Medicine Faculty Honored at Dean's Awards Ceremony
Mittal (left) received the Dean’s Clinical Teaching Award.
The School of Medicine hosted the Dean’s Faculty Appreciation ceremony. The Dean’s Awards were created to honor outstanding and dedicated support and service to the School of Medicine.
Steven L. Berk, M.D., TTUHSC executive vice president, provost and School of Medicine dean, said these faculty exhibit outstanding commitment and service and have been instrumental in advancing the School of Medicine’s mission.
“We are grateful to an outstanding faculty,” Berk said. “Faculty who have molded our students into excellent physicians, cared for our patients, served our community and found new treatment for disease.”
These awards are nominated by the chair of the department. Recipients are considered 'go to' persons that can always be relied on. The recipients are:
- Kallol Chaudhuri, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Anesthesiology
- Jeffrey Thomas, Ph.D. Department of Cell Biology Biochemistry
- Luis Cuello, Ph.D. Department of Cell Physiology Molecular Biophysics
- Ikue Shimizu, M.D. Department of Dermatology
- Felix Morales, M.D. Department of Family Community Medicine
- Dolores Buscemi, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine
- John Pelley, Ph.D. Department of Medical Education
- Alita Loveless, M.D. Department of Obstetrics Gynecology
- David Lewis, M.D. Department of Ophthalmology Visual Sciences
- Daniel Hurst, M.D. Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Neurology
- Tam Nguyen, M.D. Department of Surgery
- Stephanie Filleur, Ph.D. Department of Urology
Dean’s Faculty Awards
Dean’s Teaching Awards
Recipients have several years of sustained excellence in teaching as demonstrated in student and peer evaluations, evidence of strong commitment to the educational process, innovation and/or originality in teaching. The recipients are:
- Dean’s Basic Science Teaching Award (MS I): Thomas Pressley, Ph.D. Department of Medical Education
- Dean’s Basic Science Teaching Award (MS II): Daniel Webster, Ph.D. Department of Medical Education
- Dean’s Clinical Teaching Award: Neha Mittal, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine
Dean’s Educational Innovation Award: Samuel Campbell, M.D. Department of Surgery
Dean’s Douglas M. Stocco Scholarship/Research Award: Matthew Grisham, Ph.D. Department of Immunology Molecular Microbiology
Dean’s Distinguished Service Award: Sharmila Dissanaike, M.D. Department of Surgery
With a combined service of 147 years, (from left) Lombardini, Pence, Norman and Stocco each received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Each of the recipients below has made significant contributions to the School of Medicine spanning their entire careers. A combined dedicated service of 147 years was honored.
- J. Barry Lombardini, Ph.D. 41 years of service
- Barbara Pence, Ph.D. 35 years of service
- Reid Norman, Ph.D. 31 years of service
- Douglas Stocco, Ph.D. 40 years of service
Departmental Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Teaching: Department of Pediatrics
This award is based upon medical student feedback received by the dean during the past year.
Outstanding Achievement in Research: Department of Cell Biology Biochemistry
This award is based upon grant dollars received by the department during the past year.
Outstanding Achievement in Patient Satisfaction: Department of Neurology
This award is based upon Press-Ganey ratings received by the department during the past year.
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