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Rush Mentoring Programs Award Winners

New guideline: Past winners will not be eligible to be nominated for the same award within five years.

2026 Award Winners

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2026 Mentee of the Year

Sarah Sansom, DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases 
Rush Medical College 

 


2026 Mentor of the Year

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Tricia Johnson, PhD
Professor 
Department of Health Systems Management
Rush Medical College

 

 

 


2026 Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year

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Philip Malloy, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Rush Medical College

 

 

 


2026 RMP Symposium Abstract Winners

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Adrian Mansini, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Dermatology and Urology
Rush Medical College




 

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Adrienn Markovics, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
Rush Medical College

 

 

 

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Alexis Paulina Jimenez-Uribe, DVM, MS, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Rush Medical College

 

 

 

Itzel Pamela Zavala Guevara, MS, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Rush Medical College 


2025 RMP Symposium Poster Winners (2026 Winners To Be Announced)

1st Place Poster Winner

Rachel Medernach, MD, MSCI (Mary Hayden, MD)
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases 
Rush Medical College


2nd Place Poster Winner (Joint)

Felipe F. Gonzalez MD, MSc, PhD Candidate (Jonathan Gustafson, PhD)
Orthopedic Surgeon
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Rush Medical College


2nd Place Poster Winner (Joint)

Raquel Romay-Tallon, PhD (Alana Kirby, MD, PhD)
Research Scientist II
Department of Neurological Sciences
Rush Medical College


2nd Place Poster Winner (Joint)

Janet Zayas, PhD (João Mamede, PhD)
Instructor
Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity 
Rush Medical College

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