Award Recipients

Intern of the Year
Chosen by the Faculty for Outstanding Performance

2011 – 2012, Adam R. Merando, M.D.
2010 – 2011, Colleen Brown, M.D.
2009 – 2010, Jennifer Fink, M.D.
2008 – 2009, Micholee Polsak, D.O.
2007 – 2008, Gillian Schmidt, M.D.

Milton McGreevy Award
2nd Year Resident Chosen by Faculty for demonstrating Excellence in Internal Medicine

2011 – 2012, Michelle A. Homan, D.O.
2010 – 2011, Laura Frye, M.D.
2009 – 2010, Paul Schmidt, M.D.
2008 – 2009, Ryan Hays, M.D.
2007 – 2008, Jessica Newman, D.O.

Milton McGreevy Award
3rd Year Resident Chosen by Faculty for demonstrating Excellence in Internal Medicine

2011 – 2012, Laura A. Thomas, M.D.
2010 – 2011, Ben Alsop, M.D.
2009 – 2010, Laurie Hohberger, M.D.
2008 – 2009, Jeremy Schue, M.D.
2007 – 2008, Selina Gierer, D.O.

Marc Beck Award
Resident with the highest standards of caring and compassion as chosen by fellow housestaff which celebrates the humanistic aspect of doctoring.

2011 – 2012, Michelle A. Homan, D.O.
2010 – 2011, Ourania Stephanopoulos, M.D.
2009 – 2010, Micholee Polsak, D.O.
2008 – 2009, Ryan Hays, M.D.
2007 – 2008, Mathew Good, D.O.

Outstanding Resident Teaching Award
Chosen by 3rd year medical students rotating through the Internal Medicine Department

2011 – 2012, Michael Rouse, D.O.
2010 – 2011, Michelle Homan, D.O.
2009 – 2010, Bassam Shakil, M.D.
2008 – 2009, Ky Stoltzfus, M.D.
2007 – 2008 (tie), Selina Gierer, D.O. and Scott Rawson, M.D.

Pingleton Service Award
Awarded to the resident who has shown exemplary service to the residency and to the medical community

2011 – 2012, Bassam Shakil, MD
2010 – 2011, Carrie Pohl, M.D.
2009 – 2010, Alice Hsu, M.D.
2008 – 2009, Abbie Begnaud, M.D.
2007 – 2008, Michael Chacey, M.D.

The Mahlon H. Delp Award for Clinical Excellence
Awarded to a senior resident in Internal Medicine on the Kansas City campus and the Wichita campus, who has exhibited consistently outstanding clinical skills, knowledge, and compassion throughout their Internal Medicine residency.

2010 – 2011, Micholee Polsak, D.O.

Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award
Chosen by residents

2011 – 2012, Roberto Rodriguez, M.D.
2010 – 2011, Stephen Simpson, M.D.
2009 – 2010, David Becker, M.D.
2008 – 2009, Abebe Abebe, M.D.
2007 – 2008, Trenton Nauser, M.D.

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