2026 AAIM Award Recipients


The Alliance will honor the 2026 awards recipients during Academic Internal Medicine Week 2026, held April 19-22, in Seattle, WA.

The 2026 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.

Claudia Kroker-Bode, MD, PhD, FACP

Oct 17, 2025, 09:59
Title : Claudia Kroker-Bode, MD, PhD, FACP
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Award : APDIM Distinguished Community Medical Educator Award

Residency Program Director
AdventHealth Florida

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.

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