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MD Early Achievement Award

Alumni Overview Awards MD Early Achievement Award

MD Early Achievement Award

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.

The award was established in 2018 by the UVA Medical Alumni Association and Medical School Foundation.

See a list of previous winners here.

AWARD CRITERIA

To be considered for this award, nominees should meet the following criteria:

  1. The nominee must be a living graduate of the UVA School of Medicine or its affiliate Graduate Medical Education programs who is no more than 20 years post-graduation from their MD program.
  2. The nominee should have the following characteristics:
  3. Recognized by alumni, faculty and staff as demonstrating achievement in one or more of the following categories:
    • Research
    • Teaching
    • Clinical care
    • Public or professional service
    • Civic duties

NOMINATION PROCESS AND DEADLINE

Nominations will be accepted as follows:

  1. Online submissions — preferred method.
  2. Submit answers to the nomination questions as a Word document or PDF via email. 

Note: As the Awards Committee consists of reviewers with diverse areas of expertise, an effective nomination is not just a CV. A complete nomination must include answers to the questions in the nomination form; these responses will be the primary focus of the review. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. Please do not include hyperlinks  — all information to be considered should be included in the nomination form. Brief supporting materials, such as as NIH Biosketch or other documentation, may be sent to medalum@virginia.edu or attached to the form for consideration. Full CVs will not be reviewed by the selection committee.

** The nomination season for the 2024 award is now closed. The 2025 Award Season will open on May 1, 2025. **

QUESTIONS

Read answers to our most commonly asked questions regarding the nominations process here.

If you have additional questions, please contact us.