Med Ed

2023 David C. Leach Awardee Dr. Manogjna Prasad is a resident physician specializing in internal medicine at New York Medical College at Saint Michael’s Medical Centre (SMMC).

The ACGME welcomed attendees back to the first in-person Annual Educational Conference since 2020. Thursday featured multiple Full-Day Courses, tailored to specific roles and functions in GME, a networking event for coordinators, a reception for residents and fellows, the annual Marvin R. Dunn Welcoming Poster Reception and Exhibitor Kick-Off, and a celebratory dinner for awardees.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, based in Baltimore, Maryland, is recognized with the 2023 Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. Dr. Laura Hanyok is Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, a member of the Sponsoring Institution’s GME Office, and a member of the team whose initiative is being recognized with the award.

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Adriana K. Malone is the program director of the hematology-oncology fellowship program and Senior Associate Dean for GME at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.

2023 Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Bethany Millar is the manager, education, for internal medicine at Washington University School of Medicine.

2023 GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Awardee Michael Venten is the institutional coordinator for Stony Brook Medicine.

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Shashank Kraleti is the program director for family medicine, primary care and population health service line director, and vice-chair for clinical affairs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. 

2023 David C. Leach Awardee Evelyn Obregon, MD is a neonatal-perinatal medicine fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center. At the time of nomination, Dr. Obregon was a resident in pediatrics at the University of Florida.

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Alec O’Connor was the program director of the internal medicine residency program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry for the last 10 years; he recently transitioned into the associate program director role for the same program.