Professionalism Week

Professionalism Week celebrates our commitment to living the tenets of integrity, accountability, compassion, altruism, social responsibility, cultural humility, kindness, and respect across every facet of the Larner College of Medicine. This year's celebration was
held May 5 - 9, 2025!
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Winner: Medical Student Award for Professionalism

Javier Rincon

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Winner: Graduate Student Award for Professionalism

Brianna Hilton

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Winner: Staff Award for Professionalism

Rhonda Hanley

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Winner: Faculty Award for Professionalism

Dr. Alison Fitzgerald

Read more about this year's Professionalism Awards Winners!

2025 Professionalism Award Nominees

Faculty Nominees
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Nominee NameNominee Name
Steven Ades, M.D., M.Sc.
Daniel Bak, M.D.
Agnès Balla, M.D.
Jennifer Bamford, M.D.
S. Patrick Bender, M.D.
Stephen Berns, M.D.
Richard Bounds, M.D.
Danielle Brasino, Ph.D.
Lee-Anna Burgess, M.D.
Caleb Doyle-Burr, M.D.
Katharine Cheung, Ph.D., M.D., M.Sc.
Arlene Chung, M.D.
Ben Clements, M.D.
Kathryn (KC) Collier, M.D.
Jessica Crothers, M.D.
Thomas Delaney, M.D.
Alyssa DiCosmo, M.D.
Katherine Dolbec, M.D.
Alison Fitzgerald, M.D., M.S.T.
Jennifer Gage, M.D.
Matthew Geeslin, M.D., M.S.
Paige Georgiadis, M.D.
Kasania Goikhberg, M.D.
Sarah Harm, M.D.
Abigail Hielscher, Ph.D.
Karin Hodge, M.A.
Amelia Hopkins, M.D.
David Johnson, M.D.
Alexandra Kalof, M.D.
David Kaminsky, M.D.
Christopher Kanner, D.O.
Joseph Kennedy, M.D.
Elias Klemperer, Ph.D.
Nicholas Klug, Ph.D.
Erica Lash, M.D.		Christina Litsakos, M.D.
Sean Maloney, M.D.
Jacob Martin, Ph.D.
Ashley McCormick, D.O.
Laura McCray, M.D.
Anne Morris, M.D.
Samuel Paskin, M.D.
Sanjeev Patil, M.D.
John Priester, M.D.
Lisa Anne Rasmussen, M.D.
Hibba-Tul Rehman, M.D.
Molly Rideout, M.D.
Princess Rodriguez Ramirez, Ph.D.
John Salogiannis, Ph.D.
Marie Sandoval, M.D.
Samae Scott, M.D.
Muhannad Seyam, M.D.
Dhruv Shah, D.O.
Michael Sheeser, M.D.
Marni Slavik, Ph.D.
Gary Stein, Ph.D.
David Steinmetz, M.D.
Doug Taatjes, Ph.D.
William Tharp, M.D., Ph.D.
Alissa Thomas, M.D.
Brendan Thoms, M.B.B.S.
Eline van den Broek-Altenburg, Ph.D.
Margaret Vizzard, Ph.D.
Waqar Waheed, M.D.
Kramer Wahlberg, M.D.
Brian Waldschmidt, M.D.
John Wax, M.D.
Ashley Weisman, M.D.
Jim Whitledge, M.D.
Dan Wolfson, M.D.
Beth Zigmund, M.D.

Staff Nominees
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Nominee NameNominee Name

Gretchen Argraves
Nausheen Azhar
Petra Bajuk
Megan Bartlett
Carolyn Bernegger, M.Ed.
Amanda Broder
Margaret Butler, NP
Ryan Byerley
Colleen Case
Rajan Chawla
Elaine Cornell
James Court
Rene Cusick
Tiffany Delaney, M.A.Ed.
Liz Dohrman
Meghan Farrington
Marlene Frank
Hannah Frering, M.P.H.
Erica Frey-Delaportas
Christine Gallese, M.P.A
Teremy Garen
Rhonda Hanley

Ann Howard
Lindsey Hullfish
Cary Jewkes, M.Ed.
Bruce Kimball
Justine King
Miles Lamberson, M.M.S.’24
Kim Luebbers, M.S.H.S.

Kim Luebbers, M.S.H.S.
Shirley McAdam
Michelle McKay
Laura Merriam, M.S.H.S.
Leigh Meyerhardt
Marian Miller
Daniel Mills
Amy Morrill
Brenda Nelson
Lejla Pasic
Susan Platania
Anna Raymond
Susan Richardson, Ph.D.
Sarah Ringler, M.S.
Christine Rogers
Lee Rosen, Ph.D.
Kelsey Sadewicz
Casey Spencer
Jake Spiegler
Karmen Swim
Kiersten Tavares, M.Ed.
Jason Towsley
Allyson Turner
Sunday Whipkey
Gretchen White
Lisa Wilda

Graduate Student Nominees
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Shahriar Akhavan Tafti
Zac Clark
Brittany Drath
Brianna Hilton
Amalia Sanches

Medical Student Nominees
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Nominee NameNominee Name
Haley Bayne
Ty Bever
John (Jackson) Burke
Avery Campbell
Bradford Clark
Vyha Do
Hannah Donovan
Heather Giguere
Shubhankar Joshi
Kristin Karpowicz
Thomas Khodadad
Christina Kirk
Ben Koren
Jasmine Macias		Noah Manz
Tyler McGuire
Angela Mueller
Chellie Nayar
Brian Nguyen
Tin Nguyen
Javier Rincon
Andrew Root
Ben Rubin
Angela Russo
Shruthi Santhanakrishnan
Adam Thompson
Lauren Tien
Dario Vanegas
Evie Wakeman
Abigail Wootton
Sarah Young
Professionalism Week, May 5 – 9, Celebrating Professionalism at the Larner College of Medicine, with a green, white and yellow patterned graphic to the left of the text.

Professionalism Week 2025

During Professionalism Week, Dr. Robert Sternszus, Hospitalist Pediatrician and Associate Professor at McGill University, taught us about professional identity formation, and we honored individuals who exemplified professionalism at the College. See all nominees and winners below!

2025 Professionalism Week Schedule

Monday, May 5

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This year's Professionalism Week focused on professional integrity. We invited everyone to send a postcard to someone from the College of Medicine who inspires them. Postcards were available throughout the week and many people were pleased to both send and receive kudos to their colleagues.  

Tuesday, May 6

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On Tuesday, we celebrated and recognized our Medical and Graduate Student Professionalism Award Nominees as featured on social media and digital screens. 

Wednesday, May 7 - Keynote Address, Presented by Dr. Robert Sternszus

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On Wednesday,  we celebrated our Faculty Professionalism Award Nominees as featured on social media and digital screens.

Keynote Address

 

Headshot of a Dr. Robert Sternszus

"Being, Becoming, & Belonging: Exploring Professional Identity Formation in Medical Education" presented by Robert Sternszus, M.D.C.M., M.Ed. holder of the Wendy MacDonald Chair in Pediatric Medical Education, Associate Professor, Pediatrics & Health Sciences Education, McGill University

Dr. Robert Sternszus Bio (PDF)

By the end of Dr. Sternszus' presentation, attendees were able to:

  • Problematize current understandings of professionalism, professional identity and professional identity formation
  • Describe an approach to re-defining what it means to be a physician, how one becomes a physician, and what it means to belong in medicine
  • Identify strategies for supporting professional identity formation in medical education

Thursday, May 8 - Professionalism Awards Ceremony

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On Thursday, we celebrated our Staff Professionalism Award Nominees as featured on social media and digital screens.

Professionalism Awards Presentation & Celebration

Awards Presentation: 3:00 - 3:30 P.M. in Sullivan Classroom

Reception & Food Drive to Benefit Rally Cat’s Cupboard: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. in Hoehl Gallery

 

Friday, May 9

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On the final day of Professionalism Week, we celebrated all nominees and award recipients by featuring them on social media and digital screens.