2021 UI Physicians Clinical Awards winners

The winners of the 2021 University of Iowa Physicians (UIP) Clinical Awards were presented at a special ceremony held online and at the UI Urmila Sahai Auditorium.

The virtual event was part of the annual UIP Members Meeting & Report, Iowa Medical Mutual Insurance Company (IMMIC) Annual Members Meeting, and the Annual Meeting of the UI Hospitals & Clinics Medical Staff.

Our newest University of Iowa Physicians Clinical Award winners are:

Clinician of the Year Award—Jonathan Klein, MD

This award is given to a clinician who most embodies those aspects of a truly great patient service provider, including technical skill, humanism to patients and families, collaboration with colleagues, and advocacy.

Innovations in Clinical Care Award—Anureet Walia, MD, and Krista Kohl, PhD

The Innovations in Clinical Care Award is given to an individual or team for implementation of an innovative new program or process that improves service to patients.

Patient Satisfaction and Service Excellence Award—Andrew Bryant, MD

This award is given to an individual or team in recognition of outstanding patient satisfaction. Metrics can include the Press Ganey Satisfaction Score, most improved score, or other patient feedback.

Excellence in Quality Award—Kenneth Nepple, MD, and Caryn Berkowitz, MD

This award is given to an individual or team in recognition of outstanding quality of care provided to patients. Recipients will have demonstrated excellence in reportable measures of quality, benchmarked patient outcomes, or improvements in internally measured outcomes.

Excellence in Our Workplace Award—Kevin Doerschug, MD

This award is given to a medical director whose leadership and innovation demonstrably improves the “practice life” and satisfaction of providers in the delivery of clinical care.

Best Consulting Provider Award—Dilek Ince, MD

This award is given to an individual in recognition of his or her outstanding consulting or specialized services to the inpatient and ambulatory surgery patients of UI Health Care.