The Scope E-Newsletter July 2009 Awards Issue OBGYN

APGO Excellence in Teaching
Nirmala Upadhyaya, MD, Associate Professor
The Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) provides this award to an outstanding physician-educator as voted upon by medical students and residents.

CREOG Excellence in Teaching
Bobby Howard, MD, Associate Professor and Chair
The Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) offers this award to the physician-educator voted "best teacher" by the residents.

Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Wayne Friedman, MD, Assistant Professor
Mark Hennessy, MD, Assistant Professor

Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence in Teaching – Resident
L. David Moore, MD

Research Day Awards

Drs. Howard, Elder, Homewood, Blache, Jones, Luttrell and guest speaker Dr. Haywood Brown

Obstetrics and Gynecology held the 2009 Research Day on May 22 with guest speaker Haywood Brown, MD, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, and graduate of the Graduate School of Medicine OB/GYN Residency Program, speaking on, "The Impact of Pregnancy on Long-Term Women's Health."

A.W. Diddle, M.D., Research Award
Natalie Blache, MD
"Consecutive Spontaneous Cervical Pregnancies"
This award is given for an outstanding resident research manuscript.

Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Award
Kelli Luttrell, DO
"Recombinant Factor VIIa Use for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Associated with Complete Placental Abruption"
This award is given for the best oral presentation of the research manuscript.