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Nominations are submitted to the AUA Residents Committee and a finalist chosen. Angela Smith, MD, one of the chief residents in 2012 for urology, was the author of this year&#8217;s nominating letter with input from current residents and alumni.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Wallen-Nomination.pdf\">Letter of Nomination<\/a> (pdf)<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations Dr. Eric Wallen, an honor well deserved!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-inline\" title=\"Wallen Award\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Wallen-Award.jpg\" alt=\"Wallen Award\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Eric Wallen, received the 2012 AUA Teacher of the Year Award. 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