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Membership: CDIM Awards

Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine 
Awards for Excellence

The CDIM Awards for Excellence are designed to recognize outstanding contributions by CDIM members in three specific categories: 
(1) Educational programs.
(2) Educational research.
(3) Service to CDIM. 

Award nominations are distributed in April. The CDIM Nominating Committee review the nominations and select the award recipients. The committee’s decisions are final. Those nominees who do not receive an award will be considered as a candidate in the following year with a letter of resubmission from the nominator. Please note that members of the Nominating Committee are not eligible to receive awards during their tenure on the committee; and all three awards may not be presented every year.

In 2007, a fourth award was added to the CDIM Awards for Excellence recognizing CDIM associate members for their contributions to CDIM. The CDIM Clerkship Administrator Award Committee reviews the nominations and selects a recipient.

Award winners will be notified prior to the registration deadline for the CDIM National Meeting and will be honored at the meeting by the presentation of a plaque. CDIM will waive the meeting registration fee for award recipients in the year in which the award is received.

CDIM Louis N. Pangaro, MD, Educational Program Development Award
This award is presented annually to a CDIM member who has contributed to the development of an outstanding educational program. 

Educational Program Topics
Educational Program topics may include, but are not limited to:
  • Curriculum development.
  • Ambulatory educational programs.
  • Inpatient educational programs.
  • Community medicine education.
  • Evaluation techniques.
  • Development in administration of educational programs.
  • Professional development for faculty or residents.
  • Computer-based education.
  • Evidence-based medicine education.
  • Physical examination education during the internal medicine clerkship.
  • Self-directed learning.
  • Professional attitudes and behavior.

CDIM Charles H. Griffith, III, MD, Educational Research Award
The CDIM Charles H. Griffith, III, MD, Educational Research Award is presented annually to a CDIM member who has contributed greatly to educational research.

Educational Research Topics
Educational research topics may include, but are not limited to:
  • Curriculum development.
  • Ambulatory educational programs.
  • Inpatient educational programs.
  • Community medicine education.
  • Evaluation techniques.
  • Development in administration of educational programs.
  • Professional development for faculty or residents.
  • Computer-based education.
  • Evidence-based medicine education.
  • Physical examination education during the internal medicine clerkship.
  • Self-directed learning.
  • Professional attitudes and behavior.
CDIM Ruth-Marie E. Fincher, MD, Service Award
The CDIM Ruth-Marie E. Fincher, MD, Service Award is presented annually to a CDIM member who has contributed greatly to the association. 

Service Award Topics
Service award topics may include, but are not limited to:
  • Contributions made while serving as an officer or councilor.
  • Contributions made while serving as chair of a committee, task force, or special interest group.
  • Contributions made by a member serving on a committee, task force, or special interest group.
  • Contributions made by a member while representing CDIM to other organizations. 
  • Outstanding service by a member to a CDIM program.

CDIM Administrator Service Award
The CDIM Administrator Service Award is presented annually to a CDIM Associate member who has contributed greatly to the CDIM Clerkship Administrators Advisory Council (CAAC).
Administrator Service Award Topics
Administrator service award topics may include, but are not limited to:
  • Contributions made while serving as chair of councilor for the CAAC.
  • Contributions made while serving on a committee, task force, or special interest group.
  • Contributions made while serving as a presenter at a CDIM National Meeting.
  • Contributions made while serving as a mentor to CDIM members.

For more information, please contact the CDIM office at (202) 861-9351 or CDIM@im.org.

Previous Award Recipients

2008 CDIM Awards for Excellence Call for Nominations