An Award for Dr. MacClements
Posted/updated on: August 1, 2011 at 12:19 pm
DALLAS – The chairman of UT Health Science Center at Tyler’s Department of Family Medicine, Dr. Jonathan E. MacClements, has been awarded the Exemplary Teaching Award from the Texas Academy of Family Physicians during TAFP’s 2011 Annual Session and Scientific Assembly in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday. This award honors individuals with outstanding teaching skills, and those who have developed and implemented innovative teaching models.
Dr. MacClements teaches family medicine residents as a professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. He is also chairman of the academic medical center’s Department of Family Medicine, director of medical education, and director of the UTHSCT Family Medicine Residency Program.
In addition to his certification in family medicine, he is certified in Adolescent Medicine and Tropical Medicine, and serves as a Senior Federal Aviation Medical Examiner, the Smith County Health Authority, and a lieutenant colonel in the Texas State Guard.
Known for his motto, “Don’t tell me how to make it easier, tell me how to make it better,” Dr. MacClements is regarded by colleagues, residents, and patients as a compassionate teacher, caring physician, tireless community servant, and avid scholar.
