Creating a brilliant patient experience deserves recognition.

Every week, more than 12,000 patients come to our practices, and every positive experience we provide further propels our mission to make lives better. Recognize your colleagues for their outstanding dedication to provide excellent, patient-centered care by nominating them to receive a Silver Star award.

Please describe how this person or team provides excellent, collaborative and patient-centered care by sharing two real-world examples using the boxes below.

About the Stars and Shields Awards

Silver Star award nominations are open year-round for nominating any UT Health San Antonio provider, staff, volunteer or team. A dedicated committee anonymously reviews every submission. Silver Star winners are recognized at the quarterly Silver Stars awards meeting.

Gold Shield Awards are an annual accolade presented each September at the year-end awards ceremony. This distinguished recognition is awarded to individuals and teams whose Silver Star nominations the committee voted as most outstanding.

2025 Silver Star Ceremonies and Nomination Deadlines

  • Q1 Ceremony – Jan. 14, 2025, Noon–12:30 p.m.
    Nomination deadline: Dec. 30, 2024
  • Q2 Ceremony – March 25, 2025, Noon–12:30 p.m.
    Nomination deadline: March 7, 2025
  • Q3 Ceremony – June 24, 2025, Noon–12:30 p.m.
    Nomination deadline: June 7, 2025
  • Q4 and End-of-Year Ceremony – Sept. 30, 2025, Noon–1 p.m.
    Nomination deadline: Sept. 8, 2025

All nominations received after the deadlines listed above will automatically be reviewed the following quarter.

Silver Star

Gold Shield Award Winner Spotlight

Read about the UT Health Physicians employees who have done outstanding work in providing excellent, patient-centered care.

Gold Shield