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| Emily Paige Elliott received the Dean's Award from John V. Marymont, M.D., M.B.A,, at the honors ceremony. |
Dean’s Award: Emily Paige Elliott
Awarded to the graduating senior who has accumulated the highest scholastic grade-point average for the full four years of medical school.
Merck Award: Jesse Lowell Stutzman, MengJie Hu
Awarded to senior students who have demonstrated superior academic achievement.
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Kasey Grant Andrews and Sarah Fillingim displayed their awards after the ceremony. |
Presented to those women students who graduate in the top 10% of their class.
Dr. Robert A. Kreisberg Endowed Award of Excellence: Jeffrey Clay Krout
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: Kasey Grant Andrews, Melody Petty, 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: Sarah Elizabeth Fillingim
Awarded to the senior student by vote of classmates, in recognition of outstanding leadership of the graduating class.
Excellence in Public Health Award: Jacob M. Williams
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.
Community Service Award: Kasey Grant Andrews, Jacob M. Williams
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.
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Fredrick Chambers II accepted the SNMA Award from Melody Zeidan, M.D. |
Awarded by the Student National Medical Association to a graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding community, school, and organizational service and leadership qualities.
Ritha Baliga Memorial Medical Scholarship: Ashley E. Holland
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: Mary Kash Andrews
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: Leena Bipin Patel
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: Mary Margaret Vansant
Awarded to a graduating senior student who is interested in pursuing a career in internal medicine.
National Medical Fellowships Henrietta Lacks Memorial Scholarship: Donavon Jared Dahmer; runner-up: Santina Johnson, senior doctoral candidate for Ph.D.
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: Trista Diane Phelps
In honor of Whiddon 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: Ian Marsalis Fleming Thompson
Awarded to a graduating senior student specializing in radiology and committed to lifelong learning as exemplified by Dr. Steven Teplick.
Cooke-Scott Scholarship: Sarah Elizabeth Bouslog, Donavon Jared Dahmer, Evan A. Dixon, Ashley Nguyen, Alexander Williams
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: Mary Kash Andrews
Awarded to a graduating senior student for outstanding performance in the pre-clerkship curriculum.
Award for Excellence in Teaching Clinical Skills: Magnolia Marie Elizabeth McElyea
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: Justin Jacob Chediak
Presented to a graduating senior student for demonstrating outstanding knowledge in basic and clinical pharmacology.
Hollis J. Wiseman Award for Excellence in Pediatrics: Kasey Grant Andrews
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: Veena Bharadwaj Krishnan
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: Jesse Lowell Stutzman
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: Jerry Garcia Medrano
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: Hunter E. Lucas
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: Matthew Ryan Joyner
Awarded to the senior student who best demonstrated clinical and academic excellence in the surgery clerkship.
H. C. Mullins, M.D. Award: Elizabeth Carey Beddingfield
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: Rennan S. Zaharias
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: Ifeoluwa A. Akisanya
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: Payal K. Patel
Presented on behalf of SAEM to the graduating medical student who has demonstrated excellence and academic proficiency in emergency medicine.
Excellence in Psychiatry Award: Sarah Elizabeth Bouslog
Presented to the fourth-year medical student excels in psychiatry, displaying exceptional knowledge and skills in providing compassionate and evidence-based mental healthcare. This award recognizes their academic excellence, clinical proficiency and leadership potential in the field of psychiatry.
AAN Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology Award: Ashley Nguyen
Awarded to the medical student who exemplifies outstanding scientific achievement and clinical acumen in neurology or neuroscience, and outstanding personal qualities of integrity, compassion and leadership.
View more photos from the honors breakfast and ceremony on Flickr.
