The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is excited to share the winners of the fourth annual Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler (MVPE) Awards.
These awards recognize individuals in the College of Medicine 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. “Chipper” Griffith III, MD Education Excellence Award.
During the awards celebration, Dr. Reynolds expressed his gratitude for Dr. Griffith’s lessons and mentorship over the years.
“The way I practice medicine is based on the foundations Dr. Griffith provided during my education and residency 20 years ago,” shared Dr. Reynolds. “I often think, especially in difficult situations, ‘how would {Dr. Griffith} handle this?’ and ‘is the way I’m handling this something that would make him proud?’”.
The inaugural recipient of the newly renamed Dr. Charles H. “Chipper” 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 College of Medicine 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
