DOC awards
recognize Steinbergh,
Gonzalez and many
more
Highlights from
the 2009
Distinguished
Osteopathic
Commitment Awards
By Richard Heck
April 28, 2009
Long-time college
friend, Anita
Steinbergh, D.O.,
received a top
honor, the
Osteopathic Mentor
Award, at this
year’s Distinguished
Osteopathic
Commitment (DOC)
Awards, held
Wednesday, April 22,
at Baker Center
University Center.
At this annual
event, more than 60
individuals were
recognized for their
contributions to
osteopathic medical
education at OU-COM.
Upon accepting the
award, Steinbergh, a
family physician in
Westerville, Ohio,
defined mentoring as
“developing a
friendship.” She
serves as the Ohio
Osteopathic
Association
representative on
the Ohio State
Medical Board.
“Dr. Steinbergh is
an excellent
representative of
osteopathic medicine
through her work on
the Ohio State
Medical board,”
wrote Andrew
Henson, OMS I,
who nominated her.
“She is the epitome
of what a mentor,
physician and friend
should be.”
Steinbergh, a
graduate of the
Philadelphia College
of Osteopathic
Medicine, recruited
Henson not only to
osteopathic
medicine, but also
to OU-COM. The two
met during Henson’s
undergraduate
education at
Colorado State
University, when he
served as a resident
assistant for
Steinbergh’s son.
“I didn’t understand
what osteopathic
medicine was,”
Henson said. “When
Dr. Steinbergh
discovered my
interest in medical
school, she quickly
began to educate me
on what makes D.O.s
unique in the
medical world. She
invited me to her
home in Ohio to
shadow her in her
practice and to
visit OU-COM.”
Keynote speaker
Robert Juhasz, D.O.,
a member of the
American Osteopathic
Association Board of
Trustees, emphasized
that mentors can
help not only
osteopathic medical
students, but also
practicing
physicians.
“As you go out from
Ohio University, it
is important to find
people who provide
support and good
examples to follow,”
he said, adding that
the CORE provides a
built-in network of
potential mentors
and professional
contacts. “You have
one of the finest
consortiums for
medical education in
the United States
with the CORE. Take
pride when you go.”
In other highlights
from the banquet,
the 2009 Student
D.O. of the Year
Award went to
Christina González,
OMS IV, a family
practice fellow, and
the transition
ceremony was held
for leaders in the
Student Government
Association (SGA).
Next year’s SGA
officers include:
-
Lauren
Fuller,
OMS
I,
president
-
Poorvi
Dalal,
OMS
I,
vice
president
PCC
-
Ryan
Eschbaugh,
OMS
I,
vice
president
CPC
-
Julie
Bellissimo,
OMS
I,
secretary
-
Robert
Nydza,
OMS
I,
treasurer
-
Jimmy
Prueter,
OMS
I,
undergraduate
student
senate
representative
-
Jeanne
Hunter,
OMS
I,
graduate
student
senate
representative
In addition to the
SGA, this year’s DOC
Awards were
sponsored by the
Dean’s Office and
the Office of
Student Affairs.
2009 DOC Award
Winners
Translating
Osteopathic
Understanding into
Community Health
(TOUCH) Awards
-
Year
I:
Emily
Heckendorn,
Jessica
Heintzelman,
Kenneth
Willaert
-
Year
II:
Anthony
Avnaim,
Nicole
Fiske,
Sarah
Gerlach
and
Tiffany
Latta,
Andrew
Olson,
Addie
Patterson
and
Lindsay
Wardle
Outstanding Clinical
Science Faculty
Awards
-
CPC
I:
Timothy
Hogan,
D.O.,
associate
professor
of
family
medicine
-
CPC
II:
Frank
Schwartz,
M.D.,
director
of
the
Appalachian
Rural
Health
Institute
Diabetes
Center
and
associate
professor
of
endocrinology
-
PCC
I:
Jeffrey
Benseler,
D.O.,
associate
professor
of
radiology
-
PCC
II:
Michael
Clark,
D.O.,
associate
professor
of
obstetrics
and
gynecology
Outstanding Basic
Science Faculty
Awards
-
CPC
I:
Richard
Klabunde,
Ph.D.,
associate
professor
of
physiology
-
CPC
II:
Audrone
Biknevicius,
Ph.D.,
associate
professor
of
anatomy
and
chair
of
the
Department
of
Biomedical
Sciences;
Patrick
O’Connor,
Ph.D.,
assistant
professor
of
anatomy
-
PCC
I:
Charles
Atkins,
Ph.D.,
associate
professor
of
genetics
-
PCC
II:
Patrick
O’Connor,
Ph.D.,
assistant
professor
of
anatomy
Outstanding Social
Medicine Faculty
Awards
-
CPC
I:
Douglas
Mann,
Ph.D.,
assistant
professor
of
social
medicine
-
CPC
II:
Douglas
Mann,
Ph.D.,
assistant
professor
of
social
medicine
Outstanding CPC
Instructor of Record
Awards
-
CPC
I:
Richard
Klabunde,
Ph.D.,
associate
professor
of
physiology
-
CPC
II:
Shigeru
Okada,
Ph.D.,
assistant
professor
of
pediatrics
Individual
Recognition Awards
-
CPC
I:
Brian
Clark,
Ph.D.,
assistant
professor
of
neuromuscular
physiology
-
CPC
II:
Audrone
Biknevicius,
Ph.D.,
associate
professor
of
anatomy
and
chair
of
the
Department
of
Biomedical
Sciences;
Leeanna
Morgan,
learning
specialist
-
PCC
I:
Susan
Williams,
Ph.D.,
assistant
professor
of
anatomy;
Leon
Wince,
Ph.D.,
associate
professor
of
pharmacology
-
PCC
II:
Allen
McGrew,
OMS
IV,
OMM
Fellow
CBL Facilitator
Awards
-
CPC
I:
David
Drozek,
D.O.
(’83),
assistant
professor
of
surgery;
James
Foglesong,
D.O.,
associate
professor
of
internal
medicine
-
CPC
II:
Robert
Woodworth,
D.O.,
M.P.H.,
associate
professor
of
social
medicine
Small Group
Facilitator Awards
-
CPC
I:
Joseph
Bianco,
Ph.D.,
research
assistant
professor;
Calvin
James,
Ph.D.,
associate
professor
of
virology
-
CPC
II:
Allen
McGrew,
OMS
IV,
OMM
Fellow
Outstanding Group
Leadership Awards
-
CPC
I:
Andrew
Little
-
CPC
II:
Lindsey
Hines,
Chad
Keller,
Amanda
Kocoloski,
Andrew
Timothy
-
PCC
I:
Paul
Eichenseer
-
PCC
II:
Korrie
Waters
Clinical Preceptor
of the Year Awards
-
CPC
I:
Steven
Clay,
D.O.,
associate
professor
of
family
medicine;
Peter
Dane,
D.O.,
associate
dean
of
predoctoral
education
and
associate
professor
of
emergency
medicine;
Melinda
Ford,
D.O.,
assistant
professor
of
family
medicine;
Eduardo
Robles,
D.O.
(’97),
assistant
professor
of
family
medicine
and
CORE
medical
equality
teacher
-
CPC
II:
Steve
Carin,
D.O.,
associate
professor
of
internal
medicine;
Pam
Scholl,
CNP,
(Athens
Ob/Gyn);
Frank
Schwartz,
M.D.,
director
of
the
ARHI
Diabetes
Center
and
associate
professor
of
endocrinology
-
PCC
I:
Allison
Batchelor,
M.D.,
associate
professor
of
geriatrics;
Todd
Fredricks,
D.O.
(’93),
assistant
professor
of
family
medicine;
Robert
Hunter,
D.O.,
residency
program
advisory
committee
chair;
Katy
Kropf,
D.O.
(’02),
assistant
professor
of
family
medicine
-
PCC
II:
Michael
Clark,
D.O.,
associate
professor
of
obstetrics
and
gynecology;
Rebecca
Huston,
D.O.
(’04),
Marietta
Memorial
Hospital
Emergency
Department
Outstanding Mentor
Awards
-
CPC
I:
Allen
McGrew,
OMS
IV,
OMM
Fellow
-
PCC
I:
Allen
McGrew,
OMS
IV,
OMM
Fellow
Outstanding Research
Mentor Awards
-
Mario
Grijalva,
Ph.D.,
director
of
the
Tropical
Disease
Institute
and
associate
professor
of
biomedical
sciences
-
Jay
Shubrook,
D.O.
(’96),
assistant
professor
of
family
medicine
Outstanding Tutor
Awards
-
CPC
I:
Allen
McGrew,
OMS
IV,
OMM
Fellow
-
CPC
II:
Patrick
O’Connor,
Ph.D.,
assistant
professor
of
anatomy;
David
Valent,
OMS
IV,
OMM
Fellow
-
PCC
I:
Chintha
Bastian,
teacher’s
assistant
for
microanatomy
(graduate
student
in
the
College
of
Arts
and
Sciences)
-
PCC
II:
Stephanie
Zaugg,
OMS
I
Class Advocate
Awards
-
CPC
I:
Lesley
Ramos
-
CPC
II:
Chad
Keller
-
PCC
I:
Dominique
Crosby
-
PCC
II:
Tejal
Patel
CPC Block of the
Year Awards
-
CPC
I:
Cardiovascular
-
CPC
II: Neurology
Outstanding
Preceptor for
Excellence in
Cultural Competency
Awards
-
Hafiz
Ayub,
M.D.,
clinical
assistant
professor
of
internal
medicine,
Doctors
Hospital
of
Nelsonville
-
Andrea
Clem,
D.O.,
assistant
professor
of
family
medicine
-
Jay
Shubrook,
D.O.
(’96),
assistant
professor
of
family
medicine
-
Harold
Thompson,
D.O.,
assistant
professor
of
family
medicine
Student Government
Outstanding
Organization Award
-
American
Medical
Association
–
Medical
Student
Section
Student Government
Special Recognition
Award
-
Karissa
Millick,
student
government
assistant
(undergraduate)
Osteopathic Mentor
Award
-
Anita
Steinbergh,
D.O.,
Family
Practice-Westerville
Family Medicine
Awards
-
Julie
Bellissimo,
OMS
I
-
Kenneth
Wyatt,
OMS
II
Announcement of
Fellows
-
Family
Practice:
Kenneth
Wyatt,
OMS
II;
Amanda
Kocolowski,
OMS
II
-
OMM:
Carrie
Waters,
OMS
I;
Amy
Johnson,
OMS
I
Outstanding Basic
Science Student
Jonathan Umbel,
OMS II
Student D.O. of the
Year Award
Christina
González, OMS IV,
Family Practice
Fellow
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