Congratulations to the following Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences trainees and faculty members on receiving these year-end awards.
Graduate Awards
Outstanding Resident Educator Award
Hania Ibrahim, MD
This award honors a graduating resident who has demonstrated a passion and talent for teaching and who has made a significant contribution to the learning of others.
Outstanding Resident Clinician Award
Lara Thibodeau, MD
This award honors a graduating resident who has demonstrated clinical excellence and who best exemplifies professional and compassionate clinical care of patients, serving as a model for peers and learners.
Outstanding Resident Researcher Award
Alexander Moghadam, MD, PhD
This award honors a graduating resident who has demonstrated excellence in research carried out during training and embodies the qualities of an outstanding physician-scientist.
Duke Psychiatry Residency Impact Award
Layne Walker, MD
This award honors a resident who embodies the Duke psychiatry residency spirit and makes a strong impact on our residency community.
Faculty Awards
Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award
(PGY1/2) Max Schiff, MD, Assistant Professor
(PGY3/4) Marla Wald, MD, Associate Professor
This award honors faculty members who have demonstrated a passion and talent for clinical teaching and supervision and who has made a significant contribution to resident education.
Outstanding Didactic Teaching Award
Dhipthi Brundage, MD, Clinical Faculty
Rhonda Merwin, PhD, Professor
This award honors faculty members who has demonstrated outstanding skills in didactic/classroom teaching, delivering teaching sessions that are impactful, effective, engaging, and memorable.
Outstanding Mentor Award
Paul Riordan, MD, Medical Assistant Professor
This award honors a faculty member who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to mentoring, through supporting the professional and personal development of trainees and serving as an exemplary role model within the department.
Outstanding Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Educator Award
(CAP Year 1) Chris Mauro, PhD, Associate Professor
(CAP Year 2) J. Nathan Copeland, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor
This award honors a faculty member who has demonstrated an excellence in clinical teaching, supervision, and medical education of child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, imparting a sense of curiosity, displaying professionalism, and a commitment to lifelong learning.