Dr. Jason Ryan<\/a>, assistant professor of medicine and the director of the UConn Heart Failure Center,\u00a0received this year\u2019s Charles N. 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\u2019s most popular and respected first faculty members.<\/p>\nThe Committee Award for Meritorious Educational Leadership (CAMEL) was given to “Diseases Affecting Homeostasis” with section coordinator Dr. Raymond Foley. The CAMEL is given to the subject committee that \u201cpromotes 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here is a complete list of award winners:<\/p>\n
<\/u>Awards from Medical and Dental Student Research Day
\nDean\u2019s Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Student: Samuel Baron \/ Mentor: Kevin Dieckhaus, MD
\n<\/u>Student: Adam Mastrocola \/ Mentor: Sandra Weller, PhD
\nDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gross Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Oral Award: Hunter Terry
\nPoster Award: Laura Hatchman
\nLawrence G. Raisz Award for Excellence in Musculoskeletal Research
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Philip Zakko
\nWilliam M. Wadleigh Memorial Award For Cross-Cultural & International Health Research
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Lyubina Yankova
\nConnecticut Academy of Family Practice Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Carolina Vicens-Cardona
\nConnecticut Holistic Health Association Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Medical Student: Roshni Patel
\nDental Student: Lisa Fredrickson
\n<\/u>
\n<\/u><\/em>Academic Educational Affairs Student Awards
\nCommunity Service Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Meghan Wilson Frost
\nStudent Leadership Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Emily Wilkins
\nOutstanding Student Teaching Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Kristin Torre
\nArt of Medicine Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Theresa Meotti
\nRenaissance Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Yue Lin
\nInspiration Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Jonathan Lis
\nOutstanding Research Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Alexandra Pietraszkiewicz
\nTaylor Chenail Outstanding Service to Fellow Students Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Antea DeMarsilis
\n<\/u>
\n<\/u><\/em>MD\/PhD Program Student Awards
\nMD\/PhD Appreciation Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Alex Adami
\nMD\/PhD Leadership Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Emily Anstadt
\n<\/u>
\n<\/u><\/em>Academic Educational Affairs Staff Awards
\nProfessionalism Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Carla Burns
\nStaff Star Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Jennifer Foster
\nUME Leadership Team Staff Award for Outstanding Implementation of Stage 1 MDelta
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Tammy Boudreau; Annette Gerber; Amy King; Breanne Klinger; Rasy Mar;
\nLinda Paradis; Darice Schroeder; Lina Smith; Deborah Tennyson
\nUME Leadership Award of Appreciation for Outstanding Support
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Haleh Ghaemolsabahi; Hengameh Vosough
\nMDSG Staff Support Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Lisa Francini
\n<\/u>
\n<\/u><\/em>Academic Educational Affairs Faculty Awards
\nMDSG \u201cInspirational Educator\u201d Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Christopher Morosky, MD
\nMDSG \u201cAbove and Beyond\u201d Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Thomas Regan, MD
\nMDSG \u201cPresident\u2019s\u201d Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Karen Hook, MD
\nMDSG \u201cDesert Island\u201d Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Jason Ryan, MD
\nMDSG \u201cAccessibility\u201d Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Thomas Manger, MD
\nMD\/PhD Special Faculty Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Carol Pilbeam, MD, PhD
\nUME Leadership Award of Exceptional Volunteerism
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Susan Averna, MD
\nOutstanding Inpatient Clinical Preceptor
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>James Feeney, MD
\nOutstanding Outpatient Clinical Preceptor
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Adam Perrin, MD
\nFirst Year Teaching Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Jason Ryan, MD; Christopher Morosky, MD; James Watras, PhD;
\nJohn Harrison, PhD; Zita Lazzarini, JD, MPH<\/u><\/p>\nGraduate Medical Education Awards<\/strong>
\nOutstanding Resident<\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/em>Megan Wolf, MD; Victoria Forbes, MD
\nOutstanding Staff
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Christina Iwanik
\nOutstanding Faculty
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Lisa Chirch, MD
\n<\/u>
\n<\/u><\/em>Senior Associate Dean Awards
\nTeam Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>David Henderson, MD; Christine Thatcher, EdD; Thomas Manger, MD;
\nThiruchandurai V. Rajan, MD; Melinda Sanders, MD; Ellen Nestler, MD;
\nJohn Harrison, PhD; Zita Lazzarini, JD, MPH; Paige Dunion; Ula Knapik
\nIndividual Award
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Thiruchandurai V. Rajan, MD
\nStudent Appreciation Awards
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>Yue Lin; Nora Gibson; Eileen Colliton; Ardian Latifi
\n
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