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.

E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD

Oct 17, 2025, 10:18
Title : E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD
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Award : APM Robert H. Williams, MD, Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award

Chair and Executive Medical Director
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

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.

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