Itay Bentov, MD
It is a pleasure to announce that Dr. Itay Bentov (Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine) is the winner of the 2023 Bruce C. Gilliland Award.
The Bruce C. Gilliland, M.D. Excellence in Graduate Medical Education Teaching Award was created in 2007 as a tribute to rheumatologist and academic leader Dr. Bruce Gilliland. Dr. Gilliland was a resident in Internal Medicine and a fellow in the Division of Rheumatology University of Washington, followed by a thriving faculty career at UW Medicine that spanned 45 years. Dr. Gilliland, who died in 2007 after a lengthy battle with cancer, will long be remembered for his dedication to the UW School of Medicine (UWSOM) as a mentor and as a physician.
The Gilliland Award is given annually to a faculty member actively engaged in clinical and didactic training or in the implementation of a graduate medical education curriculum. The winner must have demonstrated evidence of excellence over time and must have served at least 3 years within the UWSOM as a teacher of residents and/or fellows.
Dr. Bentov is a multi-year winner of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine’s Golden Apple Teaching Award, which is voted on by trainees in the Department annually. In fact, he has won the Golden Apple Award nearly every year since 2010 and twice in 2016 – more than any other faculty since he joined the Department in 2008! Dr. Bentov is widely regarded by residents, fellows and faculty as one of, if not the best educators and clinicians in the Department. He has a strong record of mentorship and has served in multiple leadership positions, including serving on the UW Faculty Senate, the Faculty Council on University Relations and Chairing the Anesthesiology Grand Rounds Committee. He is nationally recognized for his expertise in the field of geriatric anesthesiology and has published extensively in the area, including the seminal chapter on this topic in Clinical Anesthesia.
Evaluations of Dr. Bentov by residents and fellows extol his comfort teaching at any level, his eagerness to share and to seamlessly tailor discussions to learners’ abilities and to patients’ needs. For example:
Dr. Bentov embodies all the qualities patients would want in a physician. He is an advocate for the residents. He is a role model and thought of in the highest regard by all residents. He challenges you to be a better physician. He is very professional to both his colleagues and staff. His passion for medicine and anesthesia is contagious. He is a mentor I will strive to emulate as my career evolves, and I think I can speak on behalf of many other residents that they too feel the same way.
On behalf of the GME Office, congratulations to Dr. Itay Bentov!
Byron Joyner, MD, MPA
Byron Joyner, MD, MPA
Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Designated Institutional Official