Awards & Honors

20th Annual Excellence in Medical Education Leadership Award

The Excellence in Medical Education Leadership Award recognizes those individuals with outstanding contributions and unwavering commitment to the success of SEMCME.

Benjamin Diaczok, MD

Medical Director of the Henderson (IM Resident) Clinic
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Ross University SOM
Clinical Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Clinical Associate Professor, Wayne State University
Member of the SEMCME IM Committee since 2001
Chair of the SEMCME IM Committee since 2015

Susan Palmer

Residency Program Manager for Orthopedic Surgery at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital

Instrumental in the development of the SEMCME Residency Coordinator Committee – Chair since 2018

Played a pivotal role in the development of workshops and programs targeted to GME managers, coordinators and specialists serving as a speaker, panelist, mentor and planner for SEMMCE for more than 20 years.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Robert J Sokol, MD

Emeritus Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Physiology at WSU
Emeritus Dean of the WSU SOM
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the MSU College of Human Medicine
Vice Chair of the governing board of the DMC GME program
Served on the SEMCME board for over 36 years

Pictured with SEMCME Executive Director, Michael Geheb

President Award

Heidi Kromrei, PhD

Designated Institutional Official
Director, Medical Education
Trinity Health Oakland

2020-2022 SEMCME President