Medical School Class of 2021 student awards
![Grid of headshots with Student Awards Seal](/ctplus/asset/d47cb1e4-6536-4a56-953a-3778c6b05a90/grad21-feature-header.jpg)
The UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2021 celebrated graduation on May 8. The Medical School annually hands out the awards to honor students who exhibit potential in their specialties or a commitment to public health and community service.
Ho Din Award
Iatros Award
Class of 2021 Leadership Award
U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award
William F. Ross, M.D., Scholarship Award in Family Medicine
![Dr. Amber Allen](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-allen.jpg)
William F. Ross, M.D., Scholarship Award in Family Medicine and the Lorraine Sulkin-Schein Medical Student Award in Geriatric Medicine
![Dr. Logan Mills Dr. Logan Mills](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-mills.jpg)
Award for Excellence in Dermatology
![Dr. Stacy Kasitinon Dr. Stacy Kasitinon](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-kasitinon.jpg)
Texas College of Emergency Physicians Award
![Dr. Carolyn Shanks Dr. Carolyn Shanks](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-shanks.jpg)
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award
![Dr. Bradley Upchurch Dr. Bradley Upchurch](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-upchurch.jpg)
Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly Award
![Dr. Taylore King Dr. Taylore King](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-king.jpg)
MT “Pepper” Jenkins Outstanding Medical Student Award in Anesthesiology and Pain Management
![Dr. Anthony Dao Dr. Anthony Dao](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-dao.jpg)
Roland C. Reynolds Pathology Award
![Dr. Amy Xia Dr. Amy Xia](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-xia.jpg)
Vernie A. Stembridge Scholarship Award in Pathology
![Dr. Joshua Pierce Dr. Joshua Pierce](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-pierce.jpg)
Karen Kowalske Outstanding PM&R Undergraduate Award
![Dr. Kristin Bristow Dr. Kristin Bristow](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-bristow.jpg)
Kurt Ian Wey, M.D., Senior Pediatric Award
![Dr. Vi Hung Pham Dr. Vi Hung Pham](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-pham.jpg)
Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas Award for Excellence in Pediatric Medicine
![Dr. Layla Zahra Samandi Dr. Layla Zahra Samandi](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-samandi.jpg)
John D. McConnell Award for Excellence in Urology
![Dr. Amy Kuprasertkul Dr. Amy Kuprasertkul](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-kuprasertkul.jpg)
Vanatta, Hesser, Schmalstieg Excellence in Tutoring Award
![Dr. Edward Daniel Dr. Edward Daniel](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-daniel.jpg)
Herbert S. Salomon, M.D., Class of 1967, Memorial Scholarship Award
![Dr. Lauren Shaffer Dr. Lauren Shaffer](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-shaffer.jpg)
Annelle M. Ahmed, M.D. Women’s Health Care Award
![Dr. Laura Kenyon Dr. Laura Kenyon](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-kenyon.jpg)
Dr. Richard Mays Smith Award
![Dr. Calvin Geng Dr. Calvin Geng](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-geng.jpg)
![Dr. Anika Morgado Dr. Anika Morgado](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-morgado.jpg)
![Dr. Naveen Kishore Balakrishnan Dr. Naveen Kishore Balakrishnan](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-balakrishnan.jpg)
![Dr. Syed Kazim Rizvi Dr. Syed Kazim Rizvi](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-rizvi.jpg)
![Dr. Katelynn Smith Dr. Katelynn Smith](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-smith.jpg)
North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians Award for Outstanding Medical Student in Psychiatry
![Dr. Harini Suresh Dr. Harini Suresh](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-suresh.jpg)
Hemphill-Gojer Award in Internal Medicine
![Dr. Reshma Narain Dr. Reshma Narain](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-narain.jpg)
![Dr. Kyle Saysana Dr. Kyle Saysana](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-saysana.jpg)
American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology
![Dr. Sonal Gagrani Dr. Sonal Gagrani](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-gagrani.jpg)
Eliot Goldings Award in Rheumatology
![Dr. Nikhil Madhusudhan Dr. Nikhil Madhusudhan](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-madhusudhan.jpg)
TAFP Dallas Chapter Outstanding Graduate Award
![Dr. Emily Magallanes Dr. Emily Magallanes](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-magallanes.jpg)
Minnie Lancaster, M.D., Scholarship Award in Family Medicine
![Dr. Sara Hassan Youssef Dr. Sara Hassan Youssef](/ctplus/stories/2021/assets/sa21-youssef.jpg)