TIAA-CREF Distinguished Medical Educator Award :: Established in 2003 to honor Texas’ outstanding medical education professionals

“Outstanding medical educators have a very special place in our society because they provide the knowledge, inspiration and motivation for setting standards of excellence and commitment in the new generation of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals who in turn will contribute to the health and well being of our citizens.” — L. Maximilian Buja, M.D., Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Steering Committee)