Friday, October 9, 2026

The student-nominated End-of-Year Awards are presented annually to recognize the talents and commitments of students, residents, faculty, and staff towards furthering the educational mission of the UI Carver College of Medicine. This year's awards were presented by medical students Ervina Tabakovic and Quinton Christensen.

Daniel Runde
M1/PA1 Teacher of the Year
Daniel Runde, MD, MME
Radha Velamuri
M1/PA1 Tutor of the Year
Radha Velamuri
Justin Sipla
M2/PA2 Teacher of the Year
Justin Sipla, PhD 
Elena Garrido
M3 Faculty of the Year
Elena Garrido, MD, MHA, PhD 
Hend Al-Kaylani
M2/PA2 Tutor of the Year
Hend Al-Kaylani, MD 
JaNiese Jensen
M3 Resident of the Year
JaNiese Jensen, MD 
Jon Houtman
Ben Pardini Interdisciplinary Teaching Award
Jon Houtman, PhD 
Edward Cuao
Student Organization Leader of the Year
Edward Cuao
Amal Shibli-Rahhal
M4 Faculty of the Year (Iowa City)
Amal Shibli-Rahhal, MD, MS, MME 
Rick Bonar
Outstanding Staff Contribution to the Student Body Award
Rick Bonar 
Aiden Atkins
Outstanding Individual Service Award
Aiden Atkins

 

Student Organization of the Year
DocDash 

M4 Resident of the Year
Katherine Gaul, DO

Resident of the Year (Des Moines)
Miranda Huebner, DO

Faculty of the Year (Des Moines)
Ben Howard, DO