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Medical Student Award Winners
These awards were given to recognize the students' hard work throughout their four years of medical school. They were presented at the 6th Annual Graduation Dinner and Awards Ceremony on May 7, 2026.
Barbara Atkinson Service & Leadership Award
Savannah Schauer
Dean’s Award For Academic Excellence
Reese Krider and Sarah Olin
Excellence in Medical Education Award
Linsey Golding and Henry Krasner
Outstanding Achievement In Research Award
Kenny Do
Outstanding Service To The Community Award
Ronnie Joseph
Outstanding Service To The Community Clinic Award
Shaunicy Knudson
Exemplary Professionalism Award
Justin Atkins and Michelle Zheng
Student Affairs Recognition Award
Mira Dani and Daniel Levine
Gwen Amsrala Memorial Award
Shaunicy Knudson
Outstanding Student in Family and Community Medicine Award
Allen Zhang
Lisa Yao Memorial Scholarship In Family and Community Medicine Award
Justin Atkins
Outstanding Student in Internal Medicine Award
Jeffrey Martin
Outstanding Student in Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics Award
Kaitlin Hock
Outstanding Student in Pediatrics Award
Samantha DiFulvio
Outstanding Student in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Award
Efren Gamez Beltran
Outstanding Student in Surgery Award
Henry Krasner
Faculty Recognition Award Winners
These awards were presented at the 6th Annual Graduation Dinner and Awards Ceremony on May 7, 2026, to recognize the effort, dedication, and hard work faculty dedicated to the Class of 2026 students during their medical school journey.
Outstanding Faculty For Phase I
Rosalie Kalili, MD, Director of Problem Based Learning
Aron Rogers, DO, Family & Community Medicine
Outstanding Clinical Faculty
Kassandra Colletta, MD, Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics
Outstanding Resident Teacher
Declan Feery, MD, Surgery
Timothy Shaw, MD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Outstanding Community Faculty
Rita Shah, MD, Pediatrics
Outstanding Clinical Department
Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics
Medical Honor Societies' Inductees
Student Inductees
- Kenny Do
- Ryan Grinnell
- Henry Krasner
- Reese Krider
- Jeffrey Martin
- Kaitlin Novotny
- Sarah Olin
- Aaron Peterson
- Axel Rivas
- Raul Saucedo
- Allen Zhang
Faculty Inductees
- Lisa Durette, MD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
- Rebecca Scherr, MD, MPH, Pediatrics
Fellow Inductee
- Michael Dicaro, MD, Cardiology
Resident Inductees
- Dustin Dillon, MD, General Surgery
- Jasmine Dougal, DO, Internal Medicine
- Jonnby La Guardia, MD, Plastic Surgery
- Jose Sebastian Lazarte Loayza, MD, Internal Medicine
- Diana Noori, MD, Family & Community Medicine
- Ian Ogurek, DO, Internal Medicine
- Hannah Skendziel, DO, Family & Community Medicine
Student Inductees
- Mira Dani
- Samantha DiFulvio
- Efren Gamez Beltran
- Linsey Golding
- Henry Krasner
- Jeffrey Martin
- Crysty-Ann Olaco
- Axel Rivas
- Savannah Schauer
- Allen Zhang
Faculty Inductees
- Lisa Durette, MD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
- James Jabile, MD, Pediatrics
- Fateh Peera, MD, Pediatrics
- Aron Rogers, DO, Family & Community Medicine
Resident Inductees
- Anjali Agrawal, DO, Pediatrics
- Ashley Davitt, MD, Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics
- Declan Feery, MD, Surgery
- Preston Hale, MD, Internal Medicine
- Adam Khattak, DO, Internal Medicine
- Mary McDonough, MD, Family & Community Medicine
2026 Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award Nominee
Jyoti Desai, MD, Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics