2025 AAIM Award Recipients
The Alliance will honor the 2025 awards recipients during Academic Internal Medicine Week 2025, held April 6-9, New Orleans, LA.
The 2025 recipients represent an outstanding group of academic internal medicine professionals who have been recognized for their exceptional leadership, dedicated service, and astounding achievements. Join us in congratulating these individuals for their contributions to academic internal medicine.
AAIM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
Stephany Sanchez, MD
Associate Program Director, Associate Clinical Professor
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
The AAIM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award recognizes academic internal medicine physicians, administrators, and physicians-in-training whose work substantially advances diversity, equity and inclusion through systems which ensure high quality care for all patients. The award is presented to an individual or team who promotes and champions diversity, equity, and inclusion in their department of medicine.
AAIM Special Recognition Award
Karen Friedman, MD, MS-HPPL, FACP
Program Director, Vice Chair of Education
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell
The AAIM Special Recognition Award is presented to an individual who has contributed most to helping the Alliance meet its mission which "fosters the advancement of learning, discovery, and caring by enhancing the professional growth of academic internal medicine faculty, administrators and physicians-in-training." The award is presented during Academic Internal Medicine Week.
AIM Distinguished Service Award
Jeff W. Becker, MBA
Director of Finance / Senior Business Administrator
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
The AIM Distinguished Service Award recognizes an AIM member who has made significant contributions to the field of administration of academic internal medicine, either by scholarly activity that advances the knowledge base or best practices, by role model leadership in the profession, and by fostering collegiality among our membership.
APDIM Dema C. Daley Founders Award
Susan D. Wolfsthal, MD
Professor of Medicine, Associate Chair for Education, Associate Program Director
University of Maryland School of Medicine
The APDIM Dema C. Daley Founders Award honors a member of the internal medicine community recognized nationally as an educator, innovator, and leader.
APDIM Distinguished Community Associate Program Director / Core Faculty Award
Stephen J. Knaus, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital Indianapolis
The APDIM Distinguished Community Associate Program Director Award recognizes an Associate Program Director or Core Faculty at a community-based program for outstanding contributions to the field of graduate medical education. This award honors those medical educators who have made a significant institutional, regional and/or national contribution based on their work as educators in residency training programs.
APDIM Distinguished University Associate Program Director / Core Faculty Award
Jennifer Jeremiah, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director, Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
The APDIM Distinguished University Associate Program Director Award recognizes an Associate Program Director or Core Faculty at a university-based program for outstanding contributions to the field of graduate medical education. This award honors those medical educators who have made a significant institutional, regional and/or national contribution based on their work as educators in residency training programs.
APDIM Distinguished Community Medical Educator Award
Julie M. Chen, MD, FACP
Program Director
Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States
The APDIM Distinguished Community Medical Educator Award honors a member of the internal medicine community who has demonstrated exceptional, sustained achievement in graduate medical education. This award honors those educators who have made either a lasting local or regional impact, or who have made significant national contributions based on their work as educators in community hospital-based residency programs.
APDIM Distinguished University Medical Educator Award
Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, FIDSA, FACP
Program Director Emeritus
Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospitals
The APDIM Distinguished Medical Educator Award recognizes an individual or a team for outstanding contributions to the field of graduate medical education. This award honors those medical educators who have made significant contributions to the development of new and innovative curricula or educational programs, novel approaches to core teaching skills, and advocacy for high quality education on the national level.
APDIM Program Administrator Excellence Award
Maria C. DeOliveira, EdD
Executive Director; Director, Student Affairs
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Lahey
The APDIM Program Administrator Excellence Award is presented to an individual who has achieved professional excellence at the local, regional and/or national level in the field of program administration. Nominees for this award are individuals who have demonstrated exceptional work within their program, institution, or organization to improve, advance, and elevate their program and their profession.
APDIM Program Administrator Rising Star Award
Ashley Johnson, C-TAGME
Program Coordinator
White River Health System
The APDIM Program Administrator Rising Star award is presented to an emerging leader in the Internal Medicine GME community, including core programs and medicine subspecialties, whose record reflects ongoing and exceptional commitment to the profession.
APM Robert H. Williams, MD, Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award
Mark E. Anderson, MD, PhD
Dean of the Biological Sciences Division and Pritzker School of Medicine; Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs; Professor
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, Pritzker School of Medicine
The APM Robert H. Williams, MD, Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award is presented to a physician who has demonstrated outstanding leadership as the chair of a department of internal medicine.
ASP Eric G. Neilson, MD, Leadership in Specialty Internal Medicine Award
Patricia F. Kao, MD, MS, MHPE
Associate Program Director, Professor, Division of Nephrology
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
The ASP Neilson award recognizes a leader who has shaped the internal medicine specialties landscape. The award acknowledges and promotes the work of outstanding leaders who bring about change for specialty medicine and the internal medicine community.
CDIM Early Career Medical Student Educator Award
Ashwini Niranjan-Azadi, MD, SFHM
Associate Clerkship Director, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The CDIM Early Career Medical Student Educator Award is an award that recognizes innovation and excellence in medical student education by a CDIM member at the instructor or assistant professor level. Areas of achievement may include leadership and scholarship in medical student education, teaching, or service to CDIM or AAIM.
CDIM Charles H. Griffith, III, MD, Educational Research Award
Nicholas S. Duca, MD, FACP
Associate Clerkship Director
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
The CDIM Charles H. Griffith, III, MD, Educational Research Award recognizes a CDIM member who has contributed significantly to educational research related to undergraduate medical education. The award is presented at Academic Internal Medicine Week.
CDIM Linda J. Marts Administrator Service Award
Jill L. Servánt, MS
Clerkship Coordinator
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
The CDIM Administrator Service Award recognizes a CDIM education administrator member who has made significant contributions to the association, either while serving as a Clerkship Administrators Advisory Council chair or council member, as a leader of a committee, task force, or special interest group, as a presenter at a CDIM national conference, or contributions made as a mentor to CDIM associate members.
CDIM Louis N. Pangaro, MD, Educational Program Development Award
Kehinde Odedosu, MD, FACP
Co-Clerkship Director, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, Office of Student Empowerment and Engagement
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
The CDIM Educational Program Development Award recognizes a CDIM member who has made significant contributions to the development of an outstanding educational program in areas such as curriculum development, ambulatory educational programs, inpatient educational programs, and community medicine education.
CDIM Ruth-Marie E. Fincher, MD, Service Award
Alisa Peet, MD
Associate Dean
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
The CDIM Service Award recognizes a CDIM member who has contributed greatly to the association and demonstrates sustained service to, or engagement with CDIM.
MPPDA Alex Djuricich, MD, Award
Alexandra E. Mieczkowski, MD, MS, FACP, FAAP
Program Director, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
The MPPDA Alex Djuricich, MD, Award is presented to a Program Director of a Medicine Pediatrics Residency Program who demonstrates a notable record of individualized advocacy for each trainee, excellence in program leadership, and innovations in curriculum, teaching and/or medical education.
MPPDA Brendan P. Kelly, MD, Award
Elimarys Perez-Colon, MD
Associate Program Director, Associate Professor
University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine
The MPPDA Brendan P. Kelly, MD, Award is presented to an Associate Program Director of a Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program who demonstrates the teaching excellence, collaborative leadership, and compassionate patient care that Dr. Kelly modeled so well.
MPPDA Leadership in Med-Peds Award
Cynthia Peacock, MD
Section Chief, Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
The MPPDA Leadership in Med-Peds Award is presented to a physician who has made significant contribution to Medicine-Pediatrics as a profession and to the education of Medicine-Pediatrics residents.
MPPDA Program Administrator Service Award
Janet Parrott
Program Administrator, Med-Peds Residency
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
The MPPDA Program Administrator Award is presented to a current or former program administrator who has demonstrated outstanding service and contribution to the Med-Peds Program Directors Association.
MPPDA Walter W. Tunnessen, Jr., MD, Award
Edward W. Corty, MD, MPH
Resident Physician
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The MPPDA Walter W. Tunnessen, Jr., MD, Award honors a graduating medicine-pediatrics resident who demonstrates many of the qualities that were admired in Dr. Tunnessen, recognizing his dedication and gifts as an educator, clinician, and advocate for children.
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