Darshana T. Shah, professor of pathology at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, is the recipient of the 2025 Carole J. Bland Phronesis Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Faculty Affairs. The national award recognizes members of the faculty affairs community who embody the spirit of “phronesis,” acting for the welfare of others without thought for the self and seeking and enabling heroically the development and success of others.
At Marshall University, Dr. Shah serves as senior associate dean for faculty advancement in the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. In this role, she founded the college’s Office of Faculty Advancement and launched the Marshall Journal of Medicine. A faculty member since 1997, she has conducted extensive research on faculty vitality and retention. She also has a special interest in microbiology and immunology.
Dr. Shah received her bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Bombay University in India and her master’s degree in microbiology from Maharaja Sayajirao University in India. She earned a second master’s degree in microbiology from the University of Maryland-Baltimore and a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from West Virginia University.