Fellowship, residency coordinator awards pay tribute to five of their own
The first-time awards honor coordinators, GI’s Maria Longoria, IM Residency’s Yuvia Anaya, and Infectious Diseases’ Richelle Clemente, as well as two managers, Pulmonary’s Helen Hill and IM Residency’s Mary Gosciminski.
![[From left, Cardiology’s Christeana Castro, PACCS’ Helen Hill, GI’s Maria Longoria, Infectious Diseases’ Richelle Clemente, and Nephrology’s Bersabe Lopez]](/sites/default/files/styles/az_medium/public/2025-06/Coord-Recog-Event_6.3.25_Castro-Hill-Longoria-Clemente-Lopez_HERO.jpg.webp?itok=SkXGVbTj)
From left, Cardiology’s Christeana Castro, PACCS’ Helen Hill, GI’s Maria Longoria, Infectious Diseases’ Richelle Clemente, and Nephrology’s Bersabe Lopez
Department of Medicine
The Medical Education Office, or MEO, at the University of Arizona Department of Medicine (also known as the Vice Chair of Education Office, or VCEO) hosted its inaugural awards ceremony for fellowship and residency coordinators June 3.
There are 18 fellowships and two residency programs within the department that train more than 200 physicians in internal medicine, dermatology and multiple other subspecialties from cardiology to rheumatology.
![[Mary Gosciminski]](/sites/default/files/styles/az_very_small/public/2025-06/gosciminski_mary_IMRP-2-edit_202200175_4x6.jpg.webp?itok=Jtp-PbOu)
Mary Gosciminski
At the Coordinator Recognition Event held in DOM Conference Room 6416, several DOM team members were honored for their exceptional work. The tributes included:
- Team Player Award – Maria Longoria, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology fellowship coordinator
- Above & Beyond Award – Yuvia Anaya, administrative support assistant, Internal Medicine Residency – Tucson Program
- Rising Star Award – Richelle Clemente, Division of Infectious Diseases fellowship coordinator
- Lifetime Impact Award – Helen Hill, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, or PACCS, fellowships manager, and Mary Gosciminski (who could not be present for the ceremony), Internal Medicine Residency – Tucson Program manager.
![[Internal Medicine Residency – Tucson Program’s Yuvia Anaya (center), flanked by Medical Education Office lead admins Christeana Castro (Cardiology) and Bersabe Lopez (Nephrology)]](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2025-06/DOM-Coord-Recog-Event_6.3.25_Castro-Anaya-Lopez_1525x1144px.jpg.webp?itok=uDjmL3BJ)
The Internal Medicine Residency – Tucson Program’s Yuvia Anaya (center), flanked by Medical Education Office lead admins Christeana Castro (Cardiology) and Bersabe Lopez (Nephrology)
Department of Medicine
“It was a wonderful moment to acknowledge all of their dedication and impact across the department,” said Bersabe Lopez, one of two MEO administrative leads (including the Division of Cardiology’s Christeana Castro) and fellowship coordinator in the Division of Nephrology.
“These awards were created to formally recognize the dedication, resilience and behind-the-scenes impact our GME coordinators bring to the Department of Medicine. As our programs grow and evolve, so does the need to uplift those who hold them all together,” Lopez added.
Congratulations to all the DOM’s fellowship and residency coordinators. Your services are greatly appreciated on behalf of the department, faculty, fellow staff members and trainees!
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