Surgeon and education pioneer Carla Pugh wants doctors to fine-tune their haptic skills as a standardized part of their clinical education and daily practice. This means measuring it, developing a language to discuss it, and giving objective feedback for improving it. She directs the Clinical Simulation Program at the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, where she is also vice chair of education and patient safety. For her innovative work, she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.