Student Professionalism Awards

Recognizing Exemplary Student Professionalism through Peer and Clinical Awards

Student Professionalism Peer Recognition Award

Students are asked to nominate fellow students who model exemplary professionalism in the pre-clinical setting. Exemplary professionalism is understood to include the following components:

• Respect – Treating teachers and fellow students respectfully and without bias in all educational, research and clinical care settings.
• Duty – Being an active, enthusiastic, curious learner who works to enhance a positive learning environment and is committed to life-long learning.
• Integrity – Recognizing personal limitations and seeking help when it is needed and also displaying honesty, integrity and compassion.

We celebrate the following students who have received the Peer Professionalism Award:

2014–2015: Robin Christian, Erica Martinez, Meara Melton, Kevin Quackenbush
2015–2016: Tae Chang, Tuan Nguyen, Eric Sasine, Blake Volkmer
2016–2017: Emily Bressan, Megan Kalata, Evan Manning, Jameson Owens, Josten Overall
2017–2018: Oliver Bawmann, Tim Browne, Michael Levy, Sean Schooley, Matthew Spear
2018–2019: Yaa Asare, Sofiya Diurba, Troy Kincaid, Kyra Rodi, Scott Stuart
2019–2020: Medha Gudavalli, Vikasini Mahalingam, Eddie Soto, Andrew Willis
2020–2021: Brian Carter, Valerie Gao, Brenda La, Monica Patten, Camila Vargas
2021–2022: Chi Anigbogu, Joy Huang, Kayvon Jabbari, Katherine Kelson, Courtney Wham
2022-2023: Grace Akatsu, Katherine Jones, Amy Reyes, Adam Stevens, Michelle Wehbe
2023-2024: Natasha Barton, David Chen, Andrew Keene
2024-2025: Ryan Dang, Jackson Long

Student Clinical Professionalism Award

As part of the clinical assessments, preceptors are given the opportunity to submit extra information recognizing students’ excellence in professionalism. These nominations are compiled across clinical courses and are used to select the clinical professionalism award. Awards are given in time to be included in students’ Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) letter. Exemplary professionalism in the clinical setting is understood to include the following components:

• Showed noteworthy involvement in or advocacy for patient care (not just good clinical skills)
• Demonstrated integrity in clinical relationships that built trust
• Interacted with the team in a way that models excellent teamwork with noteworthy rapport, empathy and advocacy
• Displayed personal introspection and the ability to integrate feedback to grow as an excellent clinician

We celebrate the following students who have received the Clinical Professionalism Award: