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Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Faculty Nominations

The Renaissance School of Medicine Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society is seeking faculty nominations for induction in academic year 2026-2027. Annually, the school may induct up to 10 faculty. Faculty may be nominated by an existing AOA faculty member or by their Department Chair.

Nominations open the first week of November 2026
Deadline for submission: December 31, 2026 at 5PM
Selections announced in February 2027; induction ceremony in March 2027

AOA criteria and nomination packet >

RSoM Faculty Awards

2026 Faculty Awards

Nominations for the 2026 RSoM Faculty Awards are now closed.

Nominations were accepted through midnight, July 31, 2026. Awards will be presented at our Annual Faculty Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 29, 2026. Award recipients will have their name added to the award recipient plaque in RSOM and receive $1,000.

Eligibility

All Renaissance School of Medicine faculty members and faculty members at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Southampton Hospital, and Eastern Long Island Hospital are eligible for consideration for all awards. Please note, past recipients are not eligible for consideration in the same category in which they previously received an award.

Applicant nominations are considered for three consecutive years. Candidates nominated, but not awarded, in the 2024 and 2025 cycle do not need to reapply for the same award in this cycle. However, a new application can be submitted if there is additional evidence to support the candidate's nomination.

Aesculapius Award for Excellence in Medical Education

The Aesculapius Award represents the highest teaching award offered to medical school faculty at Stony Brook in recognition of their teaching medical students, residents, fellows, and/or faculty. Nominees will be assessed on the quantity, quality, and impact of their work in seven domains of educational excellence: teaching, learner assessment, curricular development, advising and mentoring, educational leadership and administration, scholarly approach to education, and educational scholarship. Awardees receive a gift of one thousand dollars to be spent on education-related activities. The names of the faculty members who receive the award are displayed on a plaque in the Dean’s Awards Wall.

Aesculapius Award Nomination

Excellence in Early Career Research Award

Open to basic, clinical, and translation researchers below the rank of Associate Professor. This award recognizes excellence in basic, clinical, and/or translational research. Nominees are assessed on research focus and creativity, impact and potential, funding, publications and output, collaboration, and contributions to the research mission, their department, and the school of medicine. The strength of the nomination letter and letters of recommendation will also be taken into consideration.

Excellence in Early Career Research Award Nomination

Excellence in Senior Research Award

Open to basic, clinical, and translation researchers at the rank of Associate Professor or above. This award recognizes excellence in basic, clinical, and/or translational research. Nominees are assessed on research excellence, leadership, mentorship, impact, funding record, knowledge sharing, and contributions to their department and the school of medicine. The strength of the nomination letter and letters of recommendation will also be taken into consideration.

Excellence in Senior Research Award Nomination

Excellence in Clinical Service Award

Recognizes devotion to delivering quality care and teaching for a faculty member in a surgical or medical specialty. Nominee considerations include the candidate's clinical excellence, communication skills, dedication to promoting health and wellbeing, teamwork and leadership, professionalism, teaching and mentorship, and community engagement. The strength of the nomination letter and letters of recommendation will also be taken into consideration.

Clinical Service Award Nomination

Excellence in Clinical Practice in the Community Award

Recognizes devotion to delivering quality care and teaching in the community for a faculty member in a surgical or medical specialty. Nominee considerations include the candidate's clinical excellence, communication skills, dedication to promoting health and wellbeing, teamwork and leadership, professionalism, teaching and mentorship, and community engagement. The strength of the nomination letter and letters of recommendation will also be taken into consideration.

Clinical Practice in the Community Service Award Nomination

The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Honors physicians who recognize the value of humanism in the delivery of care to patients and their families. This award recognizes faculty members who are mentors and exemplars of humanism in the care of patients and their families. Nominee considerations include demonstrated integrity, excellence, collaboration and compassion, altruism, respect and resilience, empathy, service, and compassion in the delivery of patient care, role-modeling, mentoring, and teaching. Those honored with the Tow Award are expected to reflect these values in daily practice and to continuously strive to be exemplars of humanism in healthcare.

Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Nomination

Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award

Recognizes faculty member who best exemplifies excellence in mentorship of faculty. Nominee considerations include the nominee’s mentorship effort and impact, mentee advocacy, scholarship with mentee, and mentees’ outcomes. The award recognizes faculty members for the outstanding support of their colleagues, guiding them in their academic, clinical, and research work, and helping them in defining and obtaining their professional goals. The strength of the nomination letter and letters of recommendation will also be taken into consideration.

Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award Nomination

Faculty Excellence in Student Mentoring Award

Recognizes faculty member who best exemplifies excellence in mentorship of medical students. Nominee considerations include the nominee’s mentorship effort and impact, mentee advocacy, educational activities, scholarship with mentee, and mentees’ outcomes. The award recognizes faculty members for their outstanding support of medical students, guiding them in their academic and clinical work, and helping them in defining and obtaining their professional goals. The strength of the nomination letter and letters of recommendation will also be taken into consideration.

Faculty Excellence in Student Mentoring Award Nomination

Faculty Excellence in Student Mentoring at an Affiliate site Award

Recognizes faculty member who best exemplifies excellence in mentorship of medical students at an affiliate site. Nominee considerations include the nominee’s mentorship effort and impact, mentee advocacy, educational activities, scholarship with mentee, and mentees’ outcomes. The award recognizes faculty members for their outstanding support of medical students at an affiliate site, guiding them in their academic and clinical work, and helping them in defining and obtaining their professional goals. The strength of the nomination letter and letters of recommendation will also be taken into consideration.

Faculty Excellence in Student Mentoring at an Affiliate Site Award Nomination

Faculty Excellence in Resident/Fellow Mentoring Award

Recognizes faculty member who best exemplifies excellence in mentorship of residents/fellows. Nominee considerations include the nominee’s mentorship effort and impact, mentee advocacy, educational activities, scholarship with mentee, and mentees’ outcomes. The award recognizes faculty members for the outstanding support of residents/fellows, guiding them in their academic and clinical work, and helping them in defining and obtaining their professional goals. The strength of the nomination letter and letters of recommendation will also be taken into consideration.

Faculty Excellence in Resident/Fellow Mentoring Award Nomination

Faculty Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award

Recognizes faculty member who best exemplifies excellence in mentorship of graduate students. Nominee considerations include the nominee’s mentorship effort and impact, mentee advocacy, educational activities, scholarship with mentee, and mentees’ outcomes. The award recognizes faculty members for the outstanding support of graduate students, guiding them in their academic and research work, and helping them in defining and obtaining their professional goals. The strength of the nomination letter and letters of recommendation will also be taken into consideration.

Faculty Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award Nomination

University & SUNY Awards

RSoM faculty are also eligible for university-wide and SUNY awards administered by the Office of the Provost.

Stony Brook Trustees Faculty Award

Recognizes promising early-career faculty for significant contributions to research, scholarship, and art-making. Open to full-time second-term assistant professors who have been at Stony Brook for at least three years.

Up to five awards of $20,000 each. Nominations are submitted by the dean’s office. Applications reopen in spring 2027.

Trustees Faculty Award >

Outstanding Mentor Award

Acknowledges senior faculty (associate or full professors) for exceptional dedication to mentoring other faculty, including non-tenure-track, pre-tenure, and mid-career colleagues.

Up to three awards of $2,000 each. Nominations are submitted by the dean’s office. Applications reopen in spring 2027.

Outstanding Mentor Award >

SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

Recognize consistently superior performance by faculty in Teaching, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Faculty Service, Adjunct Teaching, and Librarianship.

Nomination form due Thursday, October 15, 2026; full nomination packet due Thursday, November 12, 2026.

SUNY Award Nominations >