Penn State College of Medicine presents Commencement 2021 Dean’s Awards
As part of its Commencement 2021 celebration, Penn State College of Medicine recognized several graduates from the medical student, physician assistant, MD/PhD and graduate programs who did outstanding work in their academic and clinical careers.
Honored students are listed below.
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2021 Dean's Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) is the first and most recognized medical honor society in the world. Its purpose is to recognize and perpetuate excellence in the medical profession. The letters Alpha-Omega-Alpha are derived from the Greek form of the society’s motto “Be Worthy to Serve the Suffering.” AOA was founded in 1902 by William Webster Root and five other medical students in Chicago and now has 125 chapters.
AOA is a nonprofit organization whose mission statement embodies “the belief that in the profession of medicine we will improve care for all patients by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community, supporting the ideals of humanism and promoting service to others.”
AOA’s programs are available to all medical students and physicians, and include visiting professorships, support of student research projects, funding of service activities, recognition of resident physician excellence and national awards for both professionalism and gifted teaching. AOA publishes The Pharos, a quarterly compilation of essays, poetry, photography and other works related to humanistic medicine.
The Class of 2021 students listed here are members of the Pennsylvania Eta Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society.
| Award | Student Name |
|---|---|
| Sylvia and Gilbert Nurick Medical Student Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence | Christina Michael |
| Sylvia and Gilbert Nurick Medical Student Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence | James Nguyen |
| Sylvia and Gilbert Nurick Medical Student Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence | Anna Scipioni |
| Dr. Irwin L. Baird Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement | Dallas Hamlin |
| Dr. Irwin L. Baird Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement | Sarah Kitts |
| Dr. Irwin L. Baird Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement | Joseph Lewcun |
| Dr. Irwin L. Baird Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement | Melanie Patterson |
| Alphonse E. Leure-Dupree Exemplary Medical Student Award | Bathai Edwards |
| Alphonse E. Leure-Dupree Exemplary Medical Student Award | Anuj Mehta |
| Alphonse E. Leure-Dupree Exemplary Medical Student Award | Lauren Nahourali |
| Alphonse E. Leure-Dupree Exemplary Medical Student Award | Deep Patel |
| Dean’s Award for Leadership Achievement | Hamna Atif |
| Dean’s Award for Leadership Achievement | Paige Chardavoyne |
| Dean’s Award for Leadership Achievement | Daniella Lipnick |
| Dean’s Award for Leadership Achievement | Kimberly Lu |
| Andrew Creasy and Savino Family Award | Vianca Masucci |
| Andrew Creasy and Savino Family Award | Rachel Rothstein |
| Andrew Creasy and Savino Family Award | Kaitlyn Ruffing |
| Andrew Creasy and Savino Family Award | David Velez |
| Sir Frederick Hewitt Award for Excellence in Anesthesiology | Matthew Conboy |
| The Howard E. Morgan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic Science Research | Adeel Ahmad |
| The Howard E. Morgan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic Science Research | Shyama Sathianathan |
| Department of Emergency Medicine Award in Excellence | Mason Gentner |
| The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award for Excellence | Kathryn Toth |
| The American College of Emergency Physicians Medical Student Professionalism and Service Award | Connor Corrente |
| Thomas L. Leaman, MD, Award in Family and Community Medicine | Jason Spicher |
| Ted and Millie Kantner Family Practice Award | Morgan Chambers |
| Ted and Millie Kantner Family Practice Award | Abdel Mohamed |
| The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award for Graduating Medical Students | Abena Kwegyir-Aggrey |
| The Medical Humanities Outstanding Student Award | Bathai Edwards |
| J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Medicine Award for Excellence in Medicine | Shyama Sathianathan |
| Satish A. Shah, MD, and Robin Shah Cardiology Medical Student Scholarship | Elliott Goldberg |
| Satish A. Shah, MD, Oncology Medical Student Scholarship | Courtney Kramer |
| Robert B. Spieth Scholarship Award in Oncology | Prashanth Moku |
| American Academy of Neurology Award for Excellence in Neurology | James Nguyen |
| The Kothari Family Award for Excellence in Neurology | Abena Kwegyir-Aggrey |
| Tarik F. Ibrahim, MS, MD, ’10 Neurosurgery Award | Dennis Madden |
| Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Award | Alice Cai |
| Ann E. Seward Memorial Scholarship in Women’s Health | Anna Scipioni |
| Edwards P. Schwentker Outstanding Orthopaedic Student Award | Jesse King |
| Department of Pediatrics Award for Excellence in Pediatrics | Molly Carney |
| Department of Psychiatry Award for Clinical Excellence in Psychiatry | Dallas Hamlin |
| Department of Psychiatry Award for Excellence in Psychiatry Research | Hannah Cohan |
| Susann Schetter Memorial Scholarship in Radiology | Janelle Welkie |
| Department of Surgery Award for Excellence in Surgery | Eric Moyer |
| Department of Surgery Award for Excellence in Surgery | Amanda Seyer |
| Judith Bond MD/PhD Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research and Clinical Training | Kristen Clements |
| Judith Bond MD/PhD Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research and Clinical Training | Kristin Lambert |
| Judith Bond MD/PhD Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research and Clinical Training | Monica Manglani |
| Daniel A. Notterman Physician Scientist Award for Outstanding Clinical Research Conference Presentation | Martin Johnson |
| Daniel A. Notterman Physician Scientist Award for Outstanding Clinical Research Conference Presentation | Natella Maglakelidze |
| Daniel A. Notterman Physician Scientist Award for Outstanding Clinical Research Conference Presentation | Maryknoll Palisoc |
Adeel Ahmad
Molly Carney
Paige Chardavoyne
Madison Goss
Tommy Hu
Rahima Khatun
Jesse King
Courtney Kramer
Thomas Laux
Joseph Lewcun
Daniella Lipnick
Sarah McNutt
Prashanth Moku
Deep Patel
Rachel Rothstein
Anna Scipioni
Dean’s Award for Scholarly Achievement
Eric Burfeind
Katherine Pavlos
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