Honors and Awards for the Class of 2022 Dear School of Medicine community, It has been humbling to witness the remarkable accomplishments of our medical students during their time at UCI. Their dedication to the noble pursuit of medicine and their commitment to our community make us proud to be part of the Anteater family. It is, therefore, with great pleasure that we announce the award recipients of our UCI School of Medicine Class of 2022 and honor their outstanding efforts in the areas of academics, research, service, and the humanities. It has been a privilege to be part of their medical education, and we cannot wait to see what they achieve next. We would also like to thank the donors, departments and alumni of the UCI School of Medicine who have generously provided the scholarships associated with many of these awards. ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society Margot Barker Jack Birkenbeuel Gabrielle Brody Anna Cardall Jarvis Samantha Daniel Shannon Fan Dylann Fujimoto Alexander Himstead Zachary Lu Kelton Mock Sarah Oyadomari Angela Pham Sara Sabeti Ava Runge Megan Van Ligten Linsey Wilson Gold Humanism Honor Society Jamie Atienza Erica Baugh Christina Cantwell Francisco Cerda Kaavya Cherukuri Janice Loren Chua Andreea Dinicu Brent Etiz Elena Heide Helen Joyce Tiffany Luu Megan Van Ligten Alex Marlow Kelton Mock Violeta Osegueda Ava Runge Graduation with Distinction in Research Alexander Himstead Erica Baugh Thanh-Lan Bui Jack Birkenbeuel Brent Etiz Shannon Fan Elena Heide Dana Hutchison Kathryn Rosenbaum Sara Sabeti Graduation with Distinction in Service Rachael Abraham Elena Heide Ava Runge Graduation with Distinction in Arts and Humanities Kelton Mock Janani Prasad Graduation with Distinction in Educational Innovation Margot Barker Thanh-Lan Bui Ava Runge DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS Outstanding Graduating Student Performance in Anesthesiology Award* Sean Melucci Outstanding Graduating Student Performance in Emergency Medicine Award* Christina Cantwell Outstanding Graduating Student Performance in Family Medicine Award* Award supported by bequests to the School of Medicine Alumni Association in memory of Dr. Norman E. Rubenstein and Dr. Alvin A. Shapero. Helen Joyce Kelton Mock Outstanding Graduating Student Performance in Medicine Award* Award supported by the faculty of the Department of Medicine and a bequest from the School of Medicine Alumni Association in Memory of Dr. Gustave D. Suffin Ava Runge Outstanding Graduating Student Performance in Obstetrics and Gynecology Award* Award presented in honor of Dr. James H. McClure Sophia Angelides Outstanding Graduating Student Performance in Pediatrics Award* Award supported by the California Chapter Four of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a bequest from the School of Medicine Alumni Association in memory of Dr. Evangeline N. Percival Jamie Atienza Outstanding Graduating Student Performance in Psychiatry Award* Award presented by the Department of Psychiatry Alex Wang Outstanding Graduating Student Performance in Radiological Sciences Award* Award presented by the Department of Radiological Sciences Thanh-Lan Bui Outstanding Graduating Student Performance in Surgery Award* Award presented by the Department of Surgery Zachary Lu Outstanding Graduating Student Performance in Urology Award* Award presented by the Department of Urology Douglas Schneider ASSOCIATED MEDICAL STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND CLASS AWARDS The Gold-Headed Cane Award Award presented to a senior student by his/her peers for commitment and devotion to patient care Violeta Osegueda Senior Humanitarian Award Award presented to senior students for outstanding contribution to the prestige and morale of the medical school: community work, service to the medical school and fellow students Violeta Osegueda Associated Medical Student Government Service Award Award presented to those students who gave outstanding service to the entire student body, as voted by the Associated Medical Student Government Mark Slader ARTS AND HUMANITIES AWARDS Medical Arts and Humanities Award* Award sponsored by the Shapiro Family Foundation Fund to honor outstanding graduating students who have created a body of original work in either literature or the arts that attempts to integrate the art and science of medicine, and in so doing, make a contribution to the UCI School of Medicine community Janani Prasad Ruchi Desai The 2022 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation* Award and honorarium presented to a senior student who exemplifies compassion and sensitivity in the delivery of care to patients and family members Tiffany Luu RESEARCH AND OFFICE OF THE DEAN AWARDS Anton-Culver Precision Medicine Award* Award given to graduating seniors whose research focuses on contributing to precision medicine Elena Heide 25th Annual Meyskens Family Clinical Research Award* Award given by Dr. Frank Meyskens, on behalf of the Meyskens Family Foundation, to a graduating student who shows the most promise for a career in clinical research in any medical discipline Jack Birkenbeuel Vincent P. Carroll, Jr. Award for Outstanding Research by a Graduating Student* Award and honorarium presented to a student who has contributed the most in research Alexander Himstead Dean’s Award for Promise* Award supported by a grant from the UniHealth Foundation and the School of Medicine Alumni Association in memory of Dr. Walter Blumenson Laura Cuevas Office of the Dean Fannie J. & Paul J. Marasco Outstanding Graduating Student Award* Award presented to a senior student for outstanding scholastic achievement and contribution to the prestige and morale of the medical school Linsey Wilson Christopher & Mehrangiz Award* Award presented to a senior student for highest number of honors and promise Alexander Himstead Joel E. Myers MS4 Service to Community Award* Award presented to a student who possesses strong research background and strong community involvement Kaavya Cherukuri Laura Cuevas Jessica Colin Escobar Ava Runge Violeta Osegueda (2021) Nick David Hart Leadership Award* Alex Marlow Harry Herr, MD ’69 and Sherri Donat Scholarship* Zachary Lu Tiffany Luu Yesenia Martinez Peter Shahin Palabod Angela Pham Kylie Prentice United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award Violeta Osegueda Medical Education Leadership Award* Award presented by the Office of Medical Education to students in appreciation of & outstanding leadership Mark Slader Charlene Yuan Medical Education Service Award* Award presented by the Office of Medical Education to students in appreciation of outstanding service Alejandro Aviña-Cadena Alexa Lucas Krishna and Sujata Tewari Endowed Scholarship Award* Huy Alex Duong MEDICAL STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM GRADUATES Mohammed Aftab Brent Etiz William Grant Dana Hutchison Kelton Mock Angela Pham Karthik Prasad Kathryn Rosenbaum Sara Sabeti Kevin Wei Jason Xu Please join us in congratulating these exceptional graduates! Sincerely, Michael J. Stamos, MD Dean, UCI School of Medicine Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin, MD, MEd Vice Dean, Medical Education Megan Boysen Osborn, MD, MHPE Associate Dean, Students *Indicates associated scholarship © 2022 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. For Internal Distribution Only.