The Golden Apple Awards recognize excellence in teaching and outstanding service by faculty and staff of Drexel University College of Medicine. Students and nominees recently gathered at the Queen Lane Campus for the 22nd Annual Golden Apple Teaching Awards Ceremony where the coveted gold trophies were bestowed.

Each class of medical students nominates and votes on faculty and residents to receive a Golden Apple. Since first- and second-year medical students are divided into two sections – Interdisciplinary Foundations of Medicine (IFM) and Program for Integrated Learning (PIL) – those classes present separate awards to each.

Doctor's Note

Non-faculty awards are given to honor staff who have provided outstanding service to the student body and the College. The awards for staff are voted on by the entire student body. The Special Recognition Awards are voted on by the Student Government Association.

This year's guest speaker was Diane Gottlieb, MD (MCP '88). The ceremony also included performances by Brian Lefchak (Class of 2017) and Doctor's Note, the College of Medicine a cappella group.

Ana Núñez, MD

Class of 2020

Interdisciplinary Foundations of Medicine

• Haviva Goldman, PhD, Medical Microanatomy and Cell Biology
• Edward Gracely, PhD, Principles of Medical Research
• Ana Núñez, MD, Physician and Patient

Program for Integrated Learning

• Dennis DePace, PhD, Gross Anatomy & Embryology
• Bradford Jameson, PhD, Medical Biochemistry
• Jed Shumsky, PhD, Medical Neuroscience

Francis Sessler, PhD

Class of 2019

Interdisciplinary Foundations of Medicine

• Renee Amori, MD, Introduction to Clinical Medicine
• James Burns, PhD, Medical Microbiology
• Sara Schultz, MD, Introduction to Clinical Medicine
• Francis Sessler, PhD, Medical Neuroscience

Program for Integrated Learning

• Kim Kahng, MD, Small Group Facilitator
• Ioannis Koutroulis, MD, Pathophysiology
• Michael White, PhD, Medical Pharmacology

Gretchen Magnani, MD

Class of 2018

Attending Physician

• Chidinma Arole, MD, OB/GYN, Virtua Health
• Barbara Clark, MD, Internal Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital
• John Fobia, MD, Surgery, Mercy Health System
• Gretchen Magnani, MD, Psychiatry, Hahnemann University Hospital

Resident Physician

• Blake Babcock, MD, Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital
• Mykael Garcia, MD, Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
• John Luiza, MD, OB/GYN, Allegheny General Hospital
• Justin Sloane, MD, OB/GYN, Abington Hospital

Ryan Brannon, MD

Class of 2017

Attending Physician

• Ryan Brannon, MD, Ob/Gyn, Hahnemann University Hospital
• Farhad Farzanegan, MD, Interventional Radiology, Kaiser Permanente
• Larry Krevolin, DO, Nephrology, Hahnemann University Hospital
• James Martin, MD, Emergency Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center
• Matthew Stephens, MD, Emergency Medicine, York Hospital

Resident Physician

• Tess Crouss, MD, OB/GYN, Hahnemann University Hospital
• Hanisha Manickavasagan, MD, Internal Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital
• Sumra Tayebaly, MD, OB/GYN, Hahnemann University Hospital

Lester Young

Outstanding Service to the Student Body

Staff Awards

• Gladys Jimenez Escobar, Housekeeping
• Kathleen Mongan, Academic Coordinator

Special Recognition Awards

• Caitlin Kaltenbach, Assistant Director of Career Advising
• Lester Young, Public Safety
• Robert Moreland, PhD, Medical Physiology