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Medical Student Wins David Spector Memorial Award
Jaimin Patel (third from left) poses with Raymond Ferrero III, J.D., assistant professor of family medicine and NSU Health Professions Division executive director for intramural health affairs, Nancy Fagin, and Howard Spector.
Second-year NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine student, Jayde Pickel, was the recipient of the David Spector Memorial Award, which is presented annually to a first- or second-year osteopathic medical student who has participated in research pertaining to the prevention or treatment of substance abuse. Pickel received her award during the college’s Undergraduate Student Awards Ceremony held on Apr. 5.
The award, which is accompanied by a $500 cash prize, was established in the summer of 2005 in honor of David Spector, an undergraduate psychology student in the NSU Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, who died from an oxycontin overdose in December 2004. Thanks to the benevolence of David’s father, Howard, who decided to find a positive outlet for his grief by establishing an endowment fund at the college, future generations of students now have an opportunity to conduct further research in this field.