Below are the residents, faculty and other members of the residency community who were honored at the End-of-Year Banquet on June 19, 2020.
Graduating Class Special Guest
A guest of honor for the End-of-Year Banquet is selected by the graduating class to recognize an individual who has made a significant contribution to their residency experience.
Susan Earl | Admissions Services Lead
Award for Outstanding Medical Student Teaching
Chelsea Del Rosso, MD | R3
Bergman Prize
Plicy Perez, MD | R3
Family-Centered Care Award
Meeka Gandhi, MD | R3
James Owens Sr., MD Award for Excellence in Adolescent Health and Medicine
Sam Haley, MD | R3
Jon Lyon Memorial Alaska Track Faculty Teaching Award
Laura Brunner, MD | Tanana Valley Clinic, Fairbanks
Award for Outstanding Peer Teaching
Jonathan Awori, MD, MS, MFA | R3
Julie Campbell, MD | R3
Award for Outstanding Fellow Teaching
Benjamin Dean, MD, PhD | Child Neurology
Award for Outstanding Faculty Teaching
Shaquita Bell, MD | General Pediatrics, Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic
Pearl Chang, MD | Hospital Medicine
Stanley Stamm Role Model in Medicine Award
Presented in recognition of commitment to patient care, clinical excellence and resident education. (Two faculty tied for this year’s award.)
Sabreen Akhter, DO | Emergency Medicine
Maya Jones, MD, MPH | Emergency Medicine & Associate Program Director
Richard P. Shugerman Award
Presented to a pediatric resident in appreciation of the ability to recognize and inspire the best in others through wisdom, patience, and humility.
Nate LaVoy, MD | R3
F. Bruder Stapleton Award for Excellence and Innovation in Medical Education
Presented to a member of the faculty in recognition of exemplary efforts as an innovator and champion of resident education.
Sarah Zaman, MD | Hospital Medicine