Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Awards

Eligibility

Click on the link below to find the specific details about the awards below. Note awards may have different deadlines.

Award for Excellence in Medical Education - Jan 2025 deadline
Annually recognizes the extraordinary contributions of an individual to the medical education community.

Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences - Jan 2025 deadline
Annually recognizes a faculty member who has made outstanding research contributions to advance understanding of health and disease.

Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement - April 2025 deadline
Annually recognizes an AAMC-member medical school or health system with a longstanding, major institutional commitment to partnering with their communities to address community-identified needs.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation David E. Rogers Award - Jan 2025 deadline
Annually recognizes a medical school faculty member who has made major contributions to improving the health and health care of the American people.

Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award - Jan 2025 deadline
Honors a medical school faculty physician (MD or DO degree) who exemplifies the qualities of a caring and compassionate mentor in the teaching and advising of medical students. Administered through the Organization of Student Representatives (OSR).

Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards - April 2025 deadline
Annually recognizes up to four gifted medical educators.

Herbert W. Nickens Award - March 2025 deadline
Annually recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions in promoting justice in medical education and the health care of the American people.

Summary

The AAMC continually strives to attract a pool of nominees from different backgrounds for its awards program. In this context, we are mindful of all aspects of human differences such as socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, geography, disability, and age.

Application deadlines

Program application deadline