The 91小黄车 is excited to share the winners of the fourth annual Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler (MVPE) Awards.

These awards recognize individuals in the 91小黄车 who have made exceptional contributions to help us achieve the mission, vision, and purpose of the college. These individuals help us provide excellent education, practice patient-centered clinical care, conduct transformative research, engage with the communities we serve, and enable the success of each. 

Notably, this year, the education pillar award for faculty was renamed with support from alumnus Gregory Reynolds, MD. The award will now be the Dr. Charles H. 鈥淐hipper鈥 Griffith III, MD Education Excellence Award. 

During the awards celebration, Dr. Reynolds expressed his gratitude for Dr. Griffith鈥檚 lessons and mentorship over the years. 

鈥淭he way I practice medicine is based on the foundations Dr. Griffith provided during my education and residency 20 years ago,鈥 shared Dr. Reynolds. 鈥淚 often think, especially in difficult situations, 鈥榟ow would {Dr. Griffith} handle this?鈥 and 鈥榠s the way I鈥檓 handling this something that would make him proud?鈥欌. 

The inaugural recipient of the newly renamed Dr. Charles H. 鈥淐hipper鈥 Griffith III, MD Education Excellence Award is Peter Akpunonu, MD, professor of emergency medicine. 

The complete list of MVPE award winners is listed below. Please join us in congratulating these incredible members of the UK 91小黄车 community.

Mission Award

Jamie Key, DO |   Faculty Winner
Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

Ariel Arthur, MPH | Staff Winner
Manager, Center for Health, Engagement, and Transformation

Emad Chishti   | Learner Winner
MD Candidate, Class of 2025 

Vision Award

Brittany Levy, MD | Learner Winner
Fifth-year Resident, General Surgery

Enabler Award

Jorge Castorena | Staff Winner
Director of Marketing and Communications, Office of Strategic Communications

Pillar Awards

Clinical Care

Caryn Sorge, MD   | Faculty Winner
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Community Engagement

Patricia Bacus, MD   | Learner Winner
Fourth-year Resident, Neurology

Kent Lewis | Staff Winner
Student Program Specialist and Communications Associate, Bowling Green Campus

Research

Kenneth Campbell, PhD   | Faculty Winner
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology

Jennifer Isaacs | Staff Winner
Clinical and Translation Research Services Director | Internal Medicine

Education

Gage Bradford   | Staff Winner 
Residency Program Coordinator, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Peter Akpunonu, MD   | Faculty Winner 
Professor, Emergency Medicine