{"id":6832,"date":"2013-06-24T16:02:13","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T20:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2013-06-24T16:02:13","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T20:02:13","slug":"four-med-profs-earn-top-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/2013\/06\/24\/four-med-profs-earn-top-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Four MED Profs Earn Top Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recognized for teaching, mentorship, and medical expertise<\/h3>\n
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School of Medicine professors Shoumita Dasgupta (clockwise from top left), David McAneny, Lorraine Stanfield, and Matthew Nugent were honored with teaching awards at the school\u2019s Convocation ceremony in May. Dasgupta photo by Cydney Scott. McAneny, Nugent, and Stanfield photos courtesy of McAneny, Nugent, and Stanfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Four School of Medicine faculty members were recently honored for their excellence in teaching, devotion to students, and respect for patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoston University School of Medicine very much values its master teachers,\u201d says Karen Antman, Medical Campus provost and MED dean. \u201cAlumni comment on the dedication of the faculty to teaching and mentoring and on their importance as role models in both science and patient care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shoumita Dasgupta<\/a><\/em>, MED associate professor of medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dasgupta, assistant dean of admissions and codirector of the Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics<\/a>, earned the Stanley L. Robbins Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/a>, MED\u2019s highest teaching honor. The award was established in 1980 in recognition of Robbins, a former MED professor and chair of pathology, who was known for his exceptional teaching and devotion to students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe focus of my efforts in the classroom has always been to give students the tools they need to become accomplished doctors\u2014to have those same students support my nomination for this award couldn\u2019t be a bigger honor,\u201d Dasgupta says. \u201cIt was also incredibly gratifying to have the support of my peers, and joining the group of past Robbins award winners puts me in the company of truly dedicated and engaging educators.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the classroom, Dasgupta applies classic genetics and modern genomics to biomedical research and clinical practice. She has presented and published nationally and internationally, regrading innovative teaching approaches to genetics and cultural competency education.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Dasgupta genuinely cares about students and wants to make sure we learned as much as we could from the course,\u201d wrote one nominating MED student. \u201cShe was always kind, engaged, and approachable. It is inspiring to see someone with so much enthusiasm for, and commitment to, teaching and to helping students.\u201d<\/p>\n

On a personal note, Dasgupta says that her parents made many sacrifices when they immigrated to the United States to raise her and her brother. \u201cBeing able to share this moment with my family, including my mother, made it even more meaningful,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Lorraine Stanfield<\/a><\/em><\/strong> , MED clinical assistant professor of medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stanfield, director of the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center<\/a>, received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award<\/a>, which is given to an educator who demonstrates clinical expertise, compassion in delivery of care, and respect for patients, students, and colleagues. The award is supported by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Describing herself as both humbled and honored by the award, Stanfield says that she is \u201cbarely at the mean in terms of clinical acumen, teaching ability, or kindness\u201d when compared to her peers. \u201cIt is my good fortune that in addition to having a rich primary care internal practice at the Dorchester House, I get to work with medical students,\u201d she said. \u201cThrough their eyes I can marvel anew at how physical and emotional problems present in loud and subtle ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stanfield also won the Educator of the Year in Preclinical Sciences<\/a> award. Among her many roles, she has directed and taught the Introduction to Clinical Medicine 2 course for the past 20 years, is a member of the school\u2019s Office of Medical Education<\/a>, and cares for patients and teaches MED students basic clinical skills at the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The second award took Stanfield by surprise and made her wonder \u201cis it because I am bald?\u201d Diagnosed with breast cancer last fall, she has worked and taught through chemotherapy treatments that drained her energy and robbed her of her brunette bob. She was open about her condition and students and colleagues reached out in numerous ways. Students brought her fuzzy socks; colleagues and staff covered for her and sent home hot meals. \u201cFor someone used to being a caregiver, it was quite a role reversal,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

In her clinical skills courses, Stanfield teaches medical students how to interview and examine patients. \u201cWe coach students on their communication skills,\u201d she says. \u201c\u2019How can you use your words and your actions to help someone tell their story? How can you offer comfort to someone who is suffering?\u2019 This year I have gained new perspective on all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI love this work,\u201d notes Stanfield. She says the two awards represent \u201ca wonderful stimulus to continue to innovate. In the coming years at BUSM, I hope to grow as an educator truly deserving of these awards.\u201d<\/p>\n

David McAneny<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, MED associate professor of surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n

McAneny, vice chair for clinical quality and patient safety, received the Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences<\/a> award.<\/p>\n

\u201cI practice with so many worthy and accomplished teachers that it is a great honor to have received this award,\u201d McAneny says. \u201cPhysicians and surgeons are natural teachers, based upon our calling to constantly educate patients and their families, as well as students and residents.\u201d<\/p>\n

McAneny is a previous recipient of the Stanley L. Robbins Award for Excellence in Teaching and of the Massachusetts Medical Society\u2019s Grant V. Rodkey Award<\/a> for his contributions to medical education and medical students. He specializes in tumors and other diseases of the endocrine system, the gastrointestinal tract, the pancreas, the hepatobiliary system, and the spleen.<\/p>\n

Matthew Nugent<\/a><\/em>, MED professor of biochemistry and ophthalmology and College of Engineering professor of biomedical engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nugent, who teaches biochemistry and cell biology in the Master\u2019s in Medical Sciences Program<\/a>, received the Educator of the Year in Graduate Sciences<\/a> award.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had been nominated a few times in previous years but, knowing that there are so many excellent faculty at the Medical School, I never really gave much thought to winning this award,\u201d Nugent says.<\/p>\n

Nugent recently worked with a team of faculty to create a new curriculum for graduate students and mentors many students in his research lab in the biochemistry department. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers that have been cited nearly 4,500 times. From 2006 to 2012, he directed the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Laboratory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The awards were presented during MED\u2019s Convocation ceremony on May 18.<\/p>\n

This BU Today<\/em> story was written by Leslie Friday.<\/p>\n

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