HIP Medical Student Award Recipients

2026 Participants

Akua Appah-Sampong
Perelman School of Medicine
Alador Bereketab, MD
University of Ottawa
Alberta Simmons
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Alexander Sanjurjo
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Brianna Watson
Howard University
Cedrick Ofori, MS
Meharry Medical College
Emelia Moore
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fathia Oladipupo
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Janet Chukwu
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Mark Pusung, MPH
Knight Cancer Research Building
Naa Dromo Korley, MD
University of Cincinnati
Princess Della Tsivor
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Ryan Mack, PhD
Loyola University
Valeria Brown, MD
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

2025 Participants

Yu-Han Chan
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Jessica Chicola
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Elizabeth Doss
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Logan Lorentzen
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Tanaka Oyefodunrin
Dalhousie University
Evani Patel
The Pennsylvania Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Jennifer Salako
Meharry Medical College

2024 Participants

Oluwaseun Awosanya
University of California Irvine School of Medicine
Valeria Brown
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Esther Chioma Emenalom
University of California San Diego
Abigail Doyinsade Awodele (ASH-Allistair Abraham HIP Award Recipient)
University of Illinois At Chicago
Victoria Heigh
Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester
Oluwafunke Kolawole
CUNY School of Medicine
Rachelle Monteau
CUNY School of Medicine
Tony Owusu
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Omonike Oyelola
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Michael Pineda
Harvard Medical School
Alex Pollock
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kevin Reyes
University of California, San Francisco

2023 Participants

Margarita Vazquez Almonte
Upstate Medical University
Sacha Belinda Mapombo Choupa (ASH-Allistair Abraham MRI Award Recipient)
Meharry Medical College
Emily Franco
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
John Roy Lozada
University of Minnesota
Sofia Luna
Stanford University
Josue Marquez-Garcia
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Osariemen Ogiamien
University of California Riverside Science Library
Yaa Ofori-Marfoh
Rush Medical College at Rush University
Elizabeth Rodriguez
McGovern Medical School
Andres Rubio
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

2022 Participants

Abdi Abud
University of Missouri-Columbia
Sarah Addison
Ohio State College of Medicine
Suzy Bangudi
Ohio State College of Medicine
Carla María Barrientos Risso
Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Joab Camarena
Stanford School of Medicine
Emmanuel Dwomoh
Frank H. Netter, MD School of Medicine
Jonathan Legier
LSUHSC- Medical Center
K. Ashley Lyttle
Meharry Medical College
Fathima Mohamed
University of Minnesota
Omonike Oyelola
University of Connecticut Health Center
Mami Sow
Medical College of Wisconsin
Bianca Ulloa
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Nicholas Wilson
Morehouse School of Medicine

2021 Participants

Mohammad Abubakar
Lincoln Memorial
Sarah Addison
Ohio State College of Medicine
Oluwalonimi Adebowale
Howard University College of Medicine
Sierra Atwater
Duke University School of Medicine
Joab Camarena
Stanford School of Medicine
Trish Ike
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
Dalina Laffita
Florida Atlantic University
Joshua Lara
Texas Tech University Health Science Center El Paso Tx
Gygeria Manuel
Morehouse School of Medicine
Jasmin Martin
American University of Antigua
Uzoamaka Obodo
Lincoln Memorial
Halimat Olaniyan
University Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medi
Christina Onyebuchi
University of Texas Medical Branch
Amissa Sei
Morehouse School of Medicine
Natasha Stanley
Philadelphia College of Osteo Medicine

2020 Participants

Selamawit Addissie
The Ohio State Univ. College of Medicine & Public Health
Oluwalonimi Adebowale
Howard University College of Medicine
Tierra Bender
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Bria Carrithers
Medical College of Georgia
Harold Dorsey
Howard University College of Medicine
Jeffrey Edwards
Stanford University - School of Medicine
Ashley Ikwuezunma
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Sa'Rah McNeely
Florida Atlantic University
Selinam Norgbe
Creighton University School of Medicine
Halimat Olaniyan
University of Cincinnati
Maryam Omar
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Guido Pelaez
George Washington University School of Medicine and Science
Michael Rabaza
University of Illinois At Chicago
Ricardo Torres Ramírez
Universidad Central Del Caribe
Omar Ramos
Universidad Central Del Caribe
Amissa Sei
Morehouse School of Medicine
Natasha Stanley
Philadelphia College of Osteo Medicine
Oluwamayokun Oshinowo
Georgia Institute of Technology
Chioma Uche
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Chinonso Ukeje
University of Illinois At Chicago
Lauren Ware
Howard University College of Medicine
Jeremiah Whittington
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Alexis Williams
Medical College of Wisconsin
Zaria Williams
Howard University College of Medicine

2019 Participants

Maria Acevedo
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Selamawit Addissie
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Ololade Adebiyi
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Lissa Bair
University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine
Alexandra Boye-Doe
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cristina Contreras Burrola
Indiana University School of Medicine
Elizabeth De Jesus
Tufts University School of Medicine
Lia DeRoin
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Ista Egbeto
Tufts University School of Medicine
Berline Francis
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Nathanaelle Ibeziako
Tufts University School of Medicine
Randolph Lyde, Jr., PhD
Temple University School of Medicine
Mubarik Mohamed
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Chibuikem Nwizu
Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Mahogany Oldham
University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Tijesunimi Oni
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Oluwamayokun Oshinowo
Medical College of Georgia
Adriana Saavedra-Simmons
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Ashley Shatola
University of California – Davis
Alexis Williams
Medical College of Wisconsin
Anna Wojcicki
University of Minnesota Medical School

2018 Participants

Ijele Adimora
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Jennifer Afranie-Sakyi
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Rachel Alade
Frank H. Netter School of Medicine Quinnipiac University
Anase Asom
Pritzker School of Medicine at The University of Chicago
Rita Asuquo
Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Lissa Bair
University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine
Mauricio Barreto
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Elizabeth De Jesus
Tufts University School of Medicine
Atinuke "Oyin" Dosunmu-Ogunbi
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Ista Egbeto
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tolulope Fatola
Meharry Medical College
Aldo Giaimo
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Catherine Gutierrez
Harvard Medical School
Naima Hashi
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Nathanaelle “Onyi” Ibeziako
Tufts University School of Medicine
Sophia LeMaire
Howard University College of Medicine
Randolph Lyde, Jr., PhD
Temple University School of Medicine
Christina Marcelus
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Jacqueline Mercado
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Pascal Merritt
Indiana University School of Medicine
Mubarik Mohamed
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Chibuikem Nwizu
Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Oluwaseun "Seun" Orikogbo
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Derrick Ridley
Emory University School of Medicine
Anjelica Saulsberry
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Kekoa Taparra, PhD
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Ammanuel Taye
Howard University College of Medicine
Ashley Thrower
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Vanessa Vides
Pennsylvania State College of Medicine

2017 Participants

Alexandra Boye-Doe
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Jeffrey Edwards
Stanford University School of Medicine
Moses Evbuomwan
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
David Foreman
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Lilian Iglesias
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Austin Ikechi
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Marjorie Johnson
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Ramanjot Kang
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Orly Leiva
Boston University School of Medicine
Lanair Lett
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Christina Marcelus
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Christopher Miller
Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Lillian Nwanah
University Of Illinois College of Medicine
Violeta Osegueda
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Wilton Robinson, Jr.
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Anjelica Saulsberry
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Jasmine Smith
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Cristian Taborda
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Roberto Tapia
Rush Medical College
Allison Taylor
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Maria Torres
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Monica Williams
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

2016 Participants

Tokunbo Adeniyi
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Moriyike Akinosun
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Kelsey Chatman
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Austin Ikechi
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Ramanjot Kang
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Serina Lewis
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Heardley Murdock
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Arinze Nwokeji
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Israel Orta
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Violeta Osegueda
University of California
Yasmin Rawlins
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Gabriel Washington
Stanford University
Monica Williams
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Carolyn Wright
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

2015 Participants

Felicia M. Austin
Howard University College of Medicine
Taisha Doo
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Odianosen Eigbire-molen
Georgetown University
Sean Fletcher
Harvard Medical School
Samantha Glass
University of Illinois at Chicago
Tyler Hyman
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Jolene Kokroko
University of California – San Francisco
Katerina Konstantinoff
Washington University School of Medicine
Kelli Currie
Meharry Medical College
Rigoberto De Jesús Pizarro
University of Puerto Rico
Tolulope Rosanwo
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Louis Rucker
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Nicole Yordán-López
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

2014 Participants

Ambrose Campell
Saint Louis University
Odianosen Eigibre-Molen
Georgetown University
Ismanie Guillaume
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Itamar Niesvizky-Kogan
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Jordan Paul Cole
The Ohio State University School of Medicine
Monica L. Mitchell
The Ohio State University School of Medicine
Nicholas Hampilos
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Olusola Laja
Meharry Medical College
Reinaldo Perez
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Ruth Jocelyn Claros
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Shimena Li
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Tyler-Lauren Rainer
Temple University School of Medicine

2013 Participants

Gilbert M. Acevedo
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Hewan Belete
University of Minnesota (Second-year participant)
Aleshia Nichol Brewer-Lowry
Chicago Medical School
Miguel Dario Cantu
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Denzel Cole
Morehouse School of Medicine
Sophia Harvey
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Sarafina Kankam
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Karen C. Manotas
The University of Utah
Reilin J. Moore
Indiana University
Joy Morgan
Howard University College of Medicine
Jamaji Nwanaji-Enwerem
Harvard Medical School
Osarhiemen Omwanghe
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Manuel Ozambela
Harvard Medical School
Lauren Patrick
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Necrisha Roach
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

2012 Participants

Jeneba Abass-Shereef
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rhae Battles
Meharry Medical School
Hewan Belete
University of Minnesota
Ryanne Ashley Brown
Baylor College of Medicine
Guensley Delva
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Laurette Femnou
Johns Hopkins University
William Courtland Lewis
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Michelle Long
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Shannalee Rene Martinez
Loma Linda University
Myntee T. Ngangana
The Ohio State University
Ifeanyi Nzegwu
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Elisa Quiroz
Ponce School of Medicine
Lynda Villagomez
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Tatiana Melissa Villatoro
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

2011 Participants

Oyinade Aderibigbe
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Ryanne Brown
Baylor College of Medicine
Nicole Diaz
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Hyunjoo Lee
Stony Brook University College of Medicine
Ko Maung
East Tennesse State University, Quillen College of Medicine
Lilian Msambichaka
University of Minnesota Medical School
Maura Munoz
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Steven Ovu
Texas A&M Health Science Center - College of Medicine
Yakisha Partee
Meharry Medical College
Christopher Rombaoa
Tufts University School of Medicine
Debora Zamora-Olivencia
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

2010 Participants

Imo Akpan
University of Illinois at Chicago
Tiana Carrillo
University of Illinois at Chicago
May Cho
Meharry Medical College
Drees Griffin Jr.
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Tiffany D. Jackson
Mercer University School of Medicine
Courtney Nicole Johnson
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Michelle Long
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Myntee Ngangana
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Jennifer Nichols
University of Illinois at Chicago
Kandyce Pearson
University of Iowa
Stacey Pereira
Rush Medical College
Pablo N. Quintana
University of Illinois at Chicago
Vanessa Sarfoh
University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Ngozidilenna Wilkins
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

2009 Participants

Nnenaya Agochukwu
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA
Mohamad Alghothani
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana College of Medicine, Urbana, IL
Imo Akpan
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Jamie Brewer
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
May Cho
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Hector R. Flores-Bermudez
Universidad Central del Caribe - School of Medicine, Bo Bayamon, PR
Ashanti Franklin
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Garcia
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
William J. Gostic II
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Tiffany D. Jackson
Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA
Courtney Nicole Johnson
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Steven Ovu
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, College Station, TX
Vanessa Pineros
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Nneamaka Ugbode
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Elizabeth Yeboah
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

2008 Participants

Awet Abraha
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Olabunmi Agboola
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Nnenaya Agochukwu
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
Jamie Brewer
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Andres Bur
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Daniel Hayward
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Candace Johnson
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Nicole Jones
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Christina Lawson
Howard University, Washington, DC
Edward E. Robertson
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Akram Shayeb
University of Puerto Rico, Urb Altamesa, PR
April Szafran
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Nadine Thompson
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

2007 Participants

Awet Abraha
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Olabunmi Agboola
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Abisola Ayodeji
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
Luz Juliana Barahona
Universidad Central del Caribe SOM, Bayamon, PR
Melissa Bent
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Johnaca Biggins
Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
Ashanti Franklin
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Nicole Jones
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Johnathan J. Ledet
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA
Emily McElveen
Brown Medical School, Providence, RI
Jennifer Robles
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

2006 Participants

Christina Bennett
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Fernando Diaz
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Katy, TX
Robert George Eberhardt
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Qurana Lewis
Oklahoma State University School of Medicine, Tulsa, OK
Josiah Orina
Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, GA
Mary Rickard
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Margo Renee Rollins
Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Naa Sackey
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Melody Smith
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

2005 Participants

Demedrick Anton Bland
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
LaRae Coleman
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Nkiruka Emeagwali
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Delwin S. Merchant
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Shaker Heights, OH
Josiah Orina
Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Oscar Penate
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Joseph W. Smith
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
Melody Smith
University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine, Dallas, TX

2004 Participants

Allison Cole
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Edna Chavez
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Nkiruka Emeagwali
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Luciana Guerra
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Doreen Kyere
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Leonard Mason
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Oscar Penate
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Candice Taylor
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Deborah Titre
Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
Gus Zamora
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, TX