Annual Faculty Convocation slated for Aug. 24
Faculty members from all six of MUSC’s colleges will gather Aug. 24 at the Harper Student Center to kick off the academic year at the annual Faculty Convocation. Eleven faculty members will be honored in the categories of Developing Scholar, Distinguished Faculty Service, Outstanding Clinician, and Teaching Excellence. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. with a reception to follow.
Dr.
James L. Coleman
James L. Coleman Jr., Ed.D., chief executive officer of the Margaret J. Weston Medical Center in Clearwater, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker. He replaces Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D., who had to withdraw as speaker for personal reasons. Coleman previously served as the director of the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Award
recipients at the 2004 Faculty Convocation are from left, Outstanding Clinician
Award, Dr. Terry Day; Teaching Excellence Award—Educator-Mentor, Dr. Tamara
Wolfman; Developing Teacher Award, Dr. Stephen Vermillion; Distinguished
Faculty Service Award, Dr. Janice Key; Developing Scholar Award, Dr. Besim
Ogretmen; Distinguished Faculty Service Award, Dr. Anne Osborne Kilpatrick;
Outstanding Clinician Award, Dr. Paul Underwood; Teaching Excellence Award—Educator-Lecturer,
Dr. Lisa Saladin; Distinguished Faculty Service Award, Dr. William Simpson;
and Outstanding Clinician Award, Dr. Richard Silver. Not pictured is Dr.Leonard
Egede, Developing Scholar Award.
MUSC faculty members to be honored are:
Developing Scholar
Leonard E. Egede, M.D.
An assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Leonard E. Egede,
M.D., is committed to a career as a health services researcher with
a focus on health disparities and primary care for diabetes, especially
among indigent and other vulnerable population groups. Since his appointment
in 1999, Egede was extremely productive in both the amount and scope of
his research. He was successful in obtaining peer-reviewed grant funding
and has an equally impressive publication record, as the first author
on more than 80 percent of his work in peer-reviewed journals. Egede is
also a vital member of the MUSC Presidential Scholars faculty, taking the
responsibility for the design and implementation of its assessment program
and providing leadership in other areas.
Besim Ogretmen, Ph.D.
An assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology, Besim Ogretmen, Ph.D., already made important contributions to
the study of aging biology and cancer biology at a mechanical level through
his pioneering work on the regulation of the enzyme telomerase. His work
was published in nearly 30 prestigious journals, including the Journal
of Biological Chemistry. Recognition of his work resulted in an invitation
to evaluate and judge the submissions of other researchers. He is a reviewer
for several journals, including the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Ogretmen
also participants greatly in the university’s teaching mission, contributing
to the scientific education of students ranging in experience from high
school to post-doctoral.
Distinguished Faculty Service
Anne Osborne Kilpatrick, DPA
A professor in the College of Health Professions' Department of Health
Administration and Policy, Anne Osborne Kilpatrick, DPA, has been a faculty
member since 1985. Kilpatrick served her college, the university, and the
community in a number of areas. She chaired the college’s faculty assembly
for two terms as well as the university’s faculty senate. In addition,
she served on a number of other college and university committees. Beyond
her research and academic contributions, Kilpatrick was a consultant to
the university’s Division of Finance and Administration for seven years
and worked with the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center to initiate improvements
in its administration. She received the college’s first Scholar of the
Year Award and its Award for Excellence in Service. She was also the recipient
of the university’s Earl B. Higgins Achievement in Diversity Award.
Janice Louise Dixon Key, M.D.
A professor of pediatrics and director of Adolescent Medicine, Janice
Louise Dixon Key, M.D., achieved many milestones since she joined the faculty
13 years ago, including South Carolina’s first school-based clinic at Burke
High School, the state’s first training program in adolescent medicine,
the establishment of the combined medicine/pediatrics residency program,
one of the nation’s most successful research programs in pregnancy prevention,
and was the first woman elected president of the Charleston County Medical
Society. She was listed in the Best Doctors in America and recognized nationally
by the Children’s Miracle Network telethon.
William M. Simpson, M.D.
Professor of family medicine and medical director of the South Carolina
Agromedicine Program and MUSC’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Program, William M. Simpson, M.D., achieved many milestones in his career.
He is one of the few faculty members board certified in geriatric medicine,
a subject he teaches with obvious enthusiasm as demonstrated by his numerous
“Outstanding Clinical Teacher” awards, including one last year. He also
offers seminars on geriatric medicine twice yearly to students in other
colleges and supervises the home nursing care visits of residents in numerous
medical specialties. The five-day Family Medicine Review Course, offered
by MUSC under Simpson’s direction, was the most popular board review course
in the state. He was listed among the Best Doctors in America for many
years. Simpson is also active in the community with such organizations
as the Charleston Interfaith Crisis Ministry student clinic, the United
Way and the School Health Committee of the Charleston County Medical Society.
Outstanding Clinician
Terry A. Day, M.D.
MUSC’s Head and Neck Cancer Program developed under the leadership
of Terry A. Day, M.D., from a fragmented, poorly organized entity to one
of the leading programs in the nation, according to his colleagues. Recent
University HealthSystem Consortium data showed that MUSC performs more
major head and neck cases than many universities in the Southeast and the
nation. Rather than South Carolinians leaving the state for such treatment,
residents of other states now come to Charleston for head and neck cancer
care. He is also a strong advocate for cancer prevention in South
Carolina and nationally, organizing a public service campaign in 1998 that
now involves more than 100 medical centers and several foreign countries.
Richard M. Silver, M.D.
A member of the MUSC faculty since 1981, Richard M. Silver, M.D., is
professor of medicine and pediatrics and director of the Division of Rheumatology
and Immunology. Aside from his administrative duties, he conducts a busy
clinical practice, often seeing patients off-schedule to accommodate those
who need to be examined. He is internationally renowned for his clinical
management of patients with scleroderma and lung disease associated
with it. Silver was among the first to publish an open label study of the
use of cyclophosphamide in the treatment of scleroderma lung disease. Subsequently,
the National Institutes of Health awarded a five-year grant for a multi-center
study of cyclophosphamide with MUSC serving as the hub and Silver as principal
investigator. He was among the first to recognize a disorder known as Eosinophilia-Myalgia
Syndrome, caused by a tainted dietary supplement and that reached epidemic
proportions in 1989.
Paul B. Underwood Jr., M.D.
An alumnus of MUSC, Paul B. Underwood Jr., M.D., completed his internship
and residency here before serving a fellowship in gynecologic oncology
at M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston. He is board-certified
in gynecologic oncology, and is frequently consulted on difficult cases.
Underwood served on the MUSC faculty for 12 years before joining the University
of Virginia faculty. There, he built its obstetrics and gynecology department
into one of the best of the nation before retiring and returning to MUSC
in 1999. He is nationally recognized for his clinical acumen, having served
as president of two prestigious national organizations, the Society of
Gynecological Oncologists and the American Gynecological and Obstetrical
Society. Numerous publications have listed him as one of America’s best
doctors.
Teaching Excellence
The announcement for the Teaching Excellence awards was in the May
14 issue of The Catalyst. The honorees are: Lisa Saladin, Ph.D., Educator-Lecturer;
Stephen Vermillion, M.D., Developing Teacher; and Tamara E. Wolfman, M.D.,
Educator-Mentor. Read The Catalyst online at http://www.musc.edu/catalyst/archive/2004/co5-14hsf.htm.
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