2017 Excellence in Teaching Awards Ceremony Program

15th Annual Institute for Medical Education Excellence in Teaching Awards Ceremony

Thursday, June 8, 2017 4:00 pm Hatch Auditorium Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY

Opening Remarks Reena Karani, MD, MHPE Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education and Curricular Affairs Director, Institute for Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Dennis S. Charney, MD

Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System

Presentation of Awards Each award will be presented by the nominator

Closing Remarks David Muller, MD Dean for Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Reception Hatch Reception Area Guggenheim, 2nd Floor

Dr. Arthur H. Aufses, Jr. Career Achievement Award in Medical Education This award is named in honor of Dr. Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., a dedicated teacher at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for over 50 years, a passionate advocate for life-long learning, and a beloved member of the Mount Sinai teaching and learning family.

Awarded to

Jeffrey T. Laitman, PhD

Professor of Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Presented by Dr. Joy Reidenberg

Dr. Nathan Kase Innovations in Medical Education Award This award is named in honor of Dr. Nathan Kase, a forward-thinking innovator in his design of the Humanities and Medicine Program over 25 years ago, an inspirational voice encouraging new educational approaches, and a committed supporter of educators and education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Awarded to

Hassan Khouli, MD

Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Medicine Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West

Presented by Dr. Samuel Seward

Master Clinician Award Awarded to faculty who have demonstrated exceptional acumen as clinicians and clinical teachers and who are viewed by their peers as invaluable bedside teachers and mentors.

Awarded to

William B. Inabnet III, MD

Professor of Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Surgery Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Presented by Dr. Michael Marin

Excellence in Teaching Awards Hansel Arroyo, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Psychiatry Mount Sinai St. Luke’s & Mount Sinai West

Presented by Dr. Carrie Ernst

Salvatore Cilmi, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Medicine The Mount Sinai Hospital

Presented by Dr. Barbara Murphy

Sharon M. Edwards, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Pediatrics The Mount Sinai Hospital

Presented by Mrs. Giselle Lynch

Melissa D. Leber, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopedics & Emergency Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Orthopaedics, The Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Mount Sinai St. Luke’s & Mount Sinai West

Presented by Dr. Leesa Galatz

Bryan P. Mahoney, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Anesthesiology Mount Sinai St. Luke’s & Mount Sinai West

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Presented by Dr. Andrew Leibowitz

House Staff Excellence in Teaching Awards David J. Berman, MD

PGY-4, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine The Mount Sinai Hospital

Presented by Dr. Daniel Katz

Hyunjoo Lee, MD

Chief Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Presented by Dr. Eric Steinberg

Medical Student Excellence in Teaching Awards Amy Garvey

MD Student, Class of 2019 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Presented by Dr. Carolina Miranda

Matthew Hernandez

MD/PhD Student Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Presented by Dr. Phyllis Shaw

Excellence in the Service of Education Awards Lillian Galindo

Program Administrator Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Presented by Dr. Salvatore Cilmi

Tami Williams, MA, CHES

Assistant Director of the Clinical Curriculum Department of Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Presented by Dr. Rainier Soriano

Thank You We would like to extend a special thank you to the following individuals who have provided invaluable support to the IME over the past year.

Their time, effort and dedication has been essential to the success and expansion of our numerous programs.

Shashi Anand

Lianna Lipton, MD

Jillian Aristegui

Deidra McKoy

David Bechhofer, PhD

Leora Mogilner, MD

MéLisa Best

David Muller, MD

Renee Bischoff, MPH, LMSW

Ann-Gel Palermo, MPH, DrPH

Gary Butts, MD

Chang Park, MD

Kharid Cameron

Valerie Parkas, MD

Ryan Camping

Lauren Peccoralo, MD, MPH

Dennis Chang, MD

Rachel Pinotti, MLIS

Andrew Coyle, MD

Roberto Posada, MD

Linda DeCherrie, MD

Jonathan Ripp, MD, MPH

Carrie Ernst, MD

Michelle Sainté

Allison Gault, MD

Martine Sanon, MD

Kathleen Gibbs, MD

Kaushal Shah, MD

Peter Gliatto, MD

Perry Sheffield, MD, MPH

Andrew Goldberg, MD

Rainier Soriano, MD

Eric Goodman, MD

Christopher Strother, MD

Gali Halevi, PhD

David Thomas, MD, MHPE

Joanne Hojsak, MD

Adam Vella, MD

Elizabeth Howell, MD

Sumintra Wood, MD

Tonia Kim, MD

Natalie Young, MD

Staci Leisman, MD Susan Lerner, MD

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Karen Zier, PhD

The Institute for Medical Education Leadership Reena Karani, MD, MHPE Director

Rob Fallar, PhD Assistant Director

Maggie Suppa, MBA Program Manager

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