Awards and Recognition
Each year, the BCH Academy honors its members for outstanding teaching, achievements in educational scholarship and innovation, as well as distinguished participation and contributions to the realm of education.
2025
BCH Academy Award for Achievement in Education Scholarship & Innovation
Miya Bernson-Leung, MD, EdM, FAAN
Neurology
Danielle D. DeCourcey, MD, MPH
Medical Critical Care
BCH Academy Ambassador Award for Distinguished Participation and Contribution to Educational Excellence
Sonia Ballal, MD
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Jacqueline Jimenez-Maldonado, MSW, LICSW, MBA
Social Work
John Cloherty Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award
Katie Dorney, MD, MHPEd
Emergency Medicine
Annette Schure, MD
Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
2024
BCH Academy Award for Achievement in Education Scholarship & Innovation
Ariel Winn, MD
Hospital Medicine
BCH Academy Ambassador Award for Distinguished Participation and Contribution to Educational Excellence
Eva Gómez, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPN
Nursing Lattice Program/Patient Care Diversity, Inclusivity, and Professional Advancement
Kelsey Miller, MD, EdM
Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine
John Cloherty Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award
Elizabeth M. Petersen, MD, MPH
Hospital Medicine
M. Teresa Shannon, MSN, RN, CPN, NPD-BC
Nursing Professional Development
2023
John Cloherty Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award
Joshua Nagler, MD, MHPEd
Emergency Medicine
HMS Associate Professor of Pediatrics
BCH Academy Award for Achievement in Educational Scholarship and Innovation
Kate Donovan, PhD, MBA, MS
Clinical Director of Innovation, Inpatient Medical Programs
BCH Academy Ambassador Award for Distinguished Participation and Contribution to Educational Excellence
Lynn Bush, PhD, MS, MA
HMS Lecturer in Pediatrics, Part-time, Genetics
2022
John Cloherty Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award
Christy Cummings, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Ariel Winn, MD
Department of Pediatrics
BCH Academy Award for Achievement in Educational Scholarship and Innovation
Laura Chiel, MD
Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonary Division
Ambassador Award for Distinguished Participation and Contribution to Educational Excellence
Erica Lee, PhD
Department of Psychiatry
Ellen Brennan, DPT
Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy
2021
John Cloherty Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award
Debra Hillier, MD
Medical Clinical Care
Sarah Pitts, MD
Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
BCH Academy Award for Achievement in Educational Scholarship and Innovation
Carolyn Marcus, MD
General Pediatrics
Ambassador Award for Distinguished Participation and Contribution to Educational Excellence
Donna Luff, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Matthew Taylor, RN
SIMPeds Program
