Washington University General Surgery Residency Coordinator Michele Bowman, C-TAGME, has been named the 2009 Surgery Residency Coordinator of the Year by a national organization of her peers.

Kim Aggretto, president of the Association of Residency Coordinators in Surgery (left), presents Michele Bowman (front) the Surgery Residency Coordinator of the Year Award as (second from left to right) General Surgery Residency Program Director Mary Klingensmith, M.D.,  Nicholas Hamilton, M.D., and Ryan Fields, M.D. (both surgery residents) look on. The award was presented at the Association of Residency Coordinators in Surgery Meeting on May 2, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 “Michele was recognized for her 25 years as a coordinator,” said ARCS President Kim Aggretto. “During this time, she has shown extreme dedication to her work and to her residents.  She is highly regarded by her peers, both locally and nationally, and by her residents, who are grateful for the ‘home’ atmosphere she works hard to establish.”

Bowman is certified as a residency coordinator by the National Board for Certification of Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Programs. The board has established standards for the profession to acknowledge the expertise needed to successfully manage graduate medical education programs and to recognize those training program administrators who have achieved competence in all fields related to their profession.

The ARCS serves as an educational resource, a method for encouraging the exchange of ideas, and a support network for persons who manage surgery residency programs.