Yale’s Traditional Internal Medicine Residency Program hosted their graduation event on Sunday, June 4, 2023, where they celebrated 72 graduating interns and residents. The following awards were given out during the ceremony:
Junior Resident Awards
Samuel D. Kushlan (PGY1): Paul Tran, MD/PhD
Samuel D. Kushlan (PGY2): Mary White, MD
Special Recognition: Kate Feder, MD, MS, HEC-C
Faculty Awards
Fred S. Kantor, MD, Teacher of the Year at Yale New Haven Hospital: Lloyd Friedman, MD
Asghar Rastegar, MD, Teacher of the Year at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System: Shaili Gupta, MBBS
New Haven Primary Care Consortium Teacher of the Year: Benjamin Gallagher, MD, FACP
New Haven Primary Care Consortium Humanism: Shawn Ong, MD, MHS
Fellow of the Year: Max Eder, MD
Staff Award: James Loma
Partners in Care Award: Max Koenig
Yogesh Khanal Global Health Leadership Award: Koeun Choi, MD, and Timothy DeVita, MD
Marcella Nunez Smith, MD, Award for Achievements in Antiracism in Medicine: George Agyapong, MD
The Vasquez Award for Humanism: Anna Zimmerman, MD
The Hughes Award for Ambulatory Teaching: Susan Kashaf, MD, MPH
Innovations in Ambulatory Education: Rebecca Brienza, MD, MPH
Graduate Awards
Stephen R. Shell, MD, Memorial Housestaff Award: Ysabel Ilagan-Ying, MD
Frederick L. Sachs, MD, Award: Ysabel Ilagan-Ying, MD
VA Clinic Award (Firm A): Christopher Gromisch, MD
VA Clinic Award (Firm B): Ysabel Ilagan-Ying, MD
VA COE Award: Keval Desai, MD
New Haven Primary Care Consortium Award: Jessica Petrov, MD, MSc
Fair Haven Community Health Center Award: Natalia Tijaro Ovalle, MD
Research Awards: Nazli Dizman, MD, and Tayyab Shah, MD
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