Created 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