The NYCPS Residents' Committee Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards

The demands of residency training require residents to be strong, confident, to take initiative, and to have an interest in helping others. This is not an easy task to complete alone and often leads itself to seeking a mentor. Having a mentor who fosters personal and educational growth during this time is essential. A mentor is someone to look up to, embodies strength, confidence, a fervor for learning, and most importantly is supportive and sensitive to a resident’s needs during training. As residents, we are exposed to a multitude of faculty members who devote their time to teach and guide residents, fostering hope in the future of physicians. The Residents' Committee would like to take the time to honor faculty mentors who embody these characteristics and give thanks for their outstanding contributions to resident training.

-The NYCPS Residents' Committee

The 2024 Submission Deadline is April 1st.*

Eligibility Requirements and Criteria

Have direct exposure with residents during their training either as permanent or volunteer faculty for a residency program
APA member
Acts as a role model
Embodies strength, confidence, a fervor for learning
Supportive to residents, their training, and future careers
Engages residents in the act of learning
Is confident in their own abilities
Fosters growth both educationally and personally
Is willing to support residents when faced with a challenge

Selection

Due to the diversity of each program, program representatives on the Residents' Committee are responsible for selecting a recipient within their program. This process may include but is not limited to requesting nominations from fellow residents within their current program and organizing a voting process. Additionally, program directors may be considered as nominees at the discretion of each program representative.

Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award recipients are honored during the NYCPS Annual Presidential Reception. The 2024 Submission Deadline is April 1, 2024*

Previous Recipients

2023 Recipients

Jacob Appel, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Remu Culas, M.B.B.S., Columbia University New York State Psychiatric Institute
Inna Murzakhanova, D.O., Mount Sinai Morningside & Mount Sinai West
Anil Thomas, M.D., New York University Langone Health

2019 Recipients

Sasidhar Gunturu, M.D., Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center
Louis Linfield, M.D., Columbia University/ Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
Omar Mirza, D.O., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Peng Pang, M.D., Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Staten Island University Hospital
Julie Penzner, M.D., NY Presbyterian Hospital/ Cornell
Seema Quraishi, M.D., Mt. Sinai/ Beth Israel
Daniel Richter, M.D., Columbia University/ NY State Psychiatric Institute
Prameet Singh, M.D., Mt. Sinai/ St. Luke’s
Jose Vito, M.D., NYU School of Medicine

2018 Recipients

Carmen Casasnovas, M.D. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel) Program
Anna Costakis, M.D. Special Mentorship Award
Caitlin Stork, M.D. Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Program
Alison Hermann, M.D. New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) Program
Claire Holderness, M.D. New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program
Panagiota Korenis, M.D. Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Program
Timothy Sullivan, M.D. Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine Staten Island University
Michael Walton, M.D. New York University School of Medicine Program

2017 Recipients

Laura Ancona, M.D. Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital Program
Lauralyn Fredrickson, M.D. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center Program
Panagiota Korenis, M.D. Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Program
David A Lowenthal, M.D. New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric Institute Program
Julie Penzner, M.D. New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) Program
Mary Chandler Rainey, M.D. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel) Program

2016 Recipients

Jonathan Avery, M.D. New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) Program
Nancy Maruyama, M.D. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel) Program
Maria Oquendo, M.D. New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program
Roshanak Ramezani, M.D. New York Medical College (Metropolitan) Program
Blake Rosenthal, M.D. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Program
Margaret Seide, M.D. Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital Program
Michael Walton, M.D. New York University School of Medicine Program