Brian Coakley acknowledged for his dedication to teaching!!!

The Student Awards Committee of the School of Medicine has awarded Brian Coakley for the award for Outstanding Housestaff at the 2008 Student and Faculty Awards Ceremoney. "It is because of your selfless service to our students' education that we are thrilled to be able to honor you in this way. We consider it an enormous privilege to have you at our school, and this award is a testament to that." Wow!!! Brian .. you're the man !!!!!! The award ceremony will take place in Hatch Auditorium at 5PM on Thursday, April 2nd.

Pippa inducted into AOA !!!

Huge congrats to Pippa Newell for being elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society this past week. Pippa has been dedicated to medical student education since the start of her residency and it's great that the medical school has officially recognized her committment. In addition to her educational achievements, she been immensely successful with her basic science research in hepatology, resulting in a national presentation at this past year's American College of Surgeons.