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Medicine's
Teaching Awards
The
Leonard Berwick Award
goes to Dr. Katrina
Armstrong, assistant
professor of medicine
and epidemiology. The
Leonard Berwick Memorial
Teaching Award, established
in 1980-81 by the Berwick
family and the Department
of Pathology, recognizes
a member of the medical
faculty who in his or
her teaching most effectively
fuses basic science
and clinical medicine.
Dr.
Armstrong completed
her medical school
and residency training
at Johns Hopkins
where she served
as Chief Resident
from 1995 to 1996.
As a faculty member
in the Division
of General Internal
Medicine at Penn,
she has been actively
involved in education
at the undergraduate,
medical school,
residency and fellowship
level. She is the
co-developer and
course director
of Clinical
Decision Making, the
third component
of the pre-clinical
Clinical Evaluative
Sciences curriculum. Clinical
Decision Making uses
an innovative case-based
format to teach
first and second
year medical students
how to use basic
epidemiologic principles,
clinical evidence
and knowledge of
the health care
system to approach
controversial clinical
decisions. In addition
to her leadership
in the CES curriculum,
Dr. Armstrong
has been recognized
as a "dynamic
and effective lecturer," a "superb
inpatient attending," an "outstanding
role model for
students and peers
alike," and "a
dedicated and inspiring
mentor."
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The
Blockley-Osler
Award was created
in 1987 by the
Blockley Section
of the Philadelphia
College of Physicians
and is presented
annually to a member
of the faculty
at an affiliated
hospital for excellence
in teaching modern
clinical medicine
in the bedside
tradition of William
Osler. This year
it is presented
to Dr. Robert
A. Greenstein,
associate professor
of psychiatry in
the clinical educator
track at the School
of Medicine and
acting associate
chief of staff
for Behavioral
Health at the Philadelphia
VA Medical Center.
Dr. Greenstein
graduated from
Villanova University
and Thomas Jefferson
University School
of Medicine and
completed his psychiatry
residency training
at St. Luke's Medical
Center in New York
City. He has taught
psychiatry residents,
medical students,
nursing students,
as well as psychology
and social work
students at HUP
and VA Medical
Center. As director
of the HUP Outpatient
Psychiatry Service
in the late 1980s
and 1990s, Dr.
Greenstein trained
many of the psychiatry
residents who are
now faculty members
at HUP and the
VA Medical Center.
He derives special
pleasure in supervising
medical students
in the HUP Psychiatry
Outpatient Clinic
and the VA Mental
Health Clinic.
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The
Robert Dunning
Dripps Memorial
Award for Excellence
in Graduate Medical
Education was established
in 1983 by the
Department of Anesthesia,
and recognizes
a faculty member
who exemplifies
excellence in the
education of residents
and fellows in
the areas of clinical
care, research,
teaching and/or
administration.
This year it is
presented to Dr.
Evan S. Siegelman, associate
professor of radiology
and section chief
of Magnetic Resonance
Imaging. He
was the 1984 valedictorian
of Franklin and
Marshall College,
and in 1988 received
his medical degree
from the Johns
Hopkins University
School of Medicine,
where he was elected
to Alpha Omega
Alpha. Dr. Seigelman
joined the faculty
of Penn Medicine
in 1994 after serving
as radiology resident
and MRI fellow
at Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital. In
1999, he was honored
with Penn's highest
teaching distinction
in Radiology, the
Wallace T. Miller
Sr. Award. He
is a tireless teacher
of medical students,
residents and fellows,
and has lectured
nationally and
internationally
on topics of abdominal
and pelvic MRI. A
true role model
for future clinician-educators,
Dr. Seigelman is
known at HUP for
his clinical expertise,
extraordinary work
ethic, and mentorship
of physicians-in-training.
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The
Dean's Award for
Excellence in Graduate
Student Training
was established
in 1992-93 to recognize
excellence in graduate
education. This
year it is presented
to Dr. John
G. Monroe, of
the Department
of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine. Dr.
Monroe received
his B.S. in biochemistry
from the University
of California,
a M.S. in cell
and molecular biology
at California State
University, a Ph.D.
in immunology at
Duke University
and was a postdoctoral
fellow at Harvard
Medical School. He
joined the Department
of Pathology in
1986 as an assistant
professor and is
currently professor
and vice chair
in the Division
of Immunobiology. Dr.
Monroe chaired
the Immunology
Graduate Program
from 1993 to 2001. He
initiated formation
of a joint Ph.D.
training program
in immunology with
the National Institutes
of Health which
is now a model
for similar programs
at other institutions. He
chairs the committee
on education for
the American Association
of Immunologists.
Dr. Monroe's research
interests are focused
on signal transduction
through receptors
in the immune system
and on lymphoid
cell development. He
has trained over
30 rotation and
thesis students
in his laboratory. His
approach to training
students in his
own laboratory
is to encourage
creativity and
independent but
rigorous thinking.
The
Dean's Award for
Excellence in Clinical
Teaching at an
Affiliated Hospital
was established
in 1987 to honor
commitment to medical
education and excellence
in clinical teaching
by recognizing
outstanding faculty
members from affiliated
hospitals. Three
recipients were
chosen this year: Dr.
Bernard S. Kaplan,
Dr. Robert K. Cato,
and Dr. David H.
Stern.
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Dr.
Bernard Kaplan
is professor of
pediatrics and
medicine, and director
of Pediatric Nephrology
at CHOP. He graduated
with a M.B.B.Ch.,
from University
of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, 1964.
He had extensive
post-graduate training
in Johannesburg
and Montreal, Canada.
For nine years
he was director
of Residency Training
at The Montreal
Children's Hospital
and McGill University.
In 1987 The Paige
and Bernard Kaplan
Award for Excellence
in Clinical Teaching
was instituted
by the Residents
of The Montreal
Children's Hospital.
This has been awarded
annually to the
best teacher on
the attending staff
of that hospital.
Under his leadership
the Division of
Nephrology at The
Children's Hospital
was awarded The
Jean A. Cortner
Divisional Teaching
Award in 1993.
He has been cited
in Best Doctors
of America numerous
times for his clinical
expertise in Pediatric
Nephrology. He
has an international
reputation for
his studies, over
the past 34 years,
on the hemolytic
uremic syndromes.
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Dr.
Robert Cato is
assistant professor
of medicine in
the Division of
General Internal
Medicine. After
graduating Alpha
Omega Alpha from
Cornell University
Medical College in
1993, he did his
internal medicine
residency at Penn,
and stayed on to
start a new practice
at Presbyterian
in 1996. He is
Medical Director
of the Penn Center
for Primary Care,
and Chief of the
Division of General
Medicine at Presbyterian
Medical Center.
He is the recipient
of the 1998 Maurice
Attie Faculty Teaching
Award, and the
2001 Sylvan Eisman
Outstanding Primary
Care Physician
Award. He is actively
involved in medical
student and resident
education both
in the hospital
and in his practice.
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Dr.
David Stern graduated
from Dartmouth
College, with a
degree in chemistry
and biology. He
attended Penn's
School of Medicine
and at graduation
in 1996 was awarded
the Gate Pharmaceuticals
Award for Outstanding
Achievement in
the Study of Medicine.
He trained in internal
medicine at HUP,
and served as Chief
Medical Resident
in 1999-2000. At
the Philadelphia
VA Medical Center,
Dr. Stern serves
as Chairman of
the Clinical Champions
Committee and Medical
Director of the
Community Based
Outpatients Clinics,
and has a full-time
Primary Care practice. He
serves as clinical
assistant professor
of medicine in
the Associated
Faculty, and enjoys
teaching both on
the inpatient wards
and in his outpatient
office. Dr. Stern
strives to inspire
students and residents
with his intellectual
curiosity and commitment
to his patients,
and hopes his students
learn as much from
him as he does
from them.
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The
Dean's Award for
Excellence in Basic
Science Teaching
was established
in 1987, and honors
exemplary teaching
and commitment
to medical education
specifically in
the basic sciences.
This year it is
presented to Dr.
Joshua P. Metlay. Dr.
Metlay is an assistant
professor of medicine
and epidemiology
in the Division
of general internal
medicine and Center
for Clinical Epidemiology
and Biostatistics.
Dr. Metlay graduated
from Cornell University
Medical College,
completed his residency
training at the
University of Pittsburgh
and completed his
fellowship training
in General Internal
Medicine at the
Massachusetts General
Hospital. His
research focuses
on the emergence
of antibiotic resistance
among respiratory
pathogens. For
the past three
years, he has directed
the Introduction
to Epidemiology
and Biostatistics course
for first year
medical students.
In addition, along
with Dr. Katrina
Armstrong, he co-developed
the course Clinical
Decision Making,
which is a novel
case-based course
that teaches first
and second year
students how to
apply principles
of epidemiology
to arrive at recommendations
surrounding difficult
medical decisions.
The core concept
underlying both
of these courses
is that the knowledge
of the basic science
of epidemiology
is an essential
skill that is required
to sustain the
practice of medicine
in an environment
of rapidly expanding
new information.
Strong enthusiasm
by students for
these courses is
a testament to
the important and
unique role of
epidemiology in
the medical school
curriculum at Penn.
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The
Scott Mackler Award
for Excellence
in Substance Abuse
Teaching was established
in 2000 by the
Penn/VA Center
for Studies of
Addiction and the
Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Mackler is
known for his excellence
in teaching medical
students, residents,
post doctoral fellows,
nurses and other
Penn faculty in
many different
departments in
the area of substance
abuse. This year
the award is presented
to Dr. Kyle
Kampman, assistant
professor of psychiatry
at Penn and the
VA Medical Center.
He is Medical Director
of the University's
Treatment Research
Center. Dr. Kampman
is active in educating
medical students,
psychiatric residents,
substance abuse
fellows, primary
care physicians
and other healthcare
professionals.
Dr. Kampman's primary
research interests
lie in the development
of medications
to treat cocaine
and alcohol dependence
and the study of
stimulant withdrawal
syndrome. He is
currently Principal
Investigator of
a large trial looking
at combinations
of medications
for the treatment
of cocaine dependent
patients with severe
cocaine withdrawal
symptoms.
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Dean's
Award for Excellence
in Medical Student
Teaching by an
Allied Health Professional
was established
in 1996-1997 to
recognize outstanding
teaching by allied
health professionals
(e.g.; nurses,
physicians assistants,
emergency medical
technicians). This
year the award
is presented to Dr.
Reed D. Goldstein,
clinical assistant
professor of psychiatry
in the associated
faculty of the
School of Medicine.
He received his
undergraduate degree
from LaSalle University,
M.A. in psychology
from NYU and Ph.D.
in clinical psychology
from St. John's
University. Dr.
Goldstein serves
as attending psychologist
on the Inpatient
Psychiatry Unit,
as well as on the
Consultation-Liaison
Service at Pennsylvania
Hospital. He is
supervisor of psychology
interns, post-doctoral
fellows, medical
students and residents
in psychiatry.
Dr. Goldstein
has made medical
student teaching
one of his top
priorities at Pennsylvania
Hospital. Dr. Goldstein
has long been involved
in clinical research
related to depression,
personality and
neuropsychology.
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Special
Dean's Award was
established in
1989 90 to recognize
outstanding achievements
in medical education
by faculty members,
particularly in
the development
of new, innovative
educational programs.
This year the award
was presented to Dr.
Steven C. Larson.
Dr. Larson
graduated from
Haverford College
with a degree in
fine arts. He graduated
from Penn Medicine
and completed a
residency in internal
medicine at The
Graduate Hospital.
He returned to
Penn to complete
his fellowship
training in emergency
medicine at HUP.
Upon completion
of his training,
Dr. Larson joined
the faculty in
the newly formed
Department of Emergency
Medicine as an
assistant professor.
Since 1993, Dr.
Larson has volunteered
his services at
Project Salud,
a migrant health
center in southern
Chester County.
He has served as
the medical director
since 1998. In
1994, Dr. Larson
established Frontline
Medicine, a program
at the School of
Medicine created
to provide medical
students, residents
and faculty with
the opportunities
and resources to
examine and study
critical issues
in the area of
global health.
In 1996 he was
awarded the Haverford
Alumnae Award for
Service to Humanity.
In 1997 he was
the first Penn recipient
to receive the
North Beth Israel
Humanism in Medicine
Award. He received
a Penn Med Clinical
Pearls Teaching
Award in 2001.
He recently received
the 2003 Penn Martin
Luther King Community
Service Award.
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Medical
Student Government
Awards
The
School of Medicine’s
graduating class
selects the recipients
of these two awards
each year; one is
for basic science
teaching and the
other is for clinical
medical teaching.
They are both for
faculty who have
demonstrated excellence
in teaching medical
school classes.
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The
Basic Science
Teaching Award
Dr.
Helen Davies,
professor
of
microbiology,
has received
the MSG Teaching
Award for
Basic
Science. This
is the thirteenth
time
she has
won this
award.
Dr. Davies
received
a
Lindback
Award in
1977.
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The
Clinical Medical
Teaching Award
Dr.
Steven L. Galetta,
Van Meter Professor
of Neurology,
is this year’s
recipient of
the MSG Teaching
Award for Clinical
Medical Teaching.
Dr. Galetta
received the
Robert Dunning
Dripps Memorial
Award for Excellence
in Graduate
Medical Education
in 2002 and
has been the
recipient of
Dinon and Lindback
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Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 31, April 29, 2003
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