printable versionAwards for teaching, research and patient care
BY MARGARITA GALLARDO
Laura Bachrach
Kuldev Singh
Arend Sidow
William Weis
Peter Rudd
Samuel LeBaron
Sherry Wren
Laurence Baker
Lawrence Mathers
William Benitz
Recognition of dedication and excellence to graduate and medical education, patient care and teaching will be honored with the annual faculty and student awards at the School of Medicine's commencement ceremony on June 17.
Aside from receiving a diploma, Erik Jan Bekkers, MD, is the winner of the Norman Blank Award, given by the Department of Radiology in recognition of outstanding performance in radiology or radiology research. The award was created in memory of longtime faculty member and admissions director Norman Blank, MD. Bekkers, who will receive his PhD in mechanical engineering this year, was chosen for his curiosity, interpersonal skills, assistance to residents and fellows on clinical service and research in vascular magnetic resonance imaging.
Laura Bachrach, MD, professor of pediatrics (endocrinology) and Erika Schillinger, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine, are the recipients of the 43rd annual Arthur L. Bloomfield Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Clinical Medicine. The award commemorates the late Bloomfield, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine from 1926 to 1954. They were chosen by students in clinical training.
The Franklin G. Ebaugh Jr. Award for Advising Medical Students goes to Kuldev Singh, MD, professor of ophthalmology. Now in its 14th year, the award honors the late Ebaugh, MD, longtime associate dean for veterans affairs and chief of staff at the VA hospital. The recipient of the award, which recognizes commitment and dedication to service, was chosen by medical students and full-time faculty members.
Arend Sidow, PhD, associate professor of pathology and of genetics, is the recipient of the School of Medicine Award for Graduate Teaching, and William Weis, PhD, the William M. Hume Professor, will receive the Award for Service to Graduate Students. The graduate awards, now in their seventh year, recognize teaching excellence and exceptional impact in the graduate classroom and outstanding service on behalf of graduate students at the medical school. Medical faculty and MS and PhD students at the medical school voted on the graduate education awards.
The 34th annual Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Outstanding and Innovative Contributions to Medical Education goes to Peter Rudd MD, professor of medicine, who was selected in a vote by faculty members.
James Baxter, MD, clerkship director, general internal medicine, Kaiser-Permanente; Samuel LeBaron, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and Sherry Wren, MD, associate professor of surgery, will receive the 38th annual Kaiser Foundation Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching. They were chosen by students in clinical medicine.
The 38th annual Kaiser Foundation Award for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching was chosen by students in preclinical medicine. The winners are Laurence Baker, PhD, associate professor of health research and policy; Lawrence Mathers, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, and Robert Siegel, MD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology.
The Alwin C. Rambar-James B.D. Mark Award for Excellence in Patient Care will be presented to William Benitz, MD, the Phillip Sunshine, MD, Professor in Neonatology. The annual award recognizes a member of the medical faculty for compassion in working with patients and their families, excellence in providing medical treatment and effectiveness and pleasantness in interactions with patient-care staff. The Rambar award was established in 1985 to honor the late Rambar, MD, a Chicago pediatrician long associated with Stanford medical school. It was renamed in 1997 to include James Mark, MD, a Stanford thoracic surgeon and professor emeritus who was also Rambar's son-in-law.