COM Outlook - Summer 2015

Graduation 2015: Awards of Excellence Chancellor’s Award Public Health Presented to the student who best exemplifies the characteristics of a fine public health professional—a combination of scholarship, leadership, integrity, humanity, and loyalty to the profession Recipient: Vladimir Senatorov, M.P.H. Presenter: Cyril Blavo, D.O., M.S., M.P.H., T.M. Dean’s Award Public Health Presented for academic excellence to the student graduating with the highest scholastic achievement in the Master of Public Health program Recipient: Marie-Yves Champagne, M.P.H. Presenter: Cyril Blavo, D.O., M.S., M.P.H., T.M. Chancellor’s Award Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Presented to the student who best exemplifies the characteristics of a fine disaster and emergency preparedness professional—a combination of scholarship, leadership, integrity, humanity, and loyalty to the profession Recipient: Angelo Belfiore, M.S. DEP Presenter: Kelley Davis, Ph.D . Deans Award Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Presented for academic excellence to the student graduating with the highest scholastic achievement in the Master of Disaster and Emergency Preparedness program Recipient: James McKee IV, M.S. DEP Presenter: Kelley Davis, Ph.D. Chancellor’s Award Osteopathic Medicine Presented to the student who best exemplifies the characteristics of a fine osteopathic physician—a combination of scholarship, leadership, integrity, humanity, and loyalty to the profession Recipient: Samantha Deming-Berr, D.O., M.P.H. Presenter: Elaine Wallace, D.O., M.S., M.S., M.S. Dean’s Award Osteopathic Medicine Presented for academic excellence to the student graduating with the highest scholastic achievement in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program Recipient: Justin Savage, D.O. Presenter: Elaine Wallace, D.O., M.S., M.S., M.S. Chancellor’s Award Biomedical Informatics Presented to the student who best exemplifies the characteristics of a fine biomedical informatics professional— a combination of scholarship, leadership, integrity, humanity, and loyalty to the profession Recipient: Khamchand Lennox Ramkissoon, M.S. BI Presenter: Jennie Q. Lou, M.D., M.Sc. Dean’s Award Biomedical Informatics Presented for academic excellence to the student graduating with the highest scholastic achievement in the Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics program Recipient: Diane McGarry, M.S. BI Presenter: Jennie Q. Lou, M.D., M.Sc. 4 Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine 5 Albert L. Weiner, D.O., Memorial Psychiatry Award Presented in memory of Dr. Albert Weiner to the student achieving the greatest proficiency in psychiatry Recipient: Elizabeth Potter, D.O., Ph.D., M.B.A. Presenter: Raymond Ownby, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award Presented to the graduate who has demonstrated outstanding proficiency in emergency medicine Recipient: Nicholas R. Garrett, D.O. Presenter: Darren Cohen, D.O. Outstanding Student in the Study of Pediatrics Presented to an outstanding student who is in the upper quarter of the class in rank and possesses honor grades in pediatric ambulatory and hospital rotations as well as one elective in a pediatric area with an honor grade Recipient: Avalon Mertens, D.O. Presenter: Edward E. Packer, D.O. Outstanding Student in Pediatric Service Awarded to a student in the upper third of class in rank who actively organized and participated in at least three children’s projects during his or her time at NSU- COM and is considered by students and faculty to have motivated children-related projects at NSU-COM Recipient: Kelly Segars, D.O. Presenter: Hilda De Gaetano, D.O. Excellence in Geriatrics Award Presented for aptitude and interest in geriatrics as well as clinical competency and superior performance in the geriatrics rotation Recipient: Carlo Puzzo, D.O. Presenter: Kenya Rivas, M.D. Morton and Geraldine Terry Internal Medicine Award Presented to the student for the highest achievement in the study of internal medicine, both academic and clinical Recipient: Rebeca Armenteros, D.O. Presenter: Samuel Snyder, D.O. Florida Chapter, American Academy of Osteopathy Award in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Presented to the student who, in the opinion of the Department of Osteopathic Principles and Practice, has achieved the highest proficiency in osteopathic therapeutics Recipient: Christina Alekseyenko, D.O. Presenter: Mark Sandhouse, D.O., M.S. Samuel J. Salman, D.O., Award in Family Medicine Presented by the Florida Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians to the student whose scholar- ship, patient empathy, dedication, concern, and goals epitomize the osteopathic family physician as exemplified by the late Samuel J. Salman, D.O. Recipient: Hannah Bromberg, D.O. Presenter: Barbara Arcos, D.O.