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Medical School Earns Three Awards at National Osteopathic Meeting
Following the awards ceremony, the triumphant trio posed for a photo with Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.Sc., the college’s esteemed dean. Pictured (from left) are Silvagni, Hamstra, Colton, and De Gaetano.
During the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Annual Meeting held on Apr. 7 – 10 in North Bethesda, Maryland, three awards were given to various NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty and staff members:
Joseph De Gaetano, D.O., M.S.Ed, FAAFP, FACOFP, associate professor of family medicine and associate dean of clinical and graduate medical education, received the Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators’ Award for his outstanding leadership as chair of the Core Competency Task Force of the Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators.
Janet Hamstra, Ed.D., assistant professor of internal medicine and medical education specialist, was named the winner of the Peer Reviewers’ Poster Award for her project titled “Analyzing First-Year Osteopathic Medical Students’ Learning Styles, Spatial Ability, and Success in OPP/OMT.” Poster collaborators included David Boesler, D.O., associate professor and chair of the Department of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine; Mark Sandhouse, D.O., associate professor and chair of the Department of Osteopathic Principles and Practice; and Barbara Arcos, D.O. assistant professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine
Scott Colton, director of medical communications, received a Best Feature Story or Article Award in the Communications Awards Competition for his COM Outlook article entitled “Miracle on the Hudson: Albert Panero Rides a Wave of Emotions Following Watery Plane Crash.”