MD, AGAF, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Benjamin Doolittle, MD, MDiv
Benjamin Doolittle, MD, MDiv
Program Director for Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Yale University
Kensington, Connecticut
Kimberly D. Manning, MD
Kimberly D. Manning, MD
Program Director for Transitional Year
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Vishad Nabili, MD, FACS
Christopher Nagy, MD
Christopher Nagy, MD
Program Director for Anesthesiology
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Jerry Rushton, MD, MPH
Jerry Rushton, MD, MPH
Program Director for Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jamshid Shirani, MD
Jamshid Shirani, MD
Program Director for Cardiovascular Diseases
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Suzanne K. Woods, MD
Suzanne K. Woods, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina

2017 Award Recipients

Melvin S. Blanchard, MD, FACP
Melvin S. Blanchard, MD, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Barnes Jewish Hospital/
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Steven H. Bowman, MD, FACEP
Steven H. Bowman, MD, FACEP
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Cook County Health and Hospital System
Chicago, IL
Susie Buchter, MD
Susie Buchter, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Sharhabeel M. Jwayyed, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM
Sharhabeel M. Jwayyed, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Summa Health
Akron, OH
Adam I. Levine, MD
Adam I. Levine, MD
Program Director for Anesthesiology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Vu Q.C. Nguyen, MD, MBA
Vu Q.C. Nguyen, MD, MBA
Program Director for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Carolinas Medical Center/Carolinas Rehabilitation
Charlotte, NC
Jill A. Patton, DO
Jill A. Patton, DO
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Richard J. Pels, MD
Richard J. Pels, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Vicki Shanker, MD
Vicki Shanker, MD
Program Director for Neurology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Downtown
New York, NYA
William T. Shimeall, MD, MPH, FACP
William T. Shimeall, MD, MPH, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/National Capital Consortium
Bethesda, MD

2016 Award Recipients

Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MBA
Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MBA
Program Director for Anesthesiology
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Alexander M. Djuricich, MD
Alexander M. Djuricich, MD
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Michael L. Epter, DO, FAAEM
Michael L. Epter, DO, FAAEM
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Maricopa Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ
Jay B. Hollander, MD
Jay B. Hollander, MD
Program Director for Urology
Beaumont Health – Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI
Jaffar Khan, MD, FAAN
Eileen J. Klein, MD, MPH
Eileen J. Klein, MD, MPH
Program Director for Pediatric Emergency Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
Michael F. O’Connor, MD, FCCM
Michael F. O’Connor, MD, FCCM
Program Director for Anesthesia and Critical Care
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Phillip N. Rauk, MD
Phillip N. Rauk, MD
Program Director for Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
Eric J. Warm, MD, FACP
Eric J. Warm, MD, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Curtis Whitehair, MD, FAAPMR
Curtis Whitehair, MD, FAAPMR
Program Director for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital & Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC

2015 Award Recipients

Anthony C. Arnold, MD
Anthony C. Arnold, MD
Program Director for Ophthalmology
Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Bashar M. Attar, MD, PhD
Bashar M. Attar, MD, PhD
Program Director for Gastroenterology
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Chicago, IL
Samuel H. Borden, MD
Samuel H. Borden, MD
Program Director for Medicine-Pediatrics
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Kalli J. Doyle, MD
Kalli J. Doyle, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
Beaumont Health System; Oakland University William Beaumont
School of Medicine
Royal Oak, MI
Karl C. Golnik, MD, MEd
Karl C. Golnik, MD, MEd
Program Director for Ophthalmology
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
E. Ann Gormley, MD
E. Ann Gormley, MD
Program Director for Urology
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Kevin M. Means, MD
Kevin M. Means, MD
Program Director for Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
LTC Matthew W. Short, MD, FAAFP
LTC Matthew W. Short, MD, FAAFP
Program Director for Transitional Year
Madigan Healthcare System
Puyallup, WA
Christopher K. Varley, MD
Christopher K. Varley, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
Beaumont Health System; Oakland University William Beaumont
School of Medicine
Royal Oak, MI
Kenneth Zuckerman, MD
Kenneth Zuckerman, MD
Program Director for Hematology and Oncology University of South Florida
and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL

2014 Award Recipients

Keith H. Baker, MD, PhD
Keith H. Baker, MD, PhD
Program Director for Anesthesiology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Joseph B. Cofer, MD, FACS
Joseph B. Cofer, MD, FACS
Program Director for General Surgery
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Chattanooga, TN
Sidney M. Gospe, Jr., MD, PhD
Sidney M. Gospe, Jr., MD, PhD
Program Director for Child Neurology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
William R. Graessle, MD
William R. Graessle, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
Saba A. Hasan, MD, FACP
Saba A. Hasan, MD, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
Eric D. Katz, MD
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Angelisa M. Paladin, MD
Angelisa M. Paladin, MD
Program Director for Diagnostic Radiology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
R. Franklin Trimm, III, MD
R. Franklin Trimm, III, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Mobile, AL
Art Walaszek, MD
Daniel C. West, MD
Daniel C. West, MD
Program Director for Pediatrics
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

2013 Award Recipients

Wallace A. Carter, MD
Wallace A. Carter, MD
Program Director for Emergency Medicine
New York Presbyterian
New York, NY
Richard T. Jennings, MD, MS
Richard T. Jennings, MD, MS
Program Director for Aerospace Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
John D. Mahan, Jr., MD
John D. Mahan, Jr., MD
Program Director for Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology
Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Bryan L. Martin, DO
Bryan L. Martin, DO
Program Director for Allergy and Immunology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
David Schulman, MD, MPH
David Schulman, MD, MPH
Program Director for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Deborah A. Schwengel, MD
Deborah A. Schwengel, MD
Program Director for Anesthesiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD
Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD
Program Director for Neurological Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Craig D. Shriver, MD, FACS
Craig D. Shriver, MD, FACS
Program Director for General Surgery
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
David B. Sweet, MD, FACP
David B. Sweet, MD, FACP
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Summa Health System / NEOMED
Akron, OH
William M. Tierney, MD
William M. Tierney, MD
Program Director for Gastroenterology
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK

2012 Award Recipients

Felix K. Ankel, MD
Felix K. Ankel, MD
Emergency Medicine
Regions Hospital/ HealthPartners Institute of Medical Education
St. Paul, MN
Stephanie A. Call, MD, MSPH
Stephanie A. Call, MD, MSPH
Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Grace L. Caputo, MD, MPH
Grace L. Caputo, MD, MPH
Pediatrics
Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
D. Scott Gantt, D.O., FACC, FSCAI
D. Scott Gantt, D.O., FACC, FSCAI
Cardiovascular Disease
Texas A&M University HSC-Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Temple, TX
Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA
Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA
Psychiatry
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA 
Los Angeles, CA
Mary E. Klingensmith, MD
Mary E. Klingensmith, MD
Surgery
Washington University/BJH/SLCH Consortium Program
St. Louis, MO
Alan K. Louie, MD, DFAPA
Alan K. Louie, MD, DFAPA
Psychiatry
San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services 
San Mateo, CA
Charles B. Seelig, MD, MS, FACP
Charles B. Seelig, MD, MS, FACP
Internal Medicine
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, CT
Rebecca R. Swan, MD, FAAP
Rebecca R. Swan, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
Andrew J. Varney, MD
Andrew J. Varney, MD
Internal Medicine
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL

2011 Award Recipients

Maria Aaron, MD
Ophthalmology 
Emory University 
Atlanta, GA
Stanley Ashley, MD
General Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Mark Bugnitz, MD
Pediatrics 
University of Tennessee 
Memphis, TN
Christian de Virgilio, MD
General Surgery 
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center 
Torrance, CA
Byron Joyner, MD, MPA, FAAP, FACS

Dr. Byron Joyner graduated from Princeton University and received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital and then performed a research fellowship at the Boston Children’s Hospital. His two-year fellowship in pediatric in reconstructive urology was at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He has been on the faculty at the Seattle Children’s Hospital since 2001 following a four-year commitment in the US Army, where he was a lieutenant colonel and chief of Pediatric Urology at Madigan Army Medical Center. In 2009, he received a Master in Public Administration degree, which he felt organized many of his principles of executive leadership.

Dr. Joyner's passion is learning about and designing better ways to improve graduate medical education (GME). As the program director for the Department of Urology for 12 years, he was responsible for the core curriculum and competency-based training of the urology residents at the University of Washington (UW). In 2014, he became the vice dean for Graduate Medical Education and the designated institutional official. In this role, he is responsible for the educational learning environment for more than 1,520 residents and fellows in 120 different ACGME-accredited programs. Recently, the GME Office has also acquired oversight for the nearly 120 non-accredited fellowship programs. In addition to these duties, Dr. Joyner is charged with the operations and continued accreditation of all these programs, as well as building GME and securing resources for the residents and fellows in the five-state Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho region.

His training in the UW Teaching Scholars program has allowed him to create new approaches to teaching residents and fellows about interpersonal and communication skills and professionalism. In fact, his efforts have been rewarded with the 2005 Julian S. Ansell Teaching Award. Besides the many scientific articles, he has published, he has written some seminal articles for urology in the field of GME and continues to champion better ways to improve doctors and doctoring. He was honored with the coveted ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award in 2011. He participated in and assisted in the publication of the 2011 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Atlanta Conference. In January 2014, he was named one of the top 10 Medical Educators in the US by Black Health Magazine. Dr. Joyner has been a member of the ACGME’s Review Committee for Urology for six years, during which he served a two-year term as vice chair.

In 2017, he received the Diversity Mentorship Award from the UW School of Medicine for working with faculty members, residents, and fellows of minority backgrounds and[MD1]  disadvantaged or disenfranchised medical students. In 2018, he completed a one-year stint as president of the Society of Academic Urologists, a national association of urology program directors and a community for which he has been a curriculum designer for the last 15 years. In December 2020, he was honored by the Harvard Medical School with the Mass General Brigham’s 2020 Alumna Alumnus Award for his national work in education. The same year, he was inducted into the prestigious American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, an elite Society of the top 100 academic Urologists in the US.

Gregory Kane, MD, FACP, FCCP
Internal Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Tsveti Markova, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine 
Wayne State University/Crittenton 
Rochester, MI
Vijay Rajput, MD
Internal Medicine 
UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Camden)/Cooper University Hospital Program 
Camden, NJ
Karen J. Souter, MB BS, FRCA
Anesthesiology 
University of Washington 
Seattle, WA
Ann E. Van Heest, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery 
University of Minnesota 
Minneapolis, MN

2010 Award Recipients

Ramesh Ayyala, MD
Ophthalmology 
Tulane University 
New Orleans, LA
John Frohna, MD
Pediatrics 
University of Wisconsin Hospitals
& Clinics 
Madison, WI
Michael Hart, MD
Surgery 
Swedish Medical Center 
Seattle, WA 
Ronald Maier, MD
Surgical Critical Care 
UW School of Medicine &  
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Eileen Reynolds, MD
Internal Medicine 
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 
Boston, MA
Michael Rhodes, MD
Family Medicine 
Utah Valley 
Provo, UT
Gregory Rouan, MD
Internal Medicine 
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 
Cincinnati, OH
Philip Shayne, MD
Emergency Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Prathibha Varkey, MD
Preventive Medicine 
Mayo Clinic 
Rochester, MN
Diane Wayne, MD
Internal Medicine 
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University 
Chicago, IL