Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development in Arizona awards top faculty

The Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development at Mayo Clinic in Arizona recognized faculty for their efforts and achievements for courses and lectures in 2016. Faculty gave more than 500 talks at continuing education courses in 2016, offering more than 1,400 hours of accredited instruction to 14,300 attendees.

Top Faculty

Recognized as top faculty for receiving the highest marks for delivery, content and practical value were:

Joseph Collins, M.D. (R-D ’84), Department of Radiology

Andrew Gorlin, M.D. (ANES ’12), Department of Anesthesiology

Amy Hara, M.D. (R-D ’00), Chair, Department of Radiology

Devyani Lal, M.D. (ENT ’10), Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery/Audiology

Dora Lam-Himlin, M.D. (LABM ’10), Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

James Levine, M.D., Ph.D. (I ’95, ENDO ’98), Division of Endocrinology

Joseph Mikhael, M.D. (HEMO ’08), Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Bhavesh Patel, M.D.I-1 ’94, I ’96, CMR ’97), Department of Critical Care Medicine

Helen Ross, M.D. (HEMO ’07), Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology

 

Outstanding Faculty Members

These faculty members received the highest overall evaluations for their presentations:

 David L. Swanson, M.D. (CAP ’98), Department of Dermatology

Lisa Sproat, M.D. (HEMO ’11), Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Jan Stepanek, M.D. (I ’97, CMR ’98), Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine

 

Award of Distinction

This award recognizes a course based on overall course evaluation, matching the scope of practice to the attendees, meeting the course learning objectives, and ratings for innovation and educational value.

The following faculty members received the Award of Distinction for the “12th Annual Mayo Clinic Women’s Health Update.”

Julia Files, M.D. (OBG ’96), Women’s Health Center

Marcia Ko, M.D. (WHLTH ’96), Women’s Health Center

Anita Mayer, M.D. (I ’85, CIM ’87), chair, Women’s Health Center

 

Outstanding Course Directors

The following faculty members and course co-directors were recognized as Outstanding Course Directors for “Mayo Clinic Diagnostic Imaging Update and Self-Assessment.” This award is based on overall course evaluation, matching the scope of practice of the attendees, meeting the course learning objectives, and ratings for the course directors’ responsiveness and timeliness.

Frederick Chen, M.D. (R-D ’99), division chair, Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology

Marina Giurescu, M.D. (R-D ’00), Department of Radiology