Kaiser Permanente Awards for Excellence in Teaching

The Office of Student Programs in the Medical School solicits nominations for the Kaiser Permanente Awards. The Kaiser Award is the most prestigious teaching award given by the Medical School. Made possible by a grant from the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, it consists of an honorarium of $1,000 and a certificate which is presented to each awardee at the Graduation Luncheon. Two awards are given each year – one for preclinical and one for clinical teaching. Nominators are asked to consider nominating those outstanding teachers who have demonstrated superior teaching ability; accessibility or willingness to help students more than other teachers; enthusiasm and the ability to generate student enthusiasm; the ability to serve as an exemplary role model; and other traits nominators deem to be important.

Faculty and student nominations are solicited and those who are nominated by a number of colleagues or students, or who have particularly compelling nominations, are asked to complete secondary applications. The Medical School Awards Committee will review these applications, select finalists, and make recommendations to the Dean and the Executive Committee for final endorsement.

Nominations are solicited in late January or early February. The Awards Committee meets in mid-April to make the selection of the awardees to present to the Dean and the Executive Committee for endorsement.

Previous Winners:
2002: Arno Kumagai, M.D. (Preclinical award); Michael Shea, M.D. (Clinical award)
2001: Louis D’Alecy, Ph.D. (Preclinical award); Paul Fine, M.D. (Clinical award)