On Friday, November 22, 2024, students from the UAB Heersink School of Medicine came together to honor faculty, courses, and course directors during the annual Argus Awards Ceremony. 
Voted on and nominated by medical students, the Argus Awards recognize outstanding faculty in various categories.
Here are the recipients of the 2024 Argus Awards:
Best MS1 Course
Cardiovascular
Module Director(s): Silvio Litovsky, MD, Pathology and Harish Doppalapudi, MD, Medicine
Best Educator: Patient, Doctor & Society
Jessica Chambliss, PhD, MPH, School of Public Health
Best Block Leader: Fundamentals of Medicine
Mukesh Patel, MD, Medicine and Jeremey Walker, MD, Medicine
Best Educator: Fundamentals of Medicine
Teresa Wilborn, PharmD, PhD, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Best Educator: Cardiovascular
Harish Doppalapudi, MD, Medicine
Best Educator: Pulmonary
Kevin Leon, MD, Medicine
Best Educator: Gastrointestinal
Cathy Fuller, PhD, Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
Best Educator: Renal
Eric Judd, MD, Medicine
Best MS2 Course
Reproductive Systems, Module Director(s): Tracey Wilson, MD, FACS, FPMRS, Urology and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Shweta Patel, MD, MS, Obstetrics & Gynecology
The Robin Lester Award for Best Educator in Neurosciences
Victor Sung, MD, Neurology
Best Educator: Musculoskeletal & Skin
Inga Kadisha, PhD, Cell, Development, & Integrative Biology
Best Educator: Endocrine Systems
Shawn Galin, PhD, Medicine
Best Educator: Reproductive Systems
Shweta Patel, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Educator: Hematology/Oncology
Frida Rosenblum, MD, Pathology
Best Educator, Preparation for Residency
Kevin Leon, MD, Medicine
Best Clinical Department, Birmingham Campus
Internal Medicine
Best Clinical Educator, Birmingham Campus
Hussein Abdullatif, MD, Pediatrics
Best Clinical Department, Huntsville Campus
Psychiatry
Best Clinical Educator, Huntsville Campus
Farrah Ibrahim, MD, Internal Medicine
Best Clinical Department, Montgomery Campus
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Clinical Educator, Montgomery Campus
Will Rutland, MD, Psychiatry
Best Clinical Department, Tuscaloosa Campus
Family Medicine
Best Clinical Educator, Tuscaloosa Campus
Catherine Ikard, MD, Neurology
CRISP CSS Award
Saulat Sheikh, MD, Surgery
The Dale J. Benos Award for Educational Excellence
Bradley Barger, PhD, Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
Excellence in Career Advising
Todd Peterson, MD, Emergency Medicine
Excellence in Medical Student Support
Laura Johnson, Ed.S., Medical Education
Best Resident Educator, Birmingham Campus
Brett Wright, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Best Resident Educator, Huntsville Campus 
Lauren Kois, MD, Family Medicine
Best Resident Educator, Montgomery Campus
Stefan Scheel, MD, Internal Medicine
Best Resident Educator, Tuscaloosa Campus
Austin Brooks, MD, Family Medicine
Best Community-Based Educator, Huntsville
Matthew Hunt, MD, Surgery
Best Community-Based Educator, Montgomery
Robert Engles, MD, Surgery
Best Community-Based Educator, Tuscaloosa
Quinton Matthews, MD, Surgery