College News
26 | F LO R I DA P H Y S I C I A N
Mark Atkinson, PhD ’88
Director of the UF Diabetes Institute;
American Diabetes Association Eminent
Scholar; Jeffrey Keene Family Professor
in the department of pathology,
immunology and laboratory medicine
RECENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Received the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s
2019 Jacobaeus Prize, awarded annually
to a distinguished international
researcher; also received the 2018
Albert Renold Award from the American
Diabetes Association for his impact on
Type 1 diabetes research
Linda Cottler, PhD, MPH
Dean’s Professor, department of
epidemiology
RECENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Elected to a three-year term on the board
of directors for the Association for Clinical
and Translational Science, which provides
a platform for enhancing education,
research and public policy related to
clinical and translational science
Bruce Goldberger, PhD
Chief of forensic medicine and professor
and director of toxicology in the
department of pathology, immunology
and laboratory medicine
RECENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Appointed to the White House Office of
National Drug Control Policy’s Emerging
Threats Committee, created to identify
and respond to evolving and emerging
drug threats in the U.S.
Teaching beyond the classroom
BY TYLER FRANCISCHINE
The UF College of Medicine class of 2019 hosted the
annual Hippocratic Award ceremony May 1 among the
flowering bushes and swaying trees of Wilmot Gardens.
The award honors a faculty member who serves as an
exemplary clinician, mentor and role model to students.
Gabriel Daniels, MD ’19, academic chair of the class,
announced Christopher Giordano, MD, as the 2019
Hippocratic Award recipient. Giordano is an associate
professor of anesthesiology, division chief of liver
transplantation and director of the anesthesiology and
critical care clerkship program.
“Dr. Giordano’s commitment to mentoring students
extends beyond the walls of the classroom and operating
room,” Daniels said. “He has taken it upon himself to
coach students, not only on being thoughtful and
knowledgeable clinicians, but also good team members,
respectable leaders and better people.”
Joseph A. Tyndall, MD, MPH, interim dean of the UF
College of Medicine, noted that the Hippocratic Award
recognizes several key characteristics that comprise a
good mentor.
“This is not just about being able to teach exquisitely well;
it’s also about the lasting impact and relationships you
have,” Tyndall said.
After the ceremony, Giordano shook hands and snapped
photos with the students who nominated him for the
honor, which has been awarded annually at the UF
College of Medicine since 1969.
“There are some days I walk into the simulation lab, and I
just don’t feel like doing it — I’m tired,” Giordano said. “But
every day when I leave work, I feel valued and that I have
a purpose. I have my students to thank for that.”
Faculty
Distinctions
PHOTO BY JESSE S. JONES
Teachers
Who Inspire