This IDSA podcast series designed to honor 2020’s Society Award and HIVMA winners. In this episode, we speak to George W. Counts, M.D., FIDSA, recipient of the Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award, and Stanford T. Shulman, M.D., FIDSA, recipient of the Clinical Teacher Award, to discuss how institutions can enrich the ID learning experience, the role of cultural competence in patient care and navigating one’s career in ID.