
UME Deans Legacy Award
The UME Deans Legacy Award recognizes physician trainees who have made significant contributions to the Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) offices in Assessment & Evaluation, Curriculum, and Student Affairs. This award acknowledges and celebrates efforts made by students that have a sustainable impact on the learning environment and/or the experiences of students and faculty at the medical school. Efforts made by recipients are consistent with the “I care if you succeed” spirit championed by former Associate Dean Bob Englander, leave a legacy and acknowledge training efforts exceeding the bounds of academic preparation. The UME Deans Legacy Award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of these outstanding students who have made a difference in medical education.
UME Deans Legacy Award Recipients
2023
Leah Alemu
Elizabeth Bade
DivineMercy Bakare
Miller Balley
Paul Sung Jun Cho
Minsoo Choi
Andrea Clinch
Jacob Colombo
Madison Ernst
Madeleine Howard
Christiana Johnson
Madeleine Marker
Gerard Ondrey
Neha Potlapalli
Amy Parkinson
Zarin Rahman
Grant Simonson
Award Criteria
Area of Need is Addressed: Recipients identify an area of need and implement changes to make the learning environment and/or experiences of peers/others better (e.g. training, evaluation, programming).
Contribution is Significant: Recipients' contributions have a substantial impact on specific student populations, programs, or UME offices.
Contribution is Sustainable: Recipients' contributions exceed role expectations and leave a novel and/or sustainable legacy.
Nominee Qualities:
- Demonstrates compassion, integrity, and respect for others
- Demonstrates responsiveness to fellow students (beneficence) that may at times supersede self-interest
- Takes initiative and leadership to address emergent needs identified through the respective UME offices
- Planning and efforts demonstrate an awareness of, and commitment to, the values of inclusivity and equality
- Exhibits a high level of professionalism and/or collaboration
- Contributes efforts that reflect innovation, ingenuity, or creativity (thinking outside of the box)
- Demonstrates an awareness of making existing processes or available resources more efficient (doing more with less)
- Embodies the "I care if you succeed" spirit by improving the experiences of peers and giving back to succeeding classes

I Care if You Succeed.
Special thanks to Dr. Robert Englander (Associate Dean for UME, 2016-2021)