The Results, Rewards and Recognition Committee (R3) of the Weill Department of Medicine completed its bimonthly review. The Super Star winners were Michelle Delacruz, Senior Patient Coordinator, Division of Cardiology, and Marivel Assad, Account Administrator, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
Recruited from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (UAB), Dr. Safford is a leading scholar in the field of internal medicine.
Winners included: (Super Stars) Diane Alvarado, Senior Medical Secretary; Idelka Cruz, Registrar; Anais Jimenez, Senior Medical Secretary; Tasha Moore, Senior Medical Secretary; Maritza Negron-Mercado; (Silver Star) Tony Nepomuceno, Senior Patient Coordinator; (Star Performers) Danielle Guarneri, Jagsaran Natalie, Lorinel Munoz, Whitney Reid, Ilene Rivera, and Lizette Torres.
The Employee Recognition Review Committee (R3) of the Weill Department of Medicine completed its bimonthly review of all nominees, and two "superstar" winners were announced: Svetoslava Bardarova and Gina Rodriguez.
On June 4, 2015, the Weill Department of Medicine hosted a retirement party at Griffis Faculty Club for Ralph L. Nachman, M.D., who had served as the department's chairman for two decades. From far and wide, colleagues, friends and family were in attendance to celebrate Dr. Nachman's extraordinary career as a physician, scientist, mentor, and administrator. Speeches were given by those who have worked closely with Dr. Nachman and/or had been trained by him at Weill Cornell.
The Employee Recognition Review Committee (R3) of the Weill Department of Medicine completed its bimonthly review of all nominees, and three "superstar" winners were announced: Sarah Ahmad, Program Specialist, and Sarah Schneider, ANP-BC, Staff Associate/Nurse Practitioner, both from the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, and Lisette Torres, Senior Patient Coordinator, Division of Cardiology.
Membership to the AAP is a coveted honor and reflects remarkable dedication to the advancement of scientific and practical medicine. Founded in 1885 as a non-profit professional organization, the AAP has some 1,300 active members and 600 honorary members.
The Weill Department of Medicine is focused on increasing its research footprint both at Weill Cornell and on a national level. To that end, the department has established a mentoring infrastructure to assist junior faculty during their transition to NIH K and R series grants. This infrastructure supports a monthly meeting that seeks to build, promote, and mentor the department's junior faculty.
Founded in 1908, the American Society of Clinical Investigation is an honor society of some 3,000 physician-scientists who serve in the upper ranks of academic medicine and industry. Those who become members of ASCI are premier leaders in translating findings from the laboratory to the advancement of clinical practice.
The Employee Recognition Review Committee (R3) celebrated the Weill Department of Medicine's star performers at the Annual RRR (Results, Rewards, Recognition) Reception held at the Griffis Faculty Club on November 6, 2014.
