Faculty Awards, Honors, Achievements and Appointments Kenny Banh, MD, FACEP, assistant dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, associate professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, director of the Mobile Health and Learning COVID-19 Equity Project (Mobile HeaL CEP), was awarded the 2021 UCSF School of Medicine Dean’s Commendation for Exceptional Volunteerism and Community Service for his work with the CEP bringing free education, testing, and vaccines to the Fresno County community.
Rais Vohra, MD, FACEP, FACMT, professor of Emergency Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, medical director of California Poison Control System, Fresno-Madera Division and interim Fresno County health officer, was awarded the City of Fresno’s 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Committee Community Service Award for his service to the Fresno community.
In April 2021, Rene Ramirez, MD, was appointed County Health Officer by the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors. Dr. Ramirez is a Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at UCSF Fresno and Scribe Director and Emergency Medicine Advanced Provider Practitioner Liaison at CRMC. Eyad Almasri, MD, UCSF Fresno Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, received the “Outstanding Attending Teacher Award” from Community Medical Centers. Residents and fellows vote for members of faculty who exemplify standards of teaching excellence deserving of special recognition.
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In the UCSF Fresno Department of Family and Community Medicine, awards and honors include: Jasmine Garcha, MD, Ila Naeni, DO, and Arlin Venturina, MD, each became a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. M. Shoaib Khan, MD, became an American Academy of HIV Medicine Specialist. Dr. Naeni, also received the UCSF Family and Community Medicine Alliance Excellence in Collaboration Award and Dr. Venturina received the UCSF Family and Community Medicine Alliance Excellence in Education & Advocacy Award.
