Department of Medicine 2023 Virtual Awards Ceremony

On June 1, the Department of Medicine held our virtual Department of Medicine Awards Ceremony honoring our outstanding achievements in education, patient care, and research by medicine faculty, trainees, and staff during the past year. We always look forward to this particular event as it is an exciting time to acknowledge well-deserving individuals within our department and to bring visibility to their distinguished work. 

Download the 2023 Awards Day Program (PDF)

2023 DOM Awards:

Department of Medicine faculty, fellows, residents and staff were recognized for the following awards and honors:

FELLOW AWARDS

Fellow of the Year: Awarded to the Department of Medicine fellow who has demonstrated the most dedication to teaching residents this year. Selected by residents.
Winner: Molly Silkowski, M.D., Second Year Fellow, Cardiology

DIVISION AWARDS

Division of the Year: Awarded to the Department of Medicine Division that has demonstrated the most dedication to teaching residents this year. Selected by residents.
Winner: Division of Cardiology

FACULTY AWARDS – CLINICAL CARE AND EDUCATION

Michael E. Assey Department of Medicine Attending Teaching Award: Awarded to a member of the Medicine faculty who has excelled in educating residents in the inpatient setting. Selected by residents.
Winner: Pam Pride, M.D., Associate Professor, Hospital Medicine

Ambulatory Teacher of the Year (Outpatient Attending): Awarded to a member of the Medicine faculty who has excelled in educating residents in an ambulatory care setting. Selected by residents.
Winner: Eric Palecek, M.D., Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine

Consult Teacher of the Year: Awarded to a member of the Department of Medicine faculty who has excelled in educating residents/fellows on a medicine consult service. Selected by residents.
Winner: Richard Lueking, M.D., Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases

Excellence in Medical Student Teaching: Awarded to clinical faculty within the Department of Medicine who interact with students as part of the Internal Medicine Clerkship and who exceed expectations in the realms of student education, mentorship, and/or leadership. Selected by medical students.
Faculty Winners:
Michael Casey, M.D., Professor, Nephrology
Michael Tucker, M.D., Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine

Fellow Winners:
Ahmed Abdelkader, M.D., Second Year Fellow, Nephrology
Jake Altier, M.D., First Year Fellow, Rheumatology

Resident Winner: Natalie Dorsey, M.D., PGY-1, IM Resident

Education Mentoring Award: This award is to acknowledge and value a Department of Medicine clinician educator for the mentoring of junior faculty or trainees. Selected by faculty. 
Winner: Marc Heincelman, M.D., MPH, Associate Professor, Hospital Medicine

Outstanding Junior Faculty Clinician Educator of the Year Award: Awarded to a junior faculty member at the Clinical Instructor or Assistant Professor level who exemplifies excellence in patient care, communication, and teaching to students, residents and/or fellows. Selected by faculty.
Winner: Richard Lueking, M.D., Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases

Outstanding Mid-Career Clinician Educator of the Year Award: Awarded to a mid-career faculty member at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level who exemplifies excellence in patient care, communication, and teaching to students, residents and/or fellows. Selected by faculty.
Winner: Natalie Freidin, M.D., Assistant Professor, Nephrology

Outstanding Established Clinician Educator of the Year Award: Awarded to an established faculty member at the Associate Professor (≥ 5year) or Professor who exemplifies excellence in patient care, communication, and teaching to students, residents and/or fellows. Selected by faculty.
Winner: John Gnann M.D., Professor, Infectious Diseases

Excellence in Patient Satisfaction: Awarded to faculty who score above the 95th percentile in patient satisfaction on the CAHPS Clinician and Group Survey for all four quarters of the year. 
Winners:
Frank Brescia, M.D., Professor, Hematology & Oncology
Ben Clyburn, M.D., Professor, General Internal Medicine
Elizabeth Conly, DNP, FNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Shannon Cornell, MSN, Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Amanda Herbst, PA, Physician Assistant, Hematology & Oncology
Robert Ishak, M.D., Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
Daniel Judge, M.D., Professor, Cardiology
Brad Keith, M.D., Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
Anne Kroman, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cardiology
Craig Lockhart, M.D., Professor and Director, Hematology & Oncology
Maegan Manson, MSN, FNP-C, CDE, Nurse Practitioner, Endocrinology
Pam Morris, M.D., Professor, Cardiology
Terrence O’Brien, M.D., Professor, Cardiology

The Doctor’s Doctor Award: Awarded to a Department of Medicine physician who provides outstanding clinical care to his/her patients; exemplifies characteristics that would lead you to send a loved one to him/her. Selected by faculty.
Winner: Andrew Schreiner, M.D., Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine

Professionalism Award: Awarded to a Department of Medicine faculty member who exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism, compassion, and a deep and abiding commitment to humanism in health care, delivering person-centered care. Selected by residents and faculty.
Winners:
Denise Sese, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care
Leigh Vaughan, M.D., Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine

Hidden Gem Award: Awarded to Department of Medicine faculty member(s) in recognition of their outstanding, but often unnoticed or unrecognized contributions to the division, DOM, or MUSC. Each division nominates a Hidden Gem. Nominated by Division Directors.
Winner: Benjamin Barnette, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine

DOM Lifetime Clinician Educator Achievement Award: Intended to recognize lifetime achievement in the service of the academic missions of the DOM. Nominated by Division Directors. 
Winners:
Peter Cotton, M.D., FRCP, FRCS, Professor Emeritus, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Larry Mohr, M.D., Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care

FACULTY AWARDS – RESEARCH

Resident Research Award: This award is intended to recognize a resident who has demonstrated excellence in research. Selected by Research Symposium Committee. 
Winner: Joseph Moore, M.D., PGY-3 IM Resident

Research Faculty Mentoring Award: Nominated by mentees, this award is intended to recognize a mentor for excellence in mentoring junior faculty researchers. Selected by Research Symposium Committee.
Winner: Andrew Goodwin, M.D., Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care

New K Awards: Recognizes all active CY22 K awardees.
Winner: DeAnna Baker Frost, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Rheumatology

Outstanding Scientific Publication Award: Recognizes faculty member(s) with CY22 high impact original science publications.
Winner: Betty Tsao, Ph.D., Professor, Rheumatology

MilliPub Club Award: The MilliPub Club honors and recognizes current faculty who have published one or more individual papers throughout their careers that have each garnered more than 1000 citations. Such a paper is commonly considered a “citation classic” and represents high impact scholarship.
Winners:
Peter Cotton, M.D., FRCP, FRCS, Professor Emeritus, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Thomas Di Salvo, M.D., MPH, MBA, Professor and Director, Cardiology
Daniel Judge, M.D., Professor, Cardiology
Don Rockey, M.D., Distinguished University Professor, Gastroenterology
Gerard Silvestri, M.D., Distinguished University Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care
Michael Zile, M.D., Distinguished University Professor, Cardiology

Best Mentored Paper Award: Recognizes a faculty member who is the senior author on a paper with their mentee. Selected by Research Symposium Committee.
Winners:
Daniel Judge, M.D., Professor, Cardiology
Jessica Atkins, M.D., Assistant Professor, Cardiology

Top Ten Publishers Club Award: Recognizes the Top 10 faculty members in the Department of Medicine with the most Original Science Publications in past calendar year (CY22).
Winners:
B. Joseph Elmunzer, M.D., Distinguished University Professor, Gastroenterology
Patrick Flume, M.D., Distinguished University Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care
Gary Gilkeson, M.D., Distinguished University Professor, Rheumatology
Hazma Hashmi, M.D., Assistant Professor, Hematology & Oncology
Brian Houston, M.D., Associate Professor, Cardiology
Diane Kamen, M.D., Professor, Rheumatology
Patrick Mauldin, M.D., Professor, General Internal Medicine
Don Rockey, M.D., Distinguished University Professor, Gastroenterology
Gerard Silvestri, M.D., Distinguished University Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care
Charlie Strange, M.D., Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care
Ryan Tedford, M.D., Professor, Cardiology
Michael Zile, M.D., Distinguished University Professor, Cardiology

Outstanding Research Staff Member Award: Recognizes a staff member who betters the department's research but is not a traditional researcher. Selected by Research Symposium Committee.
Winner: Justin Marsden, Manager of Quality Metric Analysis and Reporting

RESIDENT AWARDS

General Internal Medicine Ambulatory Resident of the Year: Awarded to a Department of Medicine resident who consistently displays professional excellence, compassionate patient care and teamwork among colleagues in the outpatient setting. Selected by University Internal Medicine faculty.
Winner: Garrett Cole, M.D., PGY-3 IM Resident

General Internal Medicine Hospitalist Resident of the Year: Awarded to a Department of Medicine resident who consistently displays professional excellence, compassionate patient care and teamwork among colleagues in the inpatient setting. Selected by Academic Hospitalists.
Winner: George Adly, M.D., PGY-3 IM Resident

General Internal Medicine Ambulatory Intern of the Year: Awarded to a Department of Medicine intern who consistently displays professional excellence, compassionate patient care, and teamwork among colleagues in the outpatient setting. Selected by University Internal Medicine faculty.
Winner: Billy McEver, M.D., PGY-1, Intern

General Internal Medicine Hospitalist Intern of the Year: Awarded to a Department of Medicine intern who consistently displays professional excellence, compassionate patient care and teamwork among colleagues in the inpatient setting. Selected by Academic Hospitalists.
Winner: Rachael Crenshaw, M.D., PGY-1 Intern

Teaching and Education Award: Awarded to a DOM resident who demonstrates excellence in teaching and provides leadership and promotes or imparts medical education at MUSC. Nominees consist of residents who received top evaluations from medical students. Selected by Education Planning Committee.
Winner: Nancy Hagood, M.D., PGY-3 IM Resident (Med-Peds)

Triple Threat Award: Awarded to a DOM resident who best integrates excellence in clinical work, education, and "scholarly activity" into their practice. Selected by Education Planning Committee.
Winner: Joseph Moore, M.D., PGY-3 IM Resident

Doctor’s Doctor Award: Awarded to a DOM resident who you would choose to take care of you or your family. Selected by residents.
Winner: Joshua Mixson, M.D., PGY-3 IM Resident

Professionalism Award: Awarded to a DOM resident who demonstrates a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities while adhering to ethical principles and maintaining a sensitivity to the diverse patient populations that they serve. Characteristics such as respect, altruism, integrity, honesty, compassion, and empathy should be evident in all interactions, including with peers, supervisors, students, patients, and their families. Nominated by residents and faculty.
Winner: Laurel Wolf, M.D., PGY-3 IM Resident

Intern of the Year: Awarded to a Department of Medicine intern in recognition of the individual’s professional excellence displayed in the provision of compassionate patient care and the promotion of teamwork among colleagues. Selected by residents.
Winner: Britton McGlawn-McGrane, M.D., PGY-1 IM Resident

Resident of the Year: Awarded to a Department of Medicine resident in recognition of the individual’s professional excellence displayed in the provision of compassionate patient care and the promotion of teamwork among colleagues. Selected by residents.
Winner: George Adly, M.D., PGY-3 IM Resident

FACULTY AND TRAINEE AWARDS

Community Service Award: Awarded to a DOM resident, trainee, or faculty member who take action to create change in their communities. Nominated by Division Directors and Residency Leadership.
Winner: Adrian “Benny” Van Bakel, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Cardiology

EMPLOYEE AWARDS 

APP in Excellence Award: Recognizes an exceptional advance practice provider (APP) who demonstrates leadership by serving as a role model and mentor to his/her peers, demonstrates excellence in their day-to-day work while embodying the values of MUSC and the Department of Medicine, and who has had a significant impact on his/her patients and health care team. 2023 marks the first year that Department of Medicine APPs are being honored with this award at the annual Department of Medicine Awards Day Celebration. Selected by faculty.
Winner: Lauren Ford, MSN, FNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Hospital Medicine

Medicine Excellence Award: The Department of Medicine's Employee of the Quarter program showcases employees who have shown exemplary strides in contributing to the Department of Medicine and to the MUSC community. At the end of the year, an Employee of the Year winner and Medicine Excellence Winner (2nd place) are selected from the pool of quarterly winners. Selected by the Employee of the Year Review Committee.
Winner: Karen Osgood, Fiscal Analyst III, Medicine Administration

Employee of the Year: The Department of Medicine's Employee of the Quarter program showcases employees who have shown exemplary strides in contributing to the Department of Medicine and to the MUSC community. At the end of the year, an Employee of the Year winner and Medicine Excellence Winner (2nd place) are selected from the pool of quarterly winners. Selected by the Employee of the Year Review Committee.
Winners:
Josh Inman, Research Assistant, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
JD Thompson, Administrative Coordinator, Endocrinology