Congratulations to Amie Hoefnagel, MD, winner of the Judge’s Choice Award, and Jeanne Rabalais, MD, MHA, winner of the Audience Choice Award, for their impactful projects in anesthesiology and emergency medicine education. They share this accomplishment with their team of project collaborators. UF COMJ faculty and fellow physicians win GME…
David Vukich, MD, FACEP, is the senior vice president and chief medical officer for UF Health Jacksonville. He is set to retire at the end of January.
Faculty members at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville have been awarded UF’s W. Martin Smith Interdisciplinary Patient Quality and Safety Award. Thomas Beardsley, MD, and Colleen Kalynych, EdD, received the award for their proposal titled, “Utilization of an Escape Room for Teaching Patient Safety.” Beardsley and Kalynych will receive nearly $20,000 to conduct this project on the Jacksonville campus at the Center for Simulation Education and Safety Research, or CSESaR.
Several faculty and resident physicians at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville were recently recognized during the 2020 Duval County Medical Society’s Annual Meeting & Future of Healthcare Conference.
Elizabeth DeVos, MD, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, has received the Order of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine.
Madeline Joseph, MD, a professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, has been elected chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ District X. That district serves Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Puerto Rico.
Madeline Joseph, MD, has been named UF’s associate dean for inclusion and equity for the Jacksonville campus.
Kendall Webb, MD, has been named a fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association, a national organization dedicated to improving the delivery of health care services through technology.
David J. Vukich, MD, a professor of emergency medicine, received a University Term Professorship awards from the UF Provost’s Office. These physicians have displayed a distinguished career that places them among the leaders in their discipline.
