Students, staff, and faculty gathered at the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) to celebrate the class of 2023 medical students and educators at the 2023 USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Student and Faculty Awards Ceremony. The awards ceremony is a culmination of four years of medical school recognizing the scholarly achievements and commitment to excellence in and out of the hospital.
“These past four years the faculty and staff have watched as you learned the skills to become a great clinician,” said Kira Zwygart, MD, MCOM associate dean for student affairs. “Later this week will be the last momentous occasion for you as a medical student. But for now, let’s celebrate the experiences we have shared together.”
The class of 2023 will come to the end of their medical school journey at their commencement ceremony May 11.
Awards and recipients:
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Molecular Medicine: Gabriel Dominguez
Award for Achievement in Neuroscience: Robert Monsour
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Immunology and Infectious Disease: Jon Raso
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Physiology: John Pollock
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pharmacology: Aaron “Brad” Hall
Christopher Phelps Award for Excellence in Anatomy: Grace Wei
John U. Balis Award for Excellence in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: Presmai Kumar
Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Pre-clerkship Clinical Medicine: Richa Bisht
Basic Science Chairs Award for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Science Curriculum: Adam Schwartz
Carol M. Petrucelli, MD, Award for Outstanding Students in Dermatology: Grace Wei
Charles E. Aucermann, MD, Excellence in Family Medicine: Caroline Lutzky
Outstand Contributions to Sports Medicine: Caroline Lutzky
Dr. Laurie Woodard Community Advocate Award: Dayana Mendieta
Roy H. Behnke, MD, Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine: Robert Monsour
Laennec Award for excellence in Clinical Medicine: Shelbi Erp
Florida ACP Student Award: Alexa Serino
Lawrence Kahana Award for Outstanding Physical Diagnosis Skills: Anand Rehsi
Internal Medicine Chairman’s Award: Azd Al-Mashal
Senior Student Excellence in Neurology:
Alex Givner, Briana Markher, McKethan Parker, Sarah Persad, Kelsey Stefan
Outstanding Academic Achievement on Neurology Exam: Hadi Joud, Robert Monsour
ACOG District 12 – Robert G. Nelson Award for Outstanding Achievement in OB/GYN as a 3rd-year Medical Student: Lara Alexander
ACOG District 12 – James M. Ingram, MD, Award for Outstanding Achievement in OB/GYN: Cathy Garcia-Torres
James M. Ingram, MD Award: Sylea Lowery
Department of Pediatrics Outstanding Medical Student Award: Shalini Jose
FCCAAP Luther Holloway Award: Divya Sirdeshpande
Lewis A Barness, MD Award: Jessica Lindquist
Outstanding Senior Student in Psychiatry: Sanjay Chakkoli
Outstanding Student in Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry: Rafael Rubiera
College of American Pathologists Distinguished Medical Student Award: Marci Crowley
Morsani College of Medicine Department of Surgery Outstanding Student Award: Paige DeBlieux
Tampa General Hospital Medical Staff Basic Science Award: Nathan Horvat
Tampa General Hospital Medical Staff Clinician’s Award: Jules Hurley
Tampa General Hospital Medical Staff Humanitarian Award: Richa Bisht
Tampa General Hospital Foundation Scholar’s Award: Ahmad Harb
Tampa General Hospital/USF Global Emerging Disease Scholar: Anmol Kundlas
Philip T. Gompf Award for Excellence in Infectious Disease: Ahmad Harb
Merck Manuals: Richa Bisht, Presmai Kumar, Adam Schwartz, Emily Yu
AMWA Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Commendation for Academic Achievement:
Lara Alexander, Richa Bisht, Lauren Linkowski, Erin McClure, Megumi Mori, Julie Park, Megan Satyadi, Emily Yu, Demi Zhu
Steven Specter Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Life: Jody Wellcome
Thomas and Elizabeth Flannery, and William and Mary Tibbels Scholarly Award: Richa Bisht
Outstanding Freshman Year Instructor Award: Andreas Seyfang, PhD
John E. Turlich, MD Award for Outstanding Teaching Resident: Anthony DeSantis, MD
Outstanding Sophomore Year Instructor Award: Javier Cuevas, PhD
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