Academic Achievement Award
The Academic Achievement Award, on the recommendation of the faculty of the Medical School, is given to the graduating senior who has achieved the highest academic standing in his or her medical school class. The award is sponsored by the Medical Center Alumni Society.
Jennie DeBlanc
Academic Recognition Awards
Academic Recognition Awards are presented to the top five graduates who have demonstrated academic excellence throughout the four years of their medical education.
2022 Recipients
Arjun Rohit Adapa
Jennie DeBlanc
Clare Jacobson
Nicole Marie Mott
Robert Porter
Eric A. Wilson Jr.
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
AOA is the only national honor medical society. Its mission is to recognize and enhance professionalism, academic excellence, service, and leadership within the profession. The society’s motto is “Worthy to serve the suffering” and membership is based upon scholarship and character.
2022 Recipients
Arjun Adapa
Clare Anderson
Devika Bagchi
Ruth Bishop
Christopher Connolly
Lia Delaney
Paulina Devlin
Michael Dieterle
Sarah Dugan
Alexandra Farthing
Gary Graca
Kelsey Herbert
Clare Jacobson
Taylor Jamerson
Vivian Ling
Isabel Lott
Netana Markovitz
Simona Martin
Anna McCarter
Ross Michaels
Allison Milen
Nicole Mott
Daniella Ortiz
Cayla Pichan
Bridger Rodoni
Jonathan Siden
Marquise Singleterry
Melinda Song
Arianna Strome
Henry Valora Tapia
Hillary Weiner
Eric Wilson Jr
Ann Wolski
Dean's Award for Research Excellence
This award is given by the faculty to those students who have made outstanding research contributions during their medical school career. Standard and MSTP* students were considered separately.
Arjun Adapa
Lia Delaney
Daniel Lyons*
Dean's Commendation for Excellence in Clinical Skills and the Art of Medicine
This award is given to ten percent of senior students, based on top Comprehensive Clinical Assessment (CCA) scores and clinical grades from the required junior clerkships, for outstanding skills in verbal communication with patients, interviewing, counseling, and physical diagnosis.
2022 Recipients
Jennie DeBlanc
Paulina Devlin
Kelsey Gradwohl
Laura Hayward
Kelsey Herbert
Clare Jacobson
Adrienne Jarocki
Jonathon McBride
Samir Nath
Cayla Pichan
Robert Porter
Aditi Rao
Karin Roszell
Roshun Sankaran
Alanna Shefler
Benjamin Tooke
Eric Wilson Jr
Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Commendation for Academic Achievement
This award is given to a woman medical student, graduating with academic distinction, should she graduate first in her class.
Jennie DeBlanc
Glasgow-Rubin Citations for Academic Achievement
These awards are presented by the American Medical Women's Association to those women who graduate with academic distinction from medical schools throughout the country.
2022 Recipients
Jennie DeBlanc
Paulina Devlin
Alexandra S. Farthing
Kelsey Gradwohl
Kelsey Jane Herbert
Clare Jacobson
Adrienne Jarocki
Nicole Marie Mott
Karin Roszell
Graduation with Distinction
The Graduation with Distinction Honor is awarded to the top 10% of students based primarily on grade point average.
2022 Recipients
Rohan K. Achar
Arjun Rohit Adapa
Jennie DeBlanc
Paulina Devlin
Michael Dieterle
Alexandra S. Farthing
Kelsey Gradwohl
John Hammond
Kelsey Jane Herbert
Clare Jacobson
Adrienne Jarocki
Nicole Marie Mott
Samir Redmond Nath
Milan K. Patel
Robert Porter
Karin Roszell
Roshun Rajiv Sankaran
Eric A. Wilson Jr.
Graduation with Distinction in Medical Education
The Graduation with Distinction in Medical Education Honor is awarded to 10% of the class based on the students’ commitment to medical education research and evaluation, involvement with innovation in education and academic program development, and exceptional teaching skills in clinical and non-clinical settings.
2022 Recipients
Alec Max Bernard
Ruth Bishop
Claire Collins
Michael Dieterle
Alisha Christine Heximer
Netana Hadas Markovitz
Simona Alice Martin
Aliya Moreira
Nicole Marie Mott
Robert Porter
Aditi S. Rao
Bridger Michael Rodoni
Sangini Ketan Tolia
Vy T. Tran Plata
Kevin Walsh
Eric A. Wilson Jr.
Lucy Zhuo
Graduation with Distinction in Research
The Graduation with Distinction in Research Honor is awarded to 10% of the class based on the students’ research training experiences, publications, presentations, and letters of support from faculty. Standard and MSTP* students were considered separately.
2022 Recipients
Arjun Adapa
Devika Bagchi*
Alec Bernard
Kate Brieger*
Benjamin Cher
Juno Cho
Lia Delaney
Michael Dieterle*
Carl Engelke*
Mark Farha
Steve Grzegorski*
Clare Jacobson
Taylor Jamerson
Ajay Kolli
Henry Kuang*
Jeremy Lynn
Daniel Lyons*
Anna McCarter*
Ross Michaels
Aliya Moreira
Nicole Mott
Sam Nath*
Eric Perkey*
Robert Porter*
John Runge
Fred Shen*
Ron Siebenaler*
Ethan Sperry*
Arianna Strome
Charles Wang*
Phillip Yang
Yingchao Zhong*
Graduation with Distinction in Service
The Graduation with Distinction in Service Honor is awarded to 10% of the class based on the students’ service to the community and the medical school, drawn from the students’ curriculum vitae and letters of support.
2022 Recipients
Devika Priya Bagchi
Ruth Bishop
Claire M. Collins
Jennie DeBlanc
Cecilia Nolan Hollenhorst
Sarah M. Jabour
Taylor Alyse Jamerson
Aliya Moreira
Erica Odukoya
Bridger Michael Rodoni
Alana Zora Slavin
Melinda Runxi Song
Arianna Strome
Sangini Ketan Tolia
Vy T. Tran Plata
Alyssa Nicole Warburton
Eric A. Wilson Jr.