Celebrating Excellence
Inaugural DOM Medicine Awards for Faculty, Staff, and Trainees
Who do you know that should be recognized for their positive influence or dedication in the Department of Medicine (DOM)?
The Department of Medicine is home to faculty, staff, and trainees who make a tremendous impact daily through their dedicated work. To honor these contributions, we encourage you to nominate your colleagues for one of the many categories listed below.
After the nomination and selection process, we welcome everyone to join us at the Inaugural DOM Medicine Awards on November ##, 2025. This special event, hosted by the DOM Office of Faculty Development, will celebrate the achievements and positive influence our colleagues have on the Department, the School of Medicine, and the University.
We seek to recognize those who have made significant contributions and demonstrated excellence, service, and dedication at WashU Medicine or BJC Healthcare in any relevant role. We welcome nomination submissions for faculty, staff, and trainees across all areas, specialties, tracks, ranks, and positions. Self-nominations are also allowed.
Please submit your nominations for the following categories by 5:00pm on August 1, 2025 using the instructions provided.
Faculty
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Long Haul | Sustained effort and dedication with enduring impact over a long term period |
| Rookie of the Year | Significant impact during first year of employment |
| Outstanding New Rising Professional | Outstanding contributions with potential for long term growth during first 5 years of employment |
| Unsung Hero | Consistent efforts to go “above and beyond” without seeking or expecting recognition |
| Distinguished Mentor | Demonstrated exceptional effort to enhance development and success of mentees |
| Community Builder | Significant effort to improve the quality of life for members within a community |
| Team Science | Integral efforts across interdisciplinary teams to accelerate research gains |
| Excellence in Education | Dedication to consistent teaching/training of others |
| Professionalism | Upholds high standards or ethics, integrity, and codes of conduct |
Staff
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Long Haul | Sustained effort and dedication with enduring impact over a long term period |
| Rookie of the Year | Significant impact during first year of employment |
| Outstanding New Rising Professional | Outstanding contributions with potential for long term growth during first 5 years of employment |
| Unsung Hero | Consistent efforts to go “above and beyond” without seeking or expecting recognition |
| Distinguished Mentor | Demonstrated exceptional effort to enhance development and success of mentees |
| Community Builder | Significant effort to improve the quality of life for members within a community |
| Administrative Rock Star Award | Administrative excellence going above and beyond |
| Excellence in Education | Dedication to consistent teaching/training of others |
| Professionalism | Upholds high standards or ethics, integrity, and codes of conduct |
| Leadership Award | Significant impact through vision, innovations, and inspiration of others |
Trainees
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Unsung Hero | Consistent efforts to go “above and beyond” without seeking or expecting recognition |
| Distinguished Mentor | Demonstrated exceptional effort to enhance development and success of mentees |
| Community Builder | Significant effort to improve the quality of life for members within a community |
| Team Science | Integral efforts across interdisciplinary teams to accelerate research gains |
| Excellence in Education | Dedication to consistent teaching/training of others |
| Professionalism | Upholds high standards or ethics, integrity, and codes of conduct |
- Nominees may include any DOM full- or part-time faculty, trainees, or staff. The nominee must be an employee of the Department at both the time the nomination is received and during the award ceremony.
- Self-nomination is allowed.
- Nominations are accepted from various sources, including supervisors, faculty, staff, senior administrators, and departmental representatives who work alongside the nominee
- Individuals may nominate multiple candidates in each category, but not the same person for multiple categories.
- Nomination form should specify the category for their nominee (Faculty, Trainee, or Staff) and should illustrate the nominee’s contribution to the success or enhancement of a university or departmental process or program.
- Letters should be no more than one page in length
Award Nomination Form
For more information or questions regarding the process and awards ceremony:
Contact Jennifer Mosher at mosherj@wustl.edu.