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Linda J. Pike, M.D. (left), associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, and Shirley Silbert, M.D. (right), present Michael C. Montana, a student in the School of Medicine’s Medical Scientist Training Program, with the David F. Silbert Outstanding Teaching Award Nov. 28. The award is given to a teaching assistant in a medical school course in recognition of a commitment to teaching and was established in memory of David F. Silbert, M.D., a former professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the School of Medicine. In all, 37 second-, third- and fourth-year students were recognized with awards at the Student Awards luncheon at the Eric P. Newman Education Center.