Chapter 1: History
Vision, History, & Administration of the School of Medicine and the University
Vision:Models for all of US History
Administration Return to Factbook Table of Contents Vision: Models for all of US
The University of Virginia School of Medicine has a long tradition of excellence in a highly collaborative atmosphere not only within the School, but also with the Health System, across Grounds with other schools, as well as throughout the Commonwealth with our sister universities and beyond.
We find innovative ways to improve health by resting on the firmest of foundations: the pyramid of education, research, patient care, and service to the community. The structure is so strong because each part of the pyramid contributes to the other: we teach students in the health professions at all levels—including our colleagues—and at the same time learn from all of them, making patient care better; we advance knowledge through research at the fundamental level and translate that research for the benefit of our patients; we treat each of our patients with compa
ssion and respect; and we not only make the community healthier, we also serve as volunteers and advisers to the Commonwealth and the nation.
We will create models in a number of areas such as translational research, superior patient service access and care, distributed networks serving patients at a distance, use of electronic data for the most effective and efficient care, optimal education based upon what the learner needs to know and how best to teach, as well as models for policy.
We at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will serve as a national model for excellence through innovation and collaboration. In the words of Thomas Jefferson about the University he founded: “A blessing to my state, and not unuseful to some others.”
Models for all of US
History: The University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia in 1819. He planned the curriculum, recruited the first faculty, and designed the academical village. Jefferson's intent was for the publicly-supported school to develop a national character and stature. The University was an innovation because it was dedicated to educating leaders in practical affairs and public service rather than exclusively for professions in the classroom and pulpit. It was the first nonsectarian university in the United States and the first to use the elective course system.
The University opened for classes in 1825 with eight faculty and sixty-eight students. Jefferson took great pains to recruit the most highly qualified faculty, five of whom were found in England and three in the United States. Instruction was offered in ancient languages, modern languages, mathematics, moral philosophy, natural philosophy, chemistry, law, and medicine. The students came from the American South and West and were predominantly not Virginians.
Jefferson opposed the granting of degrees on the grounds that they were "artificial embellishments." In 1824, however, the Board of Visitors authorized granting the master of arts degree. The M.D. degree was awarded to the first graduates of the School of Medicine in 1828, and the LL.B. was first awarded for law school graduates in 1842. The bachelor's degree was awarded beginning in 1849, but became the standard undergraduate degree and a prerequisite for the master's degree in 1899, bringing the University into conformity with other institutions of higher learning. The Ph.D. has been awarded since 1883.
For further details on the history of the University of Virginia, visit: Short History of U.Va.
History:
The School of Medicine
The School of Medicine, the tenth medical school to be established in the United States, was authorized by the University of Virginia Board of Visitors at its first meeting in 1819. The school was established as one of the University's original eight in 1824, and opened in March 1825. The first degree offered at the University was that of the Doctor of Medicine in 1828. Doctor of Medicine degrees have been awarded annually since that time, except for the Civil War year 1862. The original faculty consisted of a single professor, Dr. Robley Dunglison, whom Jefferson recruited from London in 1824. Dunglison was the first full-time professor of medicine in the United States and a leader in medical education. Unlike most other medical schools of the time, the School of Medicine was an integral part of the University and its professors held full-time appointments. The first dean of the school was appointed in 1904 as "Dean of the Department of Medicine." It was not until 1952 that the title of the dean became "Dean of the School of Medicine."
Today the school flourishes with a dedicated faculty, an outstanding student body, a flexible and innovative curriculum, patient care of the highest quality, and biomedical research programs nationally recognized for their stature and productivity. To supplement their classroom work, medical students gain clinical experience at the University Medical Center and affiliated hospitals and private offices throughout Virginia. After graduation, interns and residents continue generalist and specialty training as housestaff in the best hospitals throughout the United States.
Students in Ph.D. programs earn their degrees through the University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Those in the M.D./Ph.D. Program earn both a medical degree and a doctorate in one of the biomedical science programs of the School of Medicine. Postdoctoral scholars study and conduct research in the laboratories of School of Medicine faculty members.
Named Endowed Professorships
Endowed professorships serve as the highest distinction that the School of Medicine can bestow on its faculty. Through the creation of endowed professorships, benefactors partner with the academic leadership to attract and retain the most eminent physicians and scientists who advance the study and practice of medicine at the University of Virginia.The following endowed professorships serve as a critical foundation for the School of Medicine’s sustained excellence.
| Year Established | Chair Title, & Current Holder |
| 1931 | Walter Reed Professorship in Pathology - Dennis J. Templeton, MD, PhD |
| 1954 | Stephen H. Watts Professorship in Surgery - Bruce D. Schirmer, MD |
| 1961 | Alumni Professorship in Neurology - E. Clarke Haley Jr, MD |
| 1962 | Benjamin Armistead Shepherd Professorship in Pediatrics - James P. Nataro, MD, PhD, MBA |
| 1966 | Alumni Professorship in Psychiatric Medicine - Bankole A. Johnson,
MD, PhD, DSc Chester F. Carlson Professorship in Psychiatry - C. Bruce Greyson, MD |
| 1969 | Alumni Professorship in Neurosurgery - Jason P. Sheehan, MD,
PhD John Edward Fowler Professorship in Clinical Psychology - Jeffrey T. Barth, PhD |
| 1971 | Claude A. Jessup Professorship in Surgery - Reid B. Adams, MD |
| 1973 | Alfred R. Shands, Jr., Professorship in Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation – David R. Diduch, MD |
| 1974 | C. Bruce Morton Professorship in Surgery - John B. Hanks, MD E. Cato Drash Professorship in Pulmonary Medicine - Jonathan D.Truwit, MD |
| 1975 | Wade Hampton Frost Professorship in Epidemiology - William A.
Petri, Jr, MD, PhD William Stamps Royster Professorship in Medical Sciences for Basic Cancer Research - Stacey E. Mills, MD |
| 1976 | Donald C. Barnes Professorship of Cardiology in Internal Medicine -
Lawrence W. Gimple, MD McLemore Birdsong Professorship in Pediatrics - Sharon L. Hostler, MD John E. Cole Professorship in Urology - Stuart S. Howards, MD G. Slaughter Fitz-Hugh Professorship in Otolaryngology - James F. Reibel, MD Lillian T. Pratt Distinguished Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery – Mark F. Abel, MD Walter M. Seward Professorship in Family Medicine - Sim S. Galazka, MD |
| 1977 | Vernah Scott Moyston Professorship in Ophthalmology - Brian P. Conway, MD |
| 1978 | W. Norman Thornton, Jr., Professorship in Obstetrics & Gynecology – James E. Ferguson, II, MD, MBA |
| 1980 | Edward P. Cawley Professorship in Dermatology - Barbara B. Wilson,
MD James Carroll Flippin Professorship in Medical Science – Steven T. DeKosky, MD Byrd S. Leavell Professorship in Internal Medicine - Michael E.Williams, MD S. Hurt Watts Professorship in Surgery - Irving L. Kron, MD |
| 1981 | Oscar Swineford, Jr., Professorship in Allergy - Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, MBBCh, PhD |
| 1982 | Robert M. Epstein Professorship in Anesthesiology - Zhiyi Zuo, MD,
PhD Harold Carron Professorship in Anesthesiology - Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, PhD Charles J. Frankel Professorship in Orthopaedics - Abhinav Chhabra, MD Dupont Guerry, III, Professorship in Ophthalmology - Peter A. Netland, MD, PhD Mary Anderson Harrison Professorship in Neurology - G. Frederick Wooten Jr, MD Theodore E. Keats Professorship in Radiology - Alan H. Matsumoto, MD William H. Muller, Jr., Professorship in Surgery - Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., MD |
| 1983 | Julian Ruffin Beckwith Professorship in Medicine - John P. DiMarco,
MD, PhD Harry Flood Byrd, Jr., Professorship in Biochemistry – Anindya Dutta, MD, PhD Andrew D. Hart Professorship in Internal Medicine – John C. Marshall, MBChB, PhD Eugene Meyer, III, Professorship in the Neurosciences - Jaideep Kapur, MD, PhD Margaret M. Trolinger Professorship in Rheumatology - Shu Man Fu, MD, PhD Marion McNulty Weaver & Malvin C. Weaver Professorship in Oncology - Michael J. Weber, PhD David C. Wilson Professorship in Psychiatry – Anita H. Clayton, MD |
| 1985 | David D. Stone Professorship in Internal Medicine - Carl L. Berg,
MD Stuart S. Richardson Professorship of Clinical Virology in Internal Medicine - Frederick G. Hayden, MD Mary Muilenburg Stamp Professorship in Orthopaedic Research - Gary Balian, PhD |
| 1986 | Harry T. Peters, Jr., Professorship in Internal Medicine - John T. Philbrick, MD |
| 1987 | Richard N. and Louise R. Crockett Professorship in Obstetrics and
Gynecology - Susan C. Modesitt, MD Paul Janssen Professorship in Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology - Steven M. Cohn, MD Edward W. & Betty Knight Scripps Professorship in Internal Medicine (Preventive Cardiology) - Coleen McNamara, MD |
| 1988 | Milton T. Edgerton Professorship in Plastic and Maxillofacial
Surgery - Raymond F. Morgan, MD Joseph Helms Farrow Professorship in Surgical Oncology - Craig L. Slingluff, Jr., MD John L. Guerrant Professorship in Internal Medicine - Paul M. Suratt, MD Harrison Foundation Professorship in Neuroscience - Kevin S. Lee, PhD Medical Alumni Professorship in Pediatrics – Frank T. Saulsbury, MD Rick A. Moore Professorship in the School of Medicine - Kenneth E. Greer, MD Harry T. Peters, Sr., Professorship in Internal Medicine - John B. Schorling, MD |
| 1989 | Beirne B. Carter Professorship in Immunology - Thomas J. Braciale,
MD, PhD Genentech Professorship in Pediatrics – William G. Wilson, MD Thomas Harrison Hunter Professorship in International Medicine - Richard L. Guerrant, MD T. R. Johns II Professorship in Neurology - Lawrence H. Phillips II, MD Myles H.Thaler Professorship in Medical Science - David M. Rekosh, PhD George R. Minor Professorship in General Thoracic Surgery - David R. Jones, MD David D. Weaver Professorship in Neurosurgery – Mark E. Shaffrey, MD |
| 1990 | Madge M. Jones Professorship in Diabetes - Eugene J. Barrett, MD,
PhD William S. Jordan, Jr., Professorship in Epidemiology in Internal Medicine - Brian S. Wispelwey, MD Richard F. Edlich Professorship in Biomedical Research - George T. Rodeheaver, PhD Charles H. Ross, Jr., Professorship in Multiple Sclerosis - Marie L. Hammarskjold, MD, PhD |
| 1991 | Claude Moore Professorship in Geriatrics - Diane G. Snustad, MD |
| 1992 | F. Palmer Weber Medical Research Professorship - J.Thomas Parsons,
PhD Robert M. Berne Professorship in Cardiovascular Research - Gary K. Owens, PhD Norman J. Knorr Professorship in the School of Medicine - Felicia Gaskin, PhD Jay Y. Gillenwater Professorship in Urology - Raymond A. Costabile, MD |
| 1993 | Harrison Medical Teaching Professorship - John D. Gazewood, MD,
MSPH Harrison Medical Teaching Professorship - Carl E. Creutz, PhD Harrison Medical Teaching Professorship - George F. Rich, MD Harrison Medical Teaching Professorship - Michael O. Thorner, MBBS, DSc Lockhart B. McGuire Professorship in Internal Medicine - Robert S. Gibson, MD Thomas E. Worrell, Jr., Professorship in Epileptology & Neurology - Robert S. Rust Jr, MD Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Professorship in Biomedical Ethics - Margaret E. Mohrmann, MD, PhD |
| 1994 | Hovey S. Dabney Eminent Scholars Professorship - C. D. Anthony Herndon, MD |
| 1995 | Louise Nerancy Professorship in Neurology - Daryl R. Gress,
MD Evelyn Troup Hobson Professorship in Health Evaluation Sciences - William A. Knaus, MD William Hobson Professorship in Information Sciences - Ruth Gaare Bernheim, JD, MPH James M. Moss Professorship in Diabetes - Anthony L. McCall, MD, PhD |
| 1996 | S.Ward Casscells Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery - Mark D.
Miller, MD Becton Dickinson Professorship in Health Care Worker Safety - Janine C. Jagger, PhD, MPH |
| 1997 | B.Lewis Barnett, Jr., Professorship in Family Medicine – David C.
Slawson, MD W. Gayle Crutchfield Professorship in Neurological Surgery - Edward Hudson Oldfield, MD Charles I. Fuller, Jr., Professorship in Neonatology - John Kattwinkel, MD Wilford W. Spradlin Professorship in Psychiatric Medicine - Randolph J. Canterbury, MD |
| 1998 | J. Francis Dammann Professorship in Pediatric Cardiology - G. Paul
Matherne, MD Bernard B. and Anne L. Brodie Teaching Professorship in General Internal Medicine - Eugene C. Corbett Jr., MD Gerald D. Aurbach Professonship in Endocrinology - Margaret A. Shupnik, PhD Priscilla Bonner & Margerie B. Lowry Professorship in the Division of Personality Studies - Jim B. Tucker, MD Wyeth-Ayerst Professorship in Infectious Diseases - Barbara J. Mann, PhD Robert W. Cantrell Professorship in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - Paul A. Levine, MD Maurice L. LeBauer Professorship in Surgery - Bradley M. Rodgers, MD Paul Mellon Professorship in Urology - William D. Steers, MD |
| 1999 | Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Professorship in Transplantation – Kenneth L. Brayman, MD, PhD |
| 2000 | Edward W. Hook Distinguished Professorship in Internal Medicine
- Gerald R. Donowitz, MD John W. Kluge Distinguished Professorship in Urology - Marguerite C. Lippert, MD Robert J. Roberts Professorship in Pediatrics - Victoria F. Norwood, MD |
| 2001 | Wilhelm Professorship in Diseases of the Breast - Sarah J. Parsons, PhD |
| 2002 | Ruth E. Murdaugh Professorship in Family Practice - Susan M.
Pollart, MD Ruth Cancer Center Distinguished Professorship in the School of Medicine - Mary J. Laughlin, MD Bayer Corporation-Gerald L. Mandell Professorship in Internal
Medicine - |
| 2003 | Harrison Distinguished Professorship in Medicine - Robert M. Carey,
MD Cosmo A. DiFazio Professorship in Anesthesiology - John C. Rowlingson, MD Ivy Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Pediatrics - Benjamin M. Gaston, MD |
| 2004 | Joseph and Frances Larner Professorship in Pharmacology - Douglas
A. Bayliss, PhD Charles E. Horton Professorship in International Plastic Surgery - Thomas J. Gampper, MD |
| 2005 | John C. Buchanan Distinguished Professorship for Internal Medicine
- Mark D. Okusa, MD George A. Beller, MD/Lantheus Medical Imaging Distinguished Professorship in Cardiovascular Medicine - Brian H. Annex, MD Andrew P. Somlyo Distinguished Professorship in Molecular Physiology - Mark Yeager, MD, PhD |
| 2006 | Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Patrick J. Concannon, PhD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Eric R. Houpt, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Ian G. Macara, PhD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Karen C. Johnston, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Stephen S. Rich, PhD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Ivan S. Login, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Roberto Ariel Gomez, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Barry M. Gumbiner, PhD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Alan F. Horwitz, PhD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Richard D. Pearson, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Kodi S. Ravichandran, PhD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - David Schiff, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Lukas K. Tamm, PhD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Robert P. Wilder, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Ted Michael Burns, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Bradford B. Worrall, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Christopher A. Moskaluk, MD, PhD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Robert L. Cheavlier, MD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - John S. Lazo, PhD Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship - Mark W. Anderson, MD Edwin P. Lehman Professorship in Surgery - Kenneth J. Cherry, MD Shure Professorship in Pediatric Neurology - Howard P. Goodkin, MD, PhD Robert M. Blizzard Professorship in Pediatric Endocrinology - William L. Clarke, MD Ivy Foundation Pratt Distinguished Professorship in Morphogenesis - Douglas W. Desimone, PhD Tussi and John Kluge Professorship in Palliative Care - Daniel M. Becker, MD, MPH |
| 2007 | Lawrence W. Penniston, MD, Family Professorship in Women's
Oncology Research - Paula M. Fracasso, MD Dudley F. Rochester Professorship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Charles E. Rose, Jr., MD Spencer P. Bass, MD, Twenty-First Century Professorship in Family Medicine - M. Norman Oliver, MD Jean and Ronald Butcher, MD, Eminent Scholars Professorship in Neurology - Madaline E. Harrison, MD Jean and Ronald Butcher, MD, Eminent Scholars Professorship in Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry - Ming D. Li, PhD |
| 2008 | Albert M., Kate L., and Peter R. Kaplan Professorship in Cardiology
- Michael Ragosta, MD |
| 2010 | Frederic A. Berry, MD, Professorship in Pediatric Anesthesiology
- Victor C. Baum, MD |
Highlights of Faculty Achievements
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Institute of Medicine,
National Academy of Sciences
Robert M. Berne, MD* (1979) Richard J. Bonnie, LLB (1991) Robert M. Carey, MD (1992) James F. Childress, PhD (1998) Robert M. Epstein, MD (1989) Arthur Garson, Jr., MD, MPH (2007) Richard L. Guerrant, MD (2003) Ada Jacox, PhD, RN (1979) William A. Knaus, MD (2000)
Joseph Larner, MD, PhD (2000) Edward R. Laws, MD, FACS** (2004) Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD** (2004) Gerald L. Mandell, MD (2000) Richard A. Merrill, LLB (1978) |
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American Academy of Arts and
Sciences
C. David Allis, MD** (2001) Robert M. Berne, MD* (1995) James F. Childress, PhD (1988) Thomas H. Hunter* (1958) Michael O.Thorner, MBBS, DSc (2000)
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American Association for the
Advancement of Science
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| Robert A. Bloodgood, PhD Martha A. Carpenter, MD (Emeritus) Don E. Detmer, MD Brian R. Duling, PhD Anindya Dutta, PhD |
Joyce L. Hamlin, PhD John L. Hudson, PhD Gerald L. Mandell, MD Zhifeng Shao, PhD |
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American Clinical and Climatological
Association
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| George A. Beller, MD W. Kline Bolton, MD, FACP Robert M. Carey, MD John S. Davis IV, MD Robert S. Gibson, MD Richard L. Guerrant, MD Jack M. Gwaltney Jr., MD Gerald L. Mandell, MD John C. Marshall, MBChB, PhD |
Dudley F. Rochester, MD Richard J. Santen, MD Edward Stemmler, MD Robert Strieter, MD Michael O.Thorner, MBBS, DSc Munsey S.Wheby, MD Mark E. Williams, MD |
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Association of American
Physicians
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| Eugene J. Barrett, MD, PhD George A. Beller, MD Robert M. Carey, MD Fabio Cominelli, MD,PhD John T. Dunn, MD Shu-Man Fu, MD Richard L. Guerrant, MD Frederick G. Hayden, MD Erik L. Hewlett, MD |
Gerald L. Mandell, MD John C. Marshall, MBChB, PhD William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD Thomas A. Platts-Mills, MD, PhD Dudley F. Rochester, MD Richard J. Santen, MD Robert M. Strieter, MD Michael O.Thorner, MBBS, DSc |
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The American Pediatric Society
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| Stephen M. Borowitz, MD Robert Boyle, MD Robert L. Chevalier, MD William L. Clarke, MD Leigh B. Grossman, MD Gregory F. Hayden, MD |
J. Owen Hendley, MD John Kattwinkel, MD Thaddeus E. Kelly, MD (Emeritus) G. Paul Matherne, MD Alan D. Rogol, MD Frank T. Saulsbury, MD |
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American Society for Clinical
Investigation
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| Eugene J. Barrett, MD George A. Beller, MD W. Kline Bolton, MD Robert M. Carey, MD Fabio Cominelli, MD John P. DiMarco, MD William S. Evans, MD Shu-Man Fu, MD R. Ariel Gomez, MD Richard L. Guerrant, MD Theresa A. Guise, MD Frederick G. Hayden, MD |
Erik L. Hewlett, MD Christopher M. Kramer, MD John C. Marshall, MBChB, PhD Charles E. Myers, MD Jerry L. Nadler, MD Richard D. Pearson, MD William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD Richard J. Santen, MD W. Michael Scheld, MD Robert M. Strieter, MD Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD Michael O.Thorner, MBBS, DSc |
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American Surgical Association
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| Kenneth L. Brayman, MD Kenneth J. Cherry, MD John B. Hanks, MD R. Scott Jones, MD Irving L. Kron, MD Eugene D. McGahren, MD* (*member of American Pediatric Surgical Association) |
Stanton Nolan, MD Timothy L. Pruett, MD Bradley M. Rodgers, MD Bruce D. Schirmer, MD Craig L. Slingluff, Jr., MD |
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Awards & Recognition
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Association of American Medical
Colleges
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Abraham Flexner Award Thomas H. Hunter, MD* (1988) Distinguished Research
Award
Joseph Larner, MD, PhD (1987) C. David Allis, PhD (2001) |
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Albert Lasker Award
(for work performed at the School of Medicine) |
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Alfred G. Gilman, MD, PhD
(1989)
Barry J. Marshall, MBBS (1995) Ferid Murad, MD, PhD (1996) |
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General Clinical Research Centers
Program
Annual Award for Excellence in Clinical Research |
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Michael O. Thorner, MBBS, DSc
(1995)
Johannes D. Veldhuis, MD (1998) |
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Dean's Office & General
Clinical Research Center Award
for Meritorious Clinical Research Performed by a Resident |
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Tracey L. Krupski, MD
(2000)
Julia W. MacRae, MD (2001) Kevin Bauer, MD (2002) Christopher T. Grubb, MD (2003) |
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Virginia Outstanding Faculty
Award
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Richard F. Edlich, MD
(1989)
W. Michael Scheld, MD (1989) James Q. Miller, MD (1990) Leigh G. Donowitz, MD (1992) Robert S. Gibson, MD (1996) John Kattwinkel, MD (2008) |
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Virginia
Outstanding Scientist Award
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Michael O.Thorner, MBBS, DSc
(1985)
Johannes D.Veldhuis, MD (1989) Donald F. Hunt, PhD (1992) John C. Herr, PhD (2000) |
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Virginia Life Achievement Award in
Science
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Robert M. Berne, MD*
(1989)
Joseph Larner, MD, PhD (1992) |
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University of Virginia Thomas
Jefferson Award
(UVA’s highest award) |
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Henry B. Mulholland, MD*
(1962)
Thomas H. Hunter, MD* (1970) William H. Muller Jr., MD (1982) Richard F. Edlich, MD, PhD (1990) Edward W. Hook Jr., MD* (1996) B. Lewis Barnett Jr., MD (1997) Robert M. Carey, MD (2003) Sharon L. Hostler, MD (2008) J. Thomas Parsons, PhD (2009) * deceased
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Administration
