University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Each year, the Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center solicits nominations from SOM faculty for its three medical student awards. These awards recognize medical students who excel in various aspects of Biomedical Informatics, including teaching, information seeking and critical appraisal, and research. Recipients will each receive a $100 award.
To nominate a medical student, nominators (SOM faculty, residents, and fellows) should send a Letter of Recommendation to the award’s faculty contact (below) outlining why their nominee is deserving of this award. Letters may be sent on paper or as e-mail attachments. (For the Award for Excellence in Informatics, nominators should also send an electronic copy of the student’s research paper.) The awards will be presented at the Annual Medical Student Award Ceremony in May. Nominations are due by January 31st.
This award is given to a graduating Senior medical student, nominated by a SOM faculty member,
fellow, resident, or another graduating medical student for demonstrating continuous, life-long
learning practices by evaluating and sharing information with the healthcare team and by educating
patients about medications and procedures, choices in healthcare, and disease management.
Award Amount: $100
Contact: Deb LaPointe, PhD
This award is given by HSLIC faculty to a Phase I student nominated by a tutor or other SOM faculty member, fellow,
or resident as best demonstrating skills in information seeking and information evaluation
Award Amount: $100
Contact: Jonathan Eldredge, PhD
This award is given to a graduating senior medical student, nominated by a SOM faculty member, fellow, or
resident, for the student research project paper which best demonstrates the use of informatics in their
research or best addresses an informatics issue.
Award Amount: $100
Contact: Philip Kroth, MD
