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Trainees and Educators Honored at Residency Graduations

July 14, 2022
by Julie Parry

The Yale Department of Internal Medicine’s Traditional Residency Program celebrated its graduation on June 7, 2022. The following faculty, trainees, and staff received awards from the program:

  • The Samuel D. Kushlan Award: Kate Feder, MD, MS, HEC-C, and Ramya Kaushik, MD
  • The Fred S. Kantor, MD Award for Teacher of the Year at YNHH: Elliott Miller, MD, MHS
  • The Asghar Rastegar, MD Award for Teacher of the Year at the WHVA: John Chang, MD
  • Yale Traditional Internal Medicine Residency New Haven Primary Care Center, Teacher of the Year Award: Paul Bernstein, MD
  • Yale Traditional Internal Medicine Residency Program Primary Care Center Humanism in Medicine Award: Paul Bernstein, MD
  • Fellow of the Year Award: Jiun-Ruey Hu, MD, MPH
  • Support Staff Recognition Award : Victoria Lynch
  • Partners in Care Award: Laura Devaux and Tom Fedora
  • Yogesh Khanal Global Health Leadership Award: Jemma Benson, MD
  • Stephen R. Shell, MD Memorial House Staff Award : Michael Mankbadi, MD
  • Frederick L. Sachs, MD Award: Laura Glick, MD
  • VA Clinic Awards:
  • West Haven VA Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Award: Lisa O’Donovan, MD
  • New Haven Primary Care Consortium Clinic Award: Sunil Bhatt, MD
  • Fair Haven Community Health Care Resident Award: Ann A. Soliman, MD, and Ana Sofia Cruz Solbes, MD
  • Marcella Nunez Smith Award for Achievements in Antiracism in Medicine: Raksha Madhavan, MD

Yale Department of Internal Medicine’s Primary Care Residency Program honored the following faculty, trainees, and staff on June 6, 2022 as part of their graduation ceremony:

  • Julie Rosenbaum Primary Care Recognition Award: Eva Zimmerman, MD
  • John W. Brackett Award for Resident Teacher: Josh Onyango, MD, MEd
  • Gary Vernon Ralph Memorial Humanism in Medicine Award: Trey Bowen, MD
  • Support Staff Recognition Award: Trista Hughes
  • Faculty Teaching Award: Mary Clare Higgins-Chen, MD, MPH
  • Edwin C. Cadman Teacher of the Year Award: Michael Nanna, MD, MHS, FSCAI
  • George Thornton Community Teacher of the Year Award: Maria Stack, MD
  • The Stephen Huot Award for Dedication and Excellence: Lydia Aoun-Barakat, MD
  • Yogesh Khanal Global Health Leadership Award: Jemma Benson, MD
  • Marcella Nunez Smith Award for Achievements in Antiracism in Medicine: Raksha Madhavan, MD

“The backbone of our residency programs are our excellent faculty, trainees, and staff who combine their talents in support of the educational mission of the Department of Internal Medicine. Annually, we officially honor and celebrate these talented educators, but we value their dedication and thank them on a daily basis,” said Vincent Quagliarello, MD, vice chair, Education and Academic Affairs, Department of Internal Medicine.

The Department of Internal Medicine at Yale is among the nation's premier departments, bringing together an elite cadre of clinicians, investigators, educators, and staff in one of the world's top medical schools. To learn more, visit Internal Medicine.