School of Medicine nurses honored

St. Louis Magazine recently honored area nurses with the 2016 Excellence in Nursing Awards. Shown are Washington University nurses who either won or were finalists. In back, from left, are Maggie Kramper, Mary Stecher, Brian Torres, Shannon Clouse and Jennifer Ledbetter. In front, from left, are Mindy Brinkhorst, Tracey Guthrie and Lindsay Freeman.
St. Louis Magazine recently honored area nurses with the 2016 Excellence in Nursing Awards. Shown are Washington University nurses who either won or were finalists. In back, from left, are Maggie Kramper, Mary Stecher, Brian Torres, Shannon Clouse and Jennifer Ledbetter. In front, from left, are Mindy Brinkhorst, Tracey Guthrie and Lindsay Freeman.

Two School of Medicine nurses have received the 2016 Excellence in Nursing Award from St. Louis Magazine, while six others were finalists.

The annual awards, announced in April, honor local nurses who have made a difference in the lives of their patients and colleagues.

The winners are: Brian Torres, a registered nurse anesthetist and assistant program director for the nurse anesthesia program in the Department of Anesthesiology; and Tracey Guthrie, a registered nurse who is director of clinical trials, clinical effectiveness and patient safety, overseeing research for multiple divisions in the Department of Surgery.

Read more on the School of Medicine site.