His research interests include thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. An Eagle Scout, who speaks French and Creole, the center of Dr. Morse's life is his wife, Julie, and his four children, Georgianna, Elizabeth, Chet, and Joseph. NAIP wishes to acknowledge an educational grant from Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals in support of this award. The NAIP Award for Excellence in Teaching is being presented in recognition of outstanding teaching in Hospital Medicine. In selecting the award winner, consideration is given to nominees who have demonstrated outstanding teaching prowess and who have served as a role model and a mentor.
Individuals are eligible from academic, institutional, and community teaching settings.
Leslie W. Hall, MD, FACP Dr. Leslie W. Hall of Columbia, Missouri is the recipient of the first NAIP Excellence in Teaching Award. A graduate of Washington University Medical School in St. Louis in 1981, Dr. Hall returned to academics after more than a decade in private practice. Two years ago he was hired by the University of Missouri Medical School to initiate their hospitalist teaching service. Dr. Hall provides exemplary teaching across the entire continuum of medical education, from the physical diagnosis course for second-year medical students to clinical rounds for senior residents and fellows. This year he has been selected as a faculty mentor for 10 medical students and 11 house staff.