The Advocacy and Outreach Award recognizing individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to breaking down barriers for underrepresented persons in health professions or health professions education. We welcome broad interpretation of this statement, as we recognize the complexity of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice issues. This may include (but is not limited to) academic, quality, and institutional work. Nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria: (1) tangible results of their actions, (2) degree of impact, (3) novelty of the approach, and 4) pioneering initiatives in their institutions, programs, curriculum, or classroom. There will be one (1) individual awarded each year. The recipient of the award will be recognized with a plaque. Eligibility To be considered for the IAMSE Advocacy and Outreach Award, the following criteria must be met: Submission Guidelines Any eligible IAMSE member may submit an application for themselves (self-nomination) or any eligible candidate. The soliciting and awarding process will follow the same timeline as the IAMSE Career Awards. Nomination applications should include: Application Review Process The EAC will be charged with reviewing these award applications, using a rubric to be designed once the application is solidified. The proposed recipient of the award needs to be approved by the IAMSE Board of Directors. If you have questions about your eligibility, please reach out to the Equity and Advocacy Committee. Past Award Winners 2026 – Arkene Levy Johnston, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) This award is bestowed upon an individual member who has demonstrated a sustained involvement in and commitment to the advancement of the International Association of Medical Science Educators through their many types of service to the organization at the highest levels of performance. The special nature of this award makes it one for which a member may not apply, but rather, it represents the highest level of recognition that the organization, through selection by its Board of Directors, can provide to a most worthy individual whose work on behalf of IAMSE has shown a consistent history of distinguished accomplishments. Past Award Winners 2026 – Peter Anderson, DVM, Ph.D., University of Alabama at BirminghamIAMSE Advocacy and Outreach Award
The Edward Patrick Finnerty Lifetime Achievement Award
2025 – John Szarek, Ph.D., Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
2024 – Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
2023 – Bruce Newton, Ph.D., Campbell University
2022 – Richard Vari, Ph.D., Virginia Tech Carillion Center
2021 – Nehad ElSawi, Ph.D., Des Moines University
2020 – Giulia Bonaminio, Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center
2019 – Gary Rosenfeld, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2018 – Aviad Haramati, Ph.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine
2014 – Pat Finnerty, Ph.D., Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
IAMSE Professional Development Awards
All IAMSE awards are open to ALL active members of IAMSE.
The Distinguished Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Educational Scholarship recognizes an IAMSE member who has a distinguished record of teaching as well as educational scholarship, including educational research and dissemination of scholarly approaches to teaching and education. Candidates should have demonstrated greater than 10 years of educational scholarship (i.e., evidence of high-quality educational activities). Additionally, candidates should have a significant record of engagement within IAMSE.
The Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Innovation honors an IAMSE member who has made significant innovations, particularly with respect to teaching, in the short time they have focused their careers toward enhancing teaching, learning, and learner assessment. Candidates for this award will have demonstrated less than 10 years of educational scholarship (i.e., evidence of high-quality educational activities). The recipient of this award will have a record of excellence in teaching and possess a record of engagement within IAMSE.
Past Award Winners
Distinguished Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Educational Scholarship
2025 – Sandra Haudek, M.S., Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
2024 – Leah Sheridan, Ph.D., Ohio University
2023 – Amina Sadik, Ph.D., Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
2022– Kathryn Huggett, Ph.D., University of Vermont Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine
2021 – Alice Fornari, Ed.D., Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
2020 – Carol Nichols, Ph.D., Augusta University
2019 – Neil Osheroff, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
2018 – Nicole N. Woods, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Innovation
2025 – Sara Allison, Ph.D., Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
2024 – Jorge Cervantes, M.D., Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
2023 – Stefanie Attardi, Ph.D., Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
2022 – Jaya Yodh, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2021 – Kimberly Dahlman, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2020 – Amber Heck, Ph.D., TCU & UNTHSC School of Medicine
2019 – Kelly M. Quesnelle, Ph.D., Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
2018 – David Harris, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Master Teacher Award Winners
2017 – Tracy Fulton, Ph.D., University of California San Francisco
2016 – Bruce W. Newton, Ph.D., Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
2015 – John L. Szarek, PhD, CHSE, The Commonwealth Medical College
2014 – Michael F. Nolan, PhD., P.T., Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine
2013 – Robert G. Carroll, PhD., East Carolina University
2012 – Herbert F. Janssen, MEd, Ph.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
2011 – Jay H. Menna, Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2010 – Thomas Schmidt, Ph.D., University of Iowa
2009 – Uldis Streips, Ph.D., University of Louisville
2008 – Robert Klein, Ph.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine
2007 – Susan Gagliardi, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School
Master Scholar Award Winners
2017 – William Jeffries, Ph.D., University of Vermont
2016 – Sandy Cook, Ph.D., Duke-NUS Medical School
2015 – No award winner this year
2014 – Sheila W. Chauvin, Ph.D, M.Ed., Louisiana State University Health
2013 – No award winner this year
2012 – Giulia Bonamino, Ph.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine
2011 – Paul Haidet, M.D., M.P.H, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
2010 – Adi Haramati, Ph.D., Georgetown University
2009 – Thomas Nosek, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
2008 – Gary Rosenfeld, Ph.D., University of Texas, Houston Medical School
IAMSE Medical Educator Fellowship
2025 – Tracey Weiler, Bei Zhang, Launa Lynch, Jorge Cervantes, Ebun Ebunlomo, Michael Herr, Aniela Mendez, Keshab Raj Paudel
2024 – Liju Mathew, Suni Ebby, Jennifer Hotzman, Anna Blenda, Colleen Croniger, Jordan Parker, Sarmishtha Ghosh, Natascha Heise, Rosemary Bassey, Peter Vollbrecht, Aaron Marshall, Amberly Reynolds
2023 – Ye Phyo Aung, Rakesh Calton, Reshma Fateh, Thazin Han, Samuel Ikonne, Snehal Mehta, Krishna Mohan Surapaneni, Sylvia Nelsen, Olalekan Ogunsakin, Kirsten Porter-Stransky, Samiksha Prasad, Pamela Saunders, Varna Taranikanti
2022 – Maria Barnes, Belinda Del Carmen Carrion Chavarria, Jickssa Gemechu, Melanie Korndorffer, Brock Mutcheson, Martin Schmidt, & Nina Zaveri
2021 – Judith Aronson & Kathy Pittman
2020 – Youngjin Cho, Jaehwa Choi, Jeff Fritz, Mariluz Henshaw, Sean Herrin, Marije Hogeveen, & Ritcha Saxena
2019 – Sateesh Babu Arja, Sireesha Bala Arja, Khalil Eldeeb, Carrie Elzie, Arundathi Jayatilleke, Elizabeth McClain, Mary Steinmann, Praveen Kottath Veetil & Lu Xu
2018 – Ali Alkhawaji, Robin Harvan, Beth Levan, & Thejodhar Pulakunta
2017 – Mudra Kumar & Michiel Schokking
2016 – Emine Abali, Saeed Alsareii, Amber Heck, Jinping Li, Michelle Machado, Victoria Lucia, Jessica Jones, Wing Fu, Taher Halawa, & H.M.P. Singh
2015 – No award given this year
2014 – Wayne Wilson & Lynette Fernandes
2013 – Ugochi Ohuabunwa
2012 – Amina Sadik & David Pederson
2011 – David Franklin & Liris Benjamin
2010 – Vaughn Kippers
IAMSE Faculty Travel Award
The IAMSE Faculty Travel Awards support junior faculty to attend the IAMSE Annual Conference. The amount of the Travel Awards will be up to $1,500, and are meant to cover expenses related to attendance at the IAMSE Annual Conference, such as conference registration, lodging, and airfare.
Eligibility
Any IAMSE faculty or trainee member who will attend the Annual Conference with an accepted poster or oral presentation abstract will be considered.
To be considered for the award, an applicant must submit the following items:
1. CV
2. Personal Statement
3. Abstract or description of the work
Additional details
Curriculum Vitae must be current, and contain contact information. No awards will be given without the IAMSE Admin Office receiving a completed form W-9 (if a US recipient) or form W-8-BEN (if a non-US recipient). Recipients of the Travel Awards are responsible for all tax filings related to the award.
Personal Statement Guidelines
The Personal Statement should provide, in 300 words or less, (1) a description of previous involvement with IAMSE, and (2) a statement explaining how attendance at this meeting will foster the applicant’s professional development.
Submission Guidelines
Applications must be submitted via the online submission form. The deadline for completed submission is December 15. Awardees will be notified by April 1.
IAMSE Faculty Travel Award Winners
2026 – Sireesha Mamillapalli, Catherine Gathu, Kate Carnevale, Jaylin Burlin, Sky Reece, James Martin, Nadeira Mumin, Kristy Motte (Elsevier), & Alyssa Ransom (Elsevier)
2025 – Sara Allison, Melissa Armas, Flawendjee Djaweelentz Jacques & Aditi Kesari
Christine Prater Wood, Amberly Reynolds, Laurence Boitet (Elsevier) & Yamile Perez (Elsevier)
2024 – Joshua Costin, Jeremy Grachan, Matthew McMillin, Akshata Naik, Amin Shah, James Swigart, Marissa Zhu, Rosemary Bassey (Elsevier) & Jessica Chacon (Elsevier)
2023 – Tameka Clemons, Natascha Heise, Aditi Kesari, Sylvia Nelsen, Samiksha Prasad, Ethan Snow & Shiyuan Wang
2022 – David Chumba, Khalil Eldeeb & Kirsten Porter-Stransky
2021 – Kyle Bauckman & Jorge Cervantes
2020 – No awards presented due to COVID
2019 – Jeff Fritz, Jaehwa Choi, Khalil Eldeeb & Arundathi Jayatilleke
2018 – Joel Roberts, MD, Cortny Williams & Claudio Cortes, DVM, PhD
2017 – Audrey Vasauskas, PhD, & Chante Richardson, MBA, PhD
2016 – Jinping Li, MD, PhD
2015 – Kelly Quesnelle
2014 – Amber J. Heck, PhD
The IAMSE Student Travel Awards support student attendance at the IAMSE Annual Conference. These awards are supported by Aquifer and provide up to $1,500 to cover expenses such as conference registration, lodging, and airfare. Eligibility IAMSE trainee members—defined as individuals engaged in full-time supervised training after completion of a doctoral (or equivalent) degree, such as interns, residents, or fellows—are also not eligible for this award. We encourage these members to apply for the Faculty Travel Award instead. To be considered for the award, an applicant must submit the following items: Additional details Personal Statement Guidelines Submission Guidelines IAMSE Student Travel Award Winners 2026 – Brandon Cheah, Ariel Davydov, Chloe Duvak (Aquifer), Nelson Jourdan (Aquifer), Alexa Kambol (Aquifer), Emily Tenniswood (Aquifer), Jyotsna Needamangalam Balaji (Aquifer), Brendan Olson (Aquifer), Jamila Shah (Aquifer), Eola Saltibus (Aquifer), Emma Sherman (Aquifer), & Kalista Tapas (Aquifer) The Outstanding Presentation Awards recognize the most outstanding medical education peer-reviewed oral and poster presentation at the IAMSE Annual Conference. First authors must be IAMSE members in good standing. Using a multi-phased, peer review process and established educational scholarship criteria, finalists are identified from the accepted presentation proposals. Finalist presentations are recognized during the conference. During the conference, peer-reviewers observe and assess finalists’ presentations, both oral and poster format, based on educational scholarship and effective presentation criteria. The award presentation is announced at the final conference session. The first author/presenter receives a plaque, a one-year IAMSE Membership, and access to the IAMSE WebCast Audio Seminars (WAS). Co-authors are also recognized and receive certificates. IAMSE Outstanding Poster Presentation Award Winners 2026 – (Faculty) Lynoshka Caraballo-Mercado IAMSE Outstanding Oral Presentation Award Winners 2026 – (Faculty) Alice Fornari IAMSE Outstanding Virtual Poster Presentation Award Winners 2022 – (Faculty) Sarah Muder IAMSE Outstanding Reviewer Award Winners 2025 – Eve GallmanIAMSE Student Travel Award
The IAMSE student members who have submitted a poster or oral abstract for the Annual Conference may apply. Applicants must have active student membership with IAMSE at the time of application. Please note that only one student per presentation may apply. Students who received IAMSE conference funding from other sources (e.g., the IAMSE-ScholarRx Education Research Grant, complimentary registration, etc.) are not eligible.
Curriculum Vitae must be current, and contain the following: contact information, program of study, institution, and anticipated graduation year. No awards will be given without the IAMSE Admin Office receiving a completed form W-9 (if a US recipient) or form W-8-BEN (if a non-US recipient). Recipients of the Travel Awards are responsible for all tax filings related to the award.
The Personal Statement should provide, in 300 words or less, (1) a description of previous involvement with IAMSE, (2) a statement explaining how attendance at this meeting will foster the applicant’s professional development, and (3) evidence of a commitment to advancing knowledge in health professions education. This may include a description of your experiences, roles, or projects related to teaching, mentoring, curriculum development, or educational research. Include specific examples of your contributions and how these experiences have influenced your interest in health professions education. If applicable, mention any leadership roles, scholarly outputs (e.g., abstracts, posters, papers), or plans for future involvement in medical education.
Applications must be submitted via the online submission form. The deadline for completed submission is December 15. Awardees will be notified by April 1.
2025 – Lucas Bloo, Hei Ching Kristy Cheung, Sreeja Varanasi (Aquifer), Jack Stomberger (Aquifer), Corey Shafer (Aquifer), Katherine Martinez Carmona (Aquifer), Sheila Pierson (Aquifer), Japmehr Sandhu (Aquifer), Ronaé McLin (Aquifer), Gloria Urrutia (Aquifer), Ciara Madigan (Aquifer) & Eola Saltibus (Aquifer)
2024 – Matthew Brennan, Ryan Dillard, Nancy Donohoo (Aquifer), Michael Fu (Aquifer), Hejin Jeong (Aquifer), Michelle Lam (Aquifer), Phoebe Li (Aquifer), Simisola Onanuga (Aquifer), Chaveli Palau Morales (Aquifer), Lucia Perez Gomez (Aquifer), Roey Ringel (Aquifer) & Sathyak Saini (Aquifer)
2023 – Isra Abdulwadood, Sarah Anderson, Maria Patricia Ascano, Ritvik Bhattacharjee, Marrisa Cox, Samantha D’Amico, Harika Dabbara, Danielle Eames, Kosha Gala, Caleb Mckee, Ashlynn Mills, Laura Nelson, Andrew Stewart, Beth West & Jay Zussman
2022 – Erica Myrick, Irem Aktar, Madalina Elena Madache, Nicole Guzolek, Simran Singh, McKenna Griffin, Lindsey Claus, Jasmin Rogers, Erin Barry, Benjamin Robinson, Milou Groenen & Ashruth Reddy
2021 – Lindsey Ades, Samatha Benevides, Zachary Bennett, Shahar Laks, Anna McKenzie, Ellen Ribar, Michael Sandak, Tanner Stumpe, Moira Sullivan & Jessica Zimo
2020 – No awards presented due to COVID
2019 – Jennifer Allen, Milou Maartje Lisa Groenen, Surya Khadilkar, Emmy Marloes Kok, Alexander Beckstead, Julia Chong, Katrina Gerbrand, Jacqueline Kobayashi, Edgar Meyer, Sarah Nguyen, Amberly Reynolds, Marek Svoboda & Taylor Barber
2018 – Ali Alkhawaji, Emily Hays, Sam Lee, Shawna McCafferty, Vanessa Nguyen, John Nolan, Saskia Richter, PhD, ATC, Martina Stojanovska, Catherine Wang & Seddrick Weekes
2017 – Yunxiang Chu & Bersabel Woldemariam
2016 – Kevin S. Steed
2014 –Michael E. Rezaee, MPHIAMSE Outstanding Presentation Awards
(Student) Rhiannon Champagne
2025 – (Faculty) Joshua Culberson
(Student) Shauna Groven
2024 – (Faculty) John Szarek
(Student) Jonathan Bowden
2023 – (Faculty) Brianne Lewish
(Student) Abigail Conroy
2022 – (Faculty) Shaun Andersen
(Student) Jonathan Ruiz
2021 – (Faculty) Dave Silberman, Rob Carpenter, Jody Takemoto, Leanne Coyne
(Students) Randi Q. Mao, Lucy Lan, Jeffrey Kay, Ryan Lohre, Olufemi R. Ayeni, Danny P. Goel, Darren de SA
2020 – Courtney Shill Russell, Carson Russell, Bryan Daines, Garrett Clement, Jessica Carlson, Isain Zapata, and Melissa Henderson
2019 – Mary Steinmann
2018 – Jasmine Capers
2017 – Sarah McCarthy
2016 – Chris Brasel
2015 – Alaa Aldalati, Imad Alabdulrazzak, and Haya Azouz
(Student) Farisha Sultan
2025 – (Faculty) Connie Gan
(Student) Grant Barber
2024 – (Faculty) Marieke Kruidering
(Student) Matthew Yee
2023 – (Faculty) Youngjin Cho
(Student) Vicky Zhang
2022 – (Faculty) Cathryn Caudill
(Student) Lindsey Claus
2021 – (Faculty) Aniela Mendez and Mildred Lopez
(Student) Stephanie K. Lin
2020 – Michael Healy
2019 – Carrie Elzie
2018 – Becky Gates
2017 – Robert Carroll
2016 – Kristen Zach
(Student) Tse Yean Teo
2024 – Sarah Clayton and Nehal Khamis
2023 – Alana Newell
2022 – Audra Schaefer
2021 – Amber Heck
2020 – Michael Bradbury
2019 – Nagaswami Vasan
2018 – Shaadi Elswaifi
2017 – Richard Vari