On March 1, 2022, the annual Distinguished Service Teaching Awards ceremony was held honoring Washington University School of Medicine educators who have made the most significant contributions to the training of future physicians.
Initiated by students and implemented with support from the Office of Medical Student Education (OMSE), the Distinguished Faculty Awards recognize outstanding achievements in clinical care, community service, research and teaching and allow students to express their appreciation for the efforts, dedication, and patience of their educators. The awards are co-sponsored by the Dean’s office, the Office of Faculty Affairs, Central Administration and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Council.
This year’s award ceremony honored the educators who distinguished themselves in the academic year 2020-2021 of the Legacy Curriculum and in the first-ever Phase 1 of the Gateway Curriculum. Internal Medicine was honored to be selected by the Washington University School of Medicine Class of 2022 to receive the “Clerkship of the Year Award” for teaching in academic year 2020-2021.
Below are the Department of Medicine faculty and staff honored by each class:
| Clerkship of the Year Internal Medicine |  Clerkship Administrator of the Year Megan Dietrich |
 Clinical Educator of the Year Gerome Escota, MD Infectious Diseases |  Inclusion Distinguished Service Teaching Award Dennis Chang, MD Hospital Medicine |
 Critical Thinking-Medical Topic Distinguished Service Teaching Award Megan Wren, MD General Medicine |  Clinical Care-Medical Team Distinguished Service Teaching Award Devan Patel, MD Fellow, Gastroenterology |
 Medicine & Society Distinguished Service Teaching Award Joshua Mendoza, MD Resident, General Medicine |  Research Distinguished Service Teaching Award Jonah Graves, MD Resident, General Medicine |
 Course Director of the Year Stephen Cheng, MD Nephrology |  Professor of the Year Timothy Yau, MD Nephrology |
 Creativity Distinguished Service Teaching Award Justin Sadhu, MD Cardiology |  Critical Thinking Distinguished Service Teaching Award Nigar Kirmani, MD Infectious Diseases |
Clinical Care Distinguished Service Teaching Award Megan Wren, MD General Medicine |  Research Distinguished Service Teaching Award Lisa Zickuhr, MD Rheumatology |
Glenn Conroy Module Leader of the Year Stephen Cheng, MD Nephrology | Thread Leader of the Year Timothy Yau, MD Nephrology |
Jane Phillips-Conroy Professor of the Year Justin Sadhu, MD Cardiology | Inclusion Distinguished Service Teaching Award Dennis Chang, MD Hospital Medicine |
 Creativity Distinguished Service Teaching Award Amy Riek, MD Endocrinology |