2022 Owl Award Winners
The Owl Club at Tulane University School of Medicine is a service organization committed to fostering improved relationships between the medical student body and the faculty to achieve continual improvement of medical education. The club hosts an annual banquet where outstanding teaching awards are given to selected faculty members and departments. Congratulations to this year’s winners!
T1 Best Integrated Module
Cardiovascular, Dr. T. Cooper Woods, Ph.D.
T1 Course of the Year
Medical Histology, Dr. Lu Xu, Ph.D., MBA
T1 Best CBL/TBL Facilitator
Dr. Kenneth Mitchell, Ph.D.
T1 Professor of the Year
Dr. David Franklin, Ph.D.
Highest average review scores for T1 Lecturers
Dr. R. Shane Tubbs, Ph.D., MS, PA-C (4.60)
Dr. T. Cooper Woods, Ph.D. (4.60)
T2 Best Integrated Module
Basic Infectious Diseases, Dr. Kerstin Höner zu Bentrup, Ph.D.
T2 Course of the Year
Medical Pharmacology, Dr. Craig Clarkson, Ph.D.
T2 Best CBL/TBL Facilitator
Dr. Craig Clarkson, Ph.D.
T2 Innovation Award
Dr. Craig Clarkson, Ph.D.
T2 Professor of the Year
Dr. Elizabeth Crabtree, MD
Highest average review scores for T2 Lecturers
Dr. Elizabeth Crabtree (4.63)
Dr. Craig Clarkson (4.59)
Dr. Elma LeDoux (4.57)
T3 & T4 Awards
Best Family Medicine Preceptor
Dr. Marc Levin, MD
Internal Medicine: Best Resident
Dr. Katherine Peacock, MD
Internal Medicine: Best Attending Physician
Dr. Douglas Rovira, MD, FACP
Neurology: Best Resident
Dr. Tulolope Amiola, MD
Neurology: Best Attending Physician
Dr. Aimee Aysenne, MD, MPH
OBGYN: Best Resident
Dr. Heather Barnes, MD
OBGYN: Best Attending Physician
Dr. Yuri Simonian, MD
Pediatrics: Best Resident
Dr. Harrison Grieb, MD
Pediatrics: Best Attending Physician
Dr. Nicole Sheldon, MD
Psychiatry: Best Resident
Dr. Zakaria Ray, MD
Psychiatry: Best Attending Physician
Dr. James McConville, MD
Radiology: Best Resident
Dr. Michelle Honda, MD
Radiology: Best Attending Physician
Dr. Leslee McNabb, MD
Surgery: Best Resident
Dr. David Magno, MD
Surgery: Best Attending Physician
Dr. Steven Jones, MD, MPH
Overall Best Intern
Dr. Maya Roth, MD (Ob-Gyn)
Best Clerkship Coordinator
Mr. Adam Peltz (Family Medicine)
Best Clerkship
Internal Medicine, Dr. Chayan Chakraborti, MD, FACP, FHM
School-Wide Awards
Best Elective or Online Course
Palliative Care, Dr. Alexandra Leigh, MD
Best Standardized Patient
Mr. Benjy Minor
Best Overall Department
John W. Deming Department of Medicine, Chair, Dr. Victor Thannickal, MD
Outstanding Administrator
Ms. Victoria Bustamante (Neurology Clerkship Coordinator)
Most Adaptive Professor
Dr. Elizabeth Crabtree, MD
W. Clifford Newman Student Advocacy Award
Honoring the late physiologist and former associate dean of Tulane SOM, this award is presented to the faculty member who best advocates for the student body.
Recipient: Dr. Karen Weissbecker, LMSW, Ph.D.
Leon A. Weisberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Training
Presented to the clinical faculty member that displays the qualities of teaching, exemplified by the late Dr. Leon Weisberg, former Chief of Neurology, during the relocation of Tulane SOM due to Hurricane Katrina.
Recipient: Dr. R Shane Tubbs, Ph.D., MS, PA-C
The “Spirit of Tulane” Award
This award goes to the individual that the student body feels best exemplifies the spirit of what it means to be a Tulanian.
Recipient: Mr. Mike Woodson
