Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has honored nine faculty members for excellence with Distinguished Educator and Outstanding Emerging Educator awards.

The Distinguished Educator Award recognizes Mayo Clinic faculty who have significantly contributed to education excellence throughout their career; demonstrated leadership in education, education research or administration; have been recognized or honored by students or faculty; have shown a commitment to diversity; have created new ways of teaching or applied innovative techniques that foster the educational process; have contributed to the body of knowledge and methodology in medical education; and have actively mentored education faculty. The 2024 award winners are:

• John Fryer, Ph.D. (NSCI ’11), Department of Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic in Arizona
• Nancy Dawson, M.D. (I ’03, ADGM ’04), Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Florida
• Denise Dupras, M.D., Ph.D. (MDPH ’89, PHAR ’89, I ’92, ADGM ’93), Division of Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
• Michael Silber, M.B., Ch.B. (N ’87), Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic in Minnesota

The Outstanding Emerging Educator Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation and commitment to biomedical education early in their careers. The award recognizes physicians, scientists and allied health staff who have served in an education role for 10 years or less at Mayo Clinic. The 2024 award winners are:

• Natalie Strand, M.D. (MED ’05, TY ’06, PAIN ’10), Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Arizona
• Abdallah El Sabbagh, M.D. (CV ’17, CVIC ’18, CVHD ’19), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Florida
• Kevin Koo, M.D. (U ’20), Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic in Minnesota  
• Dare Olatoye, M.D. (ANES ’18, PAIN ’19), Division of Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
• Julio Sartori Valinotti, M.D. (I1 ’10, I ’12, DERM ’15, DPTH ’16), Division of Clinical Dermatology, Mayo Clinic in Minnesota