Multiple Department Members Win Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Mentorship

Eighteen members of the UC San Francisco Department of Emergency Medicine have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to teaching and mentorship through 2025 Faculty Awards conferred by The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators (AME). Of them, 17 are recipients of the AME Excellence in Teaching Award, and one is the recipient of the AME Excellence in Mentoring Award for UCSF Teaching Faculty. In addition to these awards, two department members have been accepted into the Academy's Class of 2025. 

These peer-nominated awards highlight outstanding front-line teachers (of learners) and mentors (of learners and faculty) across all UCSF teaching sites. Recipients will be celebrated at the annual Celebration of New Members event on September 17.

AME Excellence in Teaching Award

Criteria: These front-line teachers are "unsung heroes" who demonstrate their daily dedication to education and teach in a manner that creates an encouraging and intellectually stimulating environment that promotes critical thinking and learning. 

Recipients from our department include:

• Nancy Anaya, MD
• Kayla Enriquez, MD, MPH
• Julie Gesch, MD
• Stephen Haight, MD
• Kathy LeSaint, MD
• Miranda Lewis, MD
• Mimi Lu, MD
• Fernando Macias, MD
• David Martin, MD
• James Naprawa, MD
• Hilary Ong, MD
• Christopher Peabody, MD, MPH
• Scott Reichelderfer, MD, MPH
• Eric Silverman, MD, MPH
• Steven Straube, MD
• Kenshata Watkins, MD
• Kevin Whitelaw, MD

AME Excellence in Mentoring Award for UCSF Teaching Faculty

Criteria: This award recognizes individuals who have shown an extraordinary commitment to supporting and empowering their colleagues and trainees in advancing their careers and achieving their professional goals.

Recipients from our department include:

• Joe Graterol, MD

AME Class of 2025 Inductees

Criteria: Academy membership recognizes an educator’s commitment to advancing educational excellence through their own teaching and by mentoring colleagues seeking to further develop as educators. Members specifically serve as mentors to faculty across the health professions education continuum, including students, residents, and other faculty. They also assist courses, clerkships, and departments in strengthening their teaching upon request.

Our 2025 inductees include:

• Jeanne Noble, MD, MA
• Brian Lin, MD (Honorary)