The EVMS Department of Internal Medicine received several awards during the Jan. 23 meeting of the Virginia chapter of the American College of Physicians in Norfolk. Mark C. Flemmer, MD, associate professor, was the first ever to be honored with a new award, Clinical Faculty of the Year. Dr. Flemmer also coached EVMS residents Michael Gonzalez, MD, Jen Hofstra, MD, and Jody Boggs, MD, in the Jeopardy competition. The team took first place. Residents Abhijeet Nakave, MD, Doug Summerfield, MD, and Sue Szulc, MD, were among the top four presenters at the conference and will advance to the state ACP meeting in March.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has reaffirmed Eastern Virginia Medical School's regional accreditation, meaning EVMS' mission and educational programs meet SACS' rigorous standards.

This reaffirmation "is a significant accomplishment and speaks well for the quality of work of our faculty and staff, not in a few areas but in all areas of our operations," says EVMS President Harry T. Lester.

Junia Kairys, PA, a 2003 graduate of the EVMS Master of Physician Assistant program, just returned from a medical mission to her native Haiti with her surgeon husband. “Words cannot explain the horrific scenes seen there,” Mrs. Kairys said in a message to friends. Read more about her experiences.