Four department faculty members were honored with Excellence in Teaching Awards at the Perelman School of Medicine Class of 2016 awards ceremony on December 12. The teaching awards are selected by the entire class of second-year medical students and represent what the students think are the ideals in teaching excellence. Among this year's recipients of the student teaching awards are:

David M. Allman, PhD, for Outstanding Instruction in Immunology (Module 1)
Robert W. Doms, MD, PhD, for Outstanding Instruction in Microbiology (Module 1)
Emma B. Furth, MD, for Outstanding Instruction in Gastrointestinal and Nutrition (Module 2)
Cindy M. McGrath, MD, for Outstanding Instruction in Reproduction (Module 2)