The Department of Medicine enjoyed an evening of celebration and togetherness as they gathered in the Donald M. Elliman Conference Center to recognize some of the department's best and brightest contributors at the 2022 Annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Event. After some long-overdue in-person mingling, Dr. Chopra, Robert W. Schrier Chair in Medicine, began the event by congratulating deserving individuals who have earned various awards in 2022.
Dr. Chopra then introduced the keynote speaker, Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, Newman Family Professor; Deputy Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, and Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at University of Michigan, who offered "Ten Lessons From a Career Studying Physicians' Careers."
The 2022 Rising Star, Faculty Innovator and Staff Innovator awardees are listed below, along with a link to a video of the evening's commendations.
2022 Rising Stars
The Department of Medicine Rising Star Award recognizes outstanding early-career faculty members who exemplify the department’s core values of excellence in patient care, research, education and community service. The 2022 Rising Star awardees are:
- Maheen Z. Abidi, MD, FAST, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Kimberley D. Bruce, PhD, associate professor of medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
- Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Center for Bioethics and Humanities
- Joseph Alan Hippensteel, MD, MS, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine
2022 Faculty Innovators
The Faculty Innovator Award recognizes faculty who have consistently demonstrated outstanding achievements in activities and approaches that go above and beyond the expectations for their jobs. These faculty have demonstrated a sustained pattern of high-quality leadership in developing programs, mentoring trainees and junior colleagues, and who have contributed constructively to the Department of Medicine's mission through clinical activities, service, research, education and professional activities which enrich the culture in our department and who have championed the causes of equity and justice. This year's awardees are:
- Amiran Baduashvili, MD, associate professor of medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
- Wendy Kohrt, PhD, Nancy Anschutz Chair in Women's Health Research, distinguished professor of medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
- Thomas B. Campbell, MD, professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Christine D. Jones, MD, MS, associate professor of medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
- Carlin Callaway, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, ACNS-BC, AOCNP, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
- Kristy Gama, NP, instructor of medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Karen Ream, PA-C, MBA, associate professor of medicine, Division of Cardiology
- William Silvers, MD, volunteer faculty, Division of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
2022 Staff Innovators
This new award – the Staff Innovator Award – mirrors its Faculty counterpart. We intend to recognize staff who have consistently demonstrated outstanding achievements in activities and approaches that go above and beyond the expectations for their jobs. These staff have demonstrated a sustained pattern of high-quality leadership in their duties, going above and beyond their job description and who have contributed constructively to the Department of Medicine's mission through their service and professional activities which enrich the culture in our department and who have championed the causes of equity and justice.
- Marie Feser, MPH/MSPH, research study coordinator, Division of Rheumatology
- Heather Hallman, MSHS, MHA, CSSGB, quality & patient safety program manager, Department of Medicine
- Cheryl Loudd, business services program manager, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine
- Derek Schatz, MBA, clinical research operations manager, Hematology Clinical Trials Unit, Division of Hematology
Congratulations to all of the faculty and staff awardees! For those of you who missed the event, you can watch a recording, and enjoy the photos below.
