Educators for Excellence

Recognizing Outstanding Colleagues 

Following a rigorous selection process with outstanding candidates, we are delighted to announce that we have finalized the selection of our DGSOM Educators for Excellence, a cadre of more than 40 accomplished and dedicated faculty teachers with expertise in small group facilitation and an outstanding track record of exceptional teaching. This program and group of faculty will be a transformative new element in our medical student education program.

In the academic year 2023-2024, the Clinical Educators for Excellence will lead the teaching of the practice of medicine in the Foundations of Practice course while working with small groups of students longitudinally (career coaching & clinical coaching). To learn more about the Educators for Excellence programs, contact the Director of Faculty Professional Development at cnameth@mednet.ucla.edu 

Educators for Excellence Faculty Professional Development Sessions

Educators for Excellence meets regularly for two-hour faculty professional development sessions; the aims of these sessions are to:

  • Encourage faculty continuous learning & growth,
  • Prepare faculty for current & future work with medical students, and
  • Assist faculty in responding to practical problems related to teaching and learning.

Each faculty professional development session is led by a near-peer medical educator and includes time for both small-group and large-group discussions.  Topics for 2023-2024 include: 

  • Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator
  • Career Coaching & Clinical Coaching
  • Facilitating discussions
  • Longitudinal coaching of medical students
  • Teaching Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

THE 2023-2024 CLINICAL EDUCATORS FOR EXCELLENCE

Oladunni Adeyiga, MD, PhD (Med)

Nupur Agrawal, MD, PhD (IM)

Olivia Arreola-Owen, MD (IM)

Yonca Bulut, MD (Peds)

Carl Burton, MD (IM)

Donald Chang, MD (Med)

Arthur Cho, MD (Peds)

Susan Duan, MD (IM)

Manuel Eskildsen, MD, MPH (Med)

John David Fernandez, MD (IM)

Myroslav Figura, MD (Anesth)

Sarah Goldgar, MD (IM)

Andrew Grock, MD (EM)

Michelle Harvey, MD (Anesth)

Kevin Ikuta, MD, MPH (Med)

Brandon Ito, MD, MPH (Psych)

Jiyeon "Monica" Jeong, MD (IM)

Jaime Jordan, MD, MAEd (EM)

Esther Jun-Ihn, MD (Peds)

Henry Kirolos, MD (IM & Peds)

Brandon Koretz, MD, MBA (Med)

Amanda Kosack, MD (Peds)

Lisa K. Lee, MD, MS (Anesth)

Jason S. Lee, MD (Anesth)

Steve Lerman, MD (Urology)

Tina Nguyen, MD (OBGYN)

Chris Ortiz, MD (Anesth)

Vikas Pabby, MD (Med)

Diane Reed, MD (IM)

Ana Rivera, MD (IM)

Amir Rouhani, MD (EM)

Paul Salama, MD, MPH (IM)

Sarah Schoenbrun, MD (IM)

William Shyy, MD (EM)

Arielle Sommer, MD (IM)

Tahlia Spector, MD (EM & IM)

Elizabeth Tsai, MD (Anesth)

Justin Wagner, MD (Surg)

Annie Wang, MD (IM)

Serena Wang, MD (IM)

Anita Wong, MD (FM)

George Yen, MD (IM)

Kristopher Yoon, MD (IM & Peds)

THE 2022-2023 CLINICAL EDUCATORS FOR EXCELLENCE

Oladunni Adeyiga, MD, PhD (Med)

Nupur Agrawal, MD, PhD (IM)

Olivia Arreola-Owen, MD (IM)

Rachel Brook, MD (Med)

Yonca Bulut, MD (Peds)

Carl Burton, MD (IM)

Donald Chang, MD (Med)

Alan Chiem, MD (EM)

Arthur Cho, MD (Peds)

Susan Duan, MD (IM)

John David Fernandez, MD (IM)

Myroslav Figura, MD (Anesth)

Sarah Goldgar, MD (IM)

Andrew Grock, MD (EM)

Sarah Gustafson, MD (Peds)

Michelle Harvey, MD (Anesth)

Kevin Ikuta, MD, MPH (Med)

Brandon Ito, MD, MPH (Psych)

Jiyeon "Monica" Jeong, MD (IM)

Jaime Jordan, MD, MAEd (EM)

Henry Kirolos, MD (IM & Peds)

Brandon Koretz, MD, MBA (Med)

Amanda Kosack, MD (Peds)

Tyler Larsen, MD (Med)

Jason S. Lee, MD (Anesth)

James H. Lee, MD (Peds)

Lisa K. Lee, MD, MS (Anesth)

Steve Lerman, MD (Urology)

Amit Levi, MD (Med)

Kathryn Melamed, MD (Med)

Cindy Nguyen, MD (Med)

Tina Nguyen, MD (OBGYN)

Chris Ortiz, MD (Anesth)

Vikas Pabby, MD (Med)

Peter Quiros, MD (Ophth)

Diane Reed, MD (IM)

Amir Rouhani, MD (EM)

Paul Salama, MD, MPH (IM)

Sarah Schoenbrun, MD (IM)

Evan Shih, MD (Med)

Arielle Sommer, MD (IM)

Tahlia Spector, MD (EM & IM)

Pamela Tsing, MD (Med)

Annie Wang, MD (IM)

Serena Wang, MD (IM)

Anita Wong, MD (FM)

George Yen, MD (IM)

Kristopher Yoon, MD (IM & Peds)

THE 2021-2022 CLINICAL EDUCATORS FOR EXCELLENCE

Amit Levi, MD (Med)

Arthur Cho, MD (Peds)

Carl Burton, MD (Med)

Henry Kirolos, MD (IM & Peds)

Jodi Friedman, MD (IM)

Lisa K. Lee, MD (Anesth)

Michelle Harvey, MD (Anesth)

Oladunni Adeyiga, MD (IM)

Peter Quiros, MD (Ophth)

Satya Patel, MD (IM)

Tina Nguyen, MD (Ob/Gyn)

Zahir Basrai, MD (EM)

Amanda Kosack, MD (Peds)

Arielle Sommer, MD (Med)

Bahareh Gordon, MD (Peds)

Evan Shih, MD (Med)

James H. Lee, MD (Peds)

Kevin Ikuta, MD (Med)

Manuel Celedon, MD (EM)

Myroslav Figura, MD (Anesth)

Pamela Tsing, MD (IM)

Sarah Goldgar, MD (Med)

Steve Lerman, MD (Urology)

Tyler Larsen, MD (IM)

Amir Rouhani, MD (IM & EM)

Art Gomez, MD (Med)

Brandon Ito, MD (Psych)

Faysal Saab, MD (IM & Peds)

Jason S. Lee, MD (Anesth)

Kristopher Yoon, MD (IM & Peds)

Michael Ayoub, MD (IM)

Natasha Wheaton, MD (EM)

Paul Salama, MD (Med)

Sarah Gustafson, MD (Peds)

Tahlia Spector, MD (IM & EM)

Vikas Pabby, MD (Med)

Alan Chiem, MD (EM)

Andrew Grock, MD (EM)

Ashlyn Sakona, MD (Med)

Diane Reed, MD (Med)

Jaime Jordan, MD (EM)

Kathryn Melamed, MD (IM)

Lisa Zhao, MD (EM)

Monica Sifuentes, MD (Peds)

Olivia Arreola-Owen, MD (Med)

Rachel Brook, MD (IM)

Serena Wang, MD (Med)