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Aesculapian Awards

Each spring, the College of Medicine Student Council hosts the Aesculapian Awards Banquet to recognize teaching excellence and peer achievement. The individual classes from both the Oklahoma City campus and the Tulsa School of Community Medicine nominate and select for the Aesculapian Award faculty whom they have identified as distinguishing themselves in the art of teaching. The same classes from both campuses also nominate and select peers for the Podalirian Award that recognizes student commitment, leadership, and advocacy on the part of patients and fellow students. The College of Medicine Student Council, on behalf of the medical student body, also selects one faculty member for the Edgar W. Young Lifetime Achievement Award. This honoree is acknowledged for their long-term dedication to teaching and mentoring the next generation of physicians.

2024 Aesculapian Awards Ceremony

Event Details

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Location: Oklahoma Hall of Fame Gaylord-Pickens Museum


For questions, email StuCo at COM-StuCo@ouhsc.edu

Nominations and Voting

Nominations and voting for the Aesculapian, Podalirian, and Edward W. Young Lifetime Achievement awards are facilitated by the Medical Student Council. Contact the StuCo Aesculapian Chair with any questions.

Aesculapian Awards

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.

  • 2024 Recipent: Frederick C. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology
  • 2023 Recipient: Nancy Halliday, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology
  • 2022 Recipient: Cody Thomas, M.D., Department of Pathology

Second Year Award

Aesculapian Award for PreClinical Faculty - Awarded by the MS2 class for excellence in teaching the preclinical sciences.

  • 2024 Recipient: Jo Ell Peterson, M.D., Department of Pathology
  • 2023 Recipient: Alexandra Regens, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • 2022 Recipient: Eva Garringer, Ph.D., Department of Family and Preventative Medicine

Third Year Awards

Aesculapian Award for Resident Physician - Awarded by the MS3 class for excellence in teaching the third year clerkship by Housestaff.

  • 2024 Recipient: MacKenzie Sengoles, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • 2023 Recipient: Shana Usiukiewicz, M.D., Department of Medicine
  • 2022 Recipient: Morgan McDougal, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Aesculapian Award for Clinical Faculty - Awarded by the MS3 class for excellence in teaching the clinical sciences.

  • 2024 Recipient:  Brian Lich, M.D., Department of Medicine
  • 2023 Recipient: Marvin Williams, D.O., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • 2022 Recipient: Mark Pogemiller, M.D., Department of Pediatrics

Fourth Year Awards

Aesculapian Award for Clinical Faculty - Awarded by the MS4 class for excellence in teaching the clinical sciences.

  • 2024 Recipient: Salar Faiazi, M.D., Department of Medicine
  • 2023 Recipient: Alexander Raines, M.D., Department of Surgery
  • 2022 Recipient: Kamran Riaz, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology

Aesculapian Award for Volunteer Faculty - Awarded for excellence in teaching the clinical sciences as volunteer faculty.

  • 2024 Recipient: Ambreen Rahman, M.D., Department of Psychiatry
  • 2023 Recipient: Hanna Saadah, M.D., Department of Geriatrics
  • 2022 Recipient: Wade McCoy, 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.

  • 2024 Recipient: Mark Fergeson, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
  • 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

Podalirian Awards

The Podalirian Award is given by each class to a peer who shows commitment to the University, community service, clinical capability, the ability to function well in the team approach to medicine, leadership and strong advocacy on the part of patients and fellow students. 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.

2023-2024 Podalirian Award Recipients

  • Class of 2024 (MS4): Jalal Gondal
  • Class of 2025 (MS3): Grace Mendros-Ruffner
  • Class of 2026 (MS2): Hudia Jamshed
  • Class of 2027 (MS1): Jennifer Ho

2022-2023 Podalirian Award Recipients

  • Class of 2023 (MS4): Akriti Jalla
  • Class of 2024 (MS3): Derek Doan
  • Class of 2025 (MS2): Sydany Tran
  • Class of 2026 (MS1): Brock Carter

2021-2022 Podalirian Award Recipients

  • Class of 2022 (MS4): Ameel Chaudhary
  • Class of 2023 (MS3): Kristina Gurian
  • Class of 2024 (MS2): Osamah Mian
  • Class of 2025 (MS1): Zane Pedersen