2015 Article Archive
Dr. Luwam Ghidei: Iatros Award, and the Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly Award
Dr. Luwam Ghidei won the 32nd Iatros Award – the only award from UT Southwestern Medical School voted on by the members of the graduating class – because she displayed so many of the qualities of a successful physician.
Dr. Kristin D’Silva: Dr. Richard Mays Smith Award in Internal Medicine
Dr. D’Silva is the 2015 recipient of the Dr. Richard Mays Smith Award in Internal Medicine.
Dr. Niyatee Samudra: American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology
Dr. Niyatee Samudra spent years as a volunteer, activist, and counselor, developing a passion for neuroscience as a Dean’s Research Scholar studying hippocampal abnormalities in psychosis disorders in conjunction with Dr. Carol Tamminga.
Dr. Natalie Sciano: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award
During her second-year Emergency Medicine Department rotations, Dr. Natalie Sciano found that the four-hour shifts seemed to fly by. Afterward she had difficulty sleeping due to her excitement. The more rotations she did, the more she enjoyed them.
Students take on teamwork, aging issues at Convergence Day 2015
Students pursuing health professions converged in late March for a half-day educational event aimed at promoting teamwork at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Nabeel Shakir: John D. McConnell Award for Excellence in Urology
Dr. Nabeel Shakir has always been curious about how things work. This quality, combined with an ability to work well with people, led to his recognition as recipient of the 2015 John D. McConnell Award for Excellence in Urology.
Dr. Christopher R. Ball: Vanatta, Hesser, Schmalstieg Excellence in Tutoring Award
Having an interest in the functions and processes of the brain along with a strong desire to help people are two great qualities to have as someone who studies radiology.
Dr. Emily Saultz Bowen: Hemphill-Gojer Award, and the Lorraine Sulkin-Schein Medical Student Award in Geriatric Medicine
Dr. Emily Saultz Bowen had two choices for her college sorority community service requirement: nursing home or playground. Most chose playground, so she decided to tackle the less-popular assignment. It was a decision that would change her life.
Dr. Mary ‘Catie’ Collins: Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas Award for Excellence in Pediatric Medicine
Dr. Mary “Catie” Collins’ international mission trips have cultivated her love for working with underserved children.
Dr. Keerthan Somanath: MT “Pepper” Jenkins Outstanding Medical Student Award in Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Armed with an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, Dr. Keerthan Somanath helped develop an algorithm and software to analyze speech signals for which he holds a copyright.