2025-2026 Internal Medicine Residency Program Awards

Best Conference Attendance
Racking up swipes like frequent flyer miles

• Nicholas Griffith
• Julia Araneta
• John Davis

Meredith Grey/Christina Yang Award
For the cutest work BFFs

• Antara Dattagupta
• Ann Ayzman

William E. Clutter Least Likely to Retire
For the least likely to ever retire from medicine

• Ashton Naumann

The Black Cloud Award
For the most likely to hit the encounter cap while on primary ACT/Codes every call day

• Jeremiah Nkashama

The Homebody Award
For the most likely to be found in the 7 Barnard Resident Lounge

• Michael Kwok
• Annie Lien

Most Interesting (Wo)Man in the World
For the resident with the coolest off service skills

• Jake Lattin

(Unofficial) Chief Comms Officer Award
For the most likely to be vocal on the PGY3 group chat

• Daniel Arroyo

The MVP Award
For the most likely to be a team player

• Paige Coughlin

The Patient Whisperer Award
For the most likely to get the 2AM grumpy patient to not leave AMA

• Marcella Araujo de Oliviera
• Antara Dattagupta

The Sunshine Award
For the most likely to turn your day around

• Jake Lattin

Grandmaster of Ward Tales
For the most likely to tell the best (de-identified) patient/hospital stories

• Seema Belani

The Trailblazer Award
For the most likely to publish a landmark trial

• Jing Luan
• Tri Pham

The Most Hemodynamically Stable Award
For the most “calm in the storm,” unflappable resident

• Rosie Quinn

The Code Caffeine Award
For the most likely to be sustained entirely by Hospital Celsius / Starbucks

• Arun Chandnani

The Social Butterfly Award
For the most likely to go to all the residency socials and hangout with colleagues outside of work

• Daniel Arroyo

Future Dr. Cheng Award
For the most likely to be a future program director (and steal Dr. Cheng’s job)

• Amy Zhao