2002 Scholastic Awards

Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
Janet M. Glasgow Citations of Achievement are presented by the American Medical Women's Association to those women who graduate with academic distinction from medical schools throughout the country.

Anna Manion Booher
Amy Leigh Miller
Clara Y.H. Choi
Lauren Barrett Smith
Lisa Elena Maier
Alice Li Yang

Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Award
This award is given to a woman medical student should she graduate first in her class.

Jennifer Ann Meddings

Academic Recognition Awards
Academic Recognition Awards are presented to the top five graduates who have excelled academically throughout the four years of their medical education.

Asheesh Bedi
Amy Leigh Miller
Clara Y.H. Choi
Oleg Moisey Teytelboym
Jennifer Ann Meddings

Academic Achievement Award
The Academic Achievement Award, on the recommendation of the faculty of the Medical School, is given to the graduating senior who has achieved the highest academic standing in his or her medical school class. The award is sponsored by the Medical Center Alumni Society.

Jennifer Ann Meddings

Departmental Awards

American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology
This award is given by the American Academy of Neurology to a graduating medical student for excellence in clinical neurology and outstanding personal and professional qualities. The award is based on nomination by the Department of Neurology and consists of a Certificate of Recognition and an honorarium.

Amy Leigh Miller

Association for Academic Surgery Student Research Award
This award is given by the Association for Academic Surgery to a senior medical student or students who are planning a career in academic surgery and who have done outstanding research while in medical school. This award is based on nominations by the Department of Surgery, and includes a certificate and Candidate membership in the Association for Academic Surgery.

Bradley Jay Segura

Roger A. Berg Prize in Radiology
This award is given each year to a fourth-year medical student for outstanding performance in Radiology. The award is made possible through a gift from Roger A. Berg, M.D., a University of Michigan Medical School alumnus.

Rahul Ramesh Patel

C. Gardner Child 3rd Award
The career and dedication of Dr. Child, former Chair of Surgery, are honored in this award to a graduating senior or seniors for outstanding performance in the junior clerkship, senior electives, and research in Surgery.

John Brian Ammori

Terence C. Davies Award
This award, in honor of the founding Chair of the Department of Family Medicine, is presented to a graduating senior or seniors for clinical and scholarly excellence in family medicine. These students exemplify the qualities of the outstanding family physician: dedication to patient needs, intellectual curiosity, personal integrity, community service, and leadership.

Te-Yu Ruth Chang
Elise Barbara
Pauline Georgi

Award for Excellence and Commitment to Women’s Health
This award is given to a graduating senior or seniors for their excellence and commitment to women’s health. This award is sponsored by the University of Michigan Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Program.

Beatrice Allis Chen

Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
The members of the Department of Emergency Medicine honor a graduating senior for outstanding performance in the specialty of Emergency Medicine. This award is sponsored by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

Carl Robert Dahlberg

Albert C. Furstenberg Award
This award is given to a medical student for outstanding performance in Otolaryngology. Scholastic achievement, clinical work, and research efforts are considered in addition to interest in Otolaryngology.

Lamont Randall-Desean Jones

Edgar A. Kahn Award
This award is given each year in memory of Dr. Kahn, former Chief of Neurosurgery, to a senior medical student for outstanding performance in clinical or laboratory work in Neurosurgery.

Rohit Rick Bhasin

William Dodd Robinson Award
This award is given by the faculty of the Department of Internal Medicine to a graduating senior or seniors for outstanding performance in the junior medicine clerkship and senior electives in Internal Medicine. The award honors Dr. William Robinson, Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine from 1958 to 1975.

Jennifer Ann Meddings

Eli G. Rochelson Memorial Award
This award is given for the most outstanding performance in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine by a graduating medical student. It honors Dr. Rochelson, a pulmonary physician and father of an alumnus of our school.

Matthew Lee Steinhauser

Robert B. Sweet Award
This award is given to a senior medical student who has shown the highest achievement and the greatest potential in the field of Anesthesiology. The award is in honor of Dr. Robert B. Sweet, the founding Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology.

Jonathan Elliot Charnin

William B. Taylor Dermatology Award
The faculty of the Department of Dermatology honor a graduating senior medical student for outstanding performance and interest in Dermatology. The award honors Dr. William B. Taylor, a faculty member of the department from 1950 to 1992 and recipient of the National Dermatology Teacher Award.

Reza Kafi

Harry A. Towsley Award
This award is given by the faculty of the Department of Pediatrics to a senior student for outstanding performance in the junior Pediatrics clerkship and senior Pediatrics elective. The award is named in honor of Dr. Harry A. Towsley, a distinguished member of the Department of Pediatrics from 1935 to 1972.

Brendan Patrick Kelly

Raymond W. Waggoner Award
This award is given by the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry to a graduating senior for distinguished performance in psychiatry. This award honors Dr. Raymond W. Waggoner, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry from 1937 to 1969.

Kiran Kaur Khanuja

J. Robert Willson Award
The Willson Award, in honor of the former Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is given to a senior student for outstanding performance in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Helen Jean Kang