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Recognition & Awards

Academy of Teaching Scholars Dewayne Andrews, MD Excellence in Teaching Award

This award was created to recognize Oklahoma City and Tulsa faculty who demonstrate outstanding passion and creativity in teaching including those who are emerging on our campuses. The award is based on objective evidence of excellence.  We hope to recognize those who not only teach often, but who teach well. The awards are presented at the yearly ATS Education Day Reception. Recipients will receive a plaque and a cash prize.

Pictured: Kristina Booth, MD (Co-Chair of Recognition & Awards Committee); Zain Asad, MD (Past Co-Chair of Recognition & Awards Committee) & the 2024 Pre-Clinical Award Recipients: Mike Weisz, MD; Lori Garman, PhD; Andrei Belousov, PhD; Amir Butt, MD

Eligibility

  • Recipients must hold a faculty appointment in the College of Medicine (OKC) or the School of Community Medicine (Tulsa)
  • Recipients of other campus teaching awards are not eligible during that calendar year
  • This award can be won only once in each category every three years
  • Physician Associate/Assistant  faculty who teach PA students
  • Pre-Clinical faculty who teach MSI and/or MSII
  • Clinical faculty who teach MS III and/or MSIV
  • GME faculty who teach residents and/or fellows
  • NEW!Extramural OU Educator faculty who teach non-college of medicine learners

Criteria

PA, Pre-Clinical, NEW!Extramural OU Educator
Evaluation is based on qualitative and quantitative evidence of excellence in teaching across 6 core teaching competencies: innovation in teaching, passion for teaching, communication skills, responsiveness to feedback, commitment to self-improvement, quality of assessment items, and student evaluation ratings.  

Clinical & GME 

Evaluation is based on qualitative and quantitative evidence of excellence in teaching across 6 key areas: innovation in teaching, passion for teaching, mentorship, continuous quality improvement of teaching, teaching evaluation scores, and learner comments. 

Nominations

Nominations will be accepted from June 1st to August 1st. Please ensure all submissions are received within this timeframe to be considered for that award year. 

Physician Associate nominations can be submitted by department chairs, department vice-chairs of education, the PA program director and PA program course directors.
MD Program Pre-Clinical Course nominations can be submitted by department chairs, department vice-chairs of education and pre-clinical course directors.
MD Program Clinical Clerkship nominations can be submitted by department chairs, department vice-chairs of education, section chiefs and clerkship directors. 
GME nominations can be submitted by department chairs, department vice-chairs of education, residency and fellowship program directors, section chiefs and the Office of Graduate Medical Education.

NEW!Extramural OU Educator nominations can be submitted by department chairs, department vice-chairs of education, section chiefs, non-COM program directors, non-COM course directors.

Nominations for all of the award categories can come from the Office of the Executive Dean i.e.. the Associate Deans of the College of Medicine. 

All faculty members are encouraged to submit their nomination recommendations to their respective leadership members for consideration. It is encouraged that the nomination recommendation be accompanied by a letter of support. We recommend reviewing the nomination form prior to drafting a letter.  

Award Nomination Submission Instructions

Please follow the steps below to ensure your submission is complete and eligible for review.

Step 1: Review the Nomination Criteria

Before beginning, carefully review the nomination criteria and guidelines to ensure your nominee meets the eligibility requirements.

Step 2: Optional – Use the Fillable PDF as a Drafting Tool

To help you prepare your responses:

⚠️ Important: Submissions will not be accepted if the fillable PDF is submitted. It is for drafting purposes only.

Step 3: Submit Your Nomination Online

Once you have finalized your responses:

  1. Open the Online Nomination Form.
  1. Copy and paste your answers from the fillable PDF (or your own notes) into the corresponding fields in the online form.
  2. Review your responses for accuracy and completeness.
  3. Submit the form.

Step 4: Confirmation

After submission, you will receive a confirmation email and instructions to save and/or edit your responses (limited 15-day window to edit after submission). If you do not receive this email within 24 hours, please contact academyofteachingscholars@ouhsc.edu.