{"id":64385,"date":"2023-04-24T14:21:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=64385"},"modified":"2023-06-08T16:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T20:03:45","slug":"gillings-school-honors-dr-anna-kahkoska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/gillings-school-honors-dr-anna-kahkoska\/","title":{"rendered":"Gillings School honors Dr. Anna Kahkoska"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4969\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 225px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/geriatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1287\/2023\/04\/Kahkoska-Anna-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Kahkoska, MD, PhD\" width=\"215\" height=\"208\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Anna Kahkoska, MD, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health students voted for the School\u2019s most innovative classroom teachers. These <a href=\"https:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/sph-news\/gillings-school-honors-8-faculty-members-for-teaching-innovation\/\">Teaching Innovation Awards<\/a> &#8220;honor faculty members who students feel improve the learning environment at the Gillings School by integrating new technologies, engaging students in interactive activities, employing creative assessment methods, and introducing and incorporating progressive curriculum ideas into the classroom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 award winners included <a href=\"https:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/adv_profile\/anna-kahkoska-md-phd\/\">Anna Kahkoska, PhD<\/a>, assistant professor of nutrition. Dr. Kahkoska is also an Affiliate Faculty with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/\">UNC Center for Aging and Health<\/a>. 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