2024 Fall STAR Educator Recipient: Maria Del Pilar Montanez Villacampa, MD
Maria Del Pilar Montanez Villacampa, MD
Associate Professor
Family Medicine Residency Program
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Nomination Submission:
I am writing to highly recommend Dr. Maria Montanez for the 2024 LSOM Stars of Education Award. Dr. Montanez, Associate Professor/Clinical, has been Family Medicine Residency faculty in the Department of Family & Community Medicine since 2015. She was recently appointed as the Associate Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency as well. We have frequently collaborated on various projects and work closely in the clinic with Dr. Montanez and can readily comment on her qualities and abilities.
Dr. Montanez clearly has a passion for training and education at the graduate medical education level and has consistently demonstrated a strong initiative to expand her knowledge base and skill set as an educator and mentor of faculty and residents. She has consistently been rated highly as a faculty member and advisor for a number of years.
Dr. Montanez is also a strong asset to the academic medicine community through her work and passion for leadership, scholarship, and clinical practice. She recently published a peer-reviewed manuscript focused on improving the virtual interviewing process in graduate medical education. Many of the recommendations in the article will be implemented within the Family Medicine Residency interview process. Additionally, she recently completed a yearlong leadership development program through the Texas Academy of Family Physician: The Family Medicine Leadership Experience. She was able to bring what she learned in this program back to UT Health San Antonio as she continues to grow as a leader.
In conclusion, it is my pleasure to highly recommend, without reservation, Dr. Maria Montanez for this award. Academic Family Medicine is lucky to have Dr. Montanez and we are proud to call her our colleague.