AUBFM acknowledges and recognizes the hard work and dedication of students by granting them awards and honors, each of which follows its own rules and criteria. More than 5 different awards for Excellence in Medicine exist, in addition to the placement on the Dean's Honor List and Graduation with Distinction.
Class of 2024 Awards:
- Dr. M. Amin Arnaout Endowed Award in Medicine was granted to Dr. Nour Abi Chakra
- The Hatem and Fuadi Moukaddem Award in Medicine was granted to Dr. Mohamad Mdaihly
- Abdul Aziz & Jamileh Soueidan Excellence Award in Medicine was granted to Dr. Hady Yazbeck
- Dr. Majid-Uddin Kazi Excellence Award in Medicine was granted to Dr. Elias El Tayar
- Medical Student Research Award was granted to Dr. Hady Yazbeck
- Penrose Award was granted to Dr. Lynn Kobeissi
Penrose Award:
Established by the family of the late AUB president Stephen Penrose, this award recognizes a graduating medical student who demonstrates excellence in the following four domains: scholarship, character, leadership, and contribution to university life. The dean announces this award during the commencement exercise.
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society:
Medical students who have excelled academically, demonstrated professionalism, and have shown promise of becoming leaders in the profession are considered for election to this society, which is based in the US, and which has a chapter at the AUB Faculty of Medicine– the only one outside the US. According to its mission statement, the society is “dedicated to the belief that in the profession of medicine we will improve care for all by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community, supporting the ideals of humanism, and promoting service to others." Not more than one fifth of a particular class may be elected; in most cases, this happens at the end of the 4th year of medical school, but in some cases, at the end of the 3 rd year.
Placement on Dean's honor List and graduation with distinction
To be placed on the Dean's honor list, the student must be a full-time student in good standing and must not be repeating the year. The Dean's honor list is limited to the upper 15 percent of the class and is offered in years three and four.
The degree may be granted with distinction to students who attain a grade of "Excellent" in at least 50 percent of the credits and a grade of “Pass" in no more than 20 percent of the credit hours in years 3 and 4, and who achieve a cumulative average ≥ 88% in years 1 and 2, with no failures in any course or clerkship.
The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS): AUB Faculty of Medicine Chapter.
In the spring of 2019, the GHHS approved founding of the AUB Faculty of Medicine Chapter as the first in the Arab region. The GHHS AUBFM chapter inducts, yearly, individuals (medical students in year III, residents, and faculty members) who are exemplars in humanistic and professional patient care. Third-year medical students are asked to nominate their peers to be inducted into the GHHS AUBFM chapter. Nominees undergo further vetting for academic and professional standing and are asked to complete an essay and submit their CV. The GHHS selection committee makes the final decision regarding the induction of no more than 15% of the third-year class.