list of medicine awards list of medicine awards this list of medicine awards is an index to articles about notable awards for contributions to medicine, the science and practice of establishing the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. the list is organized by region and country of the organization giving the award, but the awards may be available to people from around the world. this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. obverse of the nobel prize in physiology or medicine. international countryawardsponsornotes international edison award edison awards honoring excellence in innovation internationaledwin grant conklin medalsociety for developmental biologydistinguished and sustained research in developmental biology internationalgonin medalinternational council of ophthalmologyophthalmologist americas countryawardsponsornotes canadamclaughlin medalroyal society of canadaimportant research of sustained excellence in any branch of medical sciences canadacnib chanchlani global vision research awardvasu chanchlani, cnib foundationvital world-class research to explore the causes of blindness and vision loss, as well as potential cures, treatments and preventions canadacanada gairdner international awardgairdner foundationoutstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science canadacanada gairdner wightman awardgairdner foundationcanadian who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of medicine and medical science canadachanchlani global health research awardmcmaster universityworld leading scholar in the area of global health canadaizaak walton killam memorial prizecanada councileminent canadian researchers who distinguish themselves in the fields of social, human, natural, or health sciences canadaj. allyn taylor international prize in medicinerobarts research instituteindividuals who have made significant contributions to a field of basic or clinical research in one of the institute's principal areas of research canadaléo-pariseau prizeassociation francophone pour le savoirdistinguished individual working in the field of biological or health sciences canadamarcel-piché prizeinstitut de recherches cliniques de montréalresearcher at the ircm in recognition of the quality of research and the contribution to the growth and outreach of the institute canadarobert l. noble prizecanadian cancer societyresearchers whose contributions have led to a significant advance in cancer research canadathe louis and artur lucian award in cardiovascular diseasesmcgill universitycardiovascular medicine chilenational prize for medicinechilean academy of medicine etc.doctors who have excelled among their peers in the area of clinical or public health and, in addition, have had a prominent role in teaching, academic administration, or research chilenational prize for natural sciences (chile)national prize of chilenatural sciences united states / united kingdomdonald mackay medalroyal society of tropical medicine and hygiene and american society of tropical medicine and hygieneoutstanding work in tropical health, especially relating to improvements in the health of rural or urban workers in the tropics united statesaamc award for excellence in medical education (previously called abraham flexner award)association of american medical collegesteams or individuals whose work have had a profound impact on medical education united statesama scientific achievement awardamerican medical associationphysicians or non-physician scientists who have contributed significantly to the field of medical science united statesapua leadership awardalliance for the prudent use of antibioticsoutstanding global contributions and commitment to preserve the power of antibiotics united statesascb public service awardamerican society for cell biologynational leadership in support of biomedical research united statesalbany medical center prizealbany medical centerphysician or scientist, or group, whose work has led to significant advances in the fields of health care and scientific research with demonstrated translational benefits applied to improved patient care united statesalbert b. sabin gold medalsabin vaccine institutework in the field of vaccinology or a complementary field united statesalbert lasker award for basic medical researchlasker foundationoutstanding discovery, contribution and achievement in the field of medicine and human physiology united statesalfred p. sloan jr. prizegeneral motors cancer research foundationoutstanding oncological research. no longer awarded united statesamerican association of immunologists lifetime achievement awardamerican association of immunologistslifetime achievement in immunology united statesarchon x prizex prize foundationfirst team to rapidly, accurately and economically sequence 100 whole human genomes to an unprecedented level of accuracy united statesbreakthrough prize in life sciencessergey brin, anne wojcicki, mark zuckerberg etc.research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life united statesbristol-myers squibb awardsbristol-meyers squibb foundationdistinguished achievements in fields such as cancer, infectious disease, neuroscience, nutrition, and cardiovascular disease united statescharles s. mott prizegeneral motors cancer research foundationoutstanding recent contribution related to the cause or prevention of cancer. no longer awarded united statescherokee inspired comfort awardcherokee uniformsnurses and other non-physician, clinical, health care professionals who work directly with patients in the united states united statesclinical and translational science awardnational center for advancing translational sciencesresearchers and research teams working to apply new knowledge and techniques to patient care united statesdavid rall medalnational academy of medicinedistinguished leadership as chair of a study committee or other such activity, showing commitment above and beyond the usual responsibilities of the position united statesdickson prizeuniversity of pittsburghus citizens who have made significant, progressive contributions to medicine united statesdr. paul janssen award for biomedical researchjohnson & johnsonindividual who has made a significant, transformational contribution toward the improvement of human health united statese. mead johnson awardsociety for pediatric researchclinical and laboratory research achievements in pediatrics united statese.b. wilson medalamerican society for cell biologysignificant and far-reaching contributions to cell biology over the course of a career united stateselizabeth blackwell medalamerican medical women's associationwoman physician who has made the most outstanding contributions to the cause of women in the field of medicine united statesgabbay awardjacob and louise gabbay foundation / brandeis universityoutstanding work in the biomedical sciences united statesgorgas medalassociation of military surgeons of the united statescontributions to the eradication, control and/or prevention of disease, etc. united statesgruber prize in neurosciencegruber foundationdiscoveries that have advanced the understanding of the nervous system united stateshalbert l. dunn awardnational association for public health statistics and information systemsoutstanding and lasting contributions to the field of vital and health statistics at the national, state, or local level united stateshilary koprowski prize in neurovirologydrexel universityneurovirology united statesjessie stevenson kovalenko medalnational academy of sciencesimportant contributions to the medical sciences united statesjohn howland awardamerican pediatric societydistinguished service to pediatrics as a whole united stateskarl landsteiner memorial awardaabbscientists with an international reputation in transfusion medicine or cellular therapies whose original research resulted in an important contribution to the body of scientific knowledge united stateskelly west awardamerican diabetes associationindividual who has made significant contributions to the field of diabetes epidemiology united stateskettering prizegeneral motors cancer research foundationoutstanding recent contribution to the diagnosis or treatment of cancer. no longer awarded united stateskomen brinker award for scientific distinctionsusan g. komen for the curesignificant work in advancing research concepts or clinical application in the fields of breast cancer research, screening or treatment united stateslasker awardlasker foundationliving persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine united stateslasker-bloomberg public service awardlasker foundationindividual or organization whose public service has profoundly enlarged the possibilities for medical research and the health sciences and their impact on the health of the public united stateslasker-debakey clinical medical research awardlasker foundationoutstanding work for the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and cure of disease united stateslasker-koshland special achievement award in medical sciencelasker foundationspecial achievement in medical science united stateslibrary of congress living legendlibrary of congresscreative contributions to american life united stateslouisa gross horwitz prizecolumbia universityoutstanding contribution in basic research in the fields of biology or biochemistry united stateslurie prize in biomedical sciencesfoundation for the national institutes of healthoutstanding achievement by a promising young scientist in biomedical research united stateslydia's professional uniforms and aacn nursing scholarshipuniform advantage / american association of colleges of nursingdeserving nursing students enrolled in master's and doctoral programs united statesmarch of dimes prize in developmental biologymarch of dimesinvestigator whose research brings us closer to the day when all babies will be born healthy united statesmassry prizemeira and shaul g. massry foundationscientists who have made substantial recent contributions in the biomedical sciences united statesmaxwell finland awardnational foundation for infectious diseasesoutstanding contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases or public health united statesmedical director of the year awardamda – the society for post-acute and long-term care medicinemedical directors with exceptional leadership and commitment to quality patient care united statesmethuselah mouse prizemethuselah foundationresearch team that broke the world record for the oldest-ever mouse / team that developed the most successful late-onset rejuvenation strategy united statesmetlife foundation award for medical research in alzheimer's diseasemetlife / american federation for aging researchscientific contributions toward a better understanding of the underlying causes, prevention, and treatments of alzheimer's disease united statesnational institutes of health director's pioneer awardnational institutes of healthpioneering research that is highly innovative and has a potential to produce paradigm shifting results united statesnemmers prize in medical sciencenorthwestern universityawarded to a physician-scientist whose body of research exhibits outstanding achievement in medical science as demonstrated by works of lasting significance united statespalo alto longevity prizejoon yunencourage teams from all over the world to compete in an all-out effort to "hack the code" that regulates our health and lifespan united statespaul marks prize for cancer researchmemorial sloan kettering cancer centercancer researchers who are making significant contributions to the understanding of cancer or are improving the treatment of the disease through basic or clinical research united statespollin prize for pediatric researchnewyork–presbyterian hospitalimportant advances to the field of pediatrics. no longer awarded united statespotamkin prizeamerican academy of neurologyachievements on emerging areas of research in pick's disease, alzheimer's disease and other dementias united statesquilligan scholarssociety for maternal-fetal medicinepromising residents in obstetrics and gynaecology who exhibit unparalleled potential to become future leaders in the field of perinatology united statesrema lapouse awardamerican public health associationsignificant contributions to the scientific understanding of the epidemiology and control of mental disorders united statesremington medalamerican pharmacists associationdistinguished service on behalf of american pharmacy united statesrob sias awarduniversity of minnesotaexcellence in clinical dermatology united statespasarow foundation medical research awardpasarow foundationdistinguished accomplishment in areas of investigation that included neuropsychiatry, cardiovascular disease, and cancer research (to 2013) united statesrosenstiel awardbrandeis universityrecent discoveries of particular originality and importance to basic medical research united statessarnat prizenational academy of medicineoutstanding achievement in improving mental health united statessarnoff fellowshipsarnoff fellowshipmedical students interested in cardiovascular research united statesschottenstein prize in cardiovascular sciencesohio state university wexner medical centerextraordinary and sustained contributions to improving cardiovascular health united statessheila essey awardamerican academy of neurologyseminal research contributions in the search for the cause, prevention of, and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis united statesstanley j. korsmeyer awardamerican society for clinical investigationoutstanding achievements advancing knowledge in a specific field and mentoring future generations of investigators in the life sciences united statesszent-györgyi prize for progress in cancer researchnational foundation for cancer researchresearchers whose scientific achievements have expanded the understanding of cancer and whose vision has moved cancer research in new directions united statesllura liggett gund awardfoundation fighting blindnesscareer achievements that have significantly advanced the research and development of preventions, treatments and cures for eye disease united statesvictor a. prather awardamerican astronautical societyresearchers, engineers and flight crew members in the field of extravehicular protection or activity in space united stateswarren alpert foundation prizewarren alpert foundationscientific achievements that have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human diseases or disorders, and/or whose research constitutes a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our understanding of or ability to treat disease united stateswiley prizewiley foundationbreakthrough research in pure or applied life science research that is distinguished by its excellence, originality and impact on our understanding of biological systems and processes united stateswilliam allan awardamerican society of human geneticssubstantial and far-reaching scientific contributions to human genetics carried out over a sustained period of scientific inquiry and productivity united stateswilliam b. coley awardcancer research instituteoutstanding achievements in the fields of basic and tumor immunology and work that has deepened our understanding of the immune system's response to disease, including cancer united stateswilliam b. graham prize for health services researchbaxter internationalcontributions to health care research united stateswilliam beaumont prizeamerican gastroenterological associationmajor contribution (a single accomplishment or series of accomplishments) that has significantly advanced care of patients with digestive diseases through clinical or translational research united statessedgwick memorial medalamerican public health associationdistinguished service and advancement of public health knowledge and practice asia countryawardsponsornotes dubaisheikh hamdan bin rashid al maktoum award for medical sciencesboard of trusteesmedical research that serves the larger interests of humanity hong kongshaw prizeshaw prize foundationoutstanding contributions in medicine indiadr. b. c. roy awardmedical council of indiastatesmanship of the highest order in india, medical man-cum-statesman, eminent medical person, eminent person in philosophy, eminent person in science and eminent person in arts indiaom