Academic affairs vice chair honored for excellence in education
Longtime UT Southwestern Radiology faculty member Dr. Diane Twickler received a Distinguished Educator Award at the recent Excellence in Education Awards ceremony.
In all, more than 30 faculty members were recognized by the UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) on Oct. 18. SWAT is a group of elite UTSW educators who strive to provide an academic and organizational environment that fosters excellence in teaching at all levels, rewards superb teachers, stimulates innovation in education, and promotes scholarship in education.
Dr. Twickler, Professor of Radiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, was named Distinguished Clinical Educator. She serves as Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Radiology and as Medical Director of Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound at Parkland.
Dr. Joel Goodman, Professor of Pharmacology and President of SWAT, congratulated all of those honored, thanking them for teaching with fervor.
“It is well-known that our clinical care consistently ranks highly and our research is among the best in the world,” Dr. Goodman said. “But outstanding clinical care and research rely on a third mission of UT Southwestern, that of outstanding education. The superlative job that our educators do, as celebrated by these awards, allows the other two missions to be realized, both now, and in the future. We all owe our teachers an enormous debt of gratitude.”
Dr. Twickler holds the Dr. Fred Bonte Professorship in Radiology.