UMass Chan professor recognized for teaching excellence

Photo | Grant Welker UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester

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By Alexander MacDougall

Pang-Yen Fan, a professor of medicine at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, was one of five teachers across the University of Massachusetts system to receive this year’s Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching.

Pang-Yen Fan

The award is given out to UMass faculty who demonstrate exemplary dedication to students and the university” according to a release put out by the school system on Monday. The award was established in 2016 and is named after UMass Lowell alumnus Robert Manning, the chair of the UMass Board of Trustees, and his wife Donna Manning.

Fan, who specializes in the field of nephrology, which is the study of kidneys, was recognized for his contributions as a member of the school’s faculty since 1993.

He has been recognized seven times for the UMass Chan Outstanding Medical Educator Award, the Department of Medicine Teacher of the Year Award, and UMass Memorial Health Care’s Champion of Excellence Team Award, as well as other honors. He has served as a learning community mentor since 2010 and identifies more than 50 mentees.

The award will be presented to Fan, along with the other four winners, at an event to be held later in June.