The Organic Acidemia Association is proud to celebrate Dr. V. Reid Sutton, Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine on receiving the prestigious Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson, Jr. Presidential Award for Excellence in Education. Established in 1999, this award recognizes faculty members who have made long-standing, consistent, and highly valued contributions to the educational mission of Baylor College of Medicine. It is Baylor’s most prestigious, College-wide, competitive award for faculty educational service.

A tenured professor at Baylor for more than 22 years, Dr. Sutton has shaped graduate, undergraduate, and postgraduate education through sustained excellence in teaching, mentorship, and institutional service, preparing generations of learners to lead in medicine and biomedical science.

As long-serving program director for Baylor’s medical genetics residency and fellowship programs, Dr. Sutton has overseen training that represents nearly 8% of all genetics residents and fellows in the U.S. Under his leadership, these programs have maintained continuous accreditation with board pass rates exceeding national averages, and more than 100 former trainees have progressed to influential leadership roles worldwide, including program directors, division chiefs, and department chairs.

His national footprint in medical education runs deep. Dr. Sutton has served on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors, including as Chair of the Committee on Requirements and Chair of the Journal Oversight Committee for the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. As ACGME Medical Genetics Review Committee Chair, he led the development of milestones, in-training examinations, and accreditation transitions that permanently advanced the structure and rigor of genetics education. He has also authored hundreds of examination questions used across all three USMLE licensing examination steps, directly impacting the readiness of U.S. and international medical graduates.

For the OAA community, Dr. Sutton’s contributions extend well beyond the classroom. He serves as Co-lead Principal Investigator of the Rare Organic Acidemias Research (ROAR) Consortium, a newly launched effort within the NIH’s Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, funded with $8.2 million over five years. The ROAR Consortium conducts clinical and translational research on organic acidemias including research projects on prospective longitudinal observational study of patient phenotypes and outcomes, a clinical trial of treatment for cobalamin C disease, and a randomized trial comparing virtual outpatient visits with in-person outpatient care. The consortium also works to recruit and train the next generation of investigators in organic acidemias research.

The OAA is proud to be a member of the ROAR Consortium alongside Dr. Sutton and his team. His recognition with the Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson, Jr. Presidential Award for Excellence in Education is a testament to a career spent not only advancing science, but investing in the people who make that science matter.

Congratulations, Dr. Sutton. We are grateful for your partnership and your dedication to our community.