2016 Article Archive

Drs. Abby Brehm and Jenny Ringqvist: MT “Pepper” Jenkins Outstanding Medical Student Award in Anesthesiology and Pain Management

 

Drs. Abby Brehm and Jenny Ringqvist’s friendship first sparked in medical school. When they both chose anesthesiology as their career path, their relationship deepened, and when both matched to UT Southwestern for their residencies, they were delighted.

Drs. Kate Baron and Sai Madhavapeddi: William F. Ross, M.D., Scholarship Award in Family Medicine

 

Drs. Kate Baron and Naga Sai Venkata Madhavapeddi both want to effectively assist the medically underserved, but are likely to approach their careers from entirely different angles.

Dr. Shanica Pompey: Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly Award

 

As a young illustrator, Dr. Shanica Pompey’s gifts and love for art could have easily set her on a lifelong path to a career as an artist. However, at age 17, the course of her life changed quickly after her mother survived a serious health scare.

Dr. Khalil Chamseddin: Hudson-Penn Award for Excellence in Surgery

 

From martial arts to photography, Dr. Khalil Chamseddin has always enjoyed working with his hands. But it wasn’t until he came to UT Southwestern Medical School that he understood how skilled hands could translate to a promising career in medicine.

Dr. Bo Zhou: Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research

 

Dr. Zhou, a graduate of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, and one of nearly 600 postdocs on the UT Southwestern campus, won the award in a stringent competition.

Researchers determine 3-D atomic structure of cholesterol transporter

 

Using X-ray crystallography, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have determined the 3-D atomic structure of a human sterol transporter that helps maintain cholesterol balance.

Dr. Shanup Dalal: ‘Incredible heart’ helps Dalal win Iatros Award

 

Dr. Shanup Dalal recently was announced as the winner of the 2016 Iatros Award, the only graduating student award determined by a class vote of fourth-year medical students at UT Southwestern Medical School.

Dr. Anu Atluru: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award

 

The recipient of the 2016 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award had to make a tough choice between emergency medicine and surgery.

Dr. Jeff SoRelle: Vernie A. Stembridge, M.D., Scholarship Award in Pathology

 

Dr. Jeff SoRelle, the first in his family to earn a medical degree, always thought he wanted to be a doctor.

Dr. Colin Purmal: Rolland C. Reynolds Pathology Award

 

Department of Pathology faculty members have chosen Dr. Purmal to receive the 2016 Rolland C. Reynolds Pathology Award, presented to a graduating medical student whose actions demonstrate care and giving.