The 2025 call for nominations for Faculty Awards is now CLOSED.

Faculty Awards will be presented at the annual Faculty Professional Development Day at the Health Sciences Building and on Zoom on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Nominees should place a hold on their calendar for this date, as both nominees and awardees will be honored.

Please contact Janine Barber at jkb48@drexel.edu with questions.

Excellence in Research and Scholarship

• Early Career Basic Science Investigator Award
  Rank: Assistant Professor
  This award is presented to an assistant professor, recognizing a promising and outstanding evolving investigator in the early stages of their career. Basic science faculty at the assistant professor rank with tenure-track appointments are eligible. The chair of a basic science department or tenured faculty members may submit nominations for this award.
• Early Career Clinical Scientist Award
  Rank: Assistant Professor
  This award is presented to a faculty member at the rank of assistant professor who has made contributions to the field(s) of biomedical research, educational research, quality improvement, community engagement and/or health care research, with consideration of funding, scholarly productivity and emerging research leadership.
• Mid-Career Basic Science Investigator Award
  Rank: Associate Professor
  This award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of associate professor who is an outstanding and established investigator in a basic science field and displays promise for future accomplishments and leadership. Basic science faculty at the rank of associate professor with tenure-track appointment or tenure are eligible. The chair of a basic science department or tenured faculty members may submit nominations for this award.
• Mid-Career Clinical Scientist Award
  Rank: Associate Professor
  This award is presented to a faculty member at the associate professor rank who is an outstanding and established investigator who has made significant contribution(s) to the field(s) of biomedical research, educational research, quality improvement, community engagement and/or health care research, as evidenced by funding, scholarly productivity and research leadership.
• Julian Marsh Faculty Scholar Award
  Rank: Professor
  This prestigious award is presented to a faculty member at the rank of professor who has demonstrated excellence in clinical or basic scientific research. Additionally, the candidate has achieved national/international recognition, demonstrated outstanding teaching skills, mentored students as well as peers and provided consistent, high-quality leadership to the medical school, thereby creating a better environment for all faculty and students.

Excellence in Education

• Clinical Educator Award
  Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
  This award is presented to a faculty member at the rank of assistant or associate professor who has demonstrated commitment and excellence to the education of phase two and three medical students through innovative educational programs, serving as a teacher, an educational leader, a mentor and a role model to students and colleagues.
• Angelo Pinto Educator Award
  Rank: Associate Professor or Professor
  This award is presented to a faculty member at the rank of associate professor or professor who has demonstrated commitment and excellence to the education of graduate students and/or phase one medical students (MS1 and MS2) through innovative educational programs, serving as a teacher, an educational leader, a mentor and a role model to students and colleagues.
• June Klinghoffer Clinical Educator Award
  Rank: Professor
  This lifetime achievement award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of professor who has devoted their career to promoting excellence in clinical skills education and knowledge, serving as an innovative educator, a leader and a role model for students, residents and faculty colleagues.

Excellence in Patient Care

• Emerging Clinical Leader and Innovation Award
  Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
  This award recognizes an assistant or associate professor who is a leader and champion, and who exhibits visible leadership abilities to drive innovative advances in patient safety or quality improvement initiatives, leading to creative projects with potential for substantial impact and sustainability.
• Oksana Korzeniowski Patient Care Award
  Rank: Open to all ranks
  This award recognizes a faculty member at any stage of their career who demonstrates outstanding skills and commitment in the clinical care of patients and through their teaching has substantially improved the skills and knowledge of residents, students and medical colleagues.
• William Likoff Clinical Excellence Award
  Rank: Professor
  This award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of professor with a long-established career whose professionalism, humanity, ethical standards, diagnostic acumen and ability to develop outstanding clinical programs serves as a role model for those striving for excellence in the practice of medicine.

Excellence in Community Outreach

• Emerging Leader in Community Outreach Award
  Rank: Assistant Professor
  This award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of assistant professor who demonstrates emerging leadership in health equity-related activities – including community engagement and advocacy, community outreach in science and health education, and/or promotion of inclusion and belonging in STEMM fields, for greater impact and improved outcomes in our communities.
• Health Equity Merit Award - NEW this year!
  Rank: Associate Professor or Professor
  The Health Equity Merit Award honors an exceptional faculty or staff member who has made significant contributions to the advancement of health equity and access. This individual has demonstrated a strong commitment to reducing health disparities through innovative research, education, clinical practice, and/or community engagement and/or has played a pivotal role in developing pathways to promote inclusion, belonging, and the necessary representation in the health care professional workforce to further close health disparity gaps.
• Vincent Zarro Community Outreach Award
  Rank: Associate Professor or Professor
  This award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of associate professor or professor whose exemplary and selfless commitment to the care of members of medically underserved communities serves as the standard for medical students seeking to embrace and provide high quality care to all regardless of age, race, socioeconomic class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion and to be an advocate for uniform access to health care.

Excellence in Mentoring and Leadership

• Drexel University College of Medicine Institutional Service Award
  Rank: Open to all ranks
  This award honors faculty members at any rank who consistently share their time and experience in service to internal committees, task forces and other institutional activities that have made a significant impact on the Drexel University College of Medicine community.
• Faculty Professional Development, Sponsorship and Allyship Award
  Rank: Open to all ranks
  This award is presented to a faculty member at any rank who has made outstanding contributions to the career growth of colleagues with a focus on strategic career planning, allyship, sponsorship, and/or creation of faculty development programming in their department, institution or professional organization.
• Early Career Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty
  Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
  This award celebrates early-career clinical faculty at the rank of assistant or associate professor whose actions and activities demonstrate exceptional commitment and effectiveness as a mentor to medical students, residents and fellows.
• Early Career Mentoring Award for Basic Science Faculty
  Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
  This award celebrates early-career basic science faculty at the rank of assistant or associate professor whose actions and activities demonstrate excellence in mentoring of graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and/or faculty colleagues by creating a supportive, effective environment in one or more of the following areas: research, education and scholarship. This awardee serves as a trusted advisor and role model.
• Elias Abrutyn Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty
  Rank: Professor
  This award recognizes a clinical faculty member at the rank of professor who has demonstrated excellence in mentoring colleagues, residents and/or students, by creating a supportive, effective environment in one or more of the following areas: research, clinical care, education and scholarship, while advocating for the advancement of their mentees in their chosen discipline and serving as a trusted advisor and role model. This awardee demonstrates a commitment to inclusive excellence and educational impact in the training environment, promoting belonging and academic success.
• Award for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring
  Rank: Professor
  This award recognizes a basic science faculty member at the rank of professor who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to mentorship, career development and scientific growth of mentees beyond the laboratory and classroom, as evidenced by mentee reflections, a record of trainees’ productivity, and professional accomplishments. This awardee values inclusive excellence, belonging, and impactful mentorship while providing opportunities for their mentees to network within the university, within the scientific field and beyond.
• Daniel V. Schidlow, MD, Transformational Leadership Award
  Rank: Professor
  This award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of professor who exhibits substantial leadership to transform and make change through example and articulates an energizing vision. This faculty member encourages, inspires, mentors, and sponsors a fully inclusive, collaborative, and collegial next generation of clinicians, scientists, educators, and staff. This transformational faculty leader motivates members of the institution to innovate and create change that will help grow and shape the future success of the institution.

Excellence in Inclusive Impact

• Award for Impact in Inclusive Excellence
  Rank: Open to all ranks
  This award recognizes a faculty member at any rank who has demonstrated a strong commitment to inclusive excellence by promoting access, advocacy, internal and external community engagement and partnerships, fostering belonging and full inclusion to drive intentional impact across any or all missions of the College of Medicine.

Previous Award Recipients

Early Career Basic Science Investigator Award

Early Career Clinical Scientist Award

Mid-career Basic Science Investigator Award

Mid-career Clinical Scientist Award

Julian Marsh Faculty Scholar Award

Clinical Educator Award

Angelo Pinto Educator Award

June Klinghoffer Clinical Educator Award

Emerging Clinical Leader and Innovation Award

Oksana Korzeniowski Patient Care Award

William Likoff Clinical Excellence Award

Emerging Leader in Community Outreach Award

Vincent Zarro Community Outreach Award

DUCOM Institutional Service Award

Faculty Professional Development, Sponsorship and Allyship Award

Early Career Mentoring Award for Basic Science Faculty

Early Career Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty

Elias Abrutyn Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty

Award for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring

Daniel V. Schidlow, MD, Transformational Leadership Award

Drexel University College of Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Impact Award

New Investigator Award

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