Honoring achievement: The 2019 Medical School Student Awards
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Congratulations to the 211 members of the UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2019, who will receive their degrees at Commencement exercise Tuesday, May 7, at the Morton H. Myerson Symphony Center.
This year’s class includes 26 students graduating with distinction, an Olympic level athlete, a former F-16 pilot for the Air Force, an advocate for foster children, one who danced with a team on America’s Got Talent, and one who launched a group to reach out to disadvantaged elementary school students to motivate them to pursue careers in medicine.
Special honors went to several of the medical students in recognition of exemplary academic, clinical, or research efforts. These stories provide a snapshot of these graduates, and the people and events that helped shaped their careers in medicine.
Check back again soon on Center Times Plus to view a photo gallery on commencement events.
Ho Din Award
![Dr. Bethany Werner Dr. Bethany Werner](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/hodin19-werner.jpg)
Class of 2019 Leadership Award
![Dr. Reed Macy Dr. Reed Macy](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/reed-macy.jpg)
![Dr. Katherine Pouns Dr. Reed Macy](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/katherine-pouns.jpg)
Iatros Award and Minnie Lancaster, M.D., Scholarship Award in Family Medicine
![Dr. Alice Jean Dr. Alice Jean](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/alice-jean.jpg)
American College of Emergency Physicians Medical Student Professionalism and Service Award
![Dr. Taylor Guinn Dr. Taylor Guinn](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/taylor-guinn.jpg)
Award for Excellence in Dermatology
![Dr. Elise Burger Dr. Elise Burger](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/elise-burger.jpg)
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award
![Dr. James Sutton Dr. James Sutton](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/james-sutton.jpg)
Hudson-Penn Award for Excellence in Surgery
![Dr. Madison Bailey Argo Dr. Madison Bailey Argo](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/madison-bailey-argo.jpg)
MT “Pepper” Jenkins Outstanding Medical Student Award in Anesthesiology and Pain Management
![Dr. Christopher McElrath Dr. Christopher McElrath](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/chirstopher-mcelrath.jpg)
![Dr. Hannah Viroslav Dr. Hannah Viroslav](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/hannah-viroslav.jpg)
Rolland C. Reynolds Pathology Award
![Dr. Lizzie Cochran Dr. Lizzie Cochran](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/lizzie-cochran.jpg)
Vernie A. Stembridge, M.D., Scholarship Award in Pathology
![Dr. Jenny Weon Dr. Jenny Weon](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/jenny-weon.jpg)
Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas Award for Excellence in Pediatric Medicine
![Dr. Kelsey Kirkman Dr. Kelsey Kirkman](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/kelsey-kirkman.jpg)
John D. McConnell Award for Excellence in Urology
![Dr. Shivani Gaitonde Dr. Shivani Gaitonde](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/shivani-gaitonde.jpg)
Vanatta, Hesser, Schmalstieg Excellence in Tutoring Award
![Dr. Christian Leal Dr. Christian Leal](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/christian-leal.jpg)
![Dr. Joeseph Stegeman Dr. Joseph Stegeman](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/joseph-stegeman.jpg)
William F. Ross, M.D., Scholarship Award in Family Medicine
![Dr. Jordan Hoese Dr. Jordan Hoese](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/jordan-hoese.jpg)
![Dr. Margaret Leland Dr. Margaret Leland](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/margaret-leland.jpg)
Herbert S. Salomon, M.D., Class of 1967, Memorial Scholarship Award
![Dr. Laura Yuan Dr. Laura Yuan](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/laura-yuan.jpg)
Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly Award
![Dr. Sidney Pinch Dr. Sidney Pinch](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/sydney-pinch.jpg)
Dr. Richard Mays Smith Award
![Dr. Trey Bowen Dr. Trey Bowen](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/trey-bowen.jpg)
![Dr. Kylie Cullinan Dr. Kylie Cullinan](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/kylie-cullinan.jpg)
![Dr. Gene Hu Dr. Gene Hu](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/gene-hu.jpg)
Dr. Richard Mays Smith Award and U.S. Public Health Service 2019 Excellence in Public Health Award
![Dr. Anisha Ganguly Dr. Anisha Ganguly](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/anisha-ganguly.jpg)
Lorraine Sulkin-Schein Medical Student Award in Geriatric Medicine and North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians Award for Outstanding Medical Student in Psychiatry
![Dr. Shayna Ratner Dr. Shayna Ratner](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/shayna-ratner.jpg)
Rohrich Family Excellence in Plastic Surgery Award
![Dr. Benjamin Kirby Dr. Benjamin Kirby](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/benjamin-kirby.jpg)
Hemphill-Gojer Award in Internal Medicine
![Dr. Priya Raja Dr. Priya Raja](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/priya-raja.jpg)
American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology
![Dr. Rachel Thoma Dr. Rachel Thomas](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/rachel-thomas.jpg)
Eliot Goldings Award in Rheumatology
![Dr. Raamis Khwaja Dr. Raamis Khwaja](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/raamis-khwaja.jpg)
TAFP Dallas Chapter Outstanding Graduate Award
![Dr. Sarah Doucette Dr. Sarah Doucette](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/sarah-doucette.jpg)
Karen Kowalske Outstanding Medical Student in PM&R Award
![Dr. Sheena Pillai Dr. Sheena Pillai](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/sheena-pillai.jpg)
2019 Kurt Ian Wey, M.D., Senior Pediatric Award
![Dr. Kelly Lawson Dr. Kelly Lawson](/ctplus/stories/2019/assets/kelly-lawson.jpg)