AΩA National Awards

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Every year the national AΩA office offers many different awards for both AΩA members and current students and trainees at medical centers with an affiliated AΩA chapter. Each of these awards is detailed below. 


Carolyn L Kuckein Student Research Award 

Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Award is awarded every year to medical students across the country to support the development of the next generation of researchers. Applications open in early November.  For more information see the AOA national website.

  • 2025 – Ward Alktaish (CAMED Class of 2027): Association of e-cigarette use on cardiovascular health in young adults using a mobile health platform Mentor: Naomi Hamburg
  • 2018 – Melissa Chua: Combining oncolytic virotherapy and immunotherapy for the treatment of glioblastoma. Mentor: Khalid Shah, MS, PhD
  • 2017 – Jennifer Tran: The Role of Progranulin in Retinal Homeostasis and Degeneration in the Context of Lysosomal Storage Disease. Mentor: Li Gan, PhD 
  • 2016 – Orly Leiva: The Role of Lysyl Oxidase in Facilitating JAK2V617F Mutation-Induced Myelofibrosis. 
    Mentor: Katya Ravid, PhD 
  • 2015 – Angela Nolin: Albumin reabsorption in the renal proximal tubule inhibits mitophagy, leading to mitochondrial damage, increased ROS production and tubular cell damage. Mentor: Andrea Havasi, MD
  • 2014 – Kristin Hart: Defining the Role of Gut Hormones in Feeding Intolerance in Premature Neonates Mentor: Camilia Martin, MD, MS

 

Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award

This award is given to a volunteer clinical faculty member at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine each year at the induction ceremony.  For more information see the AOA national website. Previous awardees are listed below:

  • Sixtine-Pacifique Herold, MD – 2018
  • Kenneth Thompson, MD – 2017
  • Bruce Kenney, DO – 2016
  • David DiChiara, MD – 2015
  • Stephen Brooks, MD – 2014


Chapter Support Award

The administrative recognition award is given to recognize the invaluable work the chapter administrator does on behalf of the chapter.  For more information, see the AOA national website.


Helen H. Glaser Student Essay Award

The award is given to encourage medical students to write creative narratives or scholarly essays relevant to medicine. The winning essays will be published in the Autumn edition of The Pharos. For more information, see the AOA national website.


Additional National Awards

Professionalism Award 

Richard L. Byyny Fellow in Leadership 

The Pharos Poetry Award

Medical Student Service Leadership Project Grant  

Robert H. Moser Essay 

Postgraduate Fellowship  

Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award