The School of Medicine Office of Academic Affairs is delighted to announce the winners and honorable mentions for the annual faculty mentorship awards, which recognizes excellence and innovation in mentoring at UCI School of Medicine — specifically in the domain of faculty mentoring other faculty.
A sincere thank you to everyone who took the time to prepare nominations for their fantastic mentors and colleagues.
Basic Science Faculty Mentor of the Year
Winner:
Todd Holmes, PhD (Department of Physiology & Biophysics)
Honorable Mentions:
Peter Kaiser, PhD (Department of Biological Chemistry)
Hamid Said, PhD, PharmD (Departments of Medicine and Physiology & Biophysics)
Charles Limoli, PhD (Department of Radiation Oncology)
Clinical Faculty Mentor of the Year
Winner:
Behnoosh Afghani, MD (Department of Pediatrics)
Honorable Mentions:
Anand Ganesan, PhD, MD (Departments of Dermatology, Surgery, and Biological Chemistry) and Tahseen Mozaffar, MD (Department of Neurology)
Innovation in Mentoring Award
Winner:
Tan Nguyen, MD (Department of Family Medicine)
Equity and Diversity in Mentoring Award
Winner:
Maria Peralta, MD (Department of Internal Medicine)
Each category winner will receive a monetary reward, a plaque, and will be interviewed, along with their mentee, by an associate dean about their experience, insights, and advice on faculty mentoring.
These video interviews will be posted on the School of Medicine Academic Affairs website.
Sincerely,
Geoffrey W. Abbott, PhD
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Personnel
Brian J. Cummings, PhD
Associate Dean, Faculty Development – Senate
Kyoko Yokomori, PhD
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs – Senate
Nimisha K. Parekh, MD
Associate Dean, Faculty Development – Non Senate
Mohammad Helmy, MD
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs – Non Senate
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