The Department of Medical Education and the Argus Society are pleased to announce the 2021 Argus Awards nominations.
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.
Nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners will be announced at the Argus Awards Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, November 5, 2021. More details about the event will be shared closer to the date.
Pre-Clinical Awards
Best MS1 Course
- Patient, Doctor, and Society
- Module Director(s): Stephanie Berger, M.D., Pediatrics and Caroline Harada, M.D., Medicine
- Introduction to Clinical Medicine
- Module Director(s): Erin Contratto, M.D., Medicine; Stan Massie, M.D., Medicine; William Meador, M.D., Neurology
- Fundamentals of Medicine
- Module Director(s): Laura Fraser, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
- Cardiovascular
- Module Director(s): Harish Doppalapudi, M.D., Medicine; Silvio Litovsky, M.D., Pathology
- Pulmonary
- Module Director(s): Pilar Acosta Lara, M.D., Medicine and Mukesh Patel, M.D., Medicine
- Gastrointestinal
- Module Director(s): Chad Burski, M.D., Medicine and Cathy Fuller, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
- Renal
- Module Director(s): Mark Bevensee, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology; Eric Judd, M.D., Medicine; Shikha Mehta, M.D., Medicine
Best Block Leader: Fundamentals of Medicine
- Peter Anderson, DVM, Ph.D., Pathology and Heather Bruns, PhD, Microbiology
- Laura Fraser, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
- Rachael Lee, M.D., Medicine and Mukesh Patel, M.D., Medicine
- Teresa Wilborn, PharmD, Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Martin Young, Ph.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Patient, Doctor & Society
- Stephanie Berger, M.D., Pediatrics
- Caroline Harada, M.D., Medicine
- Michael Saag, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Fundamentals of Medicine
- Heather Bruns, Ph.D., Microbiology
- Rachael Lee, M.D., Medicine
- Teresa Wilborn, PharmD, Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Martin Young, Ph.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Cardiovascular
- Harish Doppalapudi, M.D., Medicine
- Silvio Litovsky, M.D., Pathology
- Robb Romp, M.D., Pediatrics
Best Educator: Pulmonary
- James Johnson, M.D., Medicine
- Pilar Acosta Lara, M.D., Medicine
- Kevin Leon, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Gastrointestinal
- Sameer Al Diffalha, M.D., Pathology
- Mohamed Shoreibah, Medicine
- James Willig, M.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Renal
- Eric Judd, M.D., Medicine
- Shikha Mehta, Medicine
- Ashita Tolwani, M.D., Medicine
Best MS2 Course
- Neurosciences
- Module Director(s): William Brooks, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology; Kenneth Fallon, M.D., Pathology; Robin Lester, Ph.D., Neurobiology; Michael Lyerly, M.D., Neurology; Tobias Martinez, M.D., Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology; Victor Sung, M.D., Neurology; Teresa Wilborn, PharmD, Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Musculoskeletal & Skin
- Module Director(s): William Brooks, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology; Samir Dalvi, M.D., Medicine; Patricia Mercado, M.D., Dermatology
- Endocrine Systems
- Module Director(s): Hussein Abdullatif, M.D., Pediatrics and Shawn Galin, Ph.D., Medicine
- Reproductive Systems
- Module Director(s): Tracy Wilson, M.D., Urology and Obstetrics & Gynecology and John Woods, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Hematology-Oncology
- Module Director(s): Diana Morlote, M.D., Pathology and Vishnu Reddy, M.D., Pathology
Best Educator: Neurosciences
- Michael Lyerly, M.D., Neurology
- Tobias Martinez, M.D., Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
- Victor Sung, M.D., Neurology
Best Educator: Musculoskeletal & Skin
- William Brooks, Ph.D., Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
- Samir Dalvi, M.D., Medicine
- Tiffany Mayo, M.D., Dermatology
Best Educator: Endocrine Systems
- Hussein Abdullatif, M.D., Pediatrics
- Monica Agarwal, M.D., Medicine
- Shawn Galin, Ph.D., Medicine
Best Educator: Reproductive Systems
- Rachael Lee, M.D., Medicine
- Chere’ Stewart, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Teresa Wilborn, PharmD, Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology
Best Educator: Hematology/Oncology
- Jori May, M.D., Medicine
- Diana Morlote, M.D., Pathology
- Frida Rosenblum, M.D., Pathology
Clinical Awards
Best Clinical Department, Birmingham Campus
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Surgery
Best Clinical Educator, Birmingham Campus
- Hussein Abdullatif, M.D., Pediatrics
- Robert Centor, M.D., Medicine
- Paul Goepfert, M.D., Medicine
- KeAndre Titer, M.D., Medicine
- Winter Williams, M.D., Medicine
Best Clinical Department, Huntsville Campus
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Surgery
Best Clinical Educator, Huntsville Campus
- Alan Baggett, M.D., Medicine
- Steffane Battle, M.D., Pediatrics
- Jesse Faulk, M.D., Medicine
- Farrah Ibrahim, M.D., Medicine
- Leon Lewis, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Tarak Vasavada, M.D., Psychiatry
- Parekha Yedla, M.D., Medicine
Best Clinical Department, Montgomery Campus
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Surgery
Best Clinical Educator, Montgomery Campus
- Robert Engles, M.D., Surgery
- Gregory Waller, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Clinical Department, Tuscaloosa Campus
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Surgery
Best Clinical Educator, Tuscaloosa Campus
- Marisa Giggie, M.D., Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine
- Catherine Ikard, M.D., Neurology
- Heather Taylor, M.D., Pediatrics
The following awards have selection processes, and the winners will be announced at the ceremony.
- ICM CSS Award
- The Dale J. Benos Award for Educational Excellence
- Best Resident Educator, Birmingham Campus
- Best Resident Educator, Huntsville Campus
- Best Resident Educator, Montgomery Campus
- Best Resident Educator, Tuscaloosa Campus
- Best Community-Based Educator, Birmingham
- Best Community-Based Educator, Huntsville
- Best Community-Based Educator, Montgomery
- Best Community-Based Educator, Tuscaloosa