Resident Scholarship

• Sarah Wernimont, MD, PhD, was named as a 2016 Quilligan scholar by the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine and the Pregnancy Foundation, one of five residents in the United States to receive this honor. 

Resident Teaching Awards

Golden Apple for Excellence in Teaching

2023:

• Emily Capper, MD
• Zoe Sayler, MD
• Margaret Foster, MD
• Catherine Bachur, MD

2022:

• Sarah Bakir, MD
• Karl Meierding, MD
• Christian Calma, MD
• Shelby Green, MD

2021:

• Keely Ulmer, MD
• Mildrede Bonglack, MD
• Douglas Russo, MD
• Jenna Johnson, MD

2020:

• R1, Sraavya Akella, MD
• R2, Noelle Waldschmidt, MD
• R3, Avery Whitis, MD
• R4, Heather Winn, MD

2019:

• R1, Laura Rasmussen, MD
• R2, Colette Gnade, MD
• R3, Rebecca Chung, MD
• R4, Edward Nguyen, MD, PhD

2018:

• Avery Whitis, MD
• Hope Richards, MD
• Trenton Place, DO, PhD
• Evan Cohen, DO

2017:

• Abigail Mancuso, MD
• Kathryn Huber-Keener, MD, PhD
• Edward Nguyen, MD, PhD
• Heather Winn, MD

2016:

• Eric Tyler, MD
• Abigail Mancuso, MD
• Evan Cohen, DO
• Tara Hoff, MD

2015:

• Eric Tyler, MD
• Megan McDonald, MD
• Sarah Wernimont, MD, PhD
• Evan Cohen, DO

Resident Teacher of the Year

Multiple Obstetrics and Gynecology residents have been nominated for or received Resident Teacher of the Year awards from the entire Carver College of Medicine M3 or M4 class. 

• Heather Winn, MD, was selected as the 2018 Resident teacher of the Year by the CCOM M3 class.
• Hope Richards, MD, was selected as the 2017 Resident Teacher of the Year by the CCOM M3 class.
• Sarah Wernimont, MD, PhD, was a finalist for the 2017 Resident Teacher of the Year by the CCOM M3 class.
• Kathryn Huber-Keener, MD, PhD, was a finalist for the 2016 Resident Teacher of the Year by the CCOM M3 class.

Gold Humanism

• Lydia Alexander, MD received the 2015 Arnold Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award as nominated by the College of Medicine students.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Residents participate in governance of the ACOG Junior Fellows. For many years both the section chair and vice-chair have been University of Iowa residents, and some have served as ACOG District VI junior fellow officers. Clinical Professor Thomas Gellhaus, MD, served as the President of ACOG from 2017 to 2018.

Faculty and Fellow Teaching Awards

Best Fellow Teacher Award selected by the residents:

• 2023: Silvana Pedra Nobre, MD
• 2022: Nick Cardillo, MD
• 2021: Sarah Watson, MD
• 2020: Allen Mehr, DO
• 2019: Yasmin Lyons, MD
• 2018: Sarah Wernimont, MD, PhD
• 2017: Megan McDonald, MD
• 2016: Erin Salinas, MD
• 2015: Joseph Kowalski, MD

Faculty APGO Medical Student Teaching Award

• 2023: David Bender, MD
• 2022: Kimberly Kenne, MD
• 2021: Mark Santillan, MD, PhD
• 2020: Eugenia Mazur, MD
• 2019: Kelly K. Ward, MD
• 2018: Michael Haugsdal, MD
• 2017: Heather Anaya, DO
• 2016: Sarah Shaffer, DO
• 2015: Veronika Kolder, MD

ACOG/CREOG National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching

• 2023: Miriam Murray, MD
• 2022: David Bender, MD
• 2021: Megan McDonald, MD, MME
• 2020: Thomas Gellhaus, MD
• 2019: Marygrace Elson, MD, MME
• 2018: Sarina Martini, MD
• 2017: Kimberly K. Leslie, MD
• 2017: Kelly K. Ward, MD
• 2016: David Bender, MD

Golden Apple for Excellence in Teaching

• 2021: Abey Eapen, MD
• 2020: Emily Hill, MD

The departmental faculty physicians are active in all areas from local to international and many serve on regional, national or international boards of specialty and subspecialty organizations.  Many have received recognition for their efforts.  Several members of the faculty serve as specialty or subspecialty examiners for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.