Master Clinician Award
Purpose
Given annually, the purpose of the Master Clinician Award is to recognize up to two University of Virginia faculty physicians with the reputation of being the “doctors’ doctor;” the faculty physicians to whom their colleagues turn to assist in managing complicated patients, care for family members, or serve as their personal physician. The award is given to up to two physician faculty members who demonstrate outstanding clinical service.
The award is $5,000 each for up to two physician faculty members who demonstrate outstanding clinical service. The nomination deadline is Monday, March 24, 2025.
Award Presentation
The award winners will be announced by the Dean. The Dean will notify each awardee’s Department Chair. The Dean’s Office will be responsible for appropriate publicity in University and non-University publications.
Award Qualifications
All SOM faculty and UVa Health clinicians may nominate an eligible UVA faculty physician.
UVa-employed faculty physicians who spend a minimum of 50% of their time devoted to patient care (direct patient care and/or supervised care with students and/or residents). Eligible faculty physicians include those representing the University of Virginia School of Medicine and University of Virginia Physicians Group. Nominees must demonstrate at an exemplary level UVA Health’s ASPIRE values.
The Selection Committee will review all nominations and select up to two awardees. The selection committee consists of
- the President of the Clinical Staff, who will chair the selection committee that is comprised of
- the Vice President of the Clinical Staff
- the Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs,
- three previous recipients of the Dean’s Clinical Excellence award
- and all previous recipients of the Master Clinician Award.
The committee is advisory to the Dean who will make the final selection.
- An up-to-date curriculum vitae
- A nominating letter not to exceed three pages that addresses how the nominee demonstrates the attributes outlined in the purpose of this award.
- Five letters of endorsement of which two should be from referring physicians or clinicians outside the nominee’s department, including physician colleagues and/or other members of the clinical staff or health system, e.g., nurses. Letters from patients are also encouraged.
Upon submission of the nomination packet, the Dean’s Office will solicit the statement from the nominee’s department chair or division chief that attests to the nominee’s exemplary demonstration of UVA Health’s ASPIRE values
Submit an electronic copy of the nomination packet as a single PDF here
Questions?
Contact: Ashley Ayers
Phone:(434) 924-8497
Email:ala5t@virginia.edu
Award Recipients
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- James Browne, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- Brian Wispelwey, MD, Professor of Medicine
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- Karen Maughan, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine
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- Eugene McGahren III, MD, Professor of Surgery
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- Michael Ragosta, MD, Professor of Medicine
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- Michael E. Williams, MD, Professor of Medicine
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- Bobby Chhabra, MD, Professor and Chair of Orthopedic Surgery
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- Thomas L’Ecuyer, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
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- Madaline B. Harrison, MD, Professor of Neurology
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- John A. Kern, MD, Professor of Surgery
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- JoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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- Terrance A. Yemen, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
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- Ted M. Burns, MD, Professor of Neurology
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- Francis H. Shen, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- Christopher A. Campbell, MD, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery
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- David R. Diduch, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- Thomas E. Brown, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgey
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- John P. Riordan, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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- J. Michael Jaeger, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
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- John F. Angle, MD, Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging
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- Daniel M. Becker, MD, MPH, Tussi and John Kluge Professor of Palliative Medicine and Director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities
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- Barbara Post, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine and Medical Director for Northridge Internal Medicine