2024 MedExcellence Awards
Annually, the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine hosts the MedExcellence Awards Ceremony which includes the presentation of the Distinguished Awards, CompHealth Community Faculty Awards, and alternating presentation of the Golden Anniversary Prize for Clinical Investigation and the S. Paul Southwick Prize for Clinical Excellence and Teaching Award.
Meet the 2024 MedExcellence Awards Honorees:
Distinguished Alumni Award
Carol Dukes Hamilton, MD ‘85
Carol Dukes Hamilton, MD '85, is receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of her distinguished career as an accomplished infectious disease physician, a proficient researcher on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, a renowned global health leader and professor.
Distinguished Humanitarian Award
Nicole Mihalopoulos, MD
Nicole Mihalopoulos, MD, is receiving the Distinguished Humanitarian Award in recognition of her career and dedicated humanitarian and advocacy work supporting parents and caregivers on evidence-based medicine of gender affirming health care and access, the significant contributions to the field through research and practice, and community support demonstrated locally and globally.
Distinguished Service Award
Jeffrey Anderson, MD
Jeffrey Anderson, MD, is receiving the Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his dedicated service to the field of cardiovascular disease through research and practice, and commendable volunteerism and leadership through the American Heart Association.
M. Paul Southwick Prize for Clinical Excellence and Teaching
Lara Hayes, MD '16
Lara Hayes, MD '16, is receiving the M. Paul Southwick Prize in Clinical Excellence and Teaching in recognition of her distinguished career as an accomplished early-stage clinician-investigator, and continuous demonstration of academic leadership in the department of Internal Medicine in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah.
Clinical Community Faculty Award, sponsored by CompHealth
Spencer Tingey, DO
Spencer Tingey, DO, is receiving the Clinical Community Faculty Award, sponsored by CompHealth, in recognition of his exception teaching for the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine and his strong commitment to the students and residents.
Nominations for MedExcellence are awards are accepted through January 31 for the current award cycle. Find more details on award categories and nominations requirements here.
For questions, please contact the Alumni Association at SOMalumi@hsc.utah.edu or call 801-581-8591.
