This annual award recognizes a fourth-year medical student with a solid academic record, strong clinical skills and a demonstrated commitment to family medicine.
Fourth-year medical student
February 1
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A departmental committee recommends nominees and asks each to submit a personal statement and CV. The committee solicits feedback on the nominees from family medicine faculty and staff.
Based on this information, the committee selects the award recipient.
The Office of Medical Education will notify you by email if you are an award recipient.
If you receive this award, you will be recognized during our annual Honors Convocation.
Denise McGuigan, MSEd
Principal Education Specialist
Family Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main Street, Room 6101G, Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 829-2922; Fax: (716) 829-2933
Email: dpalermo@buffalo.edu
Mark A. Petrino, MD, was a respected family physician who practiced on Buffalo’s West Side before his untimely death in a car crash. His family established this award to honor his memory and his commitment to his patients.