Transcript Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award

Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Humanism in Medicine Award
Nominee: Dr. Fred A. Zar, MD.
Dr. Fred Zar, MD
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Program Director – Internal Medicine Residency
Course Director – M2 Pathophysiology
Vice Chair of Education – Dept of Medicine
Medical Director – Medical Grand Rounds and
Inpatient Medical Service
• Completed Chicago Marathon 12 times
• Accomplished amateur actor – 30 productions, 11
lead roles
Dr. Fred Zar, MD
• Dr. Zar is a favorite with both medical students and residents. They
have given him pretty much every teaching award possible.
• From Internal Medicine residents:
• Clifford G. Pilz MD Attending of the Year Award – 9 times
• Certificate of Excellence in Teaching – 10 times
• From medical students:
• Golden apple (Excellence in teaching award) – 7 times
• C. Thomas Bombeck MD Award for Excellence in Medical Education
– 2 times
• Clinical Teaching Award from AOA – 4 times
• Last years Faculty of the Year award
Dr. Zar receiving the Faculty of the Year
award at 2012 Graduation
Dr. Fred Zar, MD
• One student said: “Dr. Zar is a quintessential
instructor, mentor, and care provider in academic
medicine. He takes a passion for medicine and
shares it with medical students in coursework
and clinic by directing one of our most clinically
relevant courses, teaching lectures in that class,
and even providing case studies for
other courses! He then meets with us again in
clinic as we take what he has taught us and
expands on it with a more hands on approach…
• He then continues to support the education of
future physicians by instructing residents on not
just the answers to problems in clinic, but how to
think about them and succeed for years to come
(regardless of your field) at highly attended
weekly case discussions. Dr. Zar's impressive
balance of numerous appointments that support
care and education goes above and beyond what
his position calls for, and I believe he deserves
this award for his selfless devotion of his
time, energy, and intelligence.”
Dr. Fred Zar, MD
• Dr. Zar has serves on the Gold Humanism
Committee for selection of Humanistic M4
graduates and previously served on the the
Humanism in Medical Education Task Force.
• His goal as the Internal Medicine residency
director is to "to train internists in the
principles of humanism and professionalism in
addition to having the necessary medical
knowledge.“
Dr. Fred Zar
• His residents have said that Dr. Zar “is the
biggest attraction to (UIC’s Internal Medicine
residency program.) He is very energetic and a
patient advocate, not to mention a walking
encyclopedia.” Also that he “is friendly and
charismatic, a good teacher.”