About the WIO He for She Award
This award recognizes a male otolaryngologist who serves as a strong mentor, collaborator, and sponsor of women in otolaryngology. It is meant to celebrate our male colleagues who celebrate us, those who show the importance of teamwork, synergy and building our profession together.
The 2025 nomination cycle is now closed. Award recipients will be announced in June 2025.
2024 WIO He for She Award Recipient
Mark E. P. Prince, MD, FRCS(C), is the 2024 recipient of the AAO-HNS Women in Otolaryngology (WIO) He for She Award recognizing a man who serves as a strong mentor, collaborator, and sponsor of women in otolaryngology. He is the Charles J. Krause, MD, Collegiate Professor of Otolaryngology, chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, and service chief for Otolaryngology Adult Service at the University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine.
He earned his medical degree at the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a medical officer with specialized training in hyperbaric and diving medicine. Dr. Prince completed his residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Dalhousie University, followed by a two-year fellowship in advanced head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstructive surgery at the University of Michigan.
Colleagues say he has shaped the lives of hundreds of trainees and faculty through his longstanding dedication to education and mentorship as a faculty member, department residency program director, department chair, and assistant dean for Graduate Medical Education. Specifically, he has consistently used his positions of leadership to empower, support, and advocate for women.
As one colleague described, “Dr. Prince is an ardent champion of recruiting diverse trainees to our program and supporting our individual needs. He is constantly implementing programming to support diverse trainees and faculty, including identification of appropriate mentors and sponsors, financial support resources, and faculty teaching regarding mentoring across identity differences and allyship.”
Initiatives that Dr. Prince has implemented include implicit bias training within grand rounds; department-wide awareness of gender-based differences in the workplace, such as microaggressions and competing demands outside of work; and leadership development training including formal mentorship for junior faculty.
Previous Recipients:
- 2023: Daniel Chelius, MD
- 2022: Kourosh Parham, MD, PhD
- 2021: Alexander G. Chiu, MD
