Graduation Prizes And Awards

Doctor Harry S. Altman Award For outstanding achievement in Pediatric Ambulatory Care
Alumni Association Award For outstanding service to the College of Physicians & Surgeons
Virginia P. Apgar Awards For excellence in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Michael H. Aranow Memorial Prize For best exemplifying the caring and humane qualities of the practicing physician
Herbert J. Bartelstone Award For exceptional accomplishments in Pharmacology
The Edward J. Bello, M.D. Listening Award To a graduating student who best portrays the art of listening to patients, colleagues and self in practicing the chosen field of Medicine
Robert G. Bertsch Memorial Award To a graduate who best typifies Dr.Bertsch’s ideals of the humane surgeon
Coakley Memorial Prize For outstanding achievement in Otolaryngology
Titus Munson Coan Prize For the best essay in biological sciences
Thomas F. Cock Prize For excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rosamond Kane Cummins ’52 Award To an outstanding student entering Orthopedics who exhibits academic excellence, sensitivity, kindness, devotion to patients, and the fine human qualities that she exemplified
The Endocrine Society’s Medical Student Achievement Award
Frederick P. Gay Memorial Award For achievement in Microbiology
Louis Gibofsky Memorial Prize For research in Nephrology, Immunology or Transplant Immunobiology
Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Awards For women students graduating in the top 10 percent of their class
Dr. Charles E. Hamilton Award For excellence in pulmonary disease
Janeway Prize For the highest achievement and abilities in the graduating class
Albert B. Knapp Scholarship Awarded at the conclusion of the 3rd year to the medical student evaluated by the Medical Faculty to have achieved the highest scholarship in the first three years
Doctor Harold Lamport Biomedical Research Prize For excellence in research
John K. Lattimer Prize For the outstanding essay in Urology
Barbara Liskin Memorial Award in Psychiatry Awarded to a student with the empathy, scholarship and excellence exhibited by Barbara Liskin
Dr. Robert F. Loeb Award For excellence in clinical medicine
The F. Lowenfish Prize For creative research in Dermatology
Admiral David Willard Lyon Award For outstanding academic achievement by a student serving in the Armed Forces of our country
Alfred M. Markowitz Endowment for Scholars Exemplifies Dr. Markowitz’s dedication to patient care, teaching, and scholarship
The Leonard Marmor Surgical Arthritis Foundation Award For outstanding academic achievements
Doctor Cecil G.Marquez B.A.L.S.O. Student Award for Excellence For outstanding contribution to the Black and Latino Student Organization and the minority community
Edith and Denton McKane Memorial Award For outstanding research in Ophthalmology
Medical Society of the State of New York Community Service Award
Medical Society of the State of New York To a graduating student for outstanding community service
Dr. Harold Lee Meierhof Memorial Prize For outstanding achievement in Pathology
The Doctors William Nastuk, Beatrice Seegal, Konrad Hsu Award To a graduating student who has demonstrated successful laboratory collaboration between student and faculty
Marie Nercessian Memorial Award For exhibiting Armenian descent who has shown care, unusual concern and dedication to helping sick people
New York Orthopedic Hospital Award For outstanding performance in research and clinical work
The Office of Student Affairs Outstanding Service to P&S Award
Joseph Garrison Parker Award Elected by classmates as exemplifying through activities in art, music, literature and the public interest the fact that living and learning go together
Samuel W. Rover and Lewis Rover Award For outstanding achievement in research in Anatomy and Cell Biology
Samuel W. Rover and Lewis Rover Award For outstanding achievement in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Samuel W. Rover and Lewis Rover Award For outstanding achievement in Genetics and Development
The Drs. Robert A. Savitt and George H. McCormack Award Exemplifying Dr. George McCormack’s medical skill, consideration, understanding and compassion
Rebecca A. Schwarz Memorial Prize For achievement in Pediatric Cardiology
Helen M. Sciarra Prize in Neurology For outstanding achievement in Neurology
Aura Severinghaus Award In recognition of superior academic achievement
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award For excellence in the specialty of Emergency Medicine
Miriam Berkman Spotnitz Award For excellence in research and treatment of neoplastic diseases
Student Interest Group in Neurology Prize
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for excellence in science and compassion in patient care
Dr. William Perry Watson Prize in Pediatrics For excellence in Pediatrics
Dr. William Raynor Watson Memorial Award For excellence in Psychiatry throughout 4 years of medical school
Dr. Allen O.Whipple Memorial Prize For outstanding performance in Surgery
Sigmund L. Wilens Prize For excellence in Pathology