Faculty Accomplishments

We publish faculty and student accomplishments in every edition of URMC Pulse, highlighting both the prestigious honors our faculty/students receive, as well as the prominent leadership/advisory posts to which they are appointed.

To submit an accomplishment, please e-mail pulse@urmctoday.com a short paragraph that includes (1) the faculty member’s/student’s credentials, (2) a brief explanation of the honor, and (3) a brief summary of the history and/or mission of the organization bestowing the honor. For students, please also include a hometown and the degree they are pursuing.

In October, Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., was recognized as a Community Champion at the Anthony L. Jordan Foundation’s fourth annual Patients First Luncheon. Campbell, the William Rocktaschel Professor and chair of the URMC Department of Family Medicine, and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry, is one of seven Champions to be honored for his unwavering commitment to diagnosing and treating our community's medically underserved. Recently, Campbell strongly supported the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center-Westside Health Service transition to offering services under the Jordan name.

Margaret-Ann Carno, Ph.D., R.N., D, ABSM, P.N.P., FAAN, assistant professor of clinical nursing and pediatrics for the School of Nursing, was one of 142 nurse leaders inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing during the academy’s 38th annual meeting and conference this October in Washington, D.C. Selection criteria includes evidence of significant contributions to nursing and health care, and is based, in part, on the extent to which nominees’ nursing careers influence health policies and health care delivery for the benefit of Americans. A panel comprised of elected and appointed fellows chooses the inductees; two current fellows must sponsor each nominee. The academy is made up of more than 1,600 nursing leaders in education, management, practice, policy, and research. Carno, who was appointed to the School of Nursing faculty in 2005, specializes in sleep concerns in children and adolescents.

Curtis Haas, Pharm.D., Pharmacy director for URMC, was selected as president-elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and will advance to the office of president in October 2012. Haas, who joined URMC as director in 2006, has more than 30 years of pharmacy experience including clinical practice, academia, clinical research and specialty residency programs. Affiliated with ACCP for more than 30 years, Haas became a full member in 1993 and was recognized as a fellow of the organization in 2004. He has previously served on ACCP’s Board of Regents and as secretary/treasurer and chair-elect of its Critical Care Practice and Research Network, in addition to various comÂmittee assignments. Haas has also been president and secreÂtary/treasurer of ACCP’s New York State chapter, and has published extensively on clinical drug research and critical care topics.

Dolores “Dee” Krebs, M.S., APRN, a family nurse practitioner in URMC’s Emergency Department and director of the URMC Sexual Assault Examiner Program, was been named New York State Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State at its annual conference in Saratoga last month. The award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated contributions to the advancement of nurse practitioners through excellence in clinical practice; has participated in volunteer and community service that exemplifies the profession; conducts and publishes research with relevance to NP clinical practice, education or public policy; and promotes advancement and promotion of health services in underserved areas of New York state. Krebs, a Brighton resident, is actively involved with the medical/forensic care of sexual assault patients on the local, state, national and international level, and recently wrote a report for New York state regarding the acute care of child sexual assault/abuse influencing public policy.

Colorectal Surgery Division Chief John Monson, M.D., FCRS, has been recruited to a national, expert team charged with developing a formal structure for credentialing centers of excellence in rectal cancer management. Known as OSTRICH, the new group is also composed of experts hailing from Memorial Sloan-Kettering, the Cleveland Clinic, and MD Anderson. Monson, a world leader in colorectal surgery who has authored more than 250 publications in peer-reviewed journals, specializes in minimally invasive and laparoscopic techniques for colorectal surgeries, including cancers.

In October, the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD) presented Allan J. Schwartz, M.A., M.S., Ph.D., FACHA, with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The organization, which represents more than 700 counseling center directors from around the world, selects just two to three recipients for the honor each year. Recipients are selected for their outstanding service to the AUCCCD, as well as their exemplary leadership and scholarship in the field of college and university counseling centers. Schwartz, who has worked for over 40 years in the counseling service at the University of Rochester, has served as a member of the AUCCCD Board, trained and supervised many generations of professionals, and has made what colleagues call “significant contributions to some of the most enduring questions in the field.”

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) – a private, non-profit organization that accredits approximately 8,900 residency programs in 133 specialties and subspecialties – has chosen Neurology residency program coordinator Clara Vigelette as one three persons nationwide to receive its 2012 GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award. The award honors outstanding program coordinators for their work assisting program directors and managing the day-to-day administrative tasks of running a residency program. Vigelette’s work will be celebrated March 2, 2012, at an awards luncheon held during the ACGME’s Annual Educational Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Internationally recognized expert in radiation biology Jacqueline P. Williams, Ph.D., has been named to leadership positions at three of the leading radiation oncology and research organizations in the world. Most recently, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) – the largest radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 10,000 members – named Williams chair of its Scientific Research Council at the Society’s 53rd annual meeting, held in Miami Beach, Fla. Williams also was recognized as one of 21 distinguished members that received ASTRO’s Fellow designation at a ceremony at the meeting.

The honors from ASTRO capped an eventful two-month period for Williams; at the International Congress of Radiation Research, held in Warsaw, Poland, she was also named President of the Radiation Research Society (RRS), and elected Councilor-at-Large of the International Association of Radiation Research (IARR). During her two-year term as president of RRS, Williams will lead the executive committee that guides the organization. Her appointment with the IARR will extend for four years, during which she will be one of 10 elected officials serving on the organization’s board of directors.

In October, the March of Dimes of the Genesee Valley/Finger Lakes Division recognized eight nurses from Strong Memorial Hospital and the University of Rochester School of Nursing at its first annual Nurse of the Year Gala. Included were: Marcia Buckley, R.N., M.S., O.C.N.S., A.C.N.P., B.C.-P.C.M., nurse practitioner on the Palliative Care Unit, who received the Hospice and Palliative Care Award; Carole Farley-Toombs, R.N., M.S.N., N.E.A.-B.C., associate director of nursing practice/psychiatric mental health nursing, who received the Behavioral Health Award; Gail Ingersoll, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., F.N.A.P., director of the Clinical Nursing Research Center and the Loretta C. Ford professor of nursing at the School of Nursing, who received the Research/Nurse Author Award; Harriet Kitzman, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., senior associate dean for research at the School of Nursing, who received the Legend of Nursing Award; Marcy Noble, R.N., B.S.N., C.P.E.N., nurse leader/nurse educator in the Pediatric Emergency Department, who received the Pediatrics Award; Deborah Phillips, R.N.C.-O.B., M.S., associate director of obstetrics/gynecology nursing, who received the Leadership Award; Kathy Rideout, Ed.D., P.N.P.-B.C., N.E.A.-B.C. , interim dean of the School of Nursing, who received the Margaret D. Sovie Award for Advanced Practice; and Donna Vogt-Barrows, R.N., I.B.C.L.C., lactation consultant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Golisano Children’s Hospital, who received the Performance Management, Quality Improvement Award.

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