2025 Award and Grant Winners

Honoring Excellence in General Internal Medicine

Each year, SGIM honors members who have made outstanding contributions to general internal medicine through research, education, advocacy, mentorship, innovation, and leadership. The following individuals and teams have been selected as recipients of SGIM’s highest honors and competitive grants for 2025, recognizing their work and impact during 2024.

Award Recipients

• Robert J. Glaser Award
  Jean Kutner
• Frederick L. Brancati Mentorship and Leadership Award
  Mim Ari
• Herbert W. Nickens Award
  Valerie Stone
• John M. Eisenberg Award for Career Achievement in Research
  Amy Justice
• David R. Calkins Award in Health Policy Advocacy
  Anders Chen
• Achievement in Education and Innovation Award
  Monica Lypson
• Excellence in Medical Ethics Award
  Neil Wenger
• Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year Award
  Lisa Rotenstein
• Mid-Career Research Mentorship Award
  Renuka Tipirneni
• Mid-Career Education Mentorship Award
  Anne Cioletti
• Best Published Research Paper of the Year Award
  Jeffrey Kullgren
• Scholarship in Medical Education Award
  Amy Farkas
• Quality and Practice Innovation Award
  Jennifer Cluett and the Healthcare Associates Hypertension Multidisciplinary Clinic Team – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Grant Recipients

• Lawrence S. Linn Grant
  Marc Shi
• Mary O’Flaherty Horn Grant
  Amrapali Maitra
• Founders’ Grant
  Natalie Cameron

ACLGIM Honors

• ACLGIM Chief’s Recognition Award
  Katherine Bensching
• ACLGIM Leadership Award
  Jennifer Schmidt
• ACLGIM UNLTD (Unified Leadership Training for Diversity Program)
  Maylyn Martinez and Desiree Burroughs-Ray

Presentation Awards

Mack Lipkin, Sr. Associate Member Awards:
George Karandinos, MD (Mass General)
Rohan Khazanchi, MD (Brigham and Women’s)
Katherine Majzoub Morgan, MD (Harvard)

Milton W. Hamolsky Junior Faculty Awards:
Richard Leuchter, MD (UCLA)
Adam Markovitz (Michigan)
Joshua Rager, MD (Indiana University)

Clinical Vignette Oral Presentation Award:
Divya Yogesh Popat (Baylor College of Medicine)

David E. Rogers Junior Faculty Workshop Award:
Stephanie R. Young, PsyD, MPH (UCLA)
Elizabeth “Betty” Kolod, MD, MPH (Mount Sinai)

Distinguished Professor Awards

Women’s Health:
Oral Abstract: Elisheva Danan, MD, MPH (Minneapolis VA)
Poster: Rachela Smith (McMaster)

Geriatrics:
Oral Abstract: Rachela Smith (McMaster)
Poster: Alaine Murawski (Northwestern)

Health Equity:
Oral Abstract: Steven Allon, MD (Vanderbilt)
Poster: Megha Shankar, MD (UC San Diego)

Hospital Medicine:
Oral Abstract: Delia Motavalli (Beth Israel Deaconess)
Poster: Nivedita Ravi (Columbia)

SGIM’s annual awards and grants reflect the Society’s commitment to advancing excellence in general internal medicine. We congratulate this year’s recipients and thank them for their extraordinary dedication to our field.

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