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Each year, the American Geriatrics Society and ����Ժ College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Chapter recognize a prominent geriatrician who exemplifies humanism and innovation in his or her approach to improving the lives of older adults.

Richard G. Stefanacci, D.O., MGH, M.B.A., AGSF, CMD of the Jefferson College of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was presented with this year’s Humanism in Aging Leadership Award.

����ԺCOM students were invited to attend Stefanacci’s award lecture. After the lecture, they were asked to submit an action plan that explains how they will apply what they learned in their future practices. Stefanacci chose four students to receive the ����ԺCOM Humanism in Aging Action Award:

First Place – Patrick Kurpaska (����ԺCOM ’19)

Second Place – Emily Szuba (����ԺCOM ’20)

Third Place – Tiffany Cheung (����ԺCOM ’19)

Honorable Mention  - Annie Liu (����ԺCOM ’19)

“Both the Humanism in Aging Leadership Award and Student Action Award exemplify one of the many ways the ����ԺCollege of Osteopathic Medicine is committed to innovative educational opportunities for students in the respectful care of older adults,” said Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., ����ԺCOM professor and director of geriatrics.

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