This year, the School of Medicine presented a new award, the American Medical Women's Association Gender Equity Award, given to faculty for promoting a gender-fair environment for the education and training of physicians and assuring equal opportunities for women and men to study and practice medicine. The first recipients were Dr. Barbara Ward, assistant professor of surgery surgical oncology, and Nancy Maizels, associate professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry. Dr. Ward also received the Leah M. Lowenstein Award, presented by the Office for Women in Medicine to the faculty member who most clearly provides positive images of women in promoting humane and egalitarian medical education.
The Bohmfalk Prizes, established in 1989 for outstanding teaching, were presented to Dr. Frank J. Bia, professor of medicine infectious diseases and laboratory medicine, and Dr. Morris G. Dillard, associate clinical professor of medicine.
Dr. Richard J. Gusberg, professor of surgery, received the Francis Gilman Blake Award, established in 1952, given by the senior class to recognize the most outstanding teacher of the medical sciences. Dr. Robert Hsin-Fan Li, senior resident in the department of internal medicine, was presented the Betsy Winters House Staff Award for making the most significant contribution to medical students' education.
The Dean's Medical Education Farr Prize, established in 1994 and named for Dr. Lee E. Farr, a 1929 Yale College and 1932 Yale medical school alumnus, was awarded to Dr. Emile L. Boulpaep, professor of cellular and molecular physiology, for his significant contributions to the education of medical students. The prize recognizes individual excellence in teaching and honors faculty who have provided outstanding leadership in medical education through the organization, coordination and implementation of highly successful courses or clerkships.
School of Management
Richard C. Sansing, associate professor of accounting at the School of Management SOM, received this year's annual teaching award from the school's Alumni Association. The award was presented by Roderick Correll, a 1985 SOM graduate who is president of the board of directors of the alumni association.
Implemented in 1988, the teaching prize is given to an SOM faculty member who has demonstrated a dedication to teaching, a personal interest in students and an ongoing commitment to creating a cooperative learning environment.
Upon receiving the prize, Professor Sansing acknowledged his students' commitment to excellence in helping to create a cooperative learning environment.