Awards to Medical School faculty and graduating students for the 2001-02 academic year were presented at a variety of spring events, including commencement.

COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

Senior Year Award
To a junior clinical faculty member who has best upheld the ideals of medical education
Sanjay K. Saint, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine

Patrick John Niland Award
In memory of Patrick John Niland, a member of the Class of 1986 who was killed in an automobile crash, awarded to the senior student who, in the eyes of the graduating class, best exemplifies Niland’s positive, compassionate approach to medicine Elise Barbara Pauline Georgi

FACULTY AWARDS

The American Medical Women’s Association Gender Equity Award

By vote of the Medical School’s student body, for gender fairness and commitment to gender-equal opportunities in medicine Caroline Richardson, M.D., lecturer in family medicine

Elizabeth Crosby Award
Selected by the Galens Medical Society for outstanding teaching of medical students in a basic science area
A. Kent Christensen, Ph.D., professor emeritus of cell and developmental biology

Kaiser-Permanente Awards for Excellence in Teaching
For dedication to quality teaching and improving the learning experience for each medical student; one award for pre-clinical teaching and one for clinical teaching
Arno K. Kumagai, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine

Michael J. Shea (M.D. 1975, Residency 1982), professor of internal medicine

SENIOR AWARDS

Dean’s Award for Research Excellence
Chosen by faculty for outstanding research contributions during students’ Medical School training
Brian Robert Lane
Bradley Jay Segura
Matthew Lee Steinhauser

George R. DeMuth Medical Scientist Award for Excellence
Awarded to a graduating senior in the Medical Scientist Training Program for outstanding research accomplishments and the qualities desired in the complete physician
Lauren Daniel Stegman

Ralph M. Gibson Award
Presented to the senior minority student best exemplifying Gibson’s emphasis on academic excellence and concern for minority students, this year shared by
Lamont Randall-Desean Jones
Derrick Alan Montgomery

Frank E. Robbins Inteflex Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Professional Development
Awarded to the graduate of the Integrated Premedical-Medical Program whose overall record of excellence best exemplifies Inteflex’s goal of educating well-rounded physicians who are compassionate, scientifically competent and socially aware
Emily Hu

Andrew J. Zweifler Award for Excellence in Clinical Skills
Awarded for consistently demonstrating excellence in patient interactions and physical diagnosis
Kimberly Corrine Yee

SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
Presented by the American Women’s Medical Association to women who graduate with academic distinction from medical schools throughout the country
Anna Manion Booher
Clara Y.H. Choi
Lisa Elena Maier
Amy Leigh Miller
Lauren Barrett Smith
Alice Li Yang

Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Award
Awarded to a woman medical student should she graduate first in her class
Jennifer Ann Meddings

Academic Recognition Awards
Presented to the top five graduates who have consistently excelled throughout their medical education
Asheesh Bedi
Clara Y.H. Choi
Jennifer Ann Meddings
Amy Leigh Miller
Oleg Moisey Teytelboym

MCAS Academic Achievement Award
Sponsored by the Medical Center Alumni Society and presented for the highest academic standing in the graduating class
Jennifer Ann Meddings

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology
For excellence in clinical neurology and outstanding personal and professional qualities
Amy Leigh Miller

Association for Academic Surgery Student Research Award
For outstanding research while in Medical School by a student planning an academic surgery career
Bradley Jay Segura

Roger A. Berg Prize in Radiology
For outstanding performance in radiology
Rahul Ramesh Patel

C. Gardner Child Third Award
For outstanding performance in
the junior clerkship, senior electives, and research in surgery
John Brian Ammori

Terence C. Davies Award
For clinical and scholarly excellence in family medicine
Te-Yu Ruth Chang
Elise Barbara Pauline Georgi

Award for Excellence and Commitment to Women’s Health
Sponsored by the University of Michigan Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Program
Beatrice Allis Chen

Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
For outstanding performance in the specialty of emergency medicine
Carl Robert Dahlberg

Albert C. Furstenberg Award
For outstanding scholastic, clinical and research performance in otolaryngology
Lamont Randall-Desean Jones

Edgar A. Kahn Award
For outstanding performance in clinical or laboratory work in neurosurgery
Rohit Rick Bhasin

William Dodd Robinson Award
For outstanding performance in the junior medicine clerkship and senior electives in internal medicine
Jennifer Ann Meddings

Eli G. Rochelson Memorial Award
For outstanding performance in pulmonary and critical care medicine
Matthew Lee Steinhauser

Robert B. Sweet Award
In recognition of the highest achievement and greatest potential in the field of anesthesiology
Jonathan Elliot Charnin

William B. Taylor Dermatology Award
For outstanding performance and interest in the field of dermatology
Reza Kafi

Harry A. Towsley Award
For outstanding performance in the junior pediatrics clerkship and senior pediatrics elective
Brendan Patrick Kelly

Raymond W. Waggoner Award
For distinguished performance in psychiatry
Kiran Kaur Khanuja

J. Robert Willson Award
For outstanding performance in obstetrics and gynecology
Helen Jean Kang