Dr. Craig Sisson selected for prestigious Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards (ROTA)
from the office of Robert Hromas, Dean of the Long School of Medicine:
It is always a pleasure when the spectacular achievements of our faculty achieve are recognized by others, and so I am pleased to announce that Craig Sisson, MD has been selected for the prestigious Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards (ROTA). The University of Texas System established this award program to honor extraordinary classroom performance and innovative teaching methods. Each recipient receives a certificate, a medallion and $25,000 in appreciation of their impact on students and their institutions.
Dr. Craig Sisson moved to San Antonio in 2011 and was one of the founding faculty members in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He was promoted to Clinical Professor in 2018, and currently is the Vice Chair of Education and Academic Affairs for the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Sisson’s area of academic expertise is in the field of point-of-care ultrasound education and its diagnostic and procedural application in the evaluation and treatment of patients. The educational courses he developed maximize learner-educator face time, allowing for interactions that will identify and address key issues unique to each learner. He has taught a wide variety of health professionals locally, nationally and internationally in the use of point-of-care ultrasound technology.
Please join me in offering our sincere congratulations to Dr. Sisson on this well-deserved recognition for his dedication to the core values of teaching excellence to enhance resident and student success!
Highest regards,
Robert Hromas, MD
Dean, LSOM