The Distinguished Service Teaching Awards (DSTAs) are presented by Washington University medical students to faculty and house staff in appreciation of exemplary service in medical student education. Initiated by students and implemented with support from the Office of Medical Student Education, the DSTAs honor those educators who have made the most significant contributions to the training of future physicians at Washington University. Each year, students finishing their first, second, and third year of studies select the course masters, lecturers, clerkship directors, attendings, and residents who distinguished themselves most in the education of medical students. The DSTAs allow medical students to express their appreciation for their teachers' efforts, dedication and patience.

	Photo by Robert Boston
	Award winners (from left to right) Cynthia Montana, Dr. Gregory Storch, Dr. Berry Sleckman, Dr. Paul Bridgman, Dr. Erica Crouch, Dr. Arie Perry, Dr. David Clifford, Dr. Thomas DeFer, Dr. Steven Cheng, Dr. Gladys Tse, and Dr. Marc Bernstein

Below is a complete list of this year's award recipients.

Class of 2009 - Clinical Awards

Clinical Lecturer of the Year
Dr. Gladys Tse

Clerkship Director of the Year
Dr. Thomas M. De Fer

Clinical Department of the Year
Internal Medicine

Clinical Teachers of the Year
Dr. Michael Avidan
Dr. Margaret Baum
Dr. Sanjeev Bhalla
Dr. Martin Boyer
Dr. Michael Chicoine
Dr. Michael DeBaun
Dr. Mark Goldberg
Dr. Gil Gross
Dr. Scot Hickman
Dr. Mark Levine

Residents of the Year
Dr. Michael Barra
Dr. Lee Demertzis
Dr. Nefertari Esemuede
Dr. Manu Goyal
Dr. Andrea Hagemann
Dr. Ben Holt
Dr. Elbert Kuo
Dr. Alexander Paciorkowski
Dr. Tammy Shim Sonn
Dr. Tony Thrasher

Class of 2010 - Second Year Awards

Lecturer of the Year
Dr. Steven Cheng

Professor of the Year
Dr. Arie Perry

Course Master of the Year
Dr. Erika C. Crouch

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards
Dr. Martin Boyer
Dr. Arnold Bullock
Dr. David Clifford
Dr. William E. Clutter
Dr. Scot G. Hickman
Dr. Eugene Johnson
Dr. Clay Semenkovich
Dr. Gregory Storch
Dr. Wayne Yokoyama
Dr. Allyson Zazulia

Class of 2011 - First Year Awards

Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year
Dr. Marc J. Bernstein

Professor of the Year
Dr. Barry Sleckman

Course Master of the Year
Dr. Paul Bridgman

Teaching Assistant of the Year
Cynthia Montana

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards
Dr. Michael Caparon
Dr. William Clutter
Dr. Glenn Conroy
Dr. Krikor Dikranian
Dr. Timothy Holy
Dr. Robert Mercer
Dr. Jane Phillips-Conroy
Dr. Linda J. Pike
Dr. Andrey Shaw
Dr. Jason Weber

Selective of the Year
Dr. Jeffrey Leonard

Humanism in Medicine
Dr. Gregory Storch