Academy of Master Educators welcomes 2022, 2023 inductees

The Academy of Master Educators (AME) honored the 2022 and 2023 inductees in an induction ceremony and dinner held on Thursday, Aug. 22, at III by Wolfgang Puck.

Vineeth John, MD, chairman of the academy, welcomed 13 new inductees for 2022 and 14 new inductees for 2023 (bringing the total Academy membership to 109) and their guests, along with other academy members. Also, in attendance were LaTanya Love, MD, Dean of Education and Nahid Rianon, MBBS, DrPH, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, McGovern Medical School.  The new members are:

2022 AME Induction Class
The 2022 AME Induction Class

The 2022 class consists of Ben J. Barnett, MD, professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Amber N. Campbell, MD, MS, assistant professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine and Department Surgery; Shivika Chandra, MD, associate professor, Department of Neurology; Jenny J. Duret-Uzodinma, MD, associate professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences; Monaliza S. Evangelista, MD, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics; Emma C. Ferguson, MD, professor, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging; Nadia Hernandez, MD, FASA, associate professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine; Randa J. Jalloul, MD, MS, associate professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences; Thy T. Nguyen,  MD, professor, Department of Neurology; Latifa Sanhaji, MD, professor, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging; Lokesh R. Shahani, MD, PhD, MPH, associate professor, Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Alia R. Warner, PhD, ABPP, associate professor, Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; William C. Yao, M.D., associate  professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery.

2023 AME Induction Class
The 2023 AME Induction Class

The 2023 class features Reem J. Al-Dallal, MD, assistant professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Taiwo Babatope, MD, MPH, MBA, assistant professor, Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Salil K. Bhandari, MD, associate professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; Shane R. Cunha, PhD, associate professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology; Rajesh K. Gupta, MBBS, MS, associate professor, Department of Neurology; Gregory L. Hestla, MD, assistant professor, Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Nils P. Johnson, MD, MS, professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Rishi Kumar, MD, FACC, CMQ, assistant professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine; Sandra L. McKay, MD, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics; Stefanos G. Millas, MD, FACS, associate professor, Department of Surgery; Caesa Nagpal, MD, Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department  of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Olga I. Pawelek, MD, FASA, associate professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine; Tamara E. Saunders, MD, FACS, associate professor, Department  of Surgery; Michael E. Snyder, MD, FACS, professor, Department of Surgery.

 Lisa Cain, PhD, associate vice president of Faculty Affairs and Development, Office of Faculty Affairs and Development and Professor and associate dean for Professional Development and Faculty Affairs, at the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, was the guest speaker.  Her talk was titled, “The Teacher’s Influence and Impact: Shaping the Leaders of Tomorrow.”