The annual Chief Appreciation and Awards Day was held Friday, June 16th following the PGY-4 Grand Rounds, “The Sex Talk” at the McKnight Brain Institute. Several of the residents and faculty were present to recognize the out-going chiefs and celebrate the accomplishments of the past year. A complete list of the award recipients are below.
Carlos E. Muniz, MD Mentor Award
- Gary Kanter, MD
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William “Buck” Ruffin, MD Best Teacher Award
- Louis Solomon, MD
John E. Adams Memorial Academic Achievement Awards
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PGY-3 – Jennifer Davis, MD 
PGY-2 – Eric Downes, MD 
PGY-1 – Jonathan Browning, MD
Chief Residents in General Psychiatry
Outpatient Chief Residents in Adult Psychiatry
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Andrew Pierce, MD 
Daniel Witter, MD
Josepha A. Cheong, MD Medical Student Clinical Teacher Award
- Christopher Ong, MD
Resident Supervisor Award
- Gary Kanter, MD
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CME Education Committee
- Chair – Michael Shapiro, MD
- Crystal Wilson, MD
- Sheldon Brown, MD
- Daniel Pietras, MD
- Fei Chen, DO
Richard C. Christensen, MD Community Service Award
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Wagdy Khalil, MD 
Christopher Ong, MD
John M. Kuldau, MD Research Award
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Bruce Bassi, MD
Daniel Witter, MD
Patient Care Award
Quality Improvement Team Project Awards
First Place Team
- Hannah Morrissey, DO
- Nicholas Martinez, MD
- Natasha Clark, MD
- Ahmed Qureshi, MD
- Camilo Leal, MD
- Christopher Ong, MD
- Faculty Mentors: Herbert Ward, MD and Gary Kanter, MD
Second Place Team
- Jessica Khan, MD
- Matthew Harnach, MD
- Brett Flanagan, MD
- Avjola Hoxa, MD
- Yarelis Guzman-Quinones, MD
- Daniel Pietras,MD
- Laura Rodriguez-Ramon, MD
- Faculty Mentor: Lisa Merlo-Greene, PhD
Third Place Team
- Joshua Proemsey, MD
- Susan (Zhong) Ye-Bates, MD
- Kathleen Burns, MD
- Eric Downes, MD
- Bruce Bassi, MD
- Krista Pinard, MD
- Joshua Lotfallah, MD
- Faculty Mentor: Uma Suryadevara, MD