Dr. Kwon, assistant professor of medicine, was selected to receive the 2018 CRTC Scholar Outstanding Citizen Award. The CRTC is the educational core of the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences that provides clinical and translational research training for predoctoral students, house-staff, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and junior faculty.
Citizenship awards are nominated by the Program Directors based on strength and participation of the scholar in the classroom. KL2 Career Development Program director, Victoria J. Fraser, MD, chair of department of medicine and co-director, Jane Garbutt, MBChB, research professor, departments of medicine and pediatrics and co-director of the Center for Community Health Partnership and Research, nominated Jennie Kwon and Jonathan Mitchem, assistant professor, University of Missouri School of Medicine for this award.