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MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR
The Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators
Med Sci Educ 2012; 22(4S): 273
AWARDS
2012 IAMSE Master Teacher and Master Scholar
Awards
The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the winners of the
prestigious Master Scholar Award and Master Teacher Award for 2012. The Master Teacher Award was
established to honor an IAMSE member who has consistently demonstrated extraordinary excellence in
teaching. The Master Scholar Award recognizes an IAMSE member who has a distinguished record of
educational scholarship.
2012 Master Teacher Award
Herb Janssen, MEd, PhD
Herb grew up on a ranch near
Henrietta, Texas, a small
community in the north central
region of the state. This
environment did several things
for him. First, it convinced him
that education was the right path
and second, it taught him to
understand and appreciate
nature. He received his bachelor’s degree from
Midwestern State University, a master’s degree in
education and biology from Texas Tech University,
and his doctorate degree in medical physiology from
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. After
completing his degree, he accepted a position in the
Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Physiology.
Over the next 28 years he rose to the rank of
professor in both departments and served as
assistant chair in orthopedic surgery and associate
chair for research. Four years ago Herb and his wife
Suzanne moved to El Paso after he accepted a
position as professor of physiology in the
Department of Medical Education at the TTUHSC,
Paul L Foster School of Medicine in El Paso. He
currently teaches medical students, nursing
students, and volunteers in outreach educational
programs with local high schools. These outreach
programs are designed to encourage high school
students to pursue a career in the healthcare
profession.
Herb has four children, three of whom are directly
or indirectly involved in healthcare. He is currently
rewriting an interactive textbook on renal
physiology and is preparing a “user-friendly” guide
for students planning to apply to medical school.
2012 Master Scholar Award
Giulia A. Bonaminio, PhD
Dr. Bonaminio received her B.S.
degree in Biology from Bowling
Green State University and her
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in
Molecular Genetics from The
Ohio State University. She
completed a postdoctoral
fellowship in Medical Genetics at
Stanford University. After
completing her post-doc, she served for five years as
the Biomedical Curriculum Specialist at the
University of Kentucky College of Medicine. In 1997
she moved to the University of Kansas School of
Medicine. Dr. Bonaminio is the Associate Dean for
Medical Education, the Director of the Office of
Medical Education, and Research Professor in the
Department of Family Medicine. She has
responsibility for oversight of the undergraduate
medical curriculum, the standardized patient
program and clinical skills lab, the evaluation of
courses and the curriculum, and medical education
research. Dr. Bonaminio has conducted faculty
development workshops locally and nationally on
topics including curriculum design, small group
teaching and evaluation. She has been a member of
IAMSE since 1997 and has served as a Board
Member, Vice President, President and Past
President. She is a founding member of the webcast
audio seminar committee and has served on
numerous annual meeting committees and chaired
the annual meeting in 2001. Dr. Bonaminio has
recently been named a fellow by the Hedwig van
Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic
Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women at Drexel
University College of Medicine.
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