Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development recognized recipients of the school’s 2018 awards. These annual awards recognize faculty for contributions above and beyond what’s required of a course director or faculty member of live CME courses and regularly scheduled series. Scores are determined by course and faculty evaluations and feedback from course attendees.
Outstanding Course Director of the Year Award – Live Course
“Neuro and Intensive Care: Review and Hands-on Workshops 2018”
"Prototype of the Novel Adjustable Fracture Nail for Long Bone Fractures"
W. David Freeman, M.D. (TY ’02, N ’05, CCMN ’06), Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic in Florida; Marion Turnbull, Ph.D. (NSCI ’19), Department of Neuroscience
Alejandro Rabinstein, M.D. (CCMN '02), Department of Neurology, professor of neurology
Eelco Wijdicks, M.D., Ph.D. (N '92), Department of Neurology; chair, Division of Critical Care Neurology; professor of neurology, assistant professor of history of medicine
“ECMO at the Beach: Current Concepts in the Management of the Adult ECMO Patient”
Pramod Guru, M.B.B.S., M.D. (CCMI '15), Department of Critical Care Medicine, assistant professor of medicine
Robert Ratzlaff, D.O. (CCMN '15), Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, assistant professor of anesthesiology
Gregory Schears, M.D. (ANES '01), Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, professor of anesthesiology
Outstanding Course Director of the Year Award – RSS Course
“Medical Grand Rounds”
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award
Eric Eggenberger, D.O. (OPH '18), Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Neurologic Surgery, professor of neurology and ophthalmology
Fred Kusumoto, M.D. (CV '04), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, professor of medicine
William Tatum, D.O. (N '09), Department of Neurology, Department of Neurologic Surgery, professor of neurology