{"id":765,"date":"2012-03-02T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-03T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/urology\/dr-eric-wallen-2012-aua-teacher-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2022-03-14T17:50:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T21:50:46","slug":"dr-eric-wallen-2012-aua-teacher-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/dr-eric-wallen-2012-aua-teacher-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Eric Wallen 2012 AUA Teacher of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2171\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 210px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/eric-wallen-md-facs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2171 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Eric-M.-Wallen-MD-FACS-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Dr. Eric Wallen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">On March 2, 2012, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/eric-wallen-md-facs\/\">Dr. Eric Wallen<\/a> was notified by the 2012 AUA Residents Committee that he was this year&#8217;s recipient of the &#8220;AUA Teacher of the Year award.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This award, initiated by the AUA Residents Committee and approved by the AUA Board, is presented annually to recognize an outstanding urology educator or program director who has dedicated a portion of his\/her career to teaching residents and advancing urology graduate medical education. 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