The Janet Mouradian, MD, Mentoring Award is given annually to a Weill Cornell Pathology and Laboratory Medicine faculty member who exhibits excellence in mentoring evidenced by:
- Serving as a role model with high standards of academic excellence and professionalism.
- Being generous with their time and offering valuable advice to mentees and other departmental members
- Advocating for academic career development of junior faculty members in the department
- Encouraging and including mentees and junior faculty in networking, research, and other professional activities
Eligibility
Nominees should be participating members of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine within the past five years, with particular consideration given to individuals who have been part of the official mentoring program during that time. Award recipients will be ineligible for award nomination for five years after receipt of the award. Any faculty member or trainee may nominate a mentor. The recipient will be chosen by the Committee on Mentorship and Well-being from the submitted nominations with approval by the chair.
Nominations should be sent via email by May 15 to Nalini Scarpa (nas7006@med.cornell.edu). The nomination should include specific examples (5-10 bullet points) of the the nominee’s impact as a mentor including the accomplishments of selected current and past mentees, mentoring activities at the group/departmental level and general mentoring of individuals throughout the department who may or may not be assigned mentees.
Dr. Janet Mouradian was born on September 20, 1938, in Mosul, Iraq. She started her career in pathology as a resident at The New York Hospital (now NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center) in 1964, specializing in surgical pathology. She rose through the ranks, eventually attaining the rank of professor in 1984 at Cornell University Medical College (now Weill Cornell Medicine). During her 36-year tenure at Cornell, Janet was a highly respected professor, where she trained some of the best pathologists in the country and catapulted the careers of many trainees and junior faculty with her warm support and high standards. Dr. Mouradian was an enthusiastic and imaginative teacher and mentor, especially gifted at transferring her enthusiasm to her students and mentees. Her dedication to mentoring is remembered by all those who had the opportunity to work with her and is an inspiration to those who have followed her.