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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2025

STAFF AWARDS

Nominations are now being accepted for the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators two staff recognition awards:

• Jaclyne Witte Boyden Award (Boyden Award) for health professions education staff at UCSF Schools (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy). .
• Award for Exceptional Service in Medical Education for the Office of Medical Education {OME) staff

These awards honor and recognize exemplary service by staff in support of learner education at UCSF.

Review eligibility for both staff awards below and submit nominations by Friday, July 11, 2025.

Recipients are recognized on Wednesday, September 17 at the Academy’s Celebration of New Members, receive an appreciation reward and acknowledgment to their supervisor and department chair.

The Boyden Award honors health professions education staff that supports learner education across UCSF Schools (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy). .

We offer the award in three categories:

1. Early Career Staff with five or fewer years of service at UCSF
2. Mid-Level Career Staff with more than five years of service at UCSF
3. Team Award of Appreciation for teams of 2 to 10 people (no minimum years of service required).

Nominees must support departmental education and includes:

• All levels and sites that support UCSF education
• Examples include residency coordinator and essential and clinical core staff
• We especially encourage nominations of front-line employees who directly impact the school's education mission (e.g. “the unsung heroes”)

Ineligible: Staff working in the School of Medicine Office of Medical Education (OME) and Dean’s office staff who work under the umbrella of the OME. Please consider them for the Award for Exceptional Service in Medical Education.

The Award for Exceptional Service in Medical Education honors and recognizes exemplary service by staff working in the Office of Medical Education (OME), School of Medicine.

We offer the award in three categories:

1. Early Career Staff with five or fewer years of service at UCSF in education
2. Mid-Level Career Staff with more than five years of service at UCSF in education
3. Team Award of Appreciation for teams of 2 to 10 people in education (no minimum years of service required).

Eligible Nominees: Staff working in the School of Medicine Office of Medical Education (OME) and Dean’s office staff who work under the umbrella of the OME.

Early and Mid-Level Career Staff:

• Supported expenses for one health education-related professional development activity or payroll distribution* for $1500.
• This may cover registration fees, coach air, ground transportation, subsistence, and lodging, per UCSF policy, with the following requirements:
• The home department is expected to provide paid release time (not vacation leave).
• Awardee submits funding request in advance to Karen Brent, for review by Boyden committee chair and AME director.
• Funds must be used by June 30, 2026, after the award presentation.
• A reimbursement request must be filed within three weeks following the activity/travel.
• We recommend that nominators have suggestions in mind of at least one if not a range of appropriate professional development activities for their nominee, if selected.

Team Recognition:

• Team members receive an appreciation gift certificate ($75 each) for a max of 10 members/per team.



Nomination forms are reviewed and selected by the Academy of Medical Educator's Boyden Committee, which is comprised of UCSF Academy faculty and UCSF staff. Recipients are announced in mid-August.

*subject to UCSF Policy and taxable

Thank you for participating in this important program to recognize our outstanding medical education staff members.

Lydia Zablotska, MD, PhD, MPA

Professor

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF

Chair, Boyden Award Selection Committee

The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators

Questions or concerns? Please email Karen Brent, karen.brent@ucsf.edu.