Ashish Sharma, M.D., will receive the Outstanding Teacher Award at the annual faculty meeting on April 20.
- Name: Ashish Sharma, M.D.
- Joined UNMC: 2005
- Hometown: Ajmer, India
Dr. Gold to speak at meeting
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., will give his annual address to the faculty, titled “We Lead the World,” at the annual faculty meeting. A reception will follow the event, hosted by Chancellor Gold. The awards ceremony will also be livestreamed here.
What are the greatest rewards of teaching?
Teaching has always been the highlight of my career at UNMC. My favorite aspect of teaching is being able to help mold students into amazing physicians. I enjoy being able to meet so many bright new students each year. To watch them transform from medical students to autonomous physicians who are helping others on a daily basis is the most rewarding aspect of clinical teaching.
Describe a moment in your career when you realized you had picked the right occupation.
It is difficult to pinpoint a time in my career when I knew I had chosen the correct area of medicine. I always knew I wanted to be a physician, but choosing a specialty was difficult. I knew I wanted a career in which I could impact people’s lives in a positive manner so I decided to follow in my older brother’s footsteps and go into psychiatry. However, I would say that the pivotal time in my career when I knew I picked the right occupation was when I received my first university-wide award, Golden Apple Award in 2009. It was an indescribable feeling to know I had impacted the professional development of so many students who would be going into different areas of medicine and surgery and in turn impacting the lives of all the patients they encounter.
What are the biggest challenges you face as a teacher?
My greatest challenge is also one of my favorite aspects of being a teacher. Being able to work with so many different students with so many different learning styles, strengths and interests provides a daily challenge that I enjoy undertaking. Clinical teaching becomes an art when having to master a style of teaching that fits four or more different students, residents, and observers all at the same time. Just when I get to know all my students and their strengths, it is time for the next group rotation. It definitely keeps me on my toes and I love that. Over the past 11 years, I have learned so much from my students and each and every one of them has helped me to become a better teacher.
How do you know when you’ve been successful as a teacher?
Success is marked by seeing my students grow, learn and develop their own clinical skills while on my rotation and throughout their journey.
Glad to know about Ashish's achievement . We are proud of him.God bless him with moew such awards…………parashars
Congrats Dr.Sharma!!