Prior Awardees

Faculty & Department Awards

Early Career Educator or Research Award

2026 Recipients: Liang Liu, MD, and Anita Chary, MD, PhD
2025 Recipients: Morgan Broccoli, MD, MPH, and Rachel Solnick, MD, MSc
2023 Recipients: Kristen Moore, MD, MEd, and Angela Jarman, MD, MPH
2022 Recipients: Lauren Page Black, MD, MPH, and Anita Chary, MD, PhD
2021 Recipients: Kathryn Hawk, MD, MHS, and Adaira Landry, MD
2020 Recipients: Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD, MSHP, and Jennifer Beck-Esmay, MD
2019 Recipient: Cindy Hsu, MD, PhD
2018 Recipient: Patricia Henwood, MD
2017 Recipient: Tracy Madsen, MD
2016 Recipient: Sneha Shah Chinai, MD

Mid-Career Faculty Award

2026 Recipient: Joan Noelker, MD, MACM
2025 Recipient: Bryn Mumma, MD, MAS
2023 Recipient: Rachel Liu, MD
2022 Recipient: Michelle D. Lall, MD, MHS
2021 Recipient: Petra Duran-Gehring, MD
2020 Recipient: Basmah Safdar, MD, MSc
2019 Recipient: Alyson McGregor, MD
2018 Recipient: Maria Raven, MD
2017 Recipient: Angela Mills, MD
2016 Recipient: Jennifer Wiler, MD, MBA

Administrator Award

2026 Recipient: Tehreem Rehman, MD, MPH, MBA
2025 Recipient: Hannah Hughes, MD, MBA
2023 Recipient: Esther Chen, MD
2022 Recipient: Mary Tanski, MD, MBA
2021 Recipient: Lori Stolz, MD
2020 Recipient: Ashley Booth Norse, MD
2019 Recipient: Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD
2017 Recipient: Lynne McCullough, MD

Catalyst Award

2026 Recipient: Kelly Roszczynialski, MD, MS
2025 Recipient: Namita Jayaprakash, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCEM
2023 Recipient: Sharon Chekijian, MD
2022 Recipient: Sarah Lopez, MD
2021 Recipients: Jordana Haber, MD, Erin McDonough, MD, Amy Zosel, MD, and Shideh Shafie, MD
2020 Recipients: Bisan Salhi, MD, PhD, Nadine Himelfarb, MD, and Angela Jarman, MD, MPH

Social Advocacy Award

2026 Recipient: Caitlin Ryus, MD, MPH
2025 Recipient: Ashley Pavlic, MD, MA
2023 Recipient: Pooja Agrawal, MD, MPH
2022 Recipient: Caroline Freiermuth, MD, MHS
2021 Recipient: Breena Taira, MD, MPH

Legacy Award

2026 Recipient: Michelle Lall, MD, MHS
2025 Recipient: Elizabeth Leenellett, MD
2023 Recipient: Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MHS

Mentor Award

2026 Recipient: Penelope Lema, MD
2025 Recipient: Erin McDonough, MD

Faculty Scholarships

SAEM Leadership Forum (SAEMLF) Scholarship

2026 Recipient: Kristen Kelly, MD
2025 Recipient: Courtney Smalley, MD
2023 Recipient: Angela Lumba-Brown, MD
2022 Recipient: Jessica Fleischer-Black, MD
2021 Recipient: Elizabeth DeVos, MD, MPH

Resident Scholarships & Awards

Resident Travel Award

2026 Recipient: Alexa Baughan, MD
2025 Recipient: Jazmyn Shaw, MD
2023 Recipient: Kimberly Herard, MD
2022 Recipient: Alexis Kimmel, MD
2021 Recipient: Euridxe Barbosa
2020 Recipients: Mary McLean, MD, Jessica Faiz, and Sheri-Ann Kaltiso, MD
2019 Recipients: Meryll Pampolina, MD, Ashley Akler, MD, and Caitlin Ryus, MD
2018 Recipients: Andrea Dreyfuss, MD, Ynhi Thomas, MD, and Amy Zeidan, MD
2017 Recipients: Nicole Cimino, Alexandra Mannix, and Mobola Kukoyi
2016 Recipient: Kyra Reed, MD

AWAEM/RAMS Medical Student/Intern Award

2026 Recipient: Nicki Nikkhoy
2025 Recipient: Miranda Teixeira
2023 Recipient: Madeleine Sookdeo, MD
2022 Recipient: Sarah Follman, MD
2021 Recipient: Zoe Fisher, MD
2020 Recipient: Wendy Sun, MD
2019 Recipient: Janette Magallanes, MD
2018 Recipient: Jean Sun Scofi, MD
2017 Recipient: Amy Ho, MD
2016 Recipient: Shannon Findlay, MD

AWAEM Publication Awards

First Author Research Publication Award

2026 Recipient: Lynn Jiang, MD
2023 Recipient: Cherri Hobgood, MD
2022 Recipient: Michelle Lall, MD, MHS
2021 Recipient: Michelle Lall, MD, MHS
2020 Recipient: Amy Zeidan, MD

Senior Author Research Publication Award

2026 Recipient: Angela Jarman, MD, MPH
2023 Recipient: Valerie Dobiesz, MD, MPH
2022 Recipient: Tiffani Johnson, MD
2021 Recipient: Pooja Agrawal, MD, MPH

First Author Editorial or Perspective Publication Award

2026 Recipient: Laura E. Walker, MD, MBA
2023 Recipient: Renee Hsia, MD, MSc
2022 Recipient: Onyinyechi Eke, MD
2021 Recipient: Emily Cleveland Manchanda, MD, MPH

First Author Review or Concepts Publication Award

2026 Recipient: Rosemarie Diaz, MD, MPH
2023 Recipients: Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD, MPhil, MSHP, and Adesuwa Akhetuamhen, MD
2022 Recipient: Laura Oh, MD
2021 Recipient: Bisan Salhi, MD, PhD

Resident First Author Publication Award

2026 Recipient: Marina Gaeta Gazzola, MD
2023 Recipient: Meghan Hewlett, MD, MPH
2022 Recipient: Jennifer Tsai, MD
2021 Recipient: Melanie Molina, MD

Medical Student First Author Publication Award

2026 Recipient: Grace Wang, MS, MPH
2022 Recipient: Lauren Diercks
2021 Recipient: Amanda Ritchie, MD, RN