Star Heels

Each year the Department of Surgery provides Star Heels awards in order to recognize and reward excellent employees. All permanent employees (SPA, EPA, and Non-Faculty) are eligible to receive the Star Heels award. Star Heel nominations can be made by all University and Health Care employees to the Department of Surgery’s Award Committee.

Award recipients receive a $30 Visa gift card, as well as a certificate in an embossed folder.

Since 2013, the Department of Surgery has categorized its Star Heels Awards, with each of its four awards reflecting a different area of excellence:

1. TEAM PLAYER AWARD: Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision and to direct individual accomplishment toward organization objectives. The purpose of this award is to recognize a Surgery staff member who exemplifies and promotes teamwork within their work unit, division, and/or department.
2. INNOVATION AWARD: This award is given to a Surgery staff member that generates novel and valuable ideas and uses these ideas to develop new or improved processes, methods, systems, products, or services. The award recognizes creative ideas that improve the work unit, division and/or department.
3. PATIENT CARE AWARD: This award recognizes a Surgery staff member who demonstrates excellence when working and communicating with patients. This staff member exhibits concern and care for the patient, while at the same time working efficiently to assist them with their needs.
4. ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD: This award recognizes a Surgery staff member who have gone above and beyond their stated job duties in order to better their work unit, division and/or department. This employee will deliver extraordinary customer service on a daily basis, whether dealing with internal or external customers.

Past recipients of the award include:

Before 2013, the Star Heels Awards were uncategorized.