Awards & Recognitions
Florida Atlantic University Outstanding Clinical Teacher in a Selective
Dr. Barratt was chosen by the fourth-year medical students to receive the Florida Atlantic University 2023 Outstanding Clinical Teacher in a Selective.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Faculty Innovation in Education Award
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology awarded Dr. Barratt with the 2019 Faculty Innovation in Education Award for her project entitled, “Disclosure of medical errors in stroke patients: Development of a simulation-based curriculum.”
American Academy of Neurology Clerkship Director Teaching Award
The American Academy of Neurology wrote, “Dr. Barratt epitomizes the well-rounded physician-educator with accomplishments in all aspects of medical education including medical education research. Many former students and residents have first-hand witnessed her passion for bedside teaching and directly benefited from the headache OSCE she created. Her curricular innovations have been adopted by numerous clerkship programs, and she has the unique distinction of being the select few to be awarded the AAN’s prestigious Clerkship Director Innovation Award 2017 and Clerkship Director Teaching Award 2019.” Citation: 2019 AAN Annual Meeting Publication.
Florida International University Top Scholar Award
American Academy of Neurology
Clerkship Director Innovation Award
According to the American Academy of Neurology, this award recognizes individuals who have developed unique tools to teach medical students, to assess knowledge, and benchmark progress. Special consideration is given to those individuals who are using new technologies, finding new ways of engaging medical students, and who can demonstrate that their techniques have increased students’ knowledge of neurologic principles.
MedEdPORTAL Editor’s Choice Special Distinction
The Association of American Medical College’s MedEdPORTAL made the following remarks regarding Dr. Barratt’s EEG and Sleep Team-Based Learning publication. “Your publication has been identified by our Editors as an exemplary resource. This “Editor’s Choice” special distinction is awarded to only a small percentage of accepted MedEdPORTAL publications. Congratulations.”
International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultations, Best Poster Award
It all started with a broken mannequin and an idea for how to get students to improve their written coma examination reports. The resulting simulation exercise developed by faculty at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) has already won an award at an international congress on clinical ethics, and this week will be presented at the VII International Symposium on Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness in Havana.
The brain death simulation is the brainchild of Diana Barratt, M.D, M.P.H., director of HWCOM’s Neurosciences Course and Neurology Clerkship. Barratt came up with the idea after noticing some of her best students were turning in clinical histories on comatose patients that lacked details. She had a hunch they weren’t being thorough enough in their coma examinations because they weren’t sure how to handle comatose patients.
She designed the simulation using an old mannequin as the patient, and prepared scripts that play out different scenarios. Students get immediate feedback on their clinical and communication skills as well as their professionalism in handling the situation.
(Top left) Rebeca Martinez, M.D.; Diana Barratt, M.D.; (lower right) Marin Gillis, Ph.D.; Liana Loughlin, J.D. pose with winning poster and mannequin. New York City, June 2015.
American Academy of Neurology
A.B. Baker Section of Neurologic Educators Teacher Recognition National Honor Roll
According to the American Academy of Neurology, excellent teachers deserve recognition for their contributions to improving neurology now and in the future. Teaching binds students, residents, faculty, other clinicians, researchers, and even patients, together and helps make our daily work more meaningful. This award demonstrates respect and appreciation for neurologic teaching.