BCM_Professionalism

KUDOS to the December 2024 POP award winners! Tate Truly, M.D., Medical Resident PGY2, Medicine Bryan Jiang M.D., Assistant Professor, Medicine – Endocrinology Sheila Gunn, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Diabetes and Endocrinology Dana Benson, Director, Communications

A “POP” award recipient is a BCOM community member who demonstrates the characteristics of professionalism. We are looking for someone who recognizes the need for clear and compassionate communication and respects the value of differing opinions in clinical decision-making

KUDOS to the October POP winners! Claribel Velasquez, Manager, Clinical Operations, Urology; Medical students: Siddhi Patadia, Anthony Farhat, Remy Fenrich, Maximillian Feygin, Broderick Fleming, Aulden Foltz, David Garcia, Reagan Gately, Nicolas Gelvez, Turner Glenn

MORE Sept 2024 POP winners: Nandan Mondal, Ph.D., Asst Prof, Surgery - CT TXP & Circ Sprt Yuan Xu, Asst Prof, Surgery - General Thoracic Elaine Seto, M.D., Ph.D., Asst Prof, Thoracic Surgery Anita Sabichi, M.D., Asst Prof, Heme-Onc Rafee Talukder, Asst Prof, Heme-Onc...

And yet more Sept 2024 POP winners! What a month! Jon Cockley, Pharm D, Instructor, Pediatric Neurology Gary Clark, M.D., Professor, Pediatric Neurology and Neuroscience, Chief of the Neurology Service Cristina Trandafir, M.D., Ph.D., Asst Prof, Pediatric Neurology Kudos to all!

POWER of PROFESSIONALISM award winners from September 2024 included: Robert Buxton, MD, IM Resident PGY3 Paige Farinholt, MD, Asst Prof, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Risheng Xu, DO, Asst Prof, General Internal Medicine Livia Eberlin, Ph.D, Assoc Prof, Surgical Oncology

And even MORE June POP award winners! Jackson Bush, Senior Practice Manager, Otolaryngology Jacqueline Vanesa Contreras, Registered Nurse, Ben Taub Hospital We are grateful for all of your acts that support a culture of professionalism across BCM!

MORE May 2024 POP stars! Jesse Key, MSN, Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric ICU MaiLan Nguyen, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Melissa Nikolaidis, MD, Anesthesiology Masih Ahmed, MD, Ophthalmology, (2X Winner!) Allison Chen, MD, Ophthalmology Mitchell Weikert, MD, Ophthalmology

KUDOS to the June POP stars! Maise Jackson, MD, Anesthesiology Julian Martinez, MD, PGY4, Otolaryngology Heather Binns, Postdoctoral Associate, TCH Pathology Jose Perez, MD, Medicine, Nephrology Jeorge Portuondo, MD, PGY5, Surgery

Thank you, Dr. Musher, for inspiring us at yesterday's Muffins with Mentors session! Muffins with Mentors represents a collaboration between the Center for Professionalism and the Office of Community Engagement and Health Equity: bcm.edu/about-us/commu…

Happy Nurses Day! We are so grateful for the care and leadership that nurses provide at Baylor Medicine and across our affiliates. Thank you to our nurses for all that they do! #NursesWeek #NationalNursesDay

And more April POP winners: Yan Shi, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pedi Surgery, TCH Bharat Joshi, M.D., Assistant Professor, FCM Bligha Noor, NP, Instructor - NP, FCM Ms. Jessica Veloz, Instructor, FCM Apoorva Thatavarty, GSBS, Pedi - ID Kevin Jiang, GSBS, Neuroscience

Announcing the April POP award winners - kudos to all! Anil Pazhayattil George, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics – Oncology, TCH Marcella Donaruma-Kwoh, M.D., Pediatrics - Public Health, TCH Anika Ampadu, M.S.N., Instructor - NP, Pediatrics - Hematology & Oncology, TCH

KUDOS to the March 2024 Power of Professionalism (POP) award winners! Chamaine Penright, M.S.N., Instructor - Nurse Practitioner, OBGYN, BTGH Sandra Gwendolyn Stahl, M.S., Instructor - Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology Vanessa Medrano, MD, Assistant Professor, Cardiology

and more February 2024 POP award winners! Ankith Pokkuluri, Concur/Srm Access, Ophtho Maria Polo Prieto, Research Technician III, Ophtho Lashantia Pugh, Supervisor, Histology Laboratory – MOHS, Derm Jamie Ramsay, Certified Surgical Tech, Derm Yaqueline Romero, Medical Asst, Derm

Thank you, Dr. Katherine King, for sharing your personal and professional journey at yesterday's Muffins with Mentors! You are inspiring! (Muffins with Mentors is a collaboration between the Center for Professionalism and the Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity.)