Our staff work tirelessly to support our students, faculty and programs in service to advancing the health of all New Mexicans. Their critical contributions deserve to be celebrated and recognized. Created by Dean Emeritus, Paul B. Roth, MD, MS, the UNM School of Medicine Dean's Staff Award program has been highlighting their outstanding work and invaluable contributions for more than 25 years.
The Dean's Staff Awards Committee is comprised of seven staff members, including a recent award recipient and representatives from various School of Medicine departments.
A call for nominations is sent out throughout the UNM School of Medicine each autumn. Nominees are graded by each committee member and ranked collectively by the committee to determine each year’s recipients.
The committee looks particularly closely for staff who exemplify the School of Medicine's core values of excellence and accountability, compassion, diversity, integrity, professionalism and ethical behavior, social responsibility, creativity and innovation.
The School of Medicine dean's office hosts an awards event attended by all nominees. Award recipients receive a trophy and $1,000.
More info on how to watch will be posted by mid October.
Stephanie Chambers
Family & Community Medicine
Tara Hackel
Research Education Office
David Hansen
Orthopeadics & Rehabilitation
Aliya Hassanali
Emergency Medicine
Charles LeBlanc
Neurosciences
Kara McKinney
Pediatrics
Monica Montoya
Internal Medicine
Olga Palacios
Pediatrics
Danette Peavy
Psychiatry
Janelle Torres-Groover
Pediatrics
Celia Baca
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Tara Biehl
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Selina Branch
Office of Graduate Medical Education
Kathy Breckenridge
Continuous Professional Learning
Gail Case
Orthopaedics & Rehabiliation
Melissa Chavez
Pediatrics
Carita Cook
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Sierra Cushing
Emergency Medicine
Patricia Esquibel
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Marsha Freeman
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Kathy Freise
Dermatology
Bobbi Jaramillo
Department of Pediatrics
David Jones
Cell Biology & Physiology
LaTomia French
Pediatrics
Cindy Garcia
Admissions
Dolores Garcia
Family & Community Medicine
Elizabeth Hatch
Family & Community Medicine
Ashley Hatcher
Advancement & Alumni Relations | Office for Community Faculty
Cynthia Layton
Pediatrics
Michelle "Shelly" Marek
Family & Community Medicine
Luisa Mariscal
Neurological Surgery
Natalie Martinez
Family & Community Medicine
Diana Martínez
Learning Environment Office
Kim Mora
Preceptorship Office
Paul Perea
Academic Multimedia Services
Gabrielle Pierre Louis
Radiology
Tiffany Rawls
UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center
Nancy Risenhoover
Pathology
Margaret Saiz
Dental Medicine
Skie Sego
Pediatrics
Jack Srouji
Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
Rosa Tufaro Sterk
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Greg Tregjo
Internal Medicine
Bridgette Wagner Jones
Administration
Ryan Wood
Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Amy Wyman
Office of the Medical Investigator