All active medical students are involved in the nomination and selection of their respective class year award(s). The previous award recipients for the current active medical student classes are listed below. The Office of Student Affairs maintains a full record of previous recipients.
First Year Award
Aesculapian Award for PreClinical Faculty - Awarded by the MS1 class for excellence in teaching the preclinical sciences.
- 2023 Recipient: Nancy Halliday, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology
- 2022 Recipient: Cody Thomas, M.D., Department of Pathology
- 2021 Recipient: Mary Moon, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology
Second Year Award
Aesculapian Award for PreClinical Faculty - Awarded by the MS2 class for excellence in teaching the preclinical sciences.
- 2023 Recipient: Alexandra Regens, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2022 Recipient: Eva Garringer, Ph.D., Department of Family and Preventative Medicine
- 2021 Recipient: Chris Brasel, Ph.D., Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Renal Systems
Third Year Awards
Aesculapian Award for Resident Physician - Awarded by the MS3 class for excellence in teaching the third year clerkship by Housestaff.
- 2023 Recipient: Shana Usiukiewicz, M.D., Department of Medicine
- 2022 Recipient: Morgan McDougal, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2021 Recipient: Courtney Bisson, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Aesculapian Award for Clinical Faculty - Awarded by the MS3 class for excellence in teaching the clinical sciences.
- 2023 Recipient: Marvin Williams, D.O., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2022 Recipient: Mark Pogemiller, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
- 2021 Recipient: Mark R. Allee, M.D., Department of Medicine
Fourth Year Awards
Aesculapian Award for Clinical Faculty - Awarded by the MS4 class for excellence in teaching the clinical sciences.
- 2023 Recipient: Alexander Raines, M.D., Department of Surgery
- 2022 Recipient: Kamran Riaz, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology
- 2021 Recipient: David Kelly, M.D., Department of Family Medicine
Aesculapian Award for Volunteer Faculty - Awarded for excellence in teaching the clinical sciences as volunteer faculty.
- 2023 Recipient: Hanna Saadah, M.D., Department of Geriatrics
- 2022 Recipient: Wade McCoy, M.D., Department of Family Medicine
- 2021 Recipient: Elizabeth Rainwater, M.D., Department of Family Medicine
Edgar W. Young Lifetime Achievement Award
Established in 1987 by the Medical Student Council in honor of its first recipient to recognize long-term dedication to medical education.
- 2023 Recipient: Teresa Scordino, M.D., Department of Pathology and Associate Dean for Student Affairs
- 2022 Recipient: Frederick C. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology
- 2021 Recipient: Molly Hill, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Immunology