2025 Award Nominations Now Open
Alumni, former trainees, and faculty can be nominated for awards honoring professional accomplishments, leadership, and service
Nominations for the UVA Medical Alumni Association’s 2025 Alumni and Faculty Awards are now open. This year’s awards are:
- The Walter Reed Distinguished Achievement Award recognizes professional accomplishments, outstanding innovation, and exemplary leadership in the field of medicine and/or science by an alumnus/a, current or former faculty member, or a former resident or fellow of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
- The Distinguished Achievement Award in Biomedical Sciences recognizes exceptional research and professional accomplishments, outstanding discovery and innovation, and exemplary leadership in the basic sciences by a PhD alumnus/a, or a former postdoctoral fellow of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
- The MD Early Achievement Award recognizes alumni who have brought honor and distinction to the UVA School of Medicine by demonstrating outstanding leadership in—and making significant contributions to—the field of medicine and/or science early in their careers through teaching, research, clinical care, public or professional service, or civic duties. Nominees must have graduated in the past 20 years prior to being nominated.
- The Early Achievement Award in Biomedical Sciences recognizes alumni who have brought honor and distinction to the UVA School of Medicine by demonstrating outstanding leadership in—and making significant contributions to—the field of medicine early in their careers through research, discovery, and innovation.
- The Humanitarian Award honors alumni who have provided extraordinary service to society or humanity. The award recognizes individuals who have dedicated themselves to the compassionate care of the underserved and underprivileged.
- NEW! The 1819 Alumni Society Award recognizes professional accomplishments, outstanding innovation, exemplary leadership in the field of medicine and/or science, and contributions to society by an alumnus/a who graduated from the UVA School of Medicine over 50 years ago. This award specifically recognizes accomplishments and contributions made during an extended career. This new award will be presented for the first time this year.
The deadline for nominations is July 31, 2025. You can review award criteria and submit a nomination at the links above.
Learn more about the awards program, including a list of previous recipients, here.
