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 21st Annual Golden Apple Teaching Awards Ceremony where the coveted gold plaques 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. 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 Sara Schultz, MD, DUCoM Class of 2010. The ceremony also included performances by DUCoM Classical and Doctor’s Note.

The 2016 Golden Apple Award recipients are:

Class of 2019

Interdisciplinary Foundations of Medicine

Michael White, PhD, Medical Physiology
Denise Ferrier, PhD, Medical Biochemistry
Michael Bouchard, PhD, Medical Biochemistry

Program for Integrated Learning

David Wagner, MD, Small Group Facilitator
Janet Smith, PhD, Medical Microanatomy and Cell Biology
Leonard Levine, MD, Small Group Facilitator

Class 2018

Interdisciplinary Foundations of Medicine

Joel Horwitz, PhD, Medical Pharmacology
Amy Baranoski, MD, Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Amy Fuchs, MD, Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Jed Shumsky, PhD, Medical Neuroscience

Program for Integrated Learning

Cheryl Hanau, MD, Medical Pathology
Donna Russo, PhD Medical Microbiology
Sunil Verma, MD, Introduction to Clinical Psychiatry

Class of 2017

Attending Physicians

Doantrang Du, MD, Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center
Joseph Boselli, MD, Internal Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital
Tahir Maqsood, MD, Psychiatry, Mercy Health System
Mario Cruz, MD, Pediatrics, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Resident Physicians

Samuel Hui, MD, Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center
Adrian Lopez, MD, Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital
Jakub Wilhelm, MD, Surgery, Easton Hospital
Mohammed Shaikh, MD, Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital

Class of 2016

Attending Physicians

Noah Gilson, MD, Neurology, Monmouth Medical Center
Howard Miller, MD, Internal Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital
Scott Richard, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hahnemann University Hospital
Robert Massaro, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Monmouth Medical Center

Resident Physicians

Julia Polk, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hahnemann University Hospital
Tess Crouss, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hahnemann University Hospital
Mitchell Kang, MD, Internal Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital
Nishi Patel, MD, Internal Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital

Staff Awards

Michael Lombardo
Diane Gottlieb, MD
Erin Clark

4th Year Mentorship Award

Luke Gatta

Special Recognition Awards

Kebba Singateh, Public Safety, Site Supervisor
Michael Clancy, Director of Financial Planning
Marie Hartman, Director of Career Development Center

 
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