{"id":8195,"date":"2024-10-29T08:16:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/?p=8195"},"modified":"2025-10-23T22:19:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T05:19:43","slug":"keck-school-of-medicine-celebrates-faculty-achievements-at-annual-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/keck-school-of-medicine-celebrates-faculty-achievements-at-annual-awards-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Keck School of Medicine celebrates faculty achievements at annual awards ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The 2024 Faculty Awards and Recognition Ceremony was a night of recognition and reflection as Dean Carolyn C. Meltzer, the Keck School Faculty Council and the Office of Faculty Affairs, Advancement, and Inclusion honored the outstanding contributions of Keck School faculty members in clinical practice, diversity, mentorship and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n

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From left: Senta Georgia, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and stem cell biology & regenerative medicine; Andrea Matho, MD, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics and medicine (clinician educator); Nada Elbuluk, MD, MSc, clinical associate professor of dermatology (clinician educator); Dean Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD; Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, assistant professor of clinical surgery and population & public health sciences; Grace Kung, MD, clinical professor of pediatrics (clinician educator); Sarah Sheibani, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine (Photo\/Laura Nickerson)<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n \n \n \n\n<\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The Keck School of Medicine of USC held its annual Faculty Awards and Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, October 24, 2024, in the Mayer Auditorium at the Health Sciences Campus. Faculty members from all levels across the Keck School attended the event, both in person and via livestream from Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), to support one another.<\/p>\n

Under the guidance of Dean Carolyn C. Meltzer and in collaboration with the Keck School Faculty Council and the Office of Faculty Affairs, Advancement, and Inclusion, the ceremony set out to honor the incredible achievements of faculty members. This year, awards were given in various categories, shining a spotlight on excellence in clinical practice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, as well as mentoring, scholarship, service, and teaching throughout the 2023-2024 academic year.<\/p>\n

The evening opened with a warm welcome from Susie Kim, president of the Keck School Faculty Council and assistant professor of clinical medical education, and opening remarks from Dean Meltzer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe live in a time where our society is riddled with divisiveness,\u201d said Kim. \u201cIn this milieu, it is a breath of fresh air that we take a moment to pause and to unite as a community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Meltzer took the opportunity to celebrate not just the awards, but also the significant milestones of faculty members over the past year. From academic promotions and tenure achievements to appointments to endowed professorships and honors from prestigious organizations, the accomplishments were numerous.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


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