Applications Now Closed
Awarded annually to medical students considering pursuing a career in academic surgery.
PURPOSE:
The intent of these awards is to recognize outstanding research efforts by medical students and to encourage student interest in pursuing careers in academic surgery.
APPLICATION/ELIGIBILITY:
- The candidate must be a graduating senior medical student, receiving their medical degree between January and July 2025 and should be considering a career in academic surgery.
- Applicants must submit the application which includes a 250 word summary of their research project AND a letter from their mentor describing the student’s contributions to the project, the qualifications of the student, and the qualifications of the mentor.
WINNERS RECEIVE:
- Six awards will be given, three for basic science projects and three for clinical/outcomes/health services/education research projects
- All six awardees will be invited to attend the Academic Surgical Congress being held February 11-13, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV and will receive complimentary registration and a $500 travel stipend.
- Complimentary Medical Student AAS membership for one year
- Award certificate presented at the AAS Awards Session during the Academic Surgical Congress
- Name published in the AAS Blog “The Academic Surgeon” and on the AAS Web Site
Previous Recipients
202420232022202020192018201720162015
Rucha Alur, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Brian Carter, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Ahmad Hider, University of Michigan Medical School
Yoshiko Iwai, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Matthew Linz, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Mallory Loe, Tulane University
Brian Carter, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Ahmad Hider, University of Michigan Medical School
Yoshiko Iwai, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Matthew Linz, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Mallory Loe, Tulane University
Radek Buss, Medical College of Wisconsin
Devon Cassidy, University of Michigan Medical School
Rainya Heath, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Lee Ann Santore, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Catherine Williamson, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Devon Cassidy, University of Michigan Medical School
Rainya Heath, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Lee Ann Santore, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Catherine Williamson, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Nicole Mott, University of Michigan
Paolo deAngelis, Weill Cornell Medicine
Chelsie Anderson, University of California, San Francisco
Mudit Dutta, USF Morsani College of Medicine
Paul Park, University of California, San Francisco
Lia Delaney, University of Michigan Medical School
Paolo deAngelis, Weill Cornell Medicine
Chelsie Anderson, University of California, San Francisco
Mudit Dutta, USF Morsani College of Medicine
Paul Park, University of California, San Francisco
Lia Delaney, University of Michigan Medical School
Joanna Swinarska, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Kirkpatrick Fergus, University of California, San Francisco
Michael Kirsch, University of Michigan
Joseph Ladowski, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jane Long, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
Giulia Daneshgaran, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Kirkpatrick Fergus, University of California, San Francisco
Michael Kirsch, University of Michigan
Joseph Ladowski, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jane Long, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
Giulia Daneshgaran, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Caroline Stephens, Oregon Health & Sciences University
Imad Aljabban, Penn State Health
Joel Lawrence Ramirez, University of California, San Francisco
Alexis Antunez, University of Michigan
Kevin Dong, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Michael Kochis, Mass General / Harvard
Imad Aljabban, Penn State Health
Joel Lawrence Ramirez, University of California, San Francisco
Alexis Antunez, University of Michigan
Kevin Dong, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Michael Kochis, Mass General / Harvard
Daud Lodin, UC San Diego
David Cron, University of Michigan
Katherine He, University of Michigan
Nathan Brand, Columbia University School of Medicine
Sean McGuire, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
David Cron, University of Michigan
Katherine He, University of Michigan
Nathan Brand, Columbia University School of Medicine
Sean McGuire, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Alexis Chidi, University of Pittsburgh
Zachary Obinna Enumah, Johns Hopkins University
Gregory Kennedy, University of Pennsylvania
Ambar Mehta, Johns Hopkins University
Barbara Williams, UC Irvine
Dor Yoeli, Baylor College of Medicine
Zachary Obinna Enumah, Johns Hopkins University
Gregory Kennedy, University of Pennsylvania
Ambar Mehta, Johns Hopkins University
Barbara Williams, UC Irvine
Dor Yoeli, Baylor College of Medicine
Anna Huguenard, Emory University
Blake Henchcliffe, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jason Pradarelli, University of Michigan
Mohini Dasari, University of Pittsburgh
Richard Guyer, Vanderbilt University
S. Rae Rokosh, NYU School of Medicine
Blake Henchcliffe, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jason Pradarelli, University of Michigan
Mohini Dasari, University of Pittsburgh
Richard Guyer, Vanderbilt University
S. Rae Rokosh, NYU School of Medicine
James Tooley, Yale University
Matthew Burstein, Baylor College of Medicine
Frank Davis, University of Michigan
Anna Garcia, Vanderbilt University
Ben Biesterveld, Medical College of Wisconsin
Tyler Merceron, Vanderbilt University
Matthew Burstein, Baylor College of Medicine
Frank Davis, University of Michigan
Anna Garcia, Vanderbilt University
Ben Biesterveld, Medical College of Wisconsin
Tyler Merceron, Vanderbilt University
Application Closed