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2009 Recipients | Descriptions and Deadlines

Mt. Sinai School 
                          of Medicine logo

Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

By weaving educational opportunities into its numerous outreach and community initiatives, Mount Sinai is not only eliminating disparities in care, but creating doctors who are aware and a part of their communities.

Arthur H. Rubenstein, 
                          M.B.B.ChS

Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education
Arthur H. Rubenstein, M.B.B.Ch.

Dr. Rubenstein's career epitomizes what Abraham Flexner envisioned for the future of U.S. medical education, with a greater emphasis on research, an integrated, institutional focus on learning, and a joy for the university environment and academic medicine as a profession.

Robert C. Gallo, M.D.

Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences
Robert C. Gallo, M.D.

Dr. Gallo's development of the first blood test to diagnose AIDS has saved millions of lives and continues to provide the intellectual base for discoveries and findings that offer hope.

Eugene C. Corbett, Jr., M.D.

Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award
Eugene C. Corbett Jr., M.D.

A proponent of interprofessional collaboration and competency-based education well before these trends entered the mainstream, Dr. Corbett keeps his students well ahead of the medical education curve.

Erika A. Goldstein, M.D., 
                          M.P.H.

Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award
Erika A. Goldstein, M.D., M.P.H.

In the field of medical education, Dr. Goldstein is said to be a visionary, organizer, and role model and often carries a heavy load, presiding over a number of key university curriculum changes.

   

 

Jonathan Woodson, M.D.

Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award
Jonathan Woodson, M.D.

Dr. Woodson is not only a highly regarded vascular surgeon, but a decorated military leader, service-oriented academician, and esteemed mentor.

Jerome P. Kassirer, M.D.

David E. Rogers Award
Jerome P. Kassirer, M.D.

While gaining prominence at the national level for helping medical schools and teaching hospitals around the country revise their conflict-of-interest policies, Dr. Kassirer has also left his mark as a medical educator, mentor, and researcher.

Ronald A. Arky, M.D.

Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award
Ronald A. Arky, M.D.

For more than 45 years, Dr. Arky has charted new pathways in teaching, curriculum development, and mentorship, while forming a family of medical students, residents, researchers, and practitioners.

David A. Asch, M.D., M.B.A.

Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award
David A. Asch, M.D., M.B.A.

In addition to the wit and humor he brings to classroom instruction, Dr. Asch's longstanding focus on interprofessional education and collaboration has helped students understand the "intricacies of the enigmatic health care system."

Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Herbert W. Nickens Award
Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D.

As the nation's first female dean of a U.S. dental school, Dr. Sinkford has trail-blazed new paths for female professionals and created strategic partnerships to address disparities in care.

   

 


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