The Department of Medical Education and the Argus Society are pleased to announce the 2022 Argus Awards recipients.
The Argus Awards, created in 1996, give medical students the opportunity to honor faculty members for their remarkable leadership and service. Nominations are submitted through course evaluations, where students vote to select award winners for each category.
The winners were announced at the Argus Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.
Winners of the 2022 Argus Awards are:
Best MS1 Course
Cardiovascular
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Module Director(s): Silvio Litovsky, M.D., Pathology; Harish Doppalapudi, M.D., Medicine
Best Block Leader: Fundamentals of Medicine
Mukesh Patel, M.D., Medicine
Jeremy Walker, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Patient, Doctor & Society
Caroline Harada, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Fundamentals of Medicine
Teresa Wilborn, PharmD, Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology
Best Educator: Cardiovascular
Harish Doppalapudi, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Endocrine Systems
Shawn Galin, Ph.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Reproductive Systems
Shweta Patel, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
Rachael Lee, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Hematology/Oncology
Jori May, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator, Preparation for Residency
Kevin Leon, M.D., Medicine
Best Clinical Department, Birmingham Campus
Pediatrics
Best Clinical Educator, Birmingham Campus
Lisa Willett, M.D., Medicine
Jessica Fazendin, M.D., Surgery
Best Clinical Department, Huntsville Campus
Medicine
Surgery
Best Clinical Educator, Huntsville Campus
Joseph Fiore, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Clinical Department, Montgomery Campus
Medicine
Best Educator: Pulmonary
Kevin Leon, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Gastrointestinal
Chad Burski, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Renal
Eric Judd, M.D., Medicine
Best MS2 Course
Neurosciences
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Module Directors: Robin Lester, Ph.D., Neurobiology; Victor Sung, M.D., Neurology; Michael Lyerly, M.D., Neurology; Tobias Martinez, M.D., Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology; Kenneth Fallon, M.D., Pathology; Teresa Wilborn, PharmD, Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology; William Brooks, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
Endocrine Systems
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Module Directors: Shawn Galin, Ph.D., Medicine and Hussein Abdullatif, M.D., Pediatrics
Best Educator: Neurosciences
Victor Sung, M.D., Neurology
Best Educator: Musculoskeletal & Skin
William Brooks, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
Best Educator: Endocrine Systems
Shawn Galin, Ph.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Reproductive Systems
Shweta Patel, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
Rachael Lee, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Hematology/Oncology
Jori May, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator, Preparation for Residency
Kevin Leon, M.D., Medicine
Best Clinical Department, Birmingham Campus
Pediatrics
Best Clinical Educator, Birmingham Campus
Lisa Willett, M.D., Medicine
Jessica Fazendin, M.D., Surgery
Best Clinical Department, Huntsville Campus
Medicine
Surgery
Best Clinical Educator, Huntsville Campus
Joseph Fiore, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Clinical Department, Montgomery Campus
Medicine
Best Clinical Educator, Montgomery Campus
Gregory Waller, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Clinical Department, Tuscaloosa Campus
Pediatrics
Best Clinical Educator, Tuscaloosa Campus
Tyler Eads, M.D., Surgery
The following are awarded via a nomination/selection process, and were announced during the ceremony:
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ICM CSS Award: Anne Halli-Tierney, M.D., Medicine
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The Dale J. Benos Award for Educational Excellence: Shawn Galin, Ph.D., Medicine
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Best Resident Educator, Birmingham Campus: Aditi Jani, M.D., Medicine
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Best Resident Educator, Huntsville Campus: Christopher Johnson, M.D., Family Medicine
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Best Resident Educator, Montgomery Campus: Carlos Garcia Monterroso, M.D., Internal Medicine
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Best Resident Educator, Tuscaloosa Campus: Kyle Scheuerman, M.D., Family Medicine
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Best Community-Based Educator, Birmingham: Scott Davidson, M.D., Family Medicine
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Best Community-Based Educator, Huntsville: Matthew Hunt, M.D., Surgery
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Best Community-Based Educator, Montgomery: Hassan Kesserwani, M.D., Neurology
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Best Community-Based Educator, Tuscaloosa, Tyler Eads, M.D., Surgery
