Congratulations to the following faculty members who were selected by the Class of 2022 to receive Golden Apple Teaching Awards: Phase 1 – Excellence in Teaching Paul Chastain II, PhD Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Simulation Department of Health Sciences Education Phase 2 – Excellence In Clinical Clerkship Charles R. Welford, MD Clinical Associate Professor, [...]
Dean Alex Stagnaro-Green presents the 2022 Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Michael Potts at the Convocation Ceremony. Michael Potts, MD, is the 2022 recipient of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford’s Distinguished Service Award. This award is presented each year to a nominee who demonstrates outstanding organization and leadership qualities in [...]
Drs. Tara Gill, Noemi Rico, Oren Feldman-Schultz outside the Coronado Theater. The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford held its 48th Annual Convocation Ceremony for the Class of 2022 on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the Coronado Theater in downtown Rockford, IL. After a two-year hiatus from the downtown event venue, students, faculty, [...]
Geoffrey Tsaras, MD, MPH, received the College of Medicine Rockford’s Distinguished Teaching Award at the Convocation Ceremony on May 7. The award is presented each year to a faculty member who has demonstrated a longstanding history of outstanding interest in our medical students and a strong commitment to medical education. Dr. Geoffrey Tsaras [...]
Accepting the award were SHIELD Illinois Operations Manager Shiow-Jiau Yung, Lab General Supervisor Jocelyn Carr, Assistant Dean for Operations Carol Schuster, and Collection Site Supervisor Bella Swan. The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford presented its 2022 Distinguished Community Award to the SHIELD Illinois COVID-19 Saliva Testing Collection Site and Laboratory at [...]
Geri Fox, MD, MHPE, received the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her outstanding leadership and service to the University of Illinois College of Medicine as associate dean for wellness curriculum, as well as her record of excellence as a valued clinician, scholar and educator. Fox received the award from Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, [...]
