The James P. Keating, M.D., Outstanding Resident Award has been established to honor the director of the Pediatric Residency Program at the School of Medicine. Keating also is the W. McKim O. Marriott, M.D., St. Louis Children's Hospital Professor of Pediatrics.
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This annual award, which will recognize residents who embody the finest attributes in patient care, teaching and community spirit, is funded by residents Keating has trained during his 26-year affiliation with the medical school. Recipients, who will receive a plaque and monetary gift, will be nominated by the outgoing chief residents and Alan L. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., the Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and head of the Department of Pediatrics. The first recipients of the Keating Outstanding Resident Award are Chester M. Ho, M.D., Kelly A. Heidenreich, M.D., and Julie E. Hoover, M.D.
"The origin of this award is quite special," Schwartz said. "An anonymous former trainee wished to honor Jim Keating by the establishment of this award and sent along an initial donation with the stipulation that it be matched by other former Keating trainees. We sent out a letter to Jim's former trainees and received more than 300 letters and contributions. This extraordinary reponse speaks to the man and his impact."
Keating, who also is director of the Division of Diagnostic Medicine, joined Washington University in 1968 as an instructor of pediatrics and was named professor of pediatrics in 1978.
He received the Pediatric Award of Excellence from the St. Louis Pediatric Society in 1992 and the Murray Davidson Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1997. Among Keating's professional organizations are the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Nutrition, the American Gastroenterology Association and the American Pediatric Society.
