Faculty Awards
Regions Hospital faculty has ample experience leading programs and initiatives designed to promote careers in hospital medicine.
Society of Hospital Medicine National Awards

HealthPartners National SHM Award Winners
Tom Yacovella | Jerome Siy | Burke Kealey
SHM Award for Clinical Excellence
- Burke Kealey: 2003
- Shaun Frost: 2006
- Jerome Siy: 2009
- Rick Hilger: 2018
SHM Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Thomas Yacovella: 2006
SHM Award for Outstanding Service in Hospital Medicine
- Rusty Holman: 2002
Local Awards
HealthPartners Presidents Award
- Miguel Ruiz: 2006
- Rose Quirk and Jon White: 2009
HealthPartners Excellence in Education Award
- Rick Hilger: 2008
U of M Department of Medicine and Medicine/Pediatrics
Teacher of the Year
- Miguel Ruiz: 2004, 2007
- Thomas Yacovella: 1998, 2001, 2003, 2011
HealthPartners | Regions Hospital Leadership
- Burke Kealey: Associate Medical Director, HPMG
- Jerome Siy: Department Head, Hospital Medicine, HealthPartners
- Jason Robertson: Chief of Hospital Medicine, Regions Hospital
- Jim Risser: Medical Director, Palliative Care, Regions Hospital
- Rick Hilger: Chief of Staff--past, Regions Hospital
- Sara Spilseth, Medical Director, Chief of Staff--elect, Regions Hospital