Yale Internal Medicine Faculty and Trainees Receive Outstanding Teaching Awards

In early June, Yale held graduation ceremonies to celebrate the achievements of graduating residents in the Primary Care Residency Program and Traditional Residency Program.

During the ceremonies, residents and faculty members also received awards for their outstanding contributions to the residency programs.

Primary Care Residency Program Award Winners

Rosenbaum Primary Care Recognition Award: Vy Tran Plata, MD

John W. Brackett Award for Resident Teacher: David Hernandez, MD

Gary Vernon Ralph, MD, Memorial “Humanism in Medicine” Award: Karthik Rohatgi, MD

Fellow of the Year Award: Shelby Rosario, MD

Support Staff Recognition Award: Fallon Moales

Yale Primary Care Core Faculty Teaching Award: John Moriarty, MD

Edwin C. Cadman, MD, Teacher of the Year Award: Mei Xue Dong, MD

Marcella Nunez Smith, MD, Award for Achievements in Anti-Racism in Medicine: Karthik Rohatgi, MD, and Nadera Rahman, MD

The Justin Reynolds Lifestyle & Preventive Medicine Award: Posthumously to Justin Reynolds, MD

The Stephen J. Huot, MD, PhD, Award for Dedication and Excellence: John Moriarty, MD

Traditional Residency Program Award Winners

The Vasquez Award for Humanism: Mehran Poursemail, MD

The Hughes Award for Ambulatory Teaching: Matthew Zegarek, MD

New Haven Primary Care Consortium Teacher of the Year Award: David Rosenthal, MD

Primary Care Center Humanism in Medicine Award: Amerisa Tarabar, MD

Fair Haven Community Health Care Teacher of the Year Award: Karla Tejada Arias, MD

Innovations in Ambulatory Education: Pinar Oray-Schrom, MD

Yogesh Khanal, MD, Global Health Leadership Award: Cosmas Sibindi, MD

The Fred S. Kantor, MD, Award for Teacher of the Year at Yale New Haven Health System: Elliott Miller, MD

The Asghar Rastegar, MD, Award for Teacher of the Year at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System: John Chang, MD

The Samuel D. Kushlan, MD, Awards: Roberto Lapetina Arroyo, MD, and Dorian Kaminski, MD

Stephen R. Shell, MD, Memorial House Staff Award: Jose Victor Jimenez Ceja, MD

Frederick L. Sachs, MD Award: Justin A. Dower, MD

Partners in Care Award: Tom Fedora

Support Staff Recognition Award: James Loma

VA Clinic Awards: Rachel Thompson, MD, and Jack Huebner, MD

West Haven VA Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Award: Jinsung Kim, MD

The Laura Whitman, MD, New Haven Primary Care Consortium Award: Gloria Paulina Rodriguez Gomez, MD

The Janet B. Henrich, MD, Award for Leadership in Medical Education and Equity: Bianca McLean, MD

Christopher Phillips, MD, Servant Leader Award: Justin A. Dower, MD

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