The UConn School of Medicine held its annual Spring Awards Night ceremony on Monday, April 25. The awards recognize faculty, staff and students in the first through third years of medical school. Fourth-year students will be honored at the Senior Awards luncheon on May 6.
Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, received this year’s Loeser Award. The Loeser award is given to the faculty member who has the ability to evoke in students an enthusiasm for learning, a desire to emulate their own attributes of scholarly curiosity, and to give wholeheartedly to advance the welfare and education of their students. The award is named after Charles N. Loeser, one of the medical school’s most popular and respected first faculty members.
The Committee Award for Meritorious Educational Leadership (CAMEL) was given to the Division of Infectious Diseases. The CAMEL is given to the subject committee that “promotes a stimulating learning experience and, in its organization, presentation of material and overall level of teaching, has afforded the students an invaluable opportunity to learn and understand basic medical sciences.”
Here is a complete list of award winners:
Undergraduate Medical Education Student Awards
Community Service Award
Abigail Doelger, Meredith Milligan, Sarah Fortin
Student Leadership Award
Brittany Flemming, Eric Sassu, Kristen Russomanno
Outstanding Service to Fellow Students
Emily Wilkins, Jelena MacLeod, Lauren Ambler
Outstanding Student Teaching Award
Samantha Lee
Art of Medicine Award
Thomas Atwood
Renaissance Award
Sonny Caplash
Inspiration Award
Himanayani Mamillapalli
Outstanding Research
Justin Kirkham
School of Medicine Staff Awards
Professionalism Award
Teresa Sapieha-Yanchak
Staff Star
Suzanne Tate
Leadership Team Staff Award
Amy Chmielewski
CME Appreciation Award
Amy King
CME Leadership Award
Christine McNally
Leadership Award of Exceptional Volunteerism
Kelly Hookstadt
Leadership Award of Appreciation for Outstanding Support
Jonathan Dixon, MD; Susan Huntington, Esq
School of Medicine Faculty Awards
MDSG Appreciation Award
Laurie Caines, MD; John Harrison, PhD; James Watras, PhD
Outstanding Inpatient Clinical Preceptor
Nana Addo-Tabiri, MD
Outstanding Outpatient Clinical Preceptor
Aruna Ramanan, MD
First Year Teaching Award
Drs. Yvonne Grimm-Jorgenson, John Harrison, Thomas Manger, Jason Ryan, and James Watras
C.A.M.E.L
Division of Infectious Diseases
Charles N. Loeser
Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus
Loeser Award Runners-Up:
Drs. Raymond Foley, Easwar Natarajan, and Jason Ryan
MD/PhD Program Awards
MD/PhD Appreciation Award
Tracy Dieli
MD/PhD Leadership Award
Sonali Bracken, Jared Woods
Graduate Medical Education Awards
Outstanding Resident
Ekaterina Bakradze, MD; Megan Griffiths, MD; Julianna Marwell, MD; James Naples, MD; Bhaskar Roy, MD; Jessica Shui, MD; Breton Yates, MD
Outstanding Staff
Melissa Demetro, Mary Peach
Outstanding Faculty
Brian Shames, MD
Senior Associate Dean Awards
Team Award
Tom Trutter, Jo Cohen, Richard Carey, Richard Spash, David O’Conner, Chad Floyd, Aaron Trahan, George Karsanow
Individual Award
Roger Thrall, PhD
Student Appreciation Awards
Samantha Lee, Fludiona Naka, Eric Sassu, Ethan Talbot
Art and Humanities Recognition
Matthew Lewin, Granger Marsden, Patience Meo Burt, Emaly Piecuch, Kimberly Rebello
