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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:
    • 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

The required nomination form can be found below. Nominations will be accepted as follows:

    1. Online submissions using the online form — preferred method.
    2. Submit answers to the questions below as a Word document or PDF via email.
    3. Submit answers to the questions below by sending the printed document via fax (434-982-3202) or mail (UVA Medical Alumni Association, PO Box 800776, Charlottesville, VA 22908).

** Nominations for the 2024 award will open on May 1, 2024.**

Notes:

As the Awards Committee consists of reviewers with diverse areas of expertise, an effective nomination is not just a CV. While a CV may be submitted separately from this form to support a nomination, a complete nomination must include answers to the questions in the form below; 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. Supporting materials, such as a CV or other documentation, may be sent to medalum@virginia.edu or attached to the form for consideration.

The selection committee can opt to not select a winner in a given year if it determines there are no qualifying or deserving candidates.

QUESTIONS

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

If you have additional questions, please contact us.

MD Early Achievement Award Nomination

  • Nominee

  • Degrees/Affiliations

    Please indicate which UVA School of Medicine degrees/affiliations apply to the nominee.
  • (If degree does not apply, please scroll to bottom of list and choose Not Applicable)
  • (If degree does not apply, please scroll to bottom of list and choose Not Applicable)
  • (If affiliation does not apply, please scroll to bottom of list and choose Not Applicable)
  • (If affiliation does not apply, please scroll to bottom of list and choose Not Applicable)

  • Title/Employer

  • Achievements

    Please briefly respond to each question below. A CV will not be accepted. These responses will inform the awards committee, comprised of individuals of varying expertise and interests, what the nominee’s specific expertise is and for what they should be recognized.
  • (No web links, please; however, you may copy and paste from an online source.)
  • (No web links, please; however, you may copy and paste from an online source.)
  • Max. file size: 50 MB.

  • Contact Information