Chancellor's Teaching Award

Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD, associate professor of radiology and of pediatrics, has been awarded the 2007 IUPUI Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. This marks the fourth time that an IUSM faculty member has won the campus' highest award for teaching, the most recent being David Crabb, MD, in 1989.

Dr. Gunderman, who also serves as vice chair of radiology and director of pediatric radiology, is the author of over 180 scholarly articles and four books. His latest book, Achieving Excellence in Medical Education (Springer 2006), received strong endorsements from both the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association, the latter describing it as "an eloquent, quotable, and inspirational book that provides a template for achieving excellence in medical education."

Dr. Gunderman regularly teaches courses in radiology, pediatrics, ethics and leadership,  He is a five-time recipient of the Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, as well as the Robert Shellhamer Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the 2006 Indiana University School of Medicine Faculty Teaching Award. He was honored at the chancellor's Convocation on Friday, April 27.  

Apple Orchard

Each year, residents honor faculty for teaching. The winner of the nominations is given the Heun Y. Yune Teaching Award, and runners-up are given Golden Apple certificates.

Other Awards:

Recipient of the IUSM Trustee Teaching Awards {formerly Teaching Excellence Recognition Award (TERA)}:

Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD           2002, 2003, 2005, 2007

The RSNA Research & Education Foundation gives the Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research award, designed to recognize and encourage outstanding residents and fellows in radiologic research. Each participating North American residency program will receive an award plaque with space to display a brass nameplate for each year’s nominee. The Foundation also provides a personalized crystal award for the department to present to the selected resident or fellow.

The Roentgen Award for 2007 was presented to Dr. Jason Ford.

The Campbell-Klatte Lecture Series 2007 winners were:

• First place – oral presentation (there was a tie):  Dr. Lisa Mahoney and Dr. Sam Yu
• Second place – oral presentation: Dr. Carlo Lazzaro
• First place – poster/electronic presentation (there was a tie): Dr. Jason Ford and Dr. Marc Kohli
• Second place – poster/electronic presentation (there was a tie):  Dr. Linda McKinney and Dr. Bilal Tahir