{"id":4347,"date":"2017-08-04T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/brian-jensen-delivers-the-2017-whitehead-lecture\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:20:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:20:33","slug":"brian-jensen-delivers-the-2017-whitehead-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/brian-jensen-delivers-the-2017-whitehead-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Jensen, MD, Delivers 2017 Whitehead Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- description --><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">The 2017 Whitehead Lecture took place on Wednesday, August 9. This year&#8217;s lecture was delivered by Brian C. Jensen, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, and awards were presented after the lecture to faculty and students.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-section\">\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/jensen-delivers-whitehead-lecture.jpeg\" alt=\"image2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Brian Jensen poses with Whitehead Medical Society presidents Patrick Snyder and Chris Iskander (Photo by Brian Strickland)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>The Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Excellence in Teaching Award in the Foundation Phase<\/h3>\n<p>Brian Jensen, MD<br \/>\nAssistant Professor, Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Department of Pharmacology<\/p>\n<p>Deepa Kirk, MD<br \/>\nAssociate Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism<\/p>\n<h3>The Foundation Phase Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award<\/h3>\n<p>Will Pendergraft III, MD, PhD<br \/>\nAssistant Professor, Nephrology and Hypertension<\/p>\n<h3>The Best Application Phase Block (Clinical Course) Award<\/h3>\n<p>Hospital, Interventional, and Surgical Care: Christopher Klipstein, MD<br \/>\nProfessor of Medicine, General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology<\/p>\n<h3>Kaiser Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award, Internal Medicine<\/h3>\n<p>Sonya Patel-Nguyen, MD<br \/>\nPGY-4 Resident<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Waters, MD<br \/>\nPGY-2 Resident<\/p>\n<h3>Kaiser Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award, Pediatrics<\/h3>\n<p>Sonya Patel-Nguyen, MD<br \/>\nPGY-4 Resident<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/news.unchealthcare.org\/news\/2017\/august\/jensen-delivers-whitehead-lecture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Vital Signs story to see full list of awards<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- description --> <\/p>\n<p class='lead'>The 2017 Whitehead Lecture took place on Wednesday, August 9. 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