Photo: John Howell, Ph.D., associate professor of
physiology, receives 2007 George W. Northup, D.O., Medical
Writing Award from Gilbert E. D’Alonzo, D.O., American
Osteopathic Association editor-in-chief at the 2007 American
Osteopathic Association Annual Convention & Scientific Seminar
held Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 in San Diego.
by Kevin M. Sanders
Nov. 2, 2007
As everyone knows, hard work
usually pays off, and the hard work of John Howell, Ph.D.,
associate professor of physiology; Josalyn Mann, D.O.,
chief resident at Doctors Hospital Family Practice Clinic;
Jean Rettos, D.O. (’04), chief resident at O’Bleness
Memorial Hospital; Eric Martin, D.O., general surgery
resident at Doctors Hospital; Kimberly Jackson, OSMIII;
and the Doctors Hospital Family Practice Residency Program paid
off in top awards from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),
American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) and American College of
Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS).
The awards were presented
during the 2007 American Osteopathic Association Annual
Convention & Scientific Seminar held Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 in San
Diego and at the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons’ 2007
Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists held Oct. 18
to 21 in San Francisco.
Doctors Hospital Family
Practice Residency Program received the 2007
Merck/Schering-Plough Clinical Assessment Program Residency
Program of the Year Award, which was accepted by William
Burke, D.O. (’88), director of the program.
Howell was honored with the
AOA’s 2007 George W. Northup, D.O., Medical Writing Award for
his paper, “Stretch Reflex and Hoffmann Reflex Responses to
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Subjects with Achilles
Tendinitis.” His paper was co-authored with Karen S. Cabell,
D.O. (’00); Anthony Chila, D.O.; and David C. Eland, D.O.
Mann and Rettos were two of
four residents honored with the AOF’s 2007 Merck Outstanding
Resident of the Year Award.
Martin was honored with the
ACOS’ 2007 Robert C. Irwin Literary Competition Award for his
paper,
“A Comparison of Bilateral Neck Exploration (BNE) and Minimally
Invasive Radio-Guided Parathyroidectomy (MIRP) for the Treatment
of Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Which is the Gold Standard?”
Jackson presented her poster,
“Nutrition Transition and Health Consequences Among Kenyan
Elders,” which received the Bureau on International Osteopathic
Medical Education and Affairs’ (BIOMEA) International Seminar (AOA)
2nd Place Abstract Award in the Poster Competition.
Congratulations!
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