2006 UTMB Department of Dermatology Awards

Medical Students Completing the UTMB Honors Research Program in Dermatology

Chad Crim (Magna Cum Laude)

Emily Fridlington (Magna Cum Laude)

Joslyn Witherspoon (Magna Cum Laude)


Medical Student Awards

Edgar B Smith Endowed Scholarship Award for Excellent Dermatology Research by a Medical Student: Emily Fridlington

Thomas B. Freese Award for Overall Excellence in Dermatology: Julie Fridlington


Senior Dermatology Resident Awards

Medical Student Teaching Award for Excellent Dermatology Teaching by a Senior Resident: Brent Kelly, MD

Dermatology Faculty Award for Excellent Dermatology Research by a Senior Dermatology Resident: Brent Kelly, MD


Faculty Dermatology Awards

Medical Student Teaching Award for Excellent Dermatology Teaching by Dermatology Faculty: Erica Kelly, MD

Dermatology Resident Award for Excellent Dermatology Faculty Teaching: Richard F. Wagner, MD

Dermatology Resident Award for Excellent Dermatology Faculty Teaching by a Community Dermatologist: Norman D. Guzick, MD

UTMB Dermatology Honors Research Program Subject of Scholarly Article

Drs. Richard Wagner (UTMB DIG faculty advisor) and Simon Lewis (Chair, UTMB Honors Research Steering Committee Coordinator) have published a detailed article about their 6 year collective experience with the UTMB Dermatology Honors Research Program in the May 2006 issue of Dermatology Online Journal. The complete article appears at http://dermatology.cdlib.org/124/commentary/student/wagner.html

Fridlington Twins Receive 2006 UTMB Dermatology Medical Student Awards

Congratulations to Julie Fridlington (right) for winning the Thomas B. Freese Award for Overall Excellence in Dermatology and to her twin sister, Emily (left) for winning the Edgar B Smith Endowed Scholarship Award for Excellent Dermatology Research by a Medical Student. Following internship, Julie will take her dermatology residency at UTMB, while Emily will do her dermatology residency at the University of Iowa. UTMB Dermatology Department Chair, Dr. Sharon Raimer, made the award presentations at Friday Journal Club.