Congratulations to the 2022 Winners!
MD/DO
Grand Prize Winner: Kishore Gopal Banerjee – Manipal University College of Malaysia
Category Winners: Hilal Arnouk - Midwestern University | Mostafa Belghasem - Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School of Medicine | Imanni Sheppard - Carle Illinois College of Medicine | Danielle Cohen - Leiden University Medical Center
RN/NP
Grand Prize Winner: Elizabeth Hendricks – New Mexico State University
Category Winners: Angel Butron - DePaul University | Janice Umezulike-Johnson - Lee college | Anthony Filippelli - Rutgers School of Nursing | Philip J Nelan - Queensborogh Community College
PA
Grand Prize Winner: Michael Moore – University of Michigan – Flint
Category Winners: Andrew Nevins - Stanford University | Amanda Ingalls - University Southern California | Michelle Dibaise - AT Still PA | Dayna Jaynstein - Red Rocks Community College
Other Healthcare Professionals
Grand Prize Winner: Athanasios Hassoulas – Cardiff University
Category Winners: Sinky Zheng - University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry | Nicole Piemonte - Creighton University School of Medicine-Phoenix | Mariusz Panczyk - Warsaw Medical University | Kenric Ware - South University
Student Advisor
Grand Prize Winner: Susan Spielberg – Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Category Winners: Heather Boger - Medical University of South Carolina | Monika Wróbel - Vincent Pol University | Marcie Stansberry - AT Still Learning Advisors | Diana Speelman - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Grand Prize Winner: Joanne Baxter – University of Otago
Category Winners: Toni Ganzel - University of Louisville School of Medicine | Diana Eccles - University of Southampton School of Medicine | Jane Valentine - King's College London GKT School of Medical Education | Michael Toze - Lincoln Medical School - Universities of Nottingham and Lincoln
Anatomy & Physiology
Grand Prize Winner: Nicolene Lottering – Bond University
Category Winners: Christian Moro - Bond University | Doris George Yohannan - Government Medical College Thiruvananthapuram | Jan Spodnik - Medical University of Gdańsk | Danya Stone - Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Librarian
Grand Prize Winner: Theodosia Adanu – University of Ghana Medical School
Category Winners: Witold Kozakiewicz - Medical University of Lodz | Karina Kletscher - Creighton University School of Medicine-Phoenix | Rhonda Altonen - Touro Osteopathic College of Medicine | Jennifer Santos - Touro Osteopathic College of MedicineCongratulations to the 2022 Raise the Line Faculty Nominees
2022 Osmosis Raise the Line Faculty Awards Categories
Faculty members were nominated in one of these categories
MD/ DO
RN/NP
PA
Other Health Care professional
Student Advisor
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Anatomy
Librarian
The Osmosis Values
Nominate an educator who embodies one of Osmosis’s core values:
Start with the heart
Reach further
Imagine more
Open your arms
Spread joy
Have each others’ backs
2022 nominations are now closed
Nomination FAQs
This award will be granted to top faculty around the world. Recipients will be featured on the Osmosis website, blog, and social media, and will receive Osmosis prime access, access to Elsevier products and so much more!
Who is eligible?
Applications are open globally, and awards will be granted to top faculty in the following categories: MD/ DO, RN/ NP, PA, other healthcare professional, student advisor, DEI, Anatomy and Librarian. The more nominations a faculty member receives, the better their chances of winning, so encourage your classmates and colleagues to join in!
How long should the application take?
The application includes: (1) basic personal information, contact information, and details of the faculty you're nominating; (2) a short questionnaire; and (3) a video submission of no more than 5 minutes in length. With thoughtful consideration, we estimate it taking approximately 5 minutes to complete.
What will my nominee win?
Winners will receive a celebratory card, Osmosis swag, complimentary access to multiple Elsevier products, and will be featured on Osmosis.org. Most importantly, faculty will get the satisfaction of knowing how much of an impact they’ve made on their students' lives.
How do I receive my Nomination funds?
Nomination winners will be notified in December. We’ll work with the winners to arrange the award.
Are the Osmosis Raise the Line Faculty Awards open internationally?
Yes, these awards are open to faculty members all over the world.
I don’t have time to record a video. Can I still nominate a faculty member?
Video submissions are optional, but highly encouraged. Read the contest rules below for full details.
Can I nominate more than one faculty member?
Yes, you can nominate up to three different faculty members. The more times a faculty member is nominated, the greater their chances of winning, so invite your classmates/colleagues to join in!
Can I nominate a faculty member for the Award if they have previously won the nomination?
Prior winners are ineligible to be nominated again.
When will I hear back from you?
You will receive a confirmation email to confirm your application submission. We will notify everyone in December.
How are nominees evaluated?
Nominees will be chosen by a selection committee of Osmosis professionals on the basis of quality, application completion, questionnaire responses, and the optional video submission.
Congratulations to the 2020 grand prize winners
Medical Professionals Category
Mark Slivkoff, PhD
Dr. Mark Slivkoff is an Associate Professor of Physiology at the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he teaches his students not only how to be a valuable contributor to society, but also the importance of staying humble in their career and spreading positivity whenever and wherever they can. Many of his peers and students recognized his efforts at ICOM and flooded Osmosis with nominations for the new Raise the Line Faculty Award.
Congratulations to the 2020 award-winning faculty
Medical Professionals
Category Winners: Ritcha Saxena, MBBS, MD - Medical University of the Americas | Lina Shehadeh, PhD - University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | Jayendra Bajracharya - Nepal Army Institute Of Health Science | Cheryl Vanier, PhD - Touro University NevadaRegistered Nurses
Category Winners: Annmarie Lyles, PhD, RN - Herzing University-Madison | Laurie Badzek, LLM, JD, MS, RN, FNAP, FAAN - Penn State | Lisa Nikel, DNP, ARNP-C - Rasmussen College | Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN - Johns Hopkins School of NursingNurse Practitioners
Category Winners: Melissa Penkalski, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, AE-C - Missouri State University | Teresa Gwin, EdD, RN, GNP - Samuel Merritt University | Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP, FCCM - Vanderbilt University School of Nursing | Xiao Hu, PhD - Duke UniversityPhysician Assistants
Category Winners: Amber Teigen, MMSc, PA-C - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Enrique Fernandez, MD, MSEd, FAAFP - Florida International University | Brianna Cardenas, PA-C, ATC - University of LaVerne | Shaun Curran, MPAS, PA-C - University of UtahHealthcare Professionals
Category Winners: Andreas Herrler, PhD - Maastricht University, Veterinarian Medicine | Eric Wellman, MS, NRP, CCEMTP - Southern Maine Community College, Paramedicine/EMT | Erin Bons, Loyalist College, Paramedicine | Krishana Sireesha Sundaragiri, MDS - Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Department of DentistryCongratulations to all those nominated in 2020
