2020 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies Awards
THE AMEDEO BONDI, PHD ENDOWED GRADUATE AWARD
To a PhD graduating student for excellence in research performance during the training experience
Eugene Mironets, Class of 2019
2020 Doctor of Medicine Awards
THE 2020 UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AWARD
For demonstrated excellence in Public Health:
Rohit Kumar Mukherjee
THE DR. ELIAS ABRUTYN AWARD
For excellence in Infectious Diseases:
Lauren Alyson Skerritt
THE PAULA BERNOCCHI MEMORIAL AWARD
For excellence in the field of Emergency Medicine:
Nikki Aaron Cali
For excellence in the field of Psychiatry:
Kathryn Victoria Blair
THE IAIN F.S. BLACK AWARD
For excellence in Pediatrics, presented by the Department of Pediatrics and the Medical Staff of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children:
Michael S. March
THE LUTHER W. BRADY, MD AWARD
For excellence in Radiation Oncology and Clinical Oncology:
Ria Harshal Mulherkar
THE RONALD P. CAPUTO AWARD
For outstanding clinical skills and humanitarianism in the care of medical patients:
Carley Lynn Mitchell
THE HARRIS R. CLEARFIELD AWARD
For excellence in Gastroenterology:
Joseph Dominic Raco
THE MAURICE C. CLIFFORD, MD LEADERSHIP AWARD
For a graduating senior who has excelled academically and whose accomplishments exhibit outstanding leadership, integrity, excellence and volunteer service in activities devoted to human welfare:
Rohit Kumar Mukherjee
THE DONALD R. COOPER, MD AWARD
For excellence in Surgery:
Brendan Chester King
THE SELMA AND OSCAR CORN, MD HU'43 AWARD
For excellence in Orthopedic Surgery:
Christine Sarah Williams
THE DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SGA AWARD
For outstanding dedication and loyalty to the school and the student body:
Rita Chinelo Akumuo
THE ALAN EDELSOHN MEMORIAL PRIZE
For outstanding leadersip and service to the student body and the College of Medicine:
Rita Chinelo Akumuo
THE DIANA J. EGAN AWARD
For excellence in clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology:
Alison Talia Gruber
THE SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE AWARD
For excellence in Emergency Medicine:
Hayden Jacob Schenker
THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AWARD
For excellence in Family Medicine:
Charles Raymond Fencil
For excellence in Community and Preventive Medicine:
Camille Nakita Singh
THE EVA FERNANDEZ FOX AWARD
For the graduating senior who best demonstrates personal integrity, stability, responsibility and loyalty to the College of Medicine:
Lauren Alyson Skerritt
THE WILLIAM GREGG AWARD
Graduation prize for Humanitarianism in Care of Pediatric Patients:
Brittany Kathleen Ashe
THE LESTER J. GROVERMAN, MD MEMORIAL AWARD
For outstanding clinical and academic performance in Hematology and Oncology:
Gregory D. Whitehill
THE BEATRICE STERLING HOLLANDER, MD, WMC '41 MEMORIAL AWARD
To the student in the graduating class who shows promise of leadership, high character, and dedication to service:
Colleen Franconi
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THE RITA G. JACOBS AWARD
For excellence and compassion in Anesthesiology and Pain Management:
Alexandra Zoraian
THE ROBERT F. JOHNSTON MEMORIAL AWARD
For excellence in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine:
Sofia Dr Vos Shaikh
THE EICHI K. KOIWAI, MD, HU '47 AWARD
For an outstanding performance during the Pathology Clerkship:
Nicholas Gee Tong
THE JOSEPH A. LANGBORD MEMORIAL PRIZE
For a graduating senior who best exemplifies the qualities of humanitarianim in the practice of medicine:
Camille Nakita Singh
THE WILIAM LIKOFF, MD AWARD
For distinction in the care of medical patients and commitment to academic excellence:
Kirpal Singh Kochar
THE DANIEL MASON, MD HU '44 AWARD
For Cardiovascular clinical work:
Krista Ann Vadaketh
THE MEDICAL HUMANITIES AWARD
Sona Hurtz
Rohit Kumar Mukherjee
THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AWARD
For excellence in Renal and Electrolyte studies:
Camille Genevieve
Marie Giraud
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For excellence in Internal Medicine and Cardiology:
Mohammed Sahir Haji
For clinical excellence in Medicine:
Avkash J. Patel
For clinical excellence in Medicine:
Sean Patrick Flynn
For clinical excellence in Medicine:
Connor James McLaughlin
THE DEYLAN C. MOORE AWARD
For leadership, humanism, and service to the student body and the community:
Desiree Nicole Pinto
THE ALMA D. MORANI, MD WMC '31 AWARD IN GROSS ANATOMY
For excellence in Anatomy during the senior year:
William Frederick Foos, Jr.
For excellence in Anatomy during the senior year:
Matthew Solomon Simon
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY AWARD
For excellence in Neurology:
Brian Rogers Stocksdale
For excellence in Neurology:
Grace Marcy Anya Venezia
THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AWARD
For overall academic excellence in the Obstetrics and Gynecology:
Natalie DiCenzo
For academic excellence in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Clerkship:
Brigid Sheridan Mumford
For leadership in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology:
Carolyn Diana Rose Brookhart
THE OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS AWARD
For service to the medical school and to the student body:
Gregory D. Whitehill
For service to the medical school and to the student body:
Michael S. March
For service to the senior class and to the medical school:
Karina Preeti Verma
For service to the senior class and to the medical school:
Roshni Priya Singh
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, PHILADELPHIA BRANCH AWARD
For performance and leadership in Family Medicine:
Leanna Nicole Brooks
THE ELISE REID CARRINGTON PRIZE
For accomplishment, and outstanding leadership and service to student body:
Connor James McLaughlin
THE RICHARD SHUMAN AWARD
For excellence in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine:
Robert Steven Freund
THE DR. LEE WINSTON SILVER AWARD
For excellence in Pediatrics:
Isabella Marie Hanulik
THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE SURGERY CLERKSHIP
Abington Memorial Hospital:
Katherine Krushel
Allegheny General Hospital:
Joseph Dominic Raco
Crozer-Chester Medical Center:
Kristina Emma Thompsen
Easton Hospital:
Catherine M. Guariglia
Kaiser Sacramento Medical Center:
Anthony An Khong
Philadelphia Area:
Alexandra Zoraian
Pinnacle Health Hospital:
Mohammed Sahir Haji
York Hospital:
Sonia Gowda
THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AWARD
For excellence in the Surgery Pathway:
Desiree Nicole Pinto
THE DANIEL M. TABAS AWARD
For outstanding scholarly achievement by a student pursuing a career in Primary Care:
Douglas Kay Mayeda
THE ARTHUR AND BERTHA WEISMAN AWARD
For excellence in Child Psychiatry:
Rachel Marie Lemalefant
THE RANDALL WEISS AWARD
For excellence in Psychiatry:
Rohit Kumar Mukherjee
For excellence in Psychiatry:
Eric William Prouty
THE WOMAN ONE SCHOLAR AWARD
Rita Chinelo Akumuo
Stephanie Coriolan Belancourt
THE WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION AWARD
In recognition of outstanding leadership and community commitment in the field of Women's Health:
Academic Achievement:
Natalie DiCenzo
THE WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION AWARD
Leadership:
Ashley Harvard
Community Commitment:
Camille Nakita Singh
Community Commitment:
Chelsea Tiffany Salas-Tam
THE WU FAMILY PRIZE
For excellence in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation:
Connor Michael Fultz
THE DR. MARY YANKOSKY AWARD
For excellence in Endocrinology:
Meagan Jenkins Clark
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For excellence in Radiologic Sciences:
Andrew John Samoyedny