October 09, 2019

Faculty honored at 2019 Argus Awards ceremony

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ArtworkCreated in 1996, the Argus Awards give medical students the chance to honor their mentors, professors, courses and course directors for outstanding service to medical education. Faculty members are nominated by course evaluations, and students vote to select award winners in each category.

Argus Award recipients and nominees were honored at a reception on Friday, Sept. 20 at the UAB Alumni House.

Winners of the 2019 Argus Awards are:

Pre-Clinical Awards


Best Introductory Module
• Fundamentals of Medicine
o Module Director(s): Laura Fraser, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology

Best MS1 Organ Module
• Cardiovascular
o Module Director(s): Silvio Litovsky, M.D., Pathology; Harish Doppalapudi, M.D., Medicine

Best MS2 Organ Module:
• Musculoskeletal & Skin
o Module Director(s): William Brooks, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology; Samir Dalvi, M.D., Medicine; Patricia Mercado, M.D., Dermatology

Best Educator: Patient, Doctor & Society
• Michael Saag, M.D., Medicine

Best Educator: Fundamentals of Medicine
• Teresa Wilborn, Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology

Best Educator: Cardiovascular
• Harish Doppalapudi, M.D., Medicine

Best Educator: Pulmonary
• James Johnson, M.D., Medicine

Best Educator: Gastrointestinal
• James Willig, M.D., Medicine

Best Educator: Renal
• Ashita Tolwani, M.D., Medicine

Best Educator: Musculoskeletal & Skin
• William Brooks, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology

Best Educator: Neurosciences
• Victor Sung, M.D., Neurology

Best Educator: Hematology/Oncology
• Lawrence Williams, M.D., Pathology

Best Educator: Endocrine Systems
• Shawn Galin, Ph.D., Medicine

Best Educator: Reproductive Systems
• Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D., Pathology

Clinical Awards


Caduceus Club Award for Best Clinical Department on the Birmingham Campus
• Pediatrics

Caduceus Club Award for Excellence in Clinical Education on the Birmingham Campus
• Stephanie Berger, M.D., Pediatrics

Best Clinical Department: Huntsville Campus
• Internal Medicine
• Surgery

Best Clinical Educator: Huntsville Campus
• Joseph Fiore, Jr, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology

Best Clinical Department: Montgomery Campus
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Neurology

Best Clinical Educator: Montgomery Campus
• Robert Engles, M.D., Surgery

Best Clinical Department: Tuscaloosa Campus
• Pediatrics

Best Clinical Educator: Tuscaloosa Campus
• Heather Taylor, M.D., Pediatrics

• Best Resident Educator, Birmingham Campus: Timothy Dunn, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology

• Best Resident Educator, Huntsville Campus: Jesse Faulk, M.D., Internal Medicine

• Best Resident Educator, Montgomery Campus: Talha Perwez, M.D., Internal Medicine

• Best Resident Educator, Tuscaloosa Campus: Zachary Smith, M.D., Family Medicine

• Best Community-Based Educator, Birmingham: Leffrage Robins, Jr., M.D., Family Medicine

• Best Community-Based Educator, Huntsville: James Gilbert, M.D., Surgery

• Best Community-Based Educator, Montgomery: Robert E. Engles, M.D., Surgery

• Best Community-Based Educator, Tuscaloosa: Joseph Wallace, M.D., Surgery

• Award for Medical Student Support: Brooke Hubner, Medical Education

• The Dale J. Benos Award for Educational Excellence: William Brooks, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology