Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award
This award recognizes program directors who have fostered innovation and improvement in their residency programs and served as exemplary role models for residents.
Award Information
The Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award honors program directors who find innovative ways to teach residents and to provide quality health care while remaining connected to the initial impulse to care for others in this environment. Parker J. Palmer’s book The Courage to Teach promotes the concept of "living divided no more," which has proven relevant to teaching in academic health centers.
2024 Award Recipients
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Henry Ford Health
Detroit, Michigan
Program Director for Neurology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Program Director for Obstetrics and Gynecology
Beaumont Health, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Royal Oak, Michigan
Program Director for Neurology
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida
Program Director for Internal Medicine
USC/Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Program Director for Family Medicine
Tidelands Health with MUSC Health
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Program Director for Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kaiser Permanente – Oakland
Oakland, California
Program Director for Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine,
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Program Director for Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, Texas
Program Director for Internal Medicine
Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Past Award Recipients
2023 Award Recipients
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Surgery
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Robert J. Tomsich Institute of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Neurological Surgery
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
Family Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Anesthesiology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Hematology and Medical Oncology
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Pediatrics
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Internal Medicine
2022 Award Recipients
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pediatrics
University of Florida, Shands Children’s Hospital
Gainesville, Florida
Emergency Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina
Pediatrics
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Family Medicine
Pontiac General Hospital
Pontiac, Michigan
Surgery
Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Neurology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Surgery
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
2021 Award Recipients
Psychiatry
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus; Ohio
Emergency Medicine
University of California Davis Health
Sacramento, California
Rheumatology
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida
Internal Medicine
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Transitional Year
UPMC Medical Education
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Neurological Surgery
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Family Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix Family Medicine Residency
Phoenix, Arizona
Dermatopathology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
2020 Award Recipients
Pediatrics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
Ophthalmology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Emergency Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Pediatric Neurology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Obstetrics and Gynecology
UPMC Medical Education
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Internal Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Pediatrics
University of Connecticut School of Medicine Connecticut Children’s
Hartford, Connecticut
2019 Award Recipients
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, California
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
2018 Award Recipients
Mount Sinai Beth Israel/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Yale University
Kensington, Connecticut
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina
2017 Award Recipients
Barnes Jewish Hospital/
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Cook County Health and Hospital System
Chicago, IL
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Summa Health
Akron, OH
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Carolinas Medical Center/Carolinas Rehabilitation
Charlotte, NC
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Downtown
New York, NYA
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/National Capital Consortium
Bethesda, MD
2016 Award Recipients
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Maricopa Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ
Beaumont Health – Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI
Emory University School of Medicine
Lawrenceville, GA
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital & Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
2015 Award Recipients
Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Chicago, IL
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Beaumont Health System; Oakland University William Beaumont
School of Medicine
Royal Oak, MI
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Madigan Healthcare System
Puyallup, WA
Beaumont Health System; Oakland University William Beaumont
School of Medicine
Royal Oak, MI
and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
2014 Award Recipients
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Chattanooga, TN
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Mobile, AL
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
2013 Award Recipients
New York Presbyterian
New York, NY
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
Summa Health System / NEOMED
Akron, OH
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
2012 Award Recipients
Regions Hospital/ HealthPartners Institute of Medical Education
St. Paul, MN
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Texas A&M University HSC-Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Temple, TX
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Washington University/BJH/SLCH Consortium Program
St. Louis, MO
San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
San Mateo, CA
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, CT
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
2011 Award Recipients
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
Urology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Wayne State University/Crittenton
Rochester, MI
UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Camden)/Cooper University Hospital Program
Camden, NJ
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
2010 Award Recipients
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
University of Wisconsin Hospitals
& Clinics
Madison, WI
UW School of Medicine &
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
The ACGME congratulates the 2025 recipients of the ACGME Awards. Read the announcement with the full list of this year's honorees in the ACGME Newsroom.
Now accepting nominations for the 2026 Awards Cycle. Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Central, Wednesday, March 12, 2025.