Honors & Awards
Department of Medicine Teaching Awards 2010
In keeping with our tradition of excellence in education, the Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the following Teaching Awards presented to our faculty, fellows, and residents at the 2010 Convocation Ceremony.
ACGME Accredits Residency Program with Commendation
The Department of Medicine was notified on December 5, 2009 by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) that its Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine has given our medicine residency program full accreditation with commendation, and found no citations. This gratifying and unusual decision is a tribute to the hard work of our program directors, faculty, and residents.
$2 Million National Institute on Aging Grant Funds Pain Management for NYC Seniors
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded Weill Cornell Medical College a $2 million grant to fund an Edward R. Roybal Center for Research on Applied Gerontology, one of 12 such centers nationally.
Battling Cancer with Engineering: NCI Funds New $13 Million Microenvironment and Metastasis Research Center
Adding potent research firepower and fresh physical perspectives to combat cancer, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has funded the new Center on the Microenvironment and Metastasis, which will be headquartered at Cornell University. It is one of 12 new research centers across the nation recently announced by the NCI. This grant is for $13 million over five years.
Dr. Johnson to Receive the 2009 Society Citation Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Warren Johnson, Jr., of the Division of Infectious Diseases, was selected by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) to receive the 2009 Society Citation Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions in infectious diseases and his commitment to the field. The award will be presented during the upcoming IDSA meeting in Philadelphia.
Dr. Fins Elected President-Elect of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Joseph J. Fins, MD, has been elected President-Elect of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities. Dr. Fins is Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Public Health, and Professor of Medicine in Psychiatry. He is also Director of Medical Ethics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
