The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) has named Dr. Lauren Gibson-Oliver as the winner of the SGEA regional “M. Brownell Anderson Award.” This award goes to a faculty member with no more than five years’ experience in medical education and is designed to identify and support emerging educators on their career trajectory, and to celebrate their potential and talent.
Program Director, UAMS Little Rock Family Medicine Residency Program
Her award letter says, in part: “Your nomination stood out among a pool of highly qualified candidates, demonstrating a strong commitment to teaching and scholarly excellence. Your passion for education, enthusiasm, engagement in the medical education community, and innovative approaches was evident in your nomination.”
As the SGEA regional winner, she will be honored at their upcoming regional meeting in Houston. Dr. Gibson-Oliver and the winners from the other three regions will be considered for the national award that will be presented later this year.
In case you’re thinking: Wait a minute, didn’t she just win an award? She did! In a handful of months, she has won the STFM New Faculty Scholar Award, the UAMS Clinical Emerging Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award, and the UAMS Phenomenal Woman Award. She was named to AY Magazine’s list of Best Women in Health Care and was chosen as a Soirée Top Doc for the second year in a row. Other than that, not much has been happening!