“She teaches with vigor and joy." "A driving force in curricular development.” “Because of her enthusiastic attitude, I have not forgotten important material.”
Comments like these were part of the honors for eleven faculty members on October 7 when Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS, Interim Dean, hosted the 2021 Lewis Katz School of Medicine Excellence in Education Awards. “One factor towers above all else in making the Katz school outstanding,” she told the honorees. “You, our extraordinary faculty.” Nominations for the awards – which recognize exceptional work in the classroom, laboratory, clinic, and community – were solicited from medical and graduate students, residents, fellows, program directors, and clinical and graduate faculty, as well as from the community at-large. The following faculty in this year’s rigorous competition.