Findings
Houston, Texas
Volume 6, Issue 6
June 2008

Briefs

Feigin receives award for academic clinical professionalism

Ralph Feigin, M.D., chair of the department of pediatrics at BCM and physician-in-chief at Texas Children's Hospital, received the Ben and Margaret Love Foundation Bobby Alford Award for Academic Clinical Professionalism.

The award recognizes a BCM physician for professionalism in patient care, clinical research and/or education with humanism and characteristics that include altruism, caring, compassion, empathy, cultural sensitivity and respect for the individual.

The award will be presented to Feigin during the White Coat Ceremony Aug. 15.

Outstanding faculty recognized

Six faculty members were given the Outstanding Faculty Award, which recognizes their contribution to medical education. Award recipients were James W. Owens, M.D., Ph.D.; Blase A. Carabello, M.D.; Mary L. Brandt, M.D.; Edward L. Poythress, M.D.; John H. Coverdale, M.D.; and Gabriel Habib, M.D.

Habib is a member of the Outstanding Faculty Hall of Fame, which is for faculty who have received the award six times in a 10-year period. Hall of Fame members are honored at the luncheon with a plaque in recognition of their long-time commitment to medical education and their names are inscribed on a permanent plaque in the Office of Student Affairs.

The Marc Dresden Award for Excellence in Graduate Education was presented to Paul Pfaffinger, Ph.D. The award has been given annually since 1993 to honor outstanding contributions to graduate education by a BCM faculty member. The winner is selected by the graduate students from those nominated by students or faculty. Awardees receive a cash honorarium, a plaque, and are listed on a permanent plaque in the Graduate School.

Three earn American College of Physicians Mastership

Stephen B. Greenberg, M.D., senior vice president and dean of medical education at BCM and chief of medicine at Ben Taub General Hospital; Kalpalatha Guntupalli, M.D., professor of medicine at BCM and chief of the section of pulmonary and critical medicine at Ben Taub; and Herbert L. DuPont, M.D., professor of medicine at BCM and chief of medicine at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, have been elected to Mastership in the American College of Physicians.

Masters comprise a small group of highly distinguished physicians, selected from among Fellows, who have achieved recognition in medicine by exhibiting preeminence in practice or medical research, holding positions of high honor, or making significant contributions to medical science or the art of medicine.