Good Numbers 1 OF 8 NATIONWIDE:
Fox Chase Cancer Center is one of eight cancer programs in the nation to receive the Association of Community Cancer Centers Innovator Award, signifying excellence in advancing cancer care. TWO NATIONAL 5-STAR AWARDS:
Jeanes Hospital and Temple University Hospital made Healthgrades’ 2016 “Five-Star Hospital” List. Five-star hospitals demonstrate superior outcomes in select procedures. Jeanes Hospital also received an “A” rating from Leapfrog, a national nonprofit organization that evaluates more than 1,800 hospitals annually for quality and safety. 18TH IN THE WORLD:
According to Cybermetrics Lab, Temple University ranks 18th among universities internationally for Google Scholar citations of faculty work — a measure of scholarly influence. At 18, Temple University outranks Princeton University (19), New York University (25), and the University of Pennsylvania (44). THREE FOR NATIONAL APA EXCELLENCE:
Three faculty members of Temple’s Department of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Science have been honored by the American Psychiatric Association: Ellen Gluzman, MD, received the 2016 Nancy Roeske Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education. Jessica Kovach, MD, received the 2016 Irma Bland Certificate of Excellence in Teaching Residents. And Nicole Bizamcer, MD, PhD, MPH, received the 2017 Irma Bland Certificate. Gluzman is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of Medical Student Education. Kovach is Associate Professor and Director of Residency Training. Bizamcer is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director, Outpatient Psychiatry.
JOSEPH V. LABOLITO
TWO FIRST FELLOWS:
Eric Horwitz, MD, FABS, the Gerald Hanks Chair of Radiation Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been named an inaugural fellow of the American Brachytherapy Society; and Ernest Yeh, MD, FAEMS, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Temple, has been named an inaugural fellow of the National Association of Emergency Medicine Physicians.
Ellen Gluzman, MD, and Jessica Kovach, MD
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