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A highlight of the annual "Innovations in Health Science Education" conference is the presentation of the Innovations in Health Science Education awards.

The Awards recognize an individual or individuals who have implemented a project or program with a documented record of innovation and achievement in the last five years in undergraduate or graduate health science education, encompassing all of the health science disciplines, including educational programs for medical students, medical residents, undergraduate and graduate nursing students, dental students, public health professionals, and allied health professionals.

The Awards will be presented at the annual "Innovations in Health Science Education Conference." Awards' finalists make a brief formal presentation of their projects at the conference, followed by determination of the final rankings and presentation of the awards.

In competition, winners will receive a monetary award:
  • 1st Place......$7,500
  • 2nd Place.....$5,000
  • 3rd Place......$2,500

    • APPLICATION INFORMATION: Next Deadline - To Be Announced

    2010 Recipients (awarded in February 2011):

    AWARDS
    9 SUBMISSIONS: 2 - UTHSC-SA; 2 - UTHSC-H; 4 - UTSW;
    1 - UTMDACC; 0 - UTHSC-T; 0 - UTMB

    First Place:
    Sharon Ostwald, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAHA
    Carmel B. Dyer, MD, AGSF, FACP
    UTHSC-H (UTHealth) Center on Aging, School of Nursing
    Title: Geriatric Interdisciplinary Student Team Competition

    Second Place:
    Vineeta Mittal, MD
    UTSW School of Medicine
    Title: Family Centered Care Special Interest Group of the Academic Pediatric Association Focusing on Family-centered Rounds

    Third Place:
    P. Eugene Jones, PhD, PA-C
    UTSW School of Health Professions
    Title: Dermatology Distance Learning Initiative