UF Third Annual Medical Education Banquet Awards

Jacksonville, Fla.–The University of Florida College of Medicine held its third annual Medical Education Banquet on May 14, 2003 in Gainesville to recognize faculty and residents, from its two campuses, for their outstanding work as educators.

The following faculty members from the Jacksonville campus were among the 33 UF College of Medicine faculty recognized as Exemplary Teachers for 2003:

Ramon Bautista, M.D., Assistant Professor, Neurology
Malcolm Foster, M.D., Professor, Internal Medicine
Andrew Kaunitz, M.D., Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Andrew Kerwin, M.D., Assistant Professor, Surgery
Michael Pulley, M.D., Assistant Professor, Neurology
Scott Silliman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Neurology
Asad Tolaymat, M.D., Professor, Pediatrics

Outstanding Resident Educators are chosen by their respective departments, primarily based on the teaching evaluations medical students complete. The following residents from the Jacksonville campus were among the 14 UF College of Medicine residents recognized as Outstanding Resident Educators for 2003:

Matthew Rill, M.D., Emergency Medicine
Matthew Modansky, M.D., Family Medicine
Robert Fumento, M.D., Internal Medicine
Evaleen Hsieh, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology
Deval Patel, M.D., Pediatrics
Giuseppe Gagliardi, M.D., Surgery