EM Faculty Honored with 2026 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Our department is proud to recognize the faculty members who have been named recipients of the 2026 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award.
Presented annually during Teaching Excellence Month, this award recognizes faculty members who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to educating and mentoring medical students through outstanding teaching, innovation, and dedication to learner success.
These awards reflect our faculty’s ongoing commitment to student education and mentorship. Through bedside teaching, simulation, clinical instruction, and hands-on learning experiences, they play an important role in preparing the next generation of emergency physicians.
Award Recipients
- Hamzah Abduljabar, MD
- Jeffrey Chen, MD
- Jessica Dunn, MD
- Akshay “Sunny” Elagandhala, MD
- Kayleigh Fischer, MD
- Jasmine Ginn, MD
- Meghana Gore, MD
- Christine Ju, MD
- Katy Larimore, MD
- Alex Lazar, MD
- Thomas McCarty, MD
- Victoria Morris, MD
- Brandon O’Keefe, MD
- Ezenwa Onyema, MD
- Vishal Patel, MD
- Eric Power, MD
- Karl Upplegger, MD
- Michael Vu, MD
Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients on this well-deserved recognition!