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The following recipients were recently honored with awards at Final Service Conference and the Department of Surgery Graduation Dinner.

Student Teaching Awards

• PGY 1: James Etheridge, MD
• PGY 2: Paul Salem, MD and Rachel Atkinson, MD
• PGY 3: George Li, MD
• PGY 4: David Harris, MD and Kristin Sonderman, MD
• PGY 5: Joseph Mets, MD [Recipient of the Robert T. Osteen Award for Medical Student Education in Surgery]

Surgery Class of ’63 Scholar: Kristin Sonderman, MD

PBB Scholar Award: George Li, MD

Dr. Grant Rodkey Award (VA Hospital Award): Becca Scully, MD

Dr. Christine Weeks Schofield Award (South Shore Hospital Award): Rachel Atkinson, MD

Dr. Edward Kwasnik Award (South Shore Hospital Award): James Senturk, MD, PhD 

The Vollman Award (Faulkner Hospital Award): Lily Saadat, MD

Dr. Francis D. Moore, Sr. Award: Anupamaa Seshadri, MD

Dr. Donald D. Matson Award: Samir Shah, MD

Dr. Richard E. Wilson Award: Edwin G. Gravereaux, MD

Jamie Robertson, PhD, MPH, has joined the Department of Surgery (DoS) as Director of Innovation in Surgical Education (DISE). In this new role, Dr. Robertson will be responsible for the development of innovative educational programs offered by and within the DoS.

Jamie Robertson, PhD, MPH

Dr. Robertson earned her MPH in Behavior and Community Health Sciences and her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh. For the past six years she has been involved in undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education, using her experience in creation of curriculum and assessments for learners in a variety of specialties.

Most recently, Dr. Robertson was the Director of Education at BWH’s STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation where she oversaw the development and implementation of simulation-based education and assessment programs.

Her interests are in creating faculty development programs to promote the use of innovate teaching methodologies to improve learning and feedback for students and residents. Her funded research focuses on communication and team behavior during high-acuity, low-frequency events for teams.

The following Department of Surgery faculty members were recently promoted:

Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD, of the Division of Urology to associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

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Jiping Wang, MD, PhD, of the Division of Surgical Oncology to associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

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Mark Fairweather, MD, of the Division of Surgical Oncology to assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

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Nelya Melnitchouk, MD, of the Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery to assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

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Abby White, DO, of the Division of Thoracic Surgery to assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.