Dear Colleagues:
As we prepare for the close of the 2018-19 academic year, it is important that we take a moment to recognize our remarkable faculty, students and staff, and to honor them for their hard work and accomplishments. On May 15, we did just that as we celebrated the 2019 UCI School of Medicine Achievement Awards.
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(From left) AMSG President William Minteer along with award recipients Behnoosh Afghani, MD, Robert Kaplan, MD, Andrew Siskind, MD, and Matthew Reed, MD, who were among those recognized for their contributions to medical education during the 2019 UCI School of Medicine Achievement Awards. |
Formerly called “Celebrating our Students,” the newly named Achievement Awards gave us the opportunity to show our deep appreciation to all of the individuals who comprise our UCI community and give a special thank you to our faculty for their contributions to medical education. During our event, we recognized a number of faculty and departments who went above and beyond the call of duty to support our programs.
We invite you to join us in congratulating the following recipients of the Golden Apple, Silver Beaker and Excellence in Teaching Awards.
The Golden Apple award is given for excellence in teaching by a clinical faculty member. Among the 2019 recipients were:
Robert Kaplan, MD, Department of Medicine
Andrew Siskind, MD, Department of Medicine
Briana Livingston, MD, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Behnoosh Afghani, MD, Department of Pediatrics
Matthew Reed, MD, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
The sole recipient of the Silver Beaker award, which is given for excellence in teaching by a basic science faculty member, was:
Jamie Wikenheiser, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Excellence in Teaching awards were given in three categories: Basic Sciences, Clinical Sciences and Dean’s Scholars. These awards were given to faculty and residents who received outstanding student evaluations, or who made extraordinary contributions to medical education.
Among the recipients in the Basic Sciences category were:
Jamie Wikenheiser, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Jeffrey Suchard, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine
Robert Edwards, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology
Aaron Kheriaty, MD, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Mohammad Helmy, MD, Department of Radiological Sciences
Among the recipients in the Clinical Sciences category were:
Alisa Wray, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine – Lecturer Award
Andrew Siskind, MD, Department of Medicine – Attending and Resident Award
Leonid Groysman, MD, Department of Neurology – Lecturer Award
Frances Broghammer, MD, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior – Attending and Resident Award
Matthew Reed, MD, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior – Attending and Resident Award
Mohammad Helmy, MD, Department of Radiological Sciences – Lecturer Award
Dean’s Scholars Award recipients included:
Ariana Nelson, MD, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care
Nathan Rojek, MD, Department of Dermatology
Sangeeta Sakaria, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine
Tan Nguyen, MD, Department of Family Medicine
Andrew Reikes, MD, Department of Medicine
Bobby Sasson, MD, Department of Medicine
Sonia Sehgal, MD, Department of Medicine
Robert Edwards, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology
Penny Murata, MD, Department of Pediatrics
Matthew Reed, MD, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Mohammad Helmy, MD, Department of Radiological Sciences
Dawn Elfenbein, MD, Department of Surgery
AMSG Excellence in Teaching awards were given to recognize first-, second- and third-year courses, which were selected by the Associated Medical Student Government.
First-year Course winner: Anatomy & Neurobiology
Second-year Course winner: Clinical Foundations II
Third-year Course winner: Surgery
Congratulations to all of our 2019 UCI School of Medicine Achievement Awards recipients. Click here to view the gallery and to see some of our winners in action.
Best Wishes,
Michael J. Stamos, MD
Dean, UCI School of Medicine |
Khanh-Van Le Bucklin, MD
Vice Dean, Medical Education |
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