About the Graduate School of Medicine
Faculty Awards
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Dean's Office presents annual awards to recognize and honor deserving Faculty members. The Faculty members are nominated by their Department Chairs and the Dean, in concert with the Awards Committee, who select the recipients.
GSM Spirit Award
This award recognizes faculty members who exemplify the spirit of UTGSM by upholding and promoting the UTGSM mission to colleagues, residents, students, staff, and the community.
Excellence in Teaching Award
This award is offered to faculty who exhibit a strong commitment to teaching while serving as a role model to residents, students, and colleagues.
Excellence in Teaching for Volunteer Faculty Award
Recipients of this award provide excellence in teaching by giving their own time and efforts to enhance the learning experience of residents, fellows, and students without compensation.
Excellence and Leadership in Clinical Research
This award is offered to recognize, reward, and reinforce outstanding investigators and to promote excellence in clinical research at UTGSM.
Excellence and Leadership in Basic Science Research
This award is offered to recognize, reward, and reinforce outstanding investigators and to promote excellence in basic science research at UTGSM. The primary criteria are excellence and leadership in research over an extended portion of an investigative career at UTGSM.
Recipients of the GSM Faculty Awards
The GSM Spirit Award
| Year | Recipient | Department/Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Larry C. Kilgore, MD | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| 2023 | Rajiv Dhand, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2022 | Deidra J. Mountain, PhD | Department of Surgery |
| 2021 | Joseph Rainey, DDS | Department of Dentistry |
| 2020 | Daphne Norwood, MD MPH | Department of Medicine |
| 2019 | Gregory Blake, MD | Department of Family Medicine |
| 2018 | Amila Orucevic, MD, PhD | Department of Pathology |
| 2017 | Amy Barger-Stevens, MD | Department of Family Medicine |
| 2016 | Lisa Duncan, MD | Department of Pathology |
| 2015 | Henry S. Nelson, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2014 | Kathleen Hudson, MD | Department of Radiology |
| 2013 | Leonard H. Hines, MD | Center for Advanced Medical Simulation |
| 2013 | Paul J. Huffstutter, MD | Center for Advanced Medical Simulation |
| 2012 | Mark Rasnake, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2011 | Jonathan Wall, PhD | Amyloidosis & Cancer Theranostics Program |
| 2010 | Eddie Moore, MD | Graduate Medical & Dental Education |
| 2009 | Henry S. Nelson, Jr., MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2008 | Alfred Beasley, M.D. | Graduate Medical & Dental Education |
| 2007 | John C. Neff, MD | Department of Pathology |
| 2006 | Eric R. Carlson, DMD, MD | Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 2005 | John L. Bell, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2004 | Mitchell H. Goldman, MD | Department of Surgery |
Excellence in Teaching Award
| Year | Recipient | Department/Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kristopher Kimball, MD | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| 2023 | Kyle Kleppe, MD | Departments of Surgery |
| 2022 | Ashley A. Hambright, MD | Departments of Anesthesiology |
| 2021 | Carrie Polin, MD | Departments of Anesthesiology |
| 2020 | J. Michael McCoy, DDS | Departments of Pathology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Radiology |
| 2019 | William Dabbs, MD | Department of Family Medicine |
| 2018 | Kimberly Fortner, MD | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| 2017 | Patrick McConville, MD | Department of Anesthesiology |
| 2016 | W. Bedford Waters, MD | Department of Surgery, Division of Urology |
| 2015 | James Lewis, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2014 | Bobby C. Howard, MD | Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 2013 | Richard Gibson, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2013 | Alan Grindstaff, MD | Department of Pathology |
| 2012 | Amy Barger Stevens, MD | Department of Family Medicine |
| 2011 | Ronald Lands, MD | Departments of Medicine and Family Medicine |
| 2011 | Scott Stevens, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2010 | Mark Rasnake, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2009 | Anton Allen, MD | Department of Radiology |
| 2009 | O. Lee Wilson, DMD | Department of General Dentistry |
| 2008 | Daphne Norwood, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2007 | Henry S. Nelson, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2006 | Brian J. Daley, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2005 | Norman Walton, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2004 | Daniel E. Brewer, MD | Department of Family Medicine |
Excellence in Teaching for Volunteer Faculty Award
| Year | Recipient | Department/Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Robert Wilmoth, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2023 | Anton Allen, MD | Department of Radiology |
| 2022 | Konstantinos Triantafillou, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2021 | Matthew D. Bridges, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2020 | Steven Rider, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2019 | Joseph Peeden, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2017 | Spencer D. Gregg, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2016 | Rolland F. Regester, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2015 | Hobart Akin, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2014 | W. Glaze Vaughan, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2013 | Alex Pasciak, PhD | Department of Radiology |
| 2012 | Paul Crawford, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2012 | Robert Overholt, MD | Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Immunology |
| 2011 | Tom Thompson, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2010 | Michael Henderson, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2009 | David J. Harris, MD | Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology |
| 2008 | Michael Fields, MD | Department of Obstretrics & Gynecology |
| 2007 | Robert D. Thomas, MD | Department of Radiology |
| 2006 | Eric Redmon, MD | Department of Family Medicine |
| 2005 | Terry Bingham, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2004 | Steven J. LoCascio, DDS | Department of General Dentistry |
Excellence and Leadership in Clinical Research
| Year | Recipient | Department/Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jonathan Wall, PhD | Assistant Dean for Research |
| 2023 | Jill Maples, PhD | Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 2022 | Raj Baljepally, MD | Departments of Medicine |
| 2021 | Catherine Lindsay McKnight, MD | Departments of Surgery |
| 2020 | Michael McNally, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2019 | Gregory Mancini, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2018 | Andrew Russ, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2017 | James McLoughlin, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2016 | Yong Bradley, MD | Department of Radiology | 2016 | F. Matthew Mihelic, MD | Department of Family Medicine |
| 2015 | Craig Towers, MD | Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 2014 | Irfan Asif, MD | Department of Family Medicine |
| 2013 | Wesley White, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2012 | Thomas Terrell, MD | Department of Family Medicine |
| 2011 | John Dougherty, MD | Department of Medicine |
| 2010 | Robert Craft, MD | Department of Anesthesiology |
| 2009 | David Cassada, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2008 | Oscar H. Grandas, MD | Department of Surgery |
| 2007 | Nikki B. Zite, MD | Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 2006 | Stephen K. Patteson, MD | Department of Anesthesiology |
| 2005 | Lorraine S. Wallace, PhD | Department of Family Medicine |
| 2004 | Scott L. Stevens, MD | Department of Surgery |
Excellence and Leadership in Basic Science Research
| Year | Recipient | Department/Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Michael Karlstad, PhD | Department of Surgery |
| 2021 | Jonathan Wall, PhD | Amyloidosis and Cancer Theranostics Program |
| 2018 | Stacy Stephenson, MD | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Research |
| 2017 | Emily Martin, PhD | Amyloidosis & Cancer Theranostics Program |
| 2016 | Stephen J. Kennel, PhD | Amyloidosis & Cancer Theranostics Program |
| 2011 | Deidra Mountain, PhD | Vascular Research Laboratory |
| 2010 | George Kabalka, PhD | Molecular Imaging & Translational Research Program |
| 2009 | Valerie Berthelier, PhD | Conformational Diseases & Therapeutics Research Laboratory |
| 2008 | David A. Gerard, PhD | Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 2007 | Brian O'Nuallain, PhD | Human Immunology & Cancer Program |
| 2006 | Jonathan S. Wall, PhD | Amyloidosis & Cancer Theranostics Program |
| 2005 | Alan Solomon, MD | Human Immunology & Cancer Program |
| 2004 | Ron B. Wetzel, PhD | Amyloid & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research |
Residency Programs
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