Our program takes academic excellence and commitment to patient care seriously and formally recognizes faculty and trainees who excel in these areas.

Every year at graduation, we name recipients of each of the following distinctions:

University of Louisville Professionalism Award

2017-18 - Alok Bhatt, MBBS, Gregory Scott Bills, M.D., Sanjay Patel, D.O., Samuel Reynolds, M.D.
2016-17 - Takudzwa Mkorombindo, M.D.
2015-16 - Frederick Griffiths, M.D.
2014-15 - Ryan Hogancamp, M.D
2013-14 - Amaninderapal Ghotra, M.D., M.S.

Division of General Internal Medicine Teaching Award: Ambulatory Medicine

2017-18 - Barbara Casper, M.D, FACP
2016-17 - Barbara Casper, M.D, FACP
2015-16 - Yvette Cua, M.D.
2014-15 - Michael Stillman, M.D.
2013-14 - Michael Stillman, M.D.

Division of General Internal Medicine Teaching Award: Hospital Medicine

2017-18 - Tyler Sharpe, M.D.
2016-17 - Charlene Mitchell, M.D., MSPH, FACP
2015-16 - Charlene Mitchell, M.D., MSPH, FACP
2014-15 - Charlene Mitchell, M.D., MSPH, FACP
2013-14 - Clayton Smith, M.D., FACP

Stuart Urbach Award for Excellence in Faculty Teaching

2017-18 - Eleanor Lederer, M.D., FASN, FACP
2016-17 - Rodrigo Cavallazzi, M.D.
2015-16 - Rodrigo Cavallazzi, M.D.
2014-15 - Lorrel Brown, M.D.
2013-14 - Rodrigo Cavallazzi, M.D.

Department Of Medicine Fellow Award for Excellence in Teaching (by house staff)

2017-18 - Bilal Jalil, MBBS
2016-17 - Bilal Jalil, MBBS
2015-16 - Jason Mann, D.O.
2014-15 - Patton Thompson, M.D.
2013-14 - Ziad Alnabki, M.D.

University of Louisville Outstanding Senior Resident Award (by house staff)

2017-18 - Alok Bhatt, MBBS
2016-17 - Takudzwa Mkorombino, M.D.
2015-16 - Robert Burkes, M.D.
2014-15 - Udit Chaddha, MBBS
2013-14 - D. Alan Kerr II, M.D.

Anna M. Burke Resident Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety

2017-18 - Jordan Burlen, M.D.
2016-17 - Sanjay Patel, D.O.
2015-16 - Robert Burkes, M.D.