Department of Internal Medicine - Office of Research
Internal Medicine Hallway Awards
The Department of Internal Medicine recognizes its employees by highlighting
outstanding dedication since 1999. The department has awarded 53 awards to
faculty, house-staff, and staff. Please take the time to congratulate our most
recent winners.

Faculty Award Winner
- Robert Leverence, MD
Chief -General Internal Medicine
"Dr. Leverence is the Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine.
He provides wonderful support and guidance to staff and faculty. He
has a genuine caring nature and shows strong judgment and a high level of
integrity with regard to his decisions. He seems to have inexhaustible
energy, commitment and perseverance in fulfilling the mission of the
Division."
House Staff Award - Shadi Battah, MD, Pulmonary Fellow
"Dr. Battah always has a kind word to say, is always more than friendly,
very sociable and is a very hard-working fellow."
Staff Award - Lisa Finley, Administrative Assistant, Project Echo
"Lisa is very helpful as a co-worker. She knows her job well and
can effectively help others. She never says she's too busy, or that
she doesn't know - even if she doesn't, she tries to help out. Also,
she's been a great help to the department at every step of the way through
covering vacant positions and her support of Project Echo in training newly
hired staff."
Congratulations to this outstanding group!
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