The Golden Apple Awards recognize excellence in teaching and outstanding service to the students of Drexel University College of Medicine. Students and nominees recently gathered together at the Queen Lane Campus for the 20th Annual Golden Apple Teaching Awards Ceremony during which the coveted gold statues were handed out.
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Each class of medical students nominates and votes on faculty and residents to receive a Golden Apple. Since first- and second-year students are divided into two sections – Interdisciplinary Foundations of Medicine (IFM) and Program for Integrated Learning (PIL) – those classes present separate awards to each. Non-faculty awards are given to honor staff who have provided outstanding services to the student body and the College. The awards for non-faculty members are voted on by the entire student body. The Special Recognition Awards are voted on by the Student Government Association.
The 2015 Golden Apple Award recipients are:
Class of 2018
IFM Excellence in Teaching
Bradford Jameson, PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kirsten Larson, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology
Janet Smith, PhD, Neurobiology & Anatomy
PIL Excellence in Teaching
Haviva Goldman, PhD, Neurobiology & Anatomy
Michael White, PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Francis Sessler, PhD, Neurobiology & Anatomy
Class of 2017
IFM Excellence in Teaching
Jason Gallagher, PharmD, Pharmacology & Physiology
Cheryl Hanau, MD, Pathology
Donna Russo, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology
PIL Excellence in Teaching
Keith Herzog, MD, Pediatrics
Joel Horowitz, PhD, Pharmacology & Physiology
James Burns, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology
Class of 2016
Excellence in Teaching
Attending Physician
David Bernstein, MD, Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital
Nataliya Koliasko, MD, Psychiatry, Abington Memorial Hospital
Robert Massaro, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Monmouth Medical Center
Howard Miller, MD, Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital
Excellence in Teaching
Resident Physician
Tyler Chan, MD, Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital
Ravi Chokshi, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hahnemann University Hospital
Steven Loscalzo, MD, Pediatrics, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Jaidev Nath, MD, Pediatrics, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Class of 2015
Excellence in Teaching
Attending Physician
Joseph Boselli, MD, Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital
Joseph Kim, MD, Anesthesiology, Allegheny General Hospital
Neil Holland, MD, Neurology, Monmouth Medical Center
Robert Reif, MD, Neurology, York Hospital
Excellence in Teaching
Resident Physician
Stacy Belcher, MD, Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital
Ryan Gruner, MD, Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital
Daniel Hynes, MD, Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital
Christine Nazarian, MD, Pediatrics, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Student Body
Outstanding Service to the Student Body
Amy Fuchs, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Elissa Goldberg, Program Director, Office of Community Experience
David Wagner, MD, Emergency Medicine, HOP Clinic
Student Government Association
Outstanding Service to the Student Body
Floralba Escobar de Jimenez, Housekeeping
Carmelo Estrada, Security
Julie Donahue Parkes, Student Affairs