• "Outstanding Teaching Rotation — MICU" (academic year 2014-15). Awarded by the Residents. Department of Internal Medicine. University of Missouri, June 11, 2015.
• "Outstanding Teaching Rotation — MICU" (academic year 2013-14). Awarded by the Residents. Department of Internal Medicine. University of Missouri, June 5, 2014.
• "Outstanding Teaching Rotation — MICU" (academic year 2010-11). Awarded by the Residents. Department of Internal Medicine. University of Missouri, June 9, 2011.
• "Medal of Honor for Organ Donation and Transplantation Excellence." (5th consecutive year) Awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, presented during the 6th Annual Learning Congress on Organ Donation and Transplantation. Grapevine, TX, November 3, 2010.
• "Outstanding Teaching Rotation — MICU" (academic year 2009-10). Awarded by the Residents. Department of Internal Medicine. University of Missouri, June 8, 2010.
• "Outstanding Faculty Teacher" Award (academic year 2009-10) from the Medicine Pediatric Residents. Internal Medicine Graduation Banquet. University of Missouri, June 8, 2010.
• Nominated for Faculty Alumni Teaching Award by the Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, February, 2010.
• "Outstanding Faculty Teacher" Award (academic year 2008-09). Department of Internal Medicine. School of Medicine. University of Missouri, June, 2009.
• "Outstanding Teaching Rotation — MICU" (academic year 2008-09). Awarded by the Residents. Department of Internal Medicine. University of Missouri, June, 2009.
• "Medal of Honor for Organ Donation and Transplantation Excellence." Awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the National Meeting in conjunction with the annual Missouri Hospital Association Meeting, October 2009.
• "Outstanding Faculty Teacher" Award (academic year 2007-08). Department of Internal Medicine. School of Medicine. University of Missouri, June 2008.
• "Medal of Honor for Organ Donation and Transplantation Excellence." Awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008.
• "Outstanding Teaching Rotation 2008 - MICU" (academic year 2007-08) .Awarded by the Residents. Department of Internal Medicine. School of Medicine, June 2008.
• Invited Guest Speaker. "Advances in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation." KOPN Radio, Columbia, MO, July 2007.
• "Outstanding Faculty Teacher" Award (academic year 2006-07). Department of Internal Medicine. School of Medicine. University of Missouri, June 2007.
• "Outstanding Teaching Rotation 2007 --MICU." Awarded by the Residents. Department of Internal Medicine. School of Medicine. University of Missouri, Jun, 2007.
• "Medal of Honor for Organ Donation and Transplantation Excellence" and the "Donate To Life Award." Awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, January 2007.
• "Outstanding Faculty Teacher" Award (academic year 2005-06). Department of Internal Medicine. School of Medicine. University of Missouri, June 2006.
• "Medal of Honor for Organ Donation and Transplantation Excellence." Awarded by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006.
• Certificate of Appreciation – 5 Year Service Award. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Environmental Medicine, November 11, 2005.
• Service Quality Excellence Award. MU Health Care, December 2005.
• "Excellence in Teaching" Award (academic year 2004-05). Presented by the Department of Family and Community Medicine. School of Medicine. University of Missouri.
• "Outstanding Faculty Teacher" Award. (academic year 2002-03). Department of Internal Medicine. University of Missouri, May 2003.
• Outstanding Advanced Physical Diagnosis (APD) Faculty Preceptor Award. Department of Internal Medicine. University of Missouri, May 2003.
• Outstanding Attending Award. (academic year 2000 – 01). Presented by the Fellows. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Environmental Medicine. University of Missouri, May 2001.
• Outstanding Fellow Award (academic year 1998-99). Department of Internal Medicine. University of Missouri.
• Excellence in Education Award (academic year 1997-98). Medical Student Affairs Council. University of Missouri.
• Outstanding Third Year Resident Award (academic year 1996-97). Department of Internal Medicine. University of Missouri.
• Excellence in Teaching Award (academic year 1996-97). Department of Family and Community Medicine. University of Missouri.

Professional Societies

• Missouri State Medical Association
• American Thoracic Society
• American College of Physicians
• Diseases Society of America
• Society of Critical Care Medicine
• American College of Physicians