Fourth-Year Medical Students Named 47th Annual Bowman Scholars

The 47th Annual Bowman Dinner was held October 5 to honor the 2024 Bowman Scholars: Theresa Blickenstaff, Liam Giffin, Christina Halstead, Tuyet-Minh Tran and Briana Wilson. These five, fourth-year medical students were selected in recognition of their clinical excellence during the clerkship portion of the curriculum. They also exemplify the qualities of integrity and uncompromising strength of character, enthusiasm for acquisition of skills to provide the best possible patient care and compassion for the ill. In attendance were family and friends of the Bowman Scholars, deans, faculty coaches, clerkship directors, founders of the Bowman Fund as well as former Bowman Scholars.

The C. Richard Bowman Fund was established in the memory of Dick Bowman, MD, a 1974 graduate of UVA School of Medicine who had planned to pursue a fellowship in infectious diseases. Dr. Bowman was dedicated to the constant pursuit of excellence in clinical medicine and demonstrated a spirit and ideals which impressed his fellow students, physicians, family and friends during his relatively short lifetime. The University Trustees of the Bowman Fund are Meg Keeley, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Education and Professor of Pediatrics and Gene McGahren, MD, Professor of Surgery. The Bowman events are organized with the UVA Medical Alumni Association.

The 47th Annual Bowman Lecture was delivered on November 1 at the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds by Christopher Arnold, MD, the 2007 recipient of the Bowman Award. In honor of Dr. Bowman, the annual lecture focuses on an infectious disease topic and Dr. Arnold’s presentation was titled, “Wire Wars: Battling Infections in Cardiac Implants.” The Bowman Scholars were recognized at the lecture and Christina Halstead was presented with the 2024 Bowman Scholarship. Dr. Keeley noted, “It is a privilege each year for us to honor the inspiration we receive from both the memory of Dr. Bowman and from our exceptional students.”

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