News Briefs
1997 Leon Peris, MD, Medical Records Prize
Awarded to Resident
JMC Affiliations Day Attracts 200 Sophomores
Art By William F. Renzulli, MD, JMC '65 exhibited
in Scott and Eakins Gallery
Ronald E. Bowlan, PE, Named Assistant Vice
President for Facilities Management
1997 LEON PERIS, MD, MEDICAL RECORDS PRIZE AWARDED TO RESIDENT
Each year, the Leon Peris, MD, Medical Records Award is
presented to a resident who is completing his or her training in
any of the hospital clinical departments and has the best overall
record of timely, accurate, and complete chart dictations for
inpatient care. This year's Leon Peris, MD, Award winner is
Charles Atkinson, MD, Resident, Department of Surgery. Dr.
Atkinson received a plaque and $300 cash prize. First runner-up,
Donna Reed, DO, Resident, Department of Medicine, received
a $100 Dining With Heart gift certificate.
The Department of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes established the Leon Peris, MD, Medical Records Award as a way to recognize the contributions of Leon Peris, MD, and residents' efforts. Dr. Peris graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1955 and completed his internship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in 1956. He dedicated the balance of his life to Jefferson by serving as a resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1956 to 1960, and after military service in the United States Air Force, as an attending physician from 1962 to 1987. Dr. Peris passed away on August 30, 1987 at age 57.
JMC AFFILIATIONS DAY ATTRACTS 200 SOPHOMORES
More than 200 JMC sophomores took the opportunity to meet representatives from Jefferson's affiliate hospitals and learn about rotations, electives and residencies during the sixth annual JMC Affiliations Day.
Following lunch and the general session, students dispersed into discussion groups with the 40 faculty members who attended. The event was hosted by the JMC Student Council in cooperation with the dean's office.
Hospitals represented were: Bryn Mawr Hospital, Episcopal Hospital, Geisinger Medical Center, Lankenau Hospital, Latrobe, Medical Center of Delaware, Methodist Hospital, and Wilmington Veterans Administration Hospital.
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Exhibit Closed |
Architectural landscape watercolors and clay monoprints by William F. Renzulli, MD, JMC '65, are on exhibit on the sixth floor of the Scott Building and at Eakins Gallery, JAH, through the summer.
Currently the medical staff president at Union Hospital of Cecil County, Maryland, the successful internist still finds spare moments to practice his art in a barn converted to a studio on his 18-acre family farm in Elkton, Maryland.
Widely known for precise, transparent watercolors of architectural subjects, including numerous familiar Philadelphia landmarks and scenes, Dr. Renzulli recently began working with the freer medium of clay monoprints.
RONALD E. BOWLAN, PE, NAMED ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Ronald E. Bowlan, PE, has recently joined Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) as Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management, announced John P. Sullivan, Vice President for Administration, TJU.
Before coming to Jefferson, Mr. Bowlan was Director of Facilities Management of the Albert Einstein Medical Center. Prior to that, he was Assistant Director of Engineering at Lankenau Hospital.
Mr. Bowlan completed his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University and is currently pursuing an MBA at LaSalle University.
His office will be in 2100 Edison. Mr. Bowlan's telephone extension is 3-7268 and his FAX is 503-2436.