Educators Honored by Academy of Teaching Scholars

Frederick Miller, Ph.D., left, presents a preclinical award to Jason Wagner, M.D.

Educators Honored by Academy of Teaching Scholars

Medical educators were celebrated during the Academy of Teaching Scholars Education Week this fall at the OU College of Medicine.

The ATS was created in 2012 by former executive dean M. Dewayne Andrews, M.D., as a means to foster, recognize, celebrate and encourage excellence in teaching and scholarly pursuits.

This year’s inductees into ATS are:

Faculty members:

• Megan Peters, PT, DSc, PCS, Department of Pediatrics

• Jameca Price, M.D., MPH, MCR, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tulsa campus

• Alexander Raines, M.D., Department of Surgery

• Bruna Varalli-Claypool, MHS, PA-C, PA program, OKC campus

• Alisa Cross, M.D., Department of Surgery, OKC campus

• David Kelley, M.D., Department of Family Medicine, OKC campus

• Jo Elle Peterson, M.D., Department of Pathology, OKC campus

• Kathryn Klump, M.D., Department of Family Medicine, OKC campus

Associate Members:

• Amanda Celii, M.D., Department of Surgery, OKC campus

• Stephen Clayton Jr., M.D., Department of Neurology, OKC campus

• Kelly Curran, M.D. MA, Department of Pediatrics, OKC campus

• Jeremy Johnson, M.D., Department of Surgery, OKC campus

• Amy Lee, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, OKC campus

• Aneesh Pakala, M.D., Department of Medicine, OKC campus

Trainee Members:

• Elizabeth Douville, M.D., OKC pediatrics residency

• Alessandra Landmann, M.D., OKC surgery residency

• Paul McGaha II, M.D., OKC surgery residency

Several faculty members also were honored with Dewayne Andrews Excellence in Teaching awards in the areas of preclinical, clinical, graduate medical education and PA education.

Preclinical Awards:

• Sanjay Bidichandani, MBBS, Ph.D., Department of Pediatrics, OKC campus

• Nancy Halliday, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology, OKC campus

• Jason Wagner, M.D., Department of Radiological Sciences,

OKC campus

• Lori Whelan, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, Tulsa campus

Clinical Awards:

• Christopher Czapla, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, OKC campus

• Cynthia Bradford, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology, OKC campus

• Houssein Youness, M.D., Department of Medicine, OKC campus

• John Laurent, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Tulsa campus

Graduate Medical Education Awards:

• Tammy Yanovitch, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology, OKC campus

• Vijaya Ekambaram, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, OKC campus

• Nelson Agudelo, M.D., Department of Medicine, OKC campus

• Emily Fitz, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, Tulsa

PA Faculty Awards:

• Bruna Varalli-Claypool, MHS, PA-C, OKC campus

• Vishal Mundra, M.D., Tulsa campus

Several grants for health education research were also presented. Recipients are:

• LaTasha Craig, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, OKC campus

• Curtis Knoles, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, OKC campus

• Shauna Lawlis, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, OKC campus

• Frederick Miller, MS, Ph.D., PA program, OKC campus

• Mark Perdue, MHS, PA-C, Department of Family Medicine, Tulsa campus

• Bruna Varalli-Claypool, MHS, PA-C, PA program, OKC campus