Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Announces 2005 Distinguished Educator Awardees

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patrick Kamath, M.D., and Anthony Windebank, M.D., received the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine's prestigious Distinguished Educator Award. The Distinguished Educator Award dinner was held Nov. 28, 2005, at the Foundation House. This award recognizes Mayo faculty who have, over time, demonstrated excellence, leadership and an exceptional level of commitment to their educational activities.

Dr. Kamath has distinguished himself in clinical practice, education and research. He was voted Teacher of the Year eight times in internal medicine and one time in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Kamath's contributions to education extend well beyond teaching residents, fellows, medical students and faculty. He is highly involved in the Mayo Gastroenterology Board Review and the Internal Medicine Board Review. He has contributed to patient education by developing many brochures related to chronic liver disease. He also prepared the American Gastroenterology Association Teaching Series on chronic liver disease and its complications, which is used worldwide.

Dr. Windebank has distinguished himself by making high-level leadership contributions to the Mayo educational enterprise for the last 15 years. From 1992 to 2005, he served continuously as dean of Mayo Graduate School and subsequently as dean of Mayo Medical School, the longest continuous tenure in the last 40 years. Twice, Dr. Windebank received Teacher of the Year Award. He was course chair for the Neurology Medicine II course for five years and has been course director for an ongoing Responsible Conduct of Research course for more than a decade. Dr. Windebank has served on many educational committees, including Education Visibility Implementation Team (which he chaired for four years), Association of American Medical Colleges and the Educational Advisory Committee.

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 Rochester Education Committee and approved by Mayo Clinic Board of Governors.

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