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DR. ALAM RECEIvES ���George L. Adams Young Faculty Award��� D aniel alaM, MD, Cleveland Clinic���s Section Head of Facial Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, was honored at The Triological Society meeting in Scottsdale, AZ, on January 24, 2013, for his work in the study, teaching and practice of otolaryngology ��� head and neck surgery. The honor, ���George L. Adams Young Faculty Award��� is presented to a worthy recipient with the responsibility of furthering the highest standards of perfection in ear, nose, and throat medicine and surgery. Dr. Alam graduated as valedictorian from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1996 and received his general surgical training with an internship at T Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed residency in the Harvard Medical School Program for Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Alam went on to complete a fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the UCLA Medical Center and served on its faculty as Clinical Instructor in Facial Plastic Surgery. He was appointed to Cleveland Clinic���s Staff in 2002. Under his leadership, Cleveland Clinic���s Section of Facial Aesthetic Surgery has developed various new surgical procedures ranging from minimally invasive cosmetic procedures to innovative methods for facial reconstruction. Dr. Alam also served on a team as neoMeD Partners with new York School He college of Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has begun a new relationship with the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York. NEOMED hopes the relationship can help to increase the diversity of its student body as well as graduate more physicians who are interested in entering primary care. Like NEOMED, the Sophie Davis School offers a combined Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Medicine (BS/MD) degree program. But unlike NEOMED���s program, where students attend partner universities for the BS portion of this program, the Sophie Davis School allows students to complete their BS degree and the first two years of medical training at their school and then finish the MD degree at partner universities such as Albany Medical College, New York Medical College, New York University School of Medicine and others. NEOMED will not be a partner university. Under the 6 one of the specialists at Cleveland Clinic who performed the first facial transplant in the United States. The American Lar yngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society ��� or The Triological Society ��� was founded in 1885 and is the most prestigious society in ear, nose and throat medicine. Membership is achieved by presenting a thesis in the field of ENT medicine considered acceptable to a panel of peers. For those entering the field of otolaryngology, the Society provides role models. For those who are committed to research and related scholarly activity, the Society offers fellowship with like-minded peers. ��� | Cleveland/Akron/Canton MD News ��� MDneWS.coM ��� MarcH -april 2013 agreement, up to five students per year will be admitted to NEOMED as advanced standing students in their third year of medical training. Similar to NEOMED, the Sophie Davis School attracts students who have an affinity for primary care and want to practice in underserved communities. The student body is dedicated, diverse and includes individuals from inner-city and economically disadvantaged backgrounds as well as underrepresented minorities. ���We are excited to begin this new chapter with Sophie Davis,��� said Jeffrey L. Susman, MD, dean of the College of Medicine at NEOMED. ���Each year we have a few available openings to fill in the third-year medicine class as students elect to take a break for additional training. The partnership with Sophie Davis will allow us to fill those spots with students who have the same values as our current students and can add to the richness of the student body.��� ���