Awards & Recognition

The Department of Pediatrics takes great pride in recognizing excellence among its members. The links to the right will connect you to specific awards given by the Department in recognition of outstanding achievement. Each page includes a list of past recipients of the awards as well as a description of the criteria established.

Medical Student Awards

• Ruth Phillips-Trotter Award
  Outstanding Female Senior in Pediatrics


• Ferrari Award for Academic Excellence
  Top Academic Student in the Pediatric Clerkship

Resident Physician Awards

• Wyeth Award
  Recognizes Outstanding Teaching by a Resident as selected by the medical students


• Smith-Kline-Beecham Award
  Recognizes the Outstanding Resident in Ambulatory Pediatrics


• Klingberg Award
  Recognizes the Resident with the top score on the annual Intraining Examination

Faculty Physician Awards

• Ross Laboratories Outstanding Research Award
  The Chair's choice for most outstanding research during the past year


• Outstanding Teacher Award
  Best Teacher as selected by the Resident Physicians

Dean's Awards of Excellence

Started in 2000 by Dean Robert D'Alessandri to recognize excellence across the core missions in the West Virginia University School of Medicine, the Department of Pediatrics is proud to recognize and salute those members of our Department who have been selected for these awards.

Since their inception, the Department has had at least one winner every year. The categories include: Patient Care, Research, Education, Service to School, and Service to Community. Below are the winners from the Department of Pediatrics.

• Patient Care
  Section of Neonatology - 2005


• Education
  Paul Ogershok, MD - 2002


• Research
  Laura Gibson, PhD - 2004


• Service to School
  Renee S. Moore, MD - 2001
  Kathaleen Perkins, MD - 2001


• Service to School
  William A. Neal, MD - 2000

Children's Hospital Awards

• WVU Children's Hospital Leadership Award
  At the 2005 Phantom Ball, former Chair, William A. Neal, MD was recognized as a leader in children's healthcare.