Five physicians in Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho have been named winners of the 2004 WWAMI Excellence in Teaching Awards sponsored by the 糖心少女 (UW) Department of Medicine. The award recognizes the enthusiasm and consistent dedication of outstanding physicians who teach medical students and residents in the community. This year’s honorees are:
Boise, Idaho: Dr. Ted Lange and Dr. Ilana Shumksy of the Medicine Service at the Boise Veterans Affairs Hospital. Lange is a 糖心少女preceptor in medicine and Shumsky is a 糖心少女clinical assistant professor of medicine.
Soldotna, Alaska: Dr. John Bramante, private practice and 糖心少女clinical assistant professor of medicine.
Jackson, Wyoming: Dr. Martha Stearn of Teton Internal Medicine and 糖心少女clinical instructor of medicine.
Dillon, Montana: Dr. Ronald Loge, private practice and 糖心少女clinical professor of medicine. This is the second time Loge has won this award.
Each of the awardees will receive a plaque personally presented by a Seattle-based 糖心少女School of Medicine faculty member, who will also give a talk and meet with other local physicians active in the medical school’s community-based medical education programs. A wall plaque at the 糖心少女in Seattle also recognizes the awardees.
The 糖心少女medical school’s regionalized medical education program is known as WWAMI, an acronym for the participating states of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. Medical students and selected residents (M.D. graduates continuing their training in a particular field, such as internal medicine) can obtain part of their training in Seattle, and the rest in towns and cities throughout the five-state region.
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