Teacher of the Year

The reason we went to Portland was because Adam was attending a large military medicine conference. In addition to attending lectures, he gave one and also competed in a poster presentation. He always enjoys this particular conference because there are so many interesting lectures and we have fun catching up with folks we haven't seen in awhile. The highlight this year was when Adam was awarded teacher of the year (amongst all military family medicine residencies across all branches of the military). He was very shocked especially since this is only his second year of teaching in a residency program. But I am not shocked. Adam is a natural teacher. He has incredible patience, energy, drive, and creativity. He puts a lot of thought, time, and planning into his work. He loves what he does and it shows. I am so proud of him and so happy that his skills and his hard work have been recognized in such a big way. This photo was taken at last year's conference. I wish I had known he was getting the award so we could have been there to celebrate with him.