AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Melia Receives Clinical Teacher Award at IDWeek 2025
Award recognizes dedication to teaching clinical infectious diseases to fellows, residents or medical students as well as excellence and motivation in teaching the next generation of clinical educators
Dr. Michael Melia
Published in
IDeas Magazine -
Winter 2026
On October 20, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) presented Dr. Michael Melia with the society’s Clinical Teacher Award.
Melia has dedicated his career to infectious diseases training — educating and mentoring learners and medical educators at Johns Hopkins and nationally. He has served as director of the infectious diseases division’s adult Infectious Diseases Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Fellowship Program since 2015, and was appointed this year to vice chair for education in the Department of Medicine. Under his leadership, the fellowship program at Johns Hopkins remains one of the top infectious diseases subspecialty programs in the nation. He has been recognized by Osler house staff with the Faculty Teaching Award for outstanding contributions to house staff teaching.
In his many roles with IDSA, including as current chair of the Medical Education Community of Practice, Melia has nurtured a culture of national collaboration. He helped establish and expand the IDWeek Clinical Educator Coach Program, pairing early career educators with senior faculty for guidance and development, and he remains one of the program’s most popular coaches. He also standardized the medical abstract review process for IDWeek, establishing reviewer training, systematized scoring and a supportive feedback process.
IDSA’s announcement about Melia’s recognition notes that he is “A gifted teacher with the ability to translate complex concepts into relevant lessons with humility and clarity,” and that his “impact reaches far beyond his own learners as he mentors, develops and uplifts other ID educators, and he leads with vision and generosity.”
Congratulations, Dr. Melia, on this honor and peer recognition!
Melia has dedicated his career to infectious diseases training — educating and mentoring learners and medical educators at Johns Hopkins and nationally. He has served as director of the infectious diseases division’s adult Infectious Diseases Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Fellowship Program since 2015, and was appointed this year to vice chair for education in the Department of Medicine. Under his leadership, the fellowship program at Johns Hopkins remains one of the top infectious diseases subspecialty programs in the nation. He has been recognized by Osler house staff with the Faculty Teaching Award for outstanding contributions to house staff teaching.
In his many roles with IDSA, including as current chair of the Medical Education Community of Practice, Melia has nurtured a culture of national collaboration. He helped establish and expand the IDWeek Clinical Educator Coach Program, pairing early career educators with senior faculty for guidance and development, and he remains one of the program’s most popular coaches. He also standardized the medical abstract review process for IDWeek, establishing reviewer training, systematized scoring and a supportive feedback process.
IDSA’s announcement about Melia’s recognition notes that he is “A gifted teacher with the ability to translate complex concepts into relevant lessons with humility and clarity,” and that his “impact reaches far beyond his own learners as he mentors, develops and uplifts other ID educators, and he leads with vision and generosity.”
Congratulations, Dr. Melia, on this honor and peer recognition!