UAB Synopsis, Vol. 27, No. 12, March 31, 2008
The UAB School of Medicine (SOM), in conjunction with the Alabama Alpha Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national medical honor society, recently announced the winners of the 2008 SOM Art Competition. All 37 entries from medical students, residents, and faculty are on display through May 31 in the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, third floor, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. The museum is open Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
The eighth annual event aims to increase medical students’ exposure to the arts and humanities, actively involve them in UAB’s historical collections, and showcase SOM talent.
Jurors for the competition included Brett M. Levine, director, UAB Visual Arts Gallery; Stephen R. Smith, PhD, director, Medical Student Services; Stefanie T. Rookis, curator and assistant professor, Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences; Cynthia Irby, fourth-year medical student and AOA vice president.
Founded in 1902, AOA society promotes medical school scholarship, encourages high standards of character and conduct, and recognizes outstanding achievement in medical science, practice, and related fields.
Art Show Winners
Students
First Place — “Untitled,” acrylic self portrait, Jonathan Miller, MS-1
Second Place — “La Vie En Rose,” oil pastel and charcoal, Nicole M. Loo, MS-3
Third Place — “Gabby,” pastel on paper, Leslie E. Perry, MS-1
Residents
First Place — “Sacred,” cast iron sculpture, Benjamin M. Stronach, MD, orthopaedic surgery
Second Place — “Sacrums,” cast iron sculpture, Benjamin M. Stronach, MD,
orthopaedic surgery
Faculty
First Place — “Miller’s Family Tradition of Trains,” pencil drawing, Brendan M. McGuire, MD, associate professor, gastroenterology
Second Place — “Lumbar Vertebra With Osteoporosis Demonstrating Three Healing Trabecular Fractures,” photomicrography, Michael J. Klein, MD, professor, anatomic pathology
Third Place — “Sunrise: Same Day,” photograph, Alexander J. Szalai, PhD, associate professor, immunology and rheumatology
Jurors’ Choices
“Risk and Benefit,” oil painting, Maribel Salas, MD, assistant professor, preventive medicine
“Farmall,” ink drawing, Jonathan Miller, medical student-1
“Naomi,” pastel on paper, Leslie E. Perry, medical student-1
“Untitled,” photography, Casey L. Hitt, medical student-2