Abstract
This article is adapted from the virtual address Ms. Hess-Fischl delivered as the recipient of the American Diabetes Association's Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award for 2022. She delivered the address in June 2022 during the Association's 82nd Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, LA. A webcast of this speech is available for viewing on the DiabetesPro website (https://professional.diabetes.org/webcast/president-health-care-education-address-and-outstanding-educator-diabetes-award-lecture).