Award Winning Teachers
April 2009
Interim Dean Dr. Javaid Sheikh (center) with recipients of the 2009
Annual Faculty Teaching Awards at the awards ceremony .
It’s pretty much unanimous. The great teachers make their lectures really interesting and really care about their students.
That was the verdict of the students who voted for this year’s best teachers. Master of Ceremonies Michael Johnson, PhD, associate dean for pre-medical education, quoted from the students’ nomination forms as he named the winners of the awards. Shared characteristics for the teachers acclaimed by the students was their ability to make their presentations “really interesting” and their “caring” treatment for those in their classes.
Winners of the 2009 Annual Faculty Teaching Awards |
Foundation program |
Sheila Qureshi, senior lecturer, chemistry Rene Richer, assistant professor of biology |
Pre-medical year 1 |
Rodney Sharkey, assistant professor, writing Marco Ameduri, senior lecturer, physics |
Premedical year 2 |
Kevin Smith, associate professor, organic chemistry |
Molecules, Genes and Cells |
Khaled Machaca, professor of physiology and biophysics |
Human Structure and Function |
Nithila Isaac, assistant professor of anatomy in surgery + |
Host Defenses |
Syed Naqi, professor of microbiology and immunology |
Brain and Mind |
Leopold Streletz, associate professor of neurology |
Basis of Disease |
Gerardo Guiter, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine |
Advanced Biomedical Science |
Ravinder Mamtani, professor of public health |
Medicine, Patients & Society I |
Ravinder Mamtani, professor of public health |
Medicine Patients and Society II |
Mohamud Verjee, assistant professor of medicine |
Clinical Clerkships |
Nady Mohamed, assistant professor of Ob/Gyn |
Visiting Faculty |
Suresh Tate |
+ indicates a tie
Report by Kristina Goodnough
