Each year, UAB Surgery residents select two faculty to receive the Junior Faculty Teaching Award and the Senior Faculty Teaching Award. In turn, the faculty select two residents to receive the Junior Resident Teaching Award and the Senior Resident Teaching Award. These awards, as well as the Mark H. Deierhoi Faculty Mentor Award, Chief Resident of the Year and Intern of the Year are announced each year at the annual General Surgery Resident Graduation Chiefs' Dinner and celebrate the spirit of teaching within the UAB Department of Surgery.