Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Announces Distinguished Educator Award Recipients

Mayo Clinic
Wednesday, 7 January 2004

Paul J. Leibson, M.D., Ph.D., and Henry J. Schultz, M.D., will receive the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine's prestigious Distinguished Educator Award. This award recognizes Mayo faculty who have, over time, demonstrated excellence, leadership and an exceptional level of commitment to their educational activities.

Dr. Leibson, who has served as dean of Mayo Graduate School, has made major contributions towards student recruitment, curricular reform and quality education in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, including expansion of Mayo Graduate School's program at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., and Scottsdale, Ariz. While focused on the overall enhancement of education at the College of Medicine, Dr. Leibson's commitment also extends beyond administration to his students. He is a highly valued mentor and thesis advisory committee member. Dr. Leibson has also received the Mayo Graduate School Teacher of the Year Award and is a former MacMillan Scholar.

Dr. Schultz has served as program director of the Internal Medicine residency program, and currently serves on the Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine. He has been directly involved in training more residents than any program director in the history of residency education in the United States. Mayo Clinic's Internal Medicine residency program has a certifying-exam pass rate that ranks in the top 1 percent of internal medicine residency programs in the country. Dr. Schultz also received the 2003 Parker J. Palmer Award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Mayo Distinguished Educator Award recipients are nominated by their peers and have been consistently recognized by students as outstanding educators. Nominees are reviewed by a selection committee of the Rochester Education Committee and approved by the Mayo Clinic Board of Governors. The Distinguished Educator Award dinner will be held on Jan. 14, 2004 at the Foundation House.

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