2026 Student Awards Reception
- Event Type
- Ceremony/Service
- Sponsor
- CI MED Student Affairs
- Location
- Illini Union Rooms A, B, and C
- Date
- May 8, 2026 5:00 - 7:30 pm
- Contact
- Tina Knox, Associate Director of Student Success
- tmknox@illinois.edu
- Phone
- 217-244-8282
- Views
- 36
- Originating Calendar
- Carle Illinois College of Medicine General Events
Annual Student Awards Reception to recognize students earning the following awards. A buffet dinner will be served. Please watch for an RSVP form in April 2026.
Foundational Science / Pre-clerkship Awards
Shig Yasunaga MD Student Award
Leadership in Inclusive Excellence Award
Peer Leader Award
Women in Medicine Leadership Award
Emerging Physician Innovator Award
Excellence in Anatomy Award
Award for Academic and Design Excellence (A.D.E.S)
Class of 2026 Awards
Carle Illinois Honors (Alpha Omega Alpha proxy)
Carle Illinois Humanism in Medicine Award (Gold Humanism proxy)
Academic Affairs Service Award
Student Affairs Service Award
Outstanding Commitment to the Student Body
Outstanding Commitment to Community Engagement
ACP Illinois Downstate Outstanding Medical Student
Excellence in Family Medicine
Excellence in Internal Medicine
Excellence in Neurology
Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Excellence in Pediatrics
Excellence in Psychiatry
Excellence in Surgery
James C. Leonard, MD, Gold-Headed Cane Award
King Li, MD, MBA, Physician Innovator Award
Faculty and Staff Peer Educator Recognition
Golden Apple Pre-Clinical
Golden Apple Clinical Immersion
Golden Apple Engineering & Entrepreneurship
Outstanding Faculty and Staff Member
Discovery Learning Awards
Clinical Immersion (1st, 2nd, 3rd Place)
Research Immersion (1st, 2nd, 3rd Place)
Elective Immersion (1st, 2nd, 3rd Place)