Robert D. Lamberton,
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Leaders in medical
education recognized with Goldstein awards
By Anne Enright Shepherd Three outstanding educators have received 2001 Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education. This year's winners are Glenn C. Conroy, Ph.D., professor of anatomy and neurobiology and of anthropology; Erika C. Crouch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology and immunology; and Alan L. Pearlman, M.D., professor of neurology and of cell biology and physiology. "When it comes to educating medical students, Drs. Conroy, Crouch and Pearlman represent the best of the best," said William A. Peck, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. "This award provides public acknowledgement of their very important contributions to training the next generation of physicians and scientists. We are indebted to Sam Goldstein, a great supporter of education, for this most generous gift."
Conroy has won teaching awards every year for the past 12 years. As course master for the Human Anatomy and Development course, Conroy guides students through this rite of passage in a powerful and positive way. "Dr. Conroy is a superb lecturer and instructor in the anatomy lab, and he has assembled a skilled teaching team that is enthusiastic, compassionate and works well together," said Alison J. Whelan, M.D., associate dean for medical student education. Conroy earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and master's and doctoral degrees in biological anthropology from Yale University. He held faculty positions at New York University Medical School and Brown University before joining Washington University in 1983 as professor. Conroy has performed paleoanthropological research in South Africa and 10 other countries.
"Erika has championed efforts to integrate disciplines within the medical curriculum and has been a leader in innovations for computer-based instruction," Whelan said. "She is a wonderful teacher and a tireless student advocate." Crouch came to the University in 1983 as assistant professor of pathology and was promoted to associate professor in 1988 and professor in 1993. After earning a bachelor's degree from Washington State University, she joined the University of Washington's Medical Scientist Training Program, where she earned a medical degree and doctorate in biochemistry. She did a residency in anatomic pathology at the University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals and a fellowship in pulmonary pathology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
"Alan has consistently demonstrated the highest commitment to our medical students, and his outstanding leadership and teaching skills have made him a key member of nearly every important committee related to medical student education," Whelan said. Pearlman, an alumnus of the School of Medicine, earned a bachelor's degree from the State University of Iowa in Iowa City. He joined the faculty in 1969 after a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, a neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and fellowships in neuropathology, physiology and neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. He also served in the U.S. Public Health Service. His research looks at the molecular signals that guide neuronal migration and axon outgrowth in the early development of the brain's cerebral cortex. |
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