During the 2021 Internal Medicine Meeting, Dr. O'Dell received the Jane F. Desforges Distinguished Teacher Award for 2019-2020. This national award is bestowed upon a Fellow or Master of the College who has demonstrated the ennobling qualities of a great teacher as judged by the acclaim and accomplishments of former students who have been inspired and achieved positions of leadership in the field of medical education, primarily as teachers.
Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan receives 2020 Walter J. O’Donohue, Jr. MD Award
The Walter J. O’Donohue, Jr. Award given by our Chapter honors a physician who embodies the qualities set by our late friend and colleague, an ardent supporter of the Nebraska Chapter: great leadership, scholarship and mentoring in his/her career. Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan, the 2020 recipient, is Assistant Dean of Strategy and Accreditation at Creighton University School of Medicine, board certified in internal medicine and infectious disease, a sought-after mentor and collaborator, and a nationally recognized researcher and speaker.
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