Edward Miller receives Abeloff Award

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is rich with talent. We have great teachers, educators and leaders.  The IEE Education Awards are designed to recognize and celebrate our outstanding educators and acknowledge great achievements in education. ALL awards are open to any full or part-time faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Except for the Heiser and Abeloff awards, peer or self-nomination is permitted, though all nominations will be peer reviewed and all awards peer selected.  Each award recipient will receive a certificate, recognition on the IEE website “Awards” page, and a $1000 honorarium.

Recipients will be announced at the IEE Education Conference and Celebration.

  2014 Award Nomination Deadline: February 21, 2014

Awards for Outstanding Acheivement:

I. Martin D. Abeloff Award for Lifetime Achievement in Medical and Biomedical Education

II. Lisa J. Heiser Award for Junior Faculty Contribution in Education

III. Education Award Categories for Outstanding Achievement 

• Teaching (< 10 years on faculty)
• Teaching (> 10 years on faculty)
• Mentoring
• Educational Scholarship
• Educational Innovator
• Educational Program (for a team)

Note: Previous winners of a specific award category are not eligible for the same award for a period of five years.

Martin D. Abeloff Award for Lifetime Achievement in Medical and Biomedical Education

Martin D. Abeloff

The highest of the IEE’s honors is named for Dr. Martin D. Abeloff whose long and illustrious career at Johns Hopkins left an indelible mark. Dr. Ableoff, was at Hopkins beginning in 1966, and served as Director of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer from 1992 until his passing in 2007. He was a visionary leader, superb physician and world class scholar, and was a much respected colleague and mentor.  His visionary educational leadership supplied the impetus which led to the establishment of the Committee on Educational Values and Rewards by Dr. Edward Miller, then Dean of the School of Medicine, to study how to enhance respect for educators and serious educational endeavors.
 Upon Dr. Abeloff’s death in 2007, in his memory and honor the committee was renamed the Martin D. Ableoff Committee on Educational Values and Rewards which had as its overarching recommendation the establishment of the Institute for Excellence in Education.  This award is nominated, selected, and bestowed by the IEE Board of Directors.

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Lisa J. Heiser Award for Junior Faculty Contribution in Education

Lisa J. Heiser

This award is named in honor of Lisa J. Heiser, MA, Assistant Dean for Faculty Development and Equity, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 2006-2011. Lisa was the embodiment of what makes Johns Hopkins Medicine special; smart and multitalented, combining fierce tenacity and commitment with tremendous personal warmth, friendliness and collegiality.  In the short time that Lisa served as assistant dean, she developed an impressive portfolio of programs and initiatives that have transcended the founding vision of her office, fostering the development of all faculty members.
This award will only accept peer nomination. The Heiser award will be given to a junior faculty member, in her/his career 5 years or less on faculty, who has made an outstanding contribution in medical/biomedical education, and shown great promise for future meaningful contributions to medical and biomedical education.

The application packet should include the following:
1. A detailed nomination letter stating reasons the faculty member merits recognition.  Please organize your remarks around the following criteria:

• Teaching Excellence/Quantity
• Mentoring Accomplishments
• Program Development & Leadership Accomplishments
• Educational Scholarship
• Professional Development as an Educator
• Teaching Philosophy
• Educational Grants/Funding
• Other

2. At least one (maximum of two) additional letters of support.

                        Submit Nomination for the Heiser Award

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Education Award Categories for Outstanding Achievement

Teaching Awards

These awards are intended to recognize outstanding achievement in teaching.  The IEE has defined “teaching” as actual teaching including contact time with learners.  Two awards are given, one for those on faculty less than 10 years, a second for those on faculty 10 or more years.

The application packet must include:
1. For self-nomination, two to three letters of support including one from a peer and one from a learner.  For peer nominations, one additional letter of support from a learner, with an optional third letter from a peer or learner.

2. Summary evaluations of nominee’s teaching.

3. From Nominee:

• Statement of Teaching Philosophy (one page maximum)
• CV

Application packet may also include:
1. Samples of teaching materials (Video, PowerPoint, Notes, Objectives)

2. Brief Educators’ portfolio. (10 page max, or electronic)

                            Submit Nomination for a Teaching Award

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Mentoring Award

This award is intended to recognize outstanding achievement in mentoring.  The recipient will be selected based on the training experiences and success of the nominee’s mentees, not the nominee's career achievements per se. For the purpose of this award, mentoring is defined as the process of guiding, supporting, and promoting the training and career development of others. Mentors may contribute in many areas, including, but not limited to:

• Intellectual growth and development
• Career development
• Professional guidance
• Advocacy

The application packet must include the following:
1. A nomination letter-candidates may self-nominate or be nominated by other current SOM faculty.

2. CV of the candidate.

3. If not included in the CV, a representative list of trainees mentored, including information regarding their outcome (such as degree(s) earned, job placement and/or current positions).

4. An abstract of up to 250 words summarizing the achievements that form the basis for the nomination. If the candidate is self-nominating, the nomination letter can provide additional details for the achievements outlined in the abstract.  If the candidate is nominated by another faculty member, the candidate should write this abstract.

5. Two letters of support from current or past mentees, and, in the case of self-nominations, one letter of support from a faculty colleague.  The letters of support and nominating letter should address the candidate's contributions with as much specificity as possile to demonstrate the dedication of the mentor to the success of his trainees.

                              Submit Nomination for a Mentoring Award

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Educational Scholarship Award

The Educational Scholarship Award is designed primarily for the faculty member who has a corpus of educational scholarship work.  We seek to define scholarship as broadly as possible and include not only publications, but also workshops, other dissemination and contributions to other institutions.

 
The application packet must include the following:
1. A description of the body of work including articles and other scholarship in education

2. Two letters of support

3. CV of the nominee

4. An annotated bibliography

Application packet may also include:
1. H scores if available

2. Samples of scholarship

3. Brief educator's portfolio (10 page max, or electronic)

           Submit Nomination for an Educational Scholarship Award

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Educational Innovator Award

This award will recognize an individual or, in the rare case, a two-person team, for having developed a resource that directly improves medical or biomedical education. This award is meant to encourage faculty members of the Hopkins community to creatively apply their talents to improve the academic needs of students on a national scale.

The application packet must include the following:
1. From the Nominator/Nominee, a  200-500 word description of the innovation, or series of innovations, for which recognition is deemed to be appropriate. This document should also contain a description of the innovation (three sentences or less), with commentary on how and why the innovation is different from other solutions, and the impact the project has had on medical and biomedical education.

2. For self-nomination, two letters of support including one from a peer and one or two from a recipient or user of the innovation.  A peer nomination would serve as the peer letter of support.

3. Nominee’s CV

             Submit Nomination for an Educational Innovator Award

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Educational Program Award

New this year, the IEE will recognize a noteworthy medical or biomedical teaching program which has been implemented for five years or less.  Such a program is generally developed and supported by a team of three or more faculty educators, learners and staff, not a sole individual. Programs will be judged on their impact on learners, including learner satisfaction, educational outcomes attained, and scholarship and recognition.

The application packet should include the following:
Nomination letter and two letters of support. The primary nominator may select the sources for the additional letters. The nomination letter should include a description of the program, the team and the impact of the program including outcomes, satisfaction, scholarship and/or recognition.

              Submit Nomination for an Educational Program Award

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