Dr. Donald Sonn Recognized For Excellence in Teaching

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Dr. Donald Sonn Recognized ForExcellence in
Teaching

• Summary Dr. Donald Sonn received an
  Excellence in Teaching Award from Tufts
  University
• Dr. Donald Sonn is a urologist who has been
  practicing for many years. He has also spent time
  in academia as an Assistant Clinical Professor in
  the Department of Urology at the Tufts University
  School of Medicine in Boston. He served in that
  role for ten years, and in 2004 was recognized by
  the University with an Excellence in Teaching
  award. It is an award that he was proud to
  receive, and that the University was proud to
  bestow on him. "Excellence in teaching is a major
  goal at Tufts University," the university says in
  its official literature. "From its inception, the
  university has prided itself on providing
  students with the highest-quality education. "

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• Tufts University has a range of awards it
  presents to its most outstanding faculty members.
  The awards recognize teaching excellence,
  research, and service to the community.
• Teaching awards are a sometimes-controversial
  subject, with critics arguing that what
  constitutes good teaching is not always clearly
  defined or specified. But most awards generally
  recognize teaching performance, and skills such
  as the ability to communicate new ideas,
  especially complex ones organization high
  standards clear goals enthusiasm strategies
  for engaging students and an emphasis on higher
  or critical thinking skills.

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• Dr. Donald Sonn believes that consistently
  excellent teaching should be recognized and
  awarded, and that such recognition appropriately
  acknowledges the effort that goes into a
  demanding profession, and results in learning for
  a broad range of students.
• Dr. Donald Sonn has been inspired by
  countless outstanding teachers during his life.
  He attended the State University of New York at
  Stony Brook as an undergraduate, and received his
  initial medical education from the Albert
  Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva
  University in New York. He did his residencies at
  the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, completing
  residencies in surgery and urology.

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• After completing his residency in 1997 he
  joined the staff of the Urology Group of Western
  New England and has been there for seventeen
  years. He was elected a Fellow of the American
  College of Surgeons in 2001. He is currently a
  Physician Coordinator of Prostate Cancer Support
  Group of Western Massachusetts, a Voting Member
  of the American Urologic Association, a Delegate
  of the Franklin Hampshire County to the
  Massachusetts Medical Society, and a member of
  the American Medical Association.
• About Dr. Donald Sonn a recipient of Tuft
  University's Excellence in Teaching Award
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