Prior Awardees

Faculty & Department Awards

AWAEM Early Career Educator or Research Award

2023: Kristen Moore, MD, MEd
2023: Angela Jarman, MD, MPH
2022: Lauren Page Black, MD, MPH
2022: Anita Chary, MD, PhD
2021: Kathryn Hawk, MD, MHS
2021: Adaira Landry, MD
2020: Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD, MSHP
2020: Jennifer Beck-Esmay, MD
2019: Cindy Hsu, MD, PhD
2018: Patricia Henwood, MD
2017: Tracy Madsen, MD
2016: Sneha Shah Chinai, MD
2015: Marian E Betz, MD, MPH
2014: Gabrielle Jacquet, MD
2013: Renee Hsia, MD, MS
2012: Azita Hamedani, MD

AWAEM Mid-Career Faculty Award

2023: Rachel Liu, MD
2022: Michelle D. Lall, MD, MHS
2021: Petra Duran-Gehring, MD
2020: Basmah Safdar, MD, MSc
2019: Alyson McGregor, MD
2018: Maria Raven, MD
2017: Angela Mills, MD
2016: Jennifer Wiler, MD, MBA
2015: Resa Lewiss, MD

AWAEM Administrator Award

2023: Esther Chen, MD
2022: Mary Tanski, MD, MBA
2021: Lori Stolz, MD
2020: Ashley Booth Norse, MD
2019: Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD
2018: N/A
2017: Lynne McCullough, MD

AWAEM “Catalyst” Award

2023: Sharon Chekijian, MD
2022: Sarah Lopez, MD
2021: Jordana Haber, MD
2021: Erin McDonough, MD
2021: Amy Zosel, MD
2021: Shideh Shafie, MD
2020: Bisan Salhi, MD, PhD
2020: Nadine Himelfarb, MD
2020: Angela Jarman, MD, MPH

AWAEM Social Advocacy Award

2023: Pooja Agrawal, MD, MPH
2022: Caroline Freiermuth, MD, MHS
2021: Breena Taira, MD, MPH

AWAEM Legacy Award

2023: Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MHS

AWAEM Outstanding Department Award

2023: University of Cincinnati
2022: Mayo Clinic
2021: Columbia University
2020: Stanford University
2019: University of Colorado
2018: Yale University
2017: Brown University
2016: Emory University Hospital
2015: Indiana University
2014: Loma Linda University

AWAEM/GEMA Global Travel Grants

2023: Salote Behr, MD (Fiji)
2023: Olita Shilpakar, MD, DM, FRCP (Nepal)
2022: Kaushila Thilakasiri, MD (Sri Lanka)
2022: Mulinda Nyirenda, MD (Malawi)
2021: Laura Galvix-Blanco, MD (Columbia)
2021: Dabota Yvonne Buowari, MD (Nigeria)
2020: Kaushila Thilakasiri, MD (Sri Lanka)
2020: Tigist Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
2019: Dr. Lisa Mumporeze (Rwanda)
2019: Dr. Sanjukta Dutta (India)
2018: N/A

AWAEM/SAEM Resident Virtual Registration Award

2021: Anita Chary, MD, PhD

Momentum Award

2020: Valerie Dobiesz, MD, MPH
2020: Laura Walker, MD
2020: Kat Ogle, MD
2019: Andrea Fang, MD
2019: Michelle P. Lin, MD, MPH
2019: Amy Zeidan, MD
2018: Pooja Agrawal, MD, MPH
2018: Alison Hayward, MD, MPH
2018: Rebecca Barron, MD
2017: Elizabeth Goldberg, MD
2017: Flavia Nobay, MD
2016: Esther Choo, MD, MPH
2016: Devjani Das, MD
2016: Neha Raukar, MD, MS
2015: Dara Kass, MD
2015: Michelle Lall, MD
2015: Judy Linden, MD
2014: Jeannette Wolfe, MD
2014: Laura Medford-Davis, MD
2014: Kriti Bhatia, MD
2014: Marna Greenburg, DO
2014: Basmah Safdar, MD
2013: Kinjal Sethuraman, MD
2013: Stacey Poznanski, DO, MEd
2013: Alyson McGregor, MD

AWAEM Outstanding Research Award

2019: Maria Raven, MD
2019: Lauren Westafer, MD
2018: Anna Marie Chang, MD
2017: Laura Walker, MD
2016: Rosemarie Fernandez, MD
2015: Corita Grudzen, MD, MSHS
2013: Debra Houry, MD, MPH
2012: Karin Rhodes, MD, MS

Hidden Gem Award

2019: Alicia Pilarski, DO
2019: Elizabeth DeVos, MD, MPH
2019: Kathleen Wittels, MD

Faculty Scholarships

AWAEM Grant Writing Workshop Scholarship

2023: Jennifer Love, MD
2022: Kimberly Stanford, MD
2020: Alexandra Mannix
2019: Melissa Parsons, MD

AWAEM Junior Faculty Development Forum (JFDF) Scholarship

2023: Fran Riley, MD
2022: Rachel Solnick, MD
2020: Cristiana Baloescu, MD
2019: Lexie Mannix, MD

AWAEM SAEM Leadership Forum (SAEMLF) Scholarship

2023: Angela Lumba-Brown, MD
2022: Jessica Fleischer-Black, MD
2020: Elizabeth DeVos, MD, MPH

Resident Scholarships and Awards

AWAEM Resident Travel Award

2023: Kimberly Herard, MD
2022: Alexis Kimmel, MD
2021: Euridxe Barbosa
2020: Mary McLean, MD
2020: Sheri-Ann Kaltiso, MD
2020: Jessica Faiz
2019: Meryll Pampolina MD, Ashley Akler MD, Caitlin Ryus MD
2018: Andrea Dreyfuss, MD; Ynhi Thomas MD; Amy Zeidan, MD
2017: Nicole Cimino, Alexandra Mannix, Mobola Kukoyi
2016: Kyra Reed, MD, Indiana University
2015: Kelly Quinley, MD, Alameda County Medical Center â€“ Highland Hospital

AWAEM/RAMS Medical Student/Intern Award

2023: Madeleine Sookdeo, MD
2022: Sarah Follman, MD
2021: Zoe Fisher, MD
2020: Wendy Sun, MD
2019: Janette Magallanes, MD
2019: Karrin Weisenthal, MD
2018: Jean Sun Scofi, MD
2017: Amy Ho, MD
2016: Shannon Findlay, MD
2015: Carol Pak-Teng, MD
2014: Katharine Modisett, MD
2013: Laura Medford-Davis, MD
2012: Bhakti Hansoti, MBBS

AWAEM Publication Award

First Author Original Research

2023: Cherri Hobgood, MD
2022: Michelle Lall, MD, MHS
2021: Michelle Lall, MD, MHS
2020: Amy Zeidan, MD

Last/Senior Author Original Research

2023: Valerie Dobiesz, MD, MPH
2022: Tiffani Johnson, MD
2021: Pooja Agrawal, MD, MPH

First Author Review (Narrative Review, Guideline, Concepts) Article

2023: Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD, MPhil, MSHP
2023: Adesuwa Akhetuamhen, MD
2022: Laura Oh, MD
2021: Bisan Salhi, MD, PhD

First Author Editorial (Commentary or Perspective) Article

2023: Renee Hsia MD, MSc
2022: Onyinyechi Eke, MD
2021: Emily Cleveland Manchanda, MD, MPH

First Author Best Resident Publication

2023: Meghan Hewlett, MD, MPH
2022: Jennifer Tsai, MD
2021: Melanie Molina, MD

First Author Best Medical Student Publication

2022: Lauren Diercks
2021: Amanda Ritchie, MD, RN