A group of esteemed AUA faculty has been awarded the Stephen Abrahamson Award for Innovation, one of the highest honors in the field of medical education, by the University of Southern California’s (USC) Department of Medical Education in recognition for their groundbreaking work in implementing artificial intelligence in the education of medical students and aspiring physicians.

The following AUA faculty were recipients of this prestigious award:

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Dr. Sumanth Devaraju, Professor, Department of Pathophysiology

Dr. Prasanna Honnavar, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Dr. Ricardo Hood, Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine

Dr. Joseph Jillwin, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Dr. Tarron Kayalackakom, Instructor, Education Enhancement Department

Dr. Courtney Lewis, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine

Dr. Sheetal Naik, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathophysiology

Dr. Raymond Robinson, Professor, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies

Dr. Roopa Sebastian, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Cell Biology & Genetics

Dr. Andrea Vaughans, Associate Professor, Education Enhancement Department

No longer at AUA:

Dr. Nikhilesh Anand, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Dr. Joseph Cross, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Cell Biology & Genetics

Dr. Stephen Abrahamson was a pioneer who transformed the field of medical education with the development of simulation-based teaching methods. Traditionally this award is given to an elite community of innovators who push boundaries in medical training and who introduce new ideas and revolutionary methods that level-up how medical students learn.

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