Awards/Honors
Thomas F. Frawley, M.D., Residency Research Fellowship
The Thomas F. Frawley, M.D., Residency Research Fellowship Fund was established to support "worthy medical/surgical residents for whom medical research represents a primary personal interest and passion". The award is intended to facilitate a resident's ability to pursue his or her research upon completion of residency by providing financial support to offset personal expenses or research costs. While it is preferred to award the fellowship to deserving individuals after completion of the residency, individuals with distinguished credentials and research interests who have completed a minimum of two years of residency are eligible. Request for proposals are announced in January of each year.
Contact Diane Yagger at dlyagger@buffalo.edu for more information.
Quality Improvement Award
The Office of Graduate Medical and Dental Education is committed to creating a scholarly environment that encourages intellectual curiosity and promotes excellent patient care. To help accomplish these goals, a Quality Improvement Award program is offered. Up to five awards, each valued at a maximum of $3,000, are available to support resident-faculty team projects designed to improve patient care or clinical practice. Projects must be developed and conducted by residents in collaboration with university faculty. Requests for submissions are announced each year through GME list serve notifications.
Contact Susan Orrange at sorrange@buffalo.edu for more information.
Resident Professionalism Award
As a model of professionalism, Cheryl Kishbaugh guided and influenced many residents, and initiated institutional efforts to write a UB Resident Code of Professional Conduct. Residents are asked to nominate peers who embody key elements of this code to receive the Cheryl A. Kishbaugh Resident Professionalism Award, with the winner to be announced during the June Incoming Resident Orientation. Requests for nominations are announced in March of each year.
Contact Susan Orrange at sorrange@buffalo.edu for more information.
Resident Teaching Award
UB Graduate Medical Education has always believed in the importance of resident teachers, and, in turn, created an award to honor outstanding resident teachers. Residents are asked to nominate their peers, with the winner announced during the June Incoming Resident Orientation. Requests for nominations are announced in March of each year. Applications require an essay of no more than 500 words that includes the resident's name and residency program, and a description of why the candidate is an outstanding mentor.
Contact Susan Orrange at sorrange@buffalo.edu for more information.
The Harold Brody/Medical Emeritus Faculty Society Award for Translational Research
The Harold Brody/Medical Emeritus Faculty Society Award was established to support the discovery of new knowledge that is critical for the continued advancement and usefulness of the medical profession and improvement of our country's healthcare. To advance human health, scientific discoveries must be translated into practical applications. Such discoveries typically begin at "the bench" with basic research in which scientists study disease at the molecular or cellular level then progress to the clinical level, or the patients's "bedside". When such information is applied to the problems of health maintenance and cures for diseases, it could well provide for new tools for developing innovative and effective new therapies. The award (a plaque and a cash award of $500) will be offered to one junior research scientist for the best basic science research specifically directed toward solving a clinical problem.