Teaching Awards Roundup

Several UConn Health faculty recently were honored for their contributions as educators.

Dr. Easwar Natarajan with the 2019 Charles N. Loeser Award

Dr. Easwar Natarajan from the UConn School of Dental Medicine is the 2019 winner of the Charles N. Loeser Award, as voted on by first-year medical and dental students. (Photo provided by UConn School of Dental Medicine)

The Class of 2022 medical and dental students presented the following faculty awards:

Dr. Easwar Natarajan, UConn School of Dental Medicine, received the Charles N. Loeser Award in recognition of his ability to evoke enthusiasm for learning, a desire to emulate his own attributes of scholarly curiosity, and give wholeheartedly of himself to advance the welfare and education of his students.

The basic medical science faculty for Case Oriented Essential Block B (COrE B) received the Committee Award for Meritorious Educational Leadership (C.A.M.E.L. Award) in recognition of the group’s promotion of a stimulating learning experience and presentation of material and overall level of teaching, affording students an opportunity to learn and understand the basic medical sciences.

Additionally, in recognition of 20 years of outstanding contributions and dedication to teaching in the Student Continuity Program/Clinical Longitudinal Immersion in the Community Program, the following community faculty received the Distinguished Service Award from the UConn School of Medicine:

  • Dr. Andrew Feller, Asylum Hill Family Practice of Hartford
    Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
  • Dr. Andrew Garrett, Heritage Internal Medicine Associates of Manchester
    Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
  • Dr. Stuart Herlands, ProHealth Physicians Internal Medicine of Glastonbury
    Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
  • Dr. Brad Jubelirer, ProHealth Physicians Pediatric/Adolescent Medical Group of Middletown
    Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
  • Dr. Daniel Wilensky, Community Health Center of Meriden
    Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine