Curriculum Committee Award Ceremony highlights 2024 Education Day

School of Medicine faculty and administration gathered on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Patient-Centered Care Learning Center for its annual Education Day. Following a keynote address from Lea Brandt, PhD, OTD, MA, and interactive breakout sessions, the event’s festivities concluded with the Curriculum Committee Award Ceremony.

Each year, faculty and administrators are invited to nominate a faculty colleague who has made sustained and outstanding contributions to medical student education.

The Jane Hickman Teaching Award, the highest honor in medical education bestowed by the University of Missouri, was awarded to Sarah Swofford, MD, professor of Family Medicine.

Additional faculty award winners presented at 2024 Education Day:

Curriculum Board Excellence in Teaching Awards

• Outstanding Clinical Faculty Educator - Amanda Swenson, MD - Associate Professor - Family Medicine
• Outstanding Community Faculty Preceptor - Todd Fristo, MD - Preceptor - Family Medicine
• Outstanding Pre-Clerkship Faculty Educator - Richard Sherwood, PhD - Professor - Pathology & Anatomical Sciences

David and Kathy Morton Outstanding Faculty Educator Awards

• Pre-Clinical Faculty Educator of Columbia - Amanda Swenson, MD - Associate Professor - Family Medicine
• Community Faculty Educator - Todd Fristo, MD - Preceptor - Family Medicine
• Clinical Faculty Educator of Columbia - Ashish Sarangi, MD - Assistant Professor – Psychiatry