2022 Awardees

Educational Research Award
Geoffrey Comp, DO
Emergency Medicine
Valleywise Health

Early Career Excellence in Research Award
Joshua Hustedt, MD
Orthopedics
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix

Faculty Excellence in Research Award
Shalini Sharma, PhD
Basic Medical Sciences
UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

Faculty Community Service Award
Atsuko Koyama, MD, MPH
Child Health
Valleywise Health

Faculty Inclusive Excellence Award
Maria Manriquez, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

Outstanding Peer Mentorship Award
Jennifer Hartmark-Hill, MD
Family, Community & Preventive Medicine
UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Crista E. Johnson, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Valleywise Health

Early Career Excellence in Education Award
Zeynep Aydi, MD
Surgery
Banner MD Anderson

Excellence in Teaching in Graduate Medical Education
Donna Holland, MD
Internal Medicine
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix

Excellence in Educational Innovation Award
David Guttman, MD
Emergency Medicine
UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

2021 Awardees

Early Career Excellence in Research Award
Nichole Mahnert, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology 
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix

Faculty Excellence in Research Award
Peter Reaven, MD
Professor, Clinical Scholar 
Internal Medicine
Phoenix VA Healthcare System

Faculty Community Service Award
Ricardo Correa, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
Phoenix VA Healthcare System

Faculty Inclusive Excellence Award
Wayne Franklin, MD
Professor, Clinical Scholar
Child Health
Phoenix Children’s Hospital 

Outstanding Peer Mentorship Award
Michael Urig, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Maricopa Obstetrics & Gynecology

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Ramachandra Sista, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Internal Medicine 
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix 

Early Career Excellence in Education Award
Kelly Saunders, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix 

Excellence in Teaching in Undergraduate Education Award
Jordan Coulston, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Internal Medicine 
UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

Excellence in Teaching in Graduate Education Award
Steven Brown, MD
Professor, Educator Scholar 
Family, Community & Preventive Medicine
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix

Excellence in Educational Innovation Award
Cynthia Standley, PhD
Professor, Educator Scholar 
Bioethics & Medical Humanism
UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix