Pittsburgh, September 18, 2020 -- Nitin Agarwal, MD, chief resident with the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery, has been selected to receive the inaugural University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Distinguished Junior Mentor Award.
Junior mentors are residents or fellows who have been nominated for their mentoring contributions to medical students participating in the Deans Summer Research Program (DSRP). This award recognizes junior fellows who demonstrated exemplary care and commitment in all aspects of DSRP student mentoring and based primarily on student nominations.
The award will be presented by School of Medicine dean Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD, at the Deans Summer Research Zoom Symposium scheduled for Wednesday, September 30 starting at 4:30 p.m.