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Dr. Karra Jones Wins the Excellence in Clinical Coaching Award

May 22, 2019

Dr. Karra Jones

Our residency and fellowship programs are able to provide top-quality clinical education because of the dedication of individual faculty members who passionately apply their enthusiasm for teaching excellence in clinical venues.  This institutional award provides an opportunity for Program Directors to nominate valued faculty for their outstanding performance in clinical coaching that handcrafts the next generation of stellar physicians.  Dr. Jones was nominated by a number of residents and fellows, whose endorsements included the following statements:

  • “She is an exceptional diagnostician and can impart these skills while she teaches at the microscope by pointing out salient features of various disease processes.”
  • “Her morning lectures for the residents explain the current diagnostic algorithms derived from evidence-based medicine and contain useful mnemonics for each disease entity in an organized format.”
  • “I appreciate the way she asks questions to gauge my knowledge level and then works with me to expand this knowledge. She is always eager to answer questions that arise while working through cases.”
  • “She has been a great role model for me as she has displayed many attributes of a successful academic pathologist with an enthusiasm for teaching, a wide depth of knowledge in her specialty, and acting as an advocate for residents.”
  • “Her enthusiasm for neuropathology is contagious and she is able to make learning interesting, fun, and easy.  She is a kind individual who genuinely cares for the well-being of residents and clinicians.”