Barbara E. Goodman, Ph.D.
University of South Dakota, School of Medicine
The 2011 Arthur C. Guyton Physiology Educator of the Year Award recipient is Dr. Barbara Goodman. Dr. Goodman was nominated by Dr. Dee Silverthorn and Dr. Douglas Martin, and was selected by the APS Teaching Section award subcommittee chaired by Dr. Jeff Kingsbury.
Dr. Goodman displays all the attributes any student would wish for in a teacher. Her teaching style is effective in getting the attention of her students and clarifying difficult subject material. She is always prepared, organized, and ready to discuss any of the course content. Not only does she present information in a concise manner, but it is frequently applied to real life scenario�s to ensure that students understand concepts and relevance, rather than just memorize lecture notes.
Dr. Goodman has also been tireless in her efforts to redesign science courses in a way that would allow students to learn by doing experiments and sharing information. She has redesigned and introduced new introductory laboratories for physiology that include human physiology experiments that end the semester with student poster presentations. In addition, she designed and taught an experimental introductory physiology class to compare students� experiences in large and small class sections. She has also redesigned and is teaching half of a special section of a class on introductory biology for future elementary education majors. She has also co-authored two published learning cycle units for the APS Frontiers in Physiology program for middle school students.
The quality of education given by Dr. Goodman contributes to the academic environment of University of South Dakota. Her teaching skills are vital for the pre-medicine curriculum at USD. She goes above and beyond the required standards for teaching. She effectively creates an environment that allows students to hone their understanding in the subject and utilize a well-taught base of knowledge. Besides being known as an educational leader nationwide, Dr. Goodman is also known as a leading educator around USD�s campus. She is an imperative part of the USD Center of Teaching and Learning groups and book clubs that focus on improving education. In 2009, she received the Outstanding Educator Award for teaching undergraduate students by the Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences of Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota.
Dr. Goodman is most deserving of this prestigious award in honor of Dr. Guyton, and on behalf of the APS Teaching Section and award sponsor Elsevier, we offer our most sincere congratulations.
04/26/2011