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ACADEMIC & STUDENT ELECTED AWARDS
REGIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS
DISTINGUISHED CLINICAL SCHOLAR AWARDS
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Students receiving this award earned high recognition on their rotation evaluation in this discipline, have been evaluated by the rotation site as one of the top students, provide consistent and compassionate care to patients, are respectful and empowering to office and/ or hospital staff, organize and participate in additional student activities, such as outreach programs, appropriate to this specialty and exemplify the osteopathic philosophy. **Listed below by specialty and region
EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Nicholas Puleo (Carteret); Cameron Davis (Conway); Kyle Fratta (Fayetteville); Tibor Nagy (Goldsboro); Sarah Bizzell (Harnett); Sara Thompson (Lumberton); Alice Chang (Raleigh); Kevin Chambers (Salisbury); James Nunn (Smithfield)
FAMILY MEDICINE: Cody Brown (Carteret); Christian Pulliam (Conway); Kevin Nguyen (Fayetteville); Nicole Cillis (Goldsboro); Samantha Rowlands (Harnett); Ashley Woodrow (Lumberton); Brian Gottwalt (Raleigh); Lisa Nguyen (Salisbury); Tushar Kumar (Smithfield)
GERIATRICS: Amanda Puleo (Carteret); Frances Dowling (Conway); Macelyn Batten (Fayetteville); Johnny Dang (Goldsboro); Sarah Bizzell (Harnett); Logan Greenburg (Lumberton); Stephanie Cheng (Raleigh); Tony Li (Salisbury); Upahvan Rai (Smithfield)
INTERNAL MEDICINE: Robert Phillips (Carteret); Christian Pulliam (Conway); Dylan Winters (Fayetteville); Nicole Cillis (Goldsboro); Gualberto Morco (Harnett); Augustus Floyd (Lumberton); Meredith Holt (Raleigh); Daniel Kim (Salisbury); James Nunn (Smithfield)
OB/GYN: Ashley Murphy Shaw (Carteret); Amelia Johnston (Conway); Emily Langston (Fayetteville); Zachary Fleming (Goldsboro); Hunter Gallogly (Harnett); Sara Thompson (Lumberton); Stephanie Cheng (Raleigh); Arianne Abreu (Salisbury); Haley Verity (Smithfield)
PEDIATRICS: Reyna Osorio (Carteret); Lauren Smith (Conway); Dara Fazelnia (Fayetteville); Poanna Bennam (Goldsboro); Samantha Rowlands (Harnett); Joseph McNamara (Lumberton); Sravya Gourishetti (Raleigh); Mary Schmidt (Salisbury); James Nunn (Smithfield)
PSYCHIATRY: Henry Linford (Carteret); Matthew McMullen (Conway); Dara Fazelnia (Fayetteville); Campbell Connell (Goldsboro); Tanner Mabry (Harnett); Vania Wu (Lumberton); Brian Gottwalt (Raleigh); Shaina Gordon (Salisbury); Upahvan Rai (Smithfield)
SURGERY: Emilee Handyside (Carteret); Kailey Flint (Conway); Gami Pajer (Fayetteville); Rizul Naithani (Goldsboro); Annette Hu (Harnett); Priya Vasudeva (Lumberton); Robert Shebiro (Raleigh); Rachel Ranson (Salisbury); James Nunn (Smithfield)
DISTINGUISHED STUDENT OF THE REGION AWARD
Students receiving this award have been evaluated by the rotation site as one of the top students, provide consistent compassionate care to patients, are respectful and empowering to office and/or hospital staff, organize and participate in additional student activities, such as outreach programs and exemplify the osteopathic philosophy. **Listed below by region
Reyna Osorio (Carteret); Florian Capobiano III (Conway); Christian Pulliam (Conway); Macelyn Batten (Fayetteville); Nicole Cillis (Goldsboro); Anthony Macey (Harnett); Bethany Croyle (Lumberton); Brian Gottwalt (Raleigh); Kevin Chambers (Salisbury); Upahvan Rai (Smithfield); James Nunn (Smithfield)
OVERALL DISTINGUISHED CLINICAL SCHOLAR
**Listed below by specialty
Kevin Chambers (Emergency Medicine); Brian Gottwalt (Family Medicine); Macelyn Batten (Geriatrics); Christian Pulliam (Internal Medicine); Ashley Murphy Shaw (OB/GYN); Poanna Bennam (Pediatrics); Upahvan Rai (Psychiatry); Priya Vasudeva (Surgery)
TOUCH AWARDS
The Translating Osteopathic Understanding into Community Health (TOUCH) Program is a national initiative of the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP) to encourage osteopathic medical students to engage in service throughout their community, in order to impact those outside of osteopathic medical students and professionals, for the purpose of expanding the osteopathic ideals and principles to those unaware of our professional values.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2021 SUBMITTED HOURS FOR TOUCH APPROVED EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY:
PARTICIPANTS (1-34 HOURS):
Brittany Brown Kevin Chambers Nicole Cillis Annette Hu Amelia Johnston Ashley Murphy Shaw Reyna Osorio
SILVER LEVEL (35-69 HOURS):
Autumn Bass Harshit Terala
GOLD LEVEL (70+ HOURS):
Ashley Woodrow
ACADEMIC AWARDS
DISTINGUISHED PRE-CLINICAL SCHOLAR AWARD: Nicole Cillis
Presented to a graduating student for superior performance in the first two years of medical school.
GLOBAL HEALTH AWARD: Reyna Osorio
Presented to a student who demonstrates knowledge of the principles of global health, is involved in improving the lives of others through public health and international activities, and/or dedicated to advancing the field of global health education.
DR. JERRY M. WALLACE AWARD: Shaina Gordon
Presented to a student who demonstrates knowledge of the principles of rural and underserved health, is involved in improving the lives of others through public health and domestic activities, and/ or dedicated to improving local community health and education.
STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD: Rachel Ranson
Presented to a student who has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to research during his/her medical training and evidence of scholarly contribution through presentation and/or publication.
WILLIAM F. MORRIS, DO AWARD: Annette Hu
Presented to a graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding capacity to promote and integrate Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) in the classroom and clinical settings.
DEAN’S AWARD: Macelyn Batten
Presented to a graduating student who displays exceptional character in personal and professional conduct, maintains superior performance in the classroom and clinical setting, embodies the mission of the school, is a servant leader to their classmates, and shows exceptional promise for future contributions to the profession of osteopathic medicine.
STUDENT ELECTED AWARDS
PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Preceptor of the Year Award is presented annually to an individual who consistently provides outstanding clinical instruction to CUSOM third and fourth year students. The award recognizes a preceptor who displays a passion for teaching, a commitment to service and a dedication to the highest ethical standards. **Listed below by region
Dr. Sarah Gore (Carteret); Dr. Srinivas Vuppala (Conway); Dr. Jordan Miller (Fayetteville); Dr. Subodh Pal (Goldboro); Dr. Asif Zia (Harnett); Dr. Eric Breitbart (Lumberton); Dr. Stephen DeMeo (Raleigh); Dr. Aerik Williams (Salisbury); Dr. Devang Gujarathi (Smithfield)
BIOMEDICAL FACULTY AWARD: Dr. Bonnie Brenseke
Student elected CUSOM biomedical faculty member that went above and beyond their responsibilities to ensure the success of students during the first two academic years of medical school. The award recognizes a biomedical faculty member who displays a passion for teaching, a commitment to service and a dedication to the highest ethical standards.
CLINICAL FACULTY AWARD: Dr. Andrea Mann
Student elected CUSOM clinical faculty member that went above and beyond their responsibilities to ensure the success of students. The award recognizes a clinical faculty member who displays a passion for teaching, a commitment to service and a dedication to the highest ethical standards.
OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD: Mr. Eddie Holder
Student elected CUSOM staff member that went above and beyond their responsibilities to ensure the success of students. The award recognizes a CUSOM staff member who displays a commitment to service and a dedication to the highest ethical standards.
