Awards

The President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers at Georgetown University recognize and celebrate the integration of outstanding research and excellence in teaching at our University. The Awards not only honor the individual recipients but also emphasize standards of excellence at Georgetown.

The nomination process for this award has begun!  Nominations for the President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers are due by December 1, 2020.

The Dorothy Brown Award is a university-wide award for Outstanding Teaching Achievement. This award honors the work of Dorothy M. Brown, who served Georgetown University for over 35 years as a teacher and administrator. It is presented each year on Georgetown Day to an outstanding faculty member whose contributions demonstrate a strong commitment to the educational advancement of students. The award is given by the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA). Students nominate and vote on the slate of nominees to select the award winner.

Each year, academic faculty and staff are honored with Vicennial Medals for their 20 years at the university – gold for full-time service and silver for part-time.

The GUMC Leadership in Research Award is given for nationally-recognized achievement in research. Examples of criteria for this award are as follows:

• Leadership of a large, collaborative interactive team science grant (e.g. NIH P-series, multi-center, high-impact clinical trial, resident/fellow training).
• Induction into prestigious academic society (e.g. National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Institute of Medicine (IOM)).

The GUMC Research Recognition Award honors research achievement at Georgetown University. Examples of criteria for this award include the following:

• Receipt of first R01 or other first major independent grant (e.g., NSF, DoD, ACS, AHA) from the prior academic year (2013-2014). Superior scholarship as evidenced by recent publications in prestigious journals and a consistent record of highly-cited, influential publications.
• Editorial board membership of a well-recognized peer-reviewed journal; external peer recognition of scholarly accomplishment (e.g. best paper, best poster); elected or named to leadership within an academic society.

Examples of additional supporting criteria include:

• Attainment of “fellow” status or equivalent in an academic society;
• NIH Study section membership/chairmanship;
• NIH DSMB or Scientific Advisory Committee membership/chairmanship.

Information and description coming soon!

This award is given annually to four women faculty who are selected to attend the Association of American Medical College’s Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar. This is a competitive selection process in which women who show the most potential for leadership within GUMC are selected to attend.

The Young Investigator Award, funded through Georgetown Lombardi’s Institutional Research Grant (IRG) and sponsored by the American Cancer Society (ACS), helps junior faculty members launch promising new projects to obtain preliminary results and compete successfully for national research grants. The grant will provide $30,000 for 1 year each for three junior faculty members. 

Every year, the Rivkin Center funds promising research in ovarian cancer, selecting researchers and studies through a highly competitive process. Each application is individually reviewed by a panel of nationally recognized experts for its scientific merit, novelty, and potential to affect the prevention, detection, treatment, and understanding of the disease. 

Each year a group of professors, previously honored with the Kaiser Permanente Award, select two new members to receive the teaching award and $1,000 from the Kaiser Permanente Foundation.

See full list of past Kaiser Permante Awardees.

Designation is determined after both internal and external peer-review of the applicants’ application portfolios including documentation of evidence of outstanding performance and achievements in three of five education domains: direct teaching, advising and mentoring; instructional design/curriculum development; educational scholarship, and educational leadership.

The recipient of this award is recognized for a career of sustained contribution and service to the GUMC community. The individual is awarded for his or her leadership in scholarship, teaching, and service throughout their career at GUMC, and for being an inspiration to us all. 

Every year at the GUMC Fall Convocation, the Cura Personalis Award is bestowed upon a health professional who has made outstanding contributions to human health guided by compassion and service.

The MAGIS Society of Master Teachers honors physicians and biomedical scientists dedicated to the care of others and society. MAGIS, Latin for “more greatly,” is a shortened form of ad majorem Dei gloriam or “towards the greater glory of God.” See the full list of MAGIS Society Members.

Each year students select several residents for their humanism and dedication to teaching. These residents are honored for having given the “String of Teaching Pearls” to these future physicians. Of these residents, one receives the Mother of Pearl Award.

Information and description coming soon!

The CIRCLE grant program was created by the Dean for Medical Education, Ray Mitchell, M.D., in 2001, to stimulate creativity and reward excellence in undergraduate medical education.  His vision was to make a substantial investment over several years to enable faculty to pursue innovative educational initiatives for the benefit of our medical students and the institution.  Using institutionally-funded protected time, this investment was designed to provide energy for competitive faculty-driven curricular improvement, and competition it has been.  To date, we have reviewed over 150 applications to fund over 60 grants.  A number of them have already led to additional external funding and virtually all have changed the culture of our curriculum at Georgetown.

Each class presents the Golden Apple Award annually to a faculty member whose outstanding professional and personal qualities have enhanced the medical education of members of the class.  Golden Orchard award goes to the faculty member for three or more Golden Apples.

The Estelle Ramey Mentorship Award recognizes excellence in mentoring of women faculty by a male or female faculty member with an appointment in the Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) or MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH). 

This award recognizes a GUSOM / MGUH female faculty member for outstanding professional achievements in research, education, and/or service, with recognition at the GUMC, national or international level. 

The Faculty Affiliate Award is presented to a physician outside of Georgetown who has made a significant contribution to our clinical medical education and provided mentorship to medical students during their rotations.

The Geza M. Illes Award honors an outstanding first-year teacher who serves as an inspirational role model in the field of gross anatomy.

Students in the Special Masters Program in Physiology present the Physiology Teacher of the Year Award to a faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional qualities as an educator.

The Doctoring Award recognizes a faculty member, module director or leader in a doctoring module whose outstanding teaching, professional and personal qualities have enhanced the medical education of the members of the class.

The John C. Rose Award is presented annually to a member of the faculty or administration who has demonstrated outstanding service to the school and has contributed to the improvement of medical education and student life.

The Excellence in Teaching at HOYA Clinic Award recognizes a physician or nurse practitioner who demonstrates exemplary patient care and teaching skills at the HOYA Clinic.

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards recognize graduating students and faculty members who demonstrate both clinical excellence and outstanding compassion in the delivery of care and who show respect for patients, their families, and healthcare colleagues.

Information and description coming soon!

Information and description coming soon!

The School of Nursing & Health Studies (SNHS) Mentorship Award for Women in Health Studies acknowledges mentoring as a valuable skill in which a faculty member serves others in promoting their professional achievement, development, and socialization into the academic role and community.