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| Brittany Jackson, second from right, winner of the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Scholarship, poses with Johnson Haynes, M.D., assistant dean of diversity and inclusion and professor of internal medicine. Runners-up, from left, are Elizabeth Hernandez, Yelitza Rodriguez and Gisella Ward. |
Dean’s Award: Devon Amelia Askins
Awarded to the graduating senior who has accumulated the highest scholastic grade point average for the full four years of medical school.
Merck Award: Christopher Edward Roberts Jr., Thomas M. Snead III
Awarded to senior students who have demonstrated superior academic achievement.
Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citations: Devon Amelia Askins, Regan Elizabeth Goocher, Hannah Granger, Katherine Bonner Kaak, Laurel Cassidy Sharp, Anna Robinson Wright
Presented to those women students who graduate in the top 10% of their class.
Dr. Robert A. Kreisberg Endowed Award of Excellence: Anna Robinson Wright
Awarded to a graduating senior student in the top 25% of the class who is distinguished in both the clinical and basic sciences. This student has demonstrated superior leadership and integrity, possesses a strong work ethic, and has performed in such a way as to earn the respect of his or her fellow students and faculty.
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award: Brittany Shavon Jackson, Elizabeth Minto, M.D.
Presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation to the senior student and to the faculty member nominated and selected by the senior class who have demonstrated outstanding compassion to patients and their families.
Medical Alumni Leadership Award: C. Zachary Aggen
Awarded to the senior student by vote of classmates, in recognition of outstanding leadership of the graduating class.
Excellence in Public Health Award: Gisella Addolorata Mancarella Ward
Presented by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Public Health Service to recognize the medical student who has demonstrated a commitment to public health and public health practice and has exhibited leadership and hard work with a passion and dedication to public health within the medical profession.
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Gregory Overbeek and Melody Zeidan received the Community Service Award. |
Presented by the Medical Society of Mobile County to two senior medical students whose classmates believe best fulfill the ideals of humanitarian public service as demonstrated by superior awareness of, and achievement in, civic and community programs.
SNMA Leadership Award: Gisella Addolorata Mancarella Ward
Awarded by the Student National Medical Association to a graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding community, school, and organizational service and leadership qualities.
Adele Mantiply and Dr. Gerald Galle Pediatric Endowed Scholarship: John Powell Scarbrough
Awarded to a graduating senior student who has accepted a position in a pediatric residency program at the University of South Alabama and intends to practice pediatrics in Mobile and/or Baldwin counties.
Ritha Baliga Memorial Medical Scholarship: Elizabeth Del Carmen Hernandez
Awarded to an outstanding senior student who demonstrates a merit ranking within the top 50% of the class and is interested in pursuing a career in pediatric healthcare.
Dr. Richard William Gurich Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Katherine Bonner Kaak
Awarded to a graduating senior student who has not only performed at the highest level during the third and fourth year but has also demonstrated efficacy in patient relations and professionalism.
Dr. William James Atkinson Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Bradley H. Schuler
Presented to a fourth-year medical student exhibiting exemplary character, possessing a dedication to the field of medicine, and demonstrating a commitment to compassionate patient care. This student is interested in primary care and plans to practice in the state of Alabama.
Dr. Joseph G. Hardin Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Aaron J. Chinners
Awarded to a graduating senior student who is interested in pursuing a career in internal medicine.
National Medical Fellowships Henrietta Lacks Memorial Scholarship: Brittany Shavon Jackson; Runners-up: Gisella Addolorata Mancarella Ward, Elizabeth Del Carmen Hernandez, Yelitza Rodriguez
Established in 2021 by Margie Malone Tuckson and Dr. Reed V. Tuckson, this scholarship honors the life of Henrietta Lacks and the invaluable impact she has made in the advancement of science and medicine. The scholarship is given to an underrepresented minority student who has exemplified outstanding academic achievement, leadership, research and community service.
John A. Desak Award: Hannah Granger
In honor of USA College of Medicine graduate Dr. Maryella Sirmon’s father, this award is presented to the highest-ranking female in the graduating class who has accepted a residency in internal medicine.
Steven Karl Teplick, M.D., FARC Memorial Award: Brandon Scott Rivers
Awarded to a graduating senior student specializing in radiology and committed to lifelong learning as exemplified by Dr. Steven Teplick.
Cooke-Scott Scholarship: Kevin Aria, Arslan Arshad, Devon Amelia Askins, Sarah Elizabeth Bignault, Evan Austin Chavers, Miranda K. Crowell, Kristen Benton Dzeda, Shyla R. Hossain, Zachary Thomas Lazzari, Tyeler Rayburn
Awarded to fourth-year medical students wishing to pursue a career in the neuroscience field (neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, ophthalmology) and who have demonstrated exemplary qualities and commitment to their field.
Outstanding Student in the Pre-Clerkship Curriculum: Devon Amelia Askins
Awarded to a graduating senior student for outstanding performance in the pre-clerkship curriculum.
Award for Excellence in Teaching Clinical Skills: Shyla R. Hossain
Awarded to a graduating senior student for outstanding teaching skills and student mentoring in the Clinical Skills Program. This student has demonstrated a dedication to education in the field of clinical skills.
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Excellence Award: Katherine Bonner Kaak
Presented to a graduating senior student for demonstrating outstanding knowledge in basic and clinical pharmacology.
Hollis J. Wiseman Award for Excellence in Pediatrics: Elizabeth Del Carmen Hernandez
Presented to the student who best exemplified Dr. Wiseman’s outstanding scholarship, compassion for patients and families, involvement in the profession and community, enthusiasm for exploration and steadfast love of family, friends and colleagues.
Samuel Eichold Award: Madeline Marie Lear Tucker
Presented to the graduating medical student who through scholarship, patient care, interaction with faculty and housestaff, and motivation, has demonstrated outstanding achievement in internal medicine.
Dr. Michael M. Linder Endowed Award: Christian Tyler Hunter
Awarded to a senior student who has accepted a residency in family medicine and exemplifies a commitment to family medicine, as practiced by Dr. Michael Linder, through astute clinical acumen based on the knowledge of the human body and evidence-based medicine. This student possesses a passion for teaching this knowledge and the art of family medicine to others, and demonstrates courage to do what is best for the whole patient and their family.
Ralph Denny Wright and Anne G. Wright Memorial Scholarship: Megan Kathleen Hood
Awarded to the senior student focusing on internal medicine/family practice, who strives to become a compassionate physician and skilled diagnostician as exemplified by Dr. Wright.
The Orthopaedic Excellence Award: Thomas Allen Boyd
This award is presented to the graduating medical student who best personifies the compassion, selflessness and tireless work ethic of Drs. Anderson, McBryde and Meyer. This student has shown excellence above all peers during the orthopaedic rotations.
John W. Donald Memorial Award in Surgery: Ryan Thomas Heslin
Awarded to the senior student who best demonstrated clinical and academic excellence in the surgery clerkship.
H. C. Mullins, M.D. Award: Gisella Addolorata Mancarella Ward
Awarded by the faculty of the Department of Family Medicine to the graduating senior who demonstrated excellence in the ability to apply principles, practice, and philosophy of family medicine in caring for patients and their families. This award is given in honor of Dr. H. C. Mullins, professor emeritus and founding chair of the department.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Award: Katherine Bonner Kaak
Presented to the graduating medical student who, through scholarship, patient care, interaction with faculty and housestaff, and motivation, has demonstrated excellence in obstetrics and gynecology.
Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award: Alicia Carole Hereford
This award is presented by the Department of Emergency Medicine to the graduating medical student who best exemplifies outstanding performance in emergency medical care.
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Award: Daniel Matthew Phillips
Presented on behalf of SAEM to the graduating medical student who has demonstrated excellence and academic proficiency in emergency medicine.
Excellence in Psychiatry Award: Tyeler Rayburn
Presented to the graduating medical student who through scholarship, patient care, motivation, and interaction with faculty and housestaff, has demonstrated excellence in psychiatry.
