On Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, students from Heersink School of Medicine gathered to celebrate faculty, courses, and course directors at the annual Argus Awards Ceremony.
The Argus Awards are nominated and voted on by medical students, highlighting faculty for each category.
Winners of the 2023 Argus Awards are:
Best MS1 Course
Renal, Module Director(s): Mark Bevensee, PhD, Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology and Eric Judd, MD, Medicine
Best Educator: Patient, Doctor & Society
Caroline Harada, MD, Medicine
Best Block Leader: Fundamentals of Medicine
Mukesh Patel, MD, Medicine and Jeremey Walker, MD, Medicine
Best Educator: Fundamentals of Medicine
Jeremey Walker, MD, Medicine
Best Educator: Cardiovascular
Harish Doppalapudi, MD, Medicine
Best Educator: Pulmonary
James Johnson, MD, Medicine
Kevin Leon, MD, Medicine
Best Educator: Gastrointestinal
Cathy Fuller, PhD, Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
Best Educator: Renal
Eric Judd, MD, Medicine
Best MS2 Course
Neurosciences, Module Director(s): Robin Lester, PhD, Neurobiology; Victor Sung, MD, Neurology; Michael Lyerly, MD, Neurology; Scott Pruett, MD, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology; Taylor Preston, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology; Kenneth Fallon, MD, Pathology; Teresa Wilborn, PharmD, PhD, Pharmacology & Toxicology; William Brooks, PhD, Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
Best Educator: Neurosciences
Victor Sung, MD, Neurology
Best Educator: Musculoskeletal & Skin
William Brooks, PhD, Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
Best Educator: Endocrine Systems
Hussein Abdullatif, MD, Pediatrics
Best Educator: Reproductive Systems
Shweta Patel, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Educator: Hematology/Oncology
Jori May, MD, Medicine
Best Educator, Preparation for Residency
Kevin Leon, MD, Medicine
Best Clinical Department, Birmingham Campus
Pediatrics
Best Clinical Educator, Birmingham Campus
Jessica Fazendin, MD, Surgery
Lisa Willett, MD, Medicine
Best Clinical Department, Huntsville Campus
Surgery
Best Clinical Educator, Huntsville Campus
Joseph Fiore, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Clinical Department, Montgomery Campus
Medicine
Best Clinical Educator, Montgomery Campus
Valerie Waddell, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Clinical Department, Tuscaloosa Campus
Pediatrics
Best Clinical Educator, Tuscaloosa Campus
Heather Taylor, MD, Pediatrics
The following were awarded via a nomination/selection process and were also announced during the 2023 Argus Awards ceremony:
ICM CSS Award
Michael Lyerly, MD, Neurology
The Dale J. Benos Award for Educational Excellence
Inga Kadisha, PhD, Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
Excellence in Career Advising
Heather Taylor
Best Resident Educator, Birmingham Campus
Mary Smithson, MD, Surgery
Best Resident Educator, Huntsville Campus
Lauren Kois, MD, Family Medicine
Best Resident Educator, Montgomery Campus
Yihao Sun, MD, Internal Medicine
Best Resident Educator, Tuscaloosa Campus
Josh Washington, MD, Family Medicine
Best Community-Based Educator, Birmingham
Bryce Hunt, MD, Family Medicine
Best Community-Based Educator, Huntsville
Zaria Murrell, MD, Surgery
Best Community-Based Educator, Montgomery
Gregory Waller, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Community-Based Educator, Tuscaloosa
Joseph Wallace, MD, FACS, Surgery