New Awards Presented to Community Physicians
Two new awards, both called the Ronald J. Lemire WWAMI Leadership Awards, were created by the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) Department of Pediatrics to recognize leadership of community pediatricians who train medical students and pediatric residents.
The first recipient of the award for pediatric resident programs is Dr. Cathy Shubkin, resident site coordinator for the Port Angeles pediatric WWAMI site at Peninsula Children’s Clinic. The award for medical student programs was presented to Dr. Randy Poncher, a pediatrician in Spokane.
The awards are named for Dr. Ron Lemire, who passed away in February this year. Lemire was one of the founders of the WWAMI program and led the pediatric WWAMI efforts for many years. WWAMI represents the UWSOM region for medical student and resident training, and includes Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho.