It was quite a night on Friday, September 7, when the 2018 UAB School of Medicine Argus Awards. Medical students nominated five Department of Pathology teaching faculty for awards this year, and three of our faculty took home awards.

The Argus Awards, created in 1996 to recognize faculty members, give medical students the chance to honor their mentors, professors, courses and course directors for outstanding service to medical education. Faculty are nominated by course evaluations and students vote to select award winners in each category.

Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D., Associate Professor, won for both of her nominations, for  Best Educator in the Reproductive Systems Module—her second year in a row winning this category, and Best MS2 Organ Module with co-director Erin Cook, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology. 

This is Gordetsky's third time winning the Best MS2 Organ Module award.

Dr. Jennifer Gordetsky is a five-time Argus Award winner.

The award for Best Educator: Hematology/Oncology went to Lawrence Williams, M.D., Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology.

The awards event was enjoyed by all Pathology teaching faculty nominated for the 2018 Argus Awards, including: 

Silvio Litovsky, M.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology and director of the Cardiovascular Module, was nominated for the Best MS1 Organ System Module and Best Educator in the Cardiovascular Module.

 Kenneth Fallon, M.D., Associate Professor, Neuropathology, was nominated for Best MS2 Organ Module. 

Left to Right: Award nominees and past recipients Drs. Vishnu Reddy and Silvio Litovsky celebrate

Vishnu Reddy, M.D., Professor and Interim Division Director, Anatomic Pathology, was nominated as Best Educator in the Hematology Oncology Module. 

Left to right: Drs. Yabing Chen, Faculty Development; Vishnu Reddy, Jennifer Gordetsky, and Silvio Litovsky

"We are so proud to be represented by such stellar teaching faculty in our department," said George Netto, M.D., Chair of the Department. "A teaching award bestowed by students is a prestigious recognition. Congratulations to each of our nominees and our winners."