{"id":103167,"date":"2023-10-06T09:17:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=103167"},"modified":"2023-10-08T19:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T00:50:34","slug":"toni-ganzel-md-honored-at-com-alumni-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/10\/06\/toni-ganzel-md-honored-at-com-alumni-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Toni Ganzel, MD, honored at COM alumni event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Toni Ganzel, MD, &nbsp;dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine and a 1978 graduate of UNMC, received the UNMC College of Medicine\u2019s Distinguished Alumnus Award during the college\u2019s alumni festivities this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ganzel, a Harvard Macy Scholar and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine, said the award \u201cmeans the world, because this is where I began my medical career. I didn\u2019t anticipate when I started that medical career where my ultimate career path would take me, but this was a wonderful launch pad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd I married one of my classmates, so there\u2019s that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/unmc\/albums\/72177720311381244\">See a photo album from the event<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ganzel\u2019s award was presented by the College of Medicine Alumni Council during a \u201cDean\u2019s Reception\u201d held during UNMC Alumni Reunion Weekend for the UNMC Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other awardees included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dedication to Student Excellence Award: Dennis Strauss, MD, class of 1968<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Early Career Achievement Award: Geoffrey Talmon, MD, class of 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honorary Alumnus Award: Anthony Yonkers, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/alumni\/councils\/medicine\/com-current-awards.html\">See full biosketches of the award recipients<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 65 alumni and guests attended the college of medicine\u2019s event, which also featured Dean Bradley Britigan, MD, delivering the \u201cState of the College\u201d presentation to alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ganzel, who also holds an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, said she was excited to be part of a group that included Dr. Yonkers, who she called \u201cone of the most influential teachers and mentors of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And she offered this advice to current UNMC medical students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would love to tell the students to choose the field that they love, to do what they love and call it work, and to appreciate the impact they have,\u201d she said. &#8220;Think about the things they do, because what they do really matters. But also, think about the future and how they can give back, and be intentional about what they want to do and where they want to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes, if you think about growing into and finding the sweet spot of your leadership potential, it can be proactive \u2013 I want to be a department chair, I want to be a dean. 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