PAST AWARDEES

To view specific Past Award Winners, click on the individual award link below:

APCCMPD Award for Innovative Fellowship Program Administration
APCCMPD Award for Novel Medical Education Implementation
APCCMPD Award for Medical Education Research
APCCMPD, CHEST and ATS Education Research Award
APCCMPD Scholarship in Medical Education Research Award
Emerging Educator Award
Mid-Career Educator Award
Outstanding Educator Award

For further information on Award Winners, Co-Authors, Topics and additional submissions, download a copy of the appropriate Awards Book by clicking on the link(s) below:

2020 Awards Book
2019 Awards Book
2018 Awards Book
2017 Awards Book
2016 Awards Book
2015 Awards Book

APCCMPD Award for Innovative Fellowship Program Administration

The APCCMPD Award for Innovative Fellowship Program Administration recognizes outstanding contributions to fellowship program administration through the development of novel best practices in pulmonary, critical care, and pulmonary/critical care medicine fellowship programs.

2020 Awardee

Kelli Alderman
University of Washington
The Hackathon as a Way to Innovate in Fellowship Education

APCCMPD Award for Novel Medical Education Implementation

The APCCMPD Award for Novel Medical Education Implementation recognizes pulmonary, critical care, and pulmonary/critical care medicine Program Directors, Associate Program Directors, faculty, and Fellows-in-Taining for their outstanding contributions and commitment to medical education and training. The recipient is selected for success in applying an innovative educational method in their training program.

	2020 Awardee Joshua B. Kayser, MD, MPH, MBE University of Pennsylvania A Novel, Longitudinal Curriculum for Communication, Professionalism and Ethics
	2019 Awardee Stephen T. Doyle, DO, MBA The Ohio State University Mentorship During Training: Development of a Trainee-Centered Mentorship Program
	2018 Awardee Sean J. Callahan, MD University of Virginia An Innovative Evidence-Based, Fellow-Driven Bundle to Improve Professional Satisfaction and Wellness
	2017 Awardee Rosemary Adamson, MBBS University of Washington Leadership Education for Critical Care Fellows Using Simulation
	2016 Awardee Jason Wagner, MD University of Pennsylvania A Longitudinal Curriculum for Training Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows in the Principles of Quality, Safety, and Value
	2016 Runner-Up Kannan Ramar, MBBS, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester Innovative Intervention to Improve Pulmonary and Critical Medicine Fellows Research Training
	2015 Awardee Stacey Kassutto, MD University of Pennsylvania Implementation of an Outpatient Pulmonary Fellowship Curriculum
	2014 Awardee Kannan Ramar, MBBS, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester Quality Improvement Education Incorporated as an Integral Part of Critical Care Fellows Training
	2013 Awardee Marcos I. Restrepo, MD University of Texas Health San Antonio The Impact of a Structured Research Curriculum on a Three-Year Pulmonary/Critical Care Training Program
	2012 Awardee Peter Lenz, MD, MEd University of Cincinnati A Multifaceted Board Review Program Optimizes Fellow Learning and Improves In-training Exam Scores
	2012 Runner-Up Sunita Kumar, MD Loyola University An Exercise to Encourage Journal Reading Beyond the Weekly Journal Club
	2011 Awardee Gabriel Bosslet, MD, MA Indiana University Encouraging Publication in Young Trainees: Development of a Local, Web-based "Case Archive" as an Introduction to the Peer-Review Process
	2010 Awardee Laura Evans, MD New York University Development of a Research Curriculum for Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows
	2009 Awardee Jennifer McCallister, MD The Ohio State University Pulmonary Medical School: A Novel Approach to Fellow Orientation

APCCMPD Award for Medical Education Research

The APCCMPD Award for Medical Education Research recognizes pulmonary, critical care, and pulmonary/critical care medicine Program Directors, Associate Program Directors, key clinical faculty, and Fellows-in-Training for their outstanding contributions and commitment to medical education research. The recipient is selected for conducting innovative research focused on undergraduate or graduate medical education in pulmonary, critical care, and pulmonary/critical care medicine.

	2020 Awardee Janae K. Heath, MD, MSCE University of Pennsylvania Examining the Relationship Between ACGME Internal Medicine Residency Milestones and Subsequent Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Milestones
	2019 Awardee Laura Hinkle, MD Indiana University The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Personal Statements From A Program Director’s Perspective
	2018 Awardee Morgan I. Soffler, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Putting the Pieces Together: A Novel Simulation Assessment Exercise for the Evaluation of Medical Student Competency
	2018 Runner-Up Abdulrazak Alchakaki, MD Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center A Novel Simulation-Based Mastery Curriculum for Mechanical Ventilation (MV) in Pulmonary and Critical Care Training Programs
	2016 Awardee Bishoy Zakhary, MD New York University The Utility of High-Fidelity Simulation for Training Critical Care Fellows in the Management of Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Emergencies
	2016 1st Runner-Up Kannan Ramar, MBBS, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester Effectiveness of Hands-On Tutoring vs. Self-learning to Teach Invasive Mechanical Ventilation to Critical Care Trainees
	2016 2nd Runner-Up Radhika Shah, MD University of Maryland Effective Learning in High-Cognitive-Load Critical Care Simulation

APCCMPD, CHEST and ATS Education Research Award

The APCCMPD, CHEST and ATS Education Research Award is a monetary grant awarded to Fellows-in-Taining, junior faculty within 5-years of program completion, Associate Program Directors, and/or Program Directors, for research projects that further adult pulmonary, critical care and pulmonary/critical care graduate medical education.

2019 Awardee
Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MAEd
University of California-San Francisco
Improving ICU-to-Ward Patient Safety Through Design Thinking and Documentation Evaluation

2017 Awardee
Stacey Kassutto, MD

University of Pennsylvania
The Impact of a Novel Ambulatory Curriculum on Pulmonary Fellowship Training

2017 Awardee
Effie Singas, MD
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Validation of a Novel Training Method to Assess Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Fellows'
Competence to Perform Thoracentesis

2014 Awardee
Gabriel Bosslet, MD, MA
Indiana University
Development an Internal Validation of an Objective Scoring Tool for Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Candidate Screening and Selection Using a Simplified Analytic Hierarchy Process

2014 Awardee
Subani Chandra, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Improving Pulmonary/Critical Care Ultrasonography Skills Among Fellows with an Interactive
Digital Educational Program

2012 Awardee
Paru Patrawalla, MD
New York University
Impact of Faculty Development on Fellow Ultrasound Skill Evaluation

2010 Awardee
Jennifer McCallister, MD
The Ohio University
Communication Skills Training and Competency Assessment for Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows

APCCMPD Scholarship in Medical Education Research Award

The APCCMPD Scholarship in Medical Education Research Award is a monetary grant awarded to Fellows-in-Training, junior faculty within 5-years of program completion, Associate Program Directors, and/or Program Directors, for research projects that further adult pulmonary and critical care graduate medical education.

	2020 Awardee Camille R. Petri, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Understanding the Educational Roles of Interprofessional Providers in the ICU
	2018 Awardee Paul A. Bergl, MD Medical College of Wisconsin Fellows Leading Standardized Bedside ICU Rounds: A Clinical and Educational Intervention

Emerging Educator Award

The APCCMPD Emerging Educator Award honors an up-and-coming clinician-educator. The recipient is selected for their work in delivering and promoting medical education in pulmonary, critical care, and pulmonary/critical care medicine through various means at both the local and regional levels.

	2020 Awardee Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MAEd Assistant Professor of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine and Hospital Medicine University of California-San Francisco
	2019 Awardee Jared Chiarchiaro, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania
	2018 Awardee Margaret "Molly" Hayes, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
	2017 Awardee Rosemary Adamson, MBBS Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Washington

Mid-Career Educator Award

The APCCMPD Mid-Career Educator Award honors mid-career individuals who are actively engaged in enhancing the practice and profession of pulmonary, critical care, and pulmonary/critical care medicine through education. The medical educator selected for this award is actively making significant and innovative contributions to education in pulmonary and/or critical care medicine.

	2020 Awardee Darlene R. Nelson, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
	2019 Awardee Paru S. Patrawalla, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

Outstanding Educator Award

The annual Outstanding Educator Award recognizes clinicians who are exemplary clinician-educators. The recipient is chosen by their peers for demonstrating excellence in the development of future physicians.

	2020 Awardee Mark R. Tonelli, MD Professor University of Washington
	2019 Awardee David Schulman, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine Emory University
	2018 Awardee Robert Kotloff, MD Professor of Medicine Cleveland Clinic
	2017 Awardee Edward F. Haponik, MD Professor of Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine
	2016 Awardee Henry E. Fessler, MD Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University