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Rimal Bera, MD, received the 2024 Physicians of Excellence Award from the Orange County Medical Association, which honors doctors for excellence in teaching and clinical leadership and their commitment to their patients and community.
Jaesu Han, MD, received the Medical Education Excellence Award for the Clinical Science: Attending Physician category. The Excellence award recognizes teaching professors for their contributions to a course and their positive impact on students.
Robert McCarron, DO, has received the Physicians of Excellence Award from the Orange County Medical Association three years in a row (2023, 2024 and 2025). This award honors doctors who have demonstrated exceptional teaching and mentoring, clinical leadership skills, and a commitment to their patients and community.
In late December 2023, Adrian Preda, MD, became the medical editor-in-chief at Psychiatric News.
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In December 2023, Justine Welsh, MD, became a fellow for the 2024 Woodruff Leadership Academy at Emory Healthcare. This prestigious program allows faculty physicians to develop and hone the leadership skills needed to meet the current challenges facing the research, education and healthcare sectors.