The GIA Awards for Excellence Competition is an annual, peer-reviewed competition that recognizes outstanding work by members of the Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA) and their staff. The awards honor the most creative and effective approaches used to promote academic medicine through alumni relations, communications, development, marketing, and public affairs/community relations programs and projects.
The 2024 GIA Awards for Excellence Competition is now closed. Please reach out to gia@aamc.org with any questions.
Interested in Submitting Your Work?
We want to recognize the outstanding work you’ve produced to help advance your institution to greatness. You’ve been responding to challenging times and, at the same time, creating innovative campaigns, writing articles, organizing alumni and community events, revamping your digital presence, and, most important, demonstrating the value of your institution to your community. Now is the time to show off your work and be recognized!
- Categories
- Entry Fee and Eligibility
- Components of an Entry
- 2024 Guidelines and Instructions (PDF)
- 2024 Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
2024 GIA Awards for Excellence Winners
Best in Show
- “The Spice Sellers’ Secret” by Kris Newby; Stanford University School of Medicine
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
- Gold: Duke University School of Medicine Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Website Refresh; Duke University School of Medicine
- Gold: The President’s Diversity and Equity Advisory Council’s 2022 Report; Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Silver: "New simulated patient program gives medical students opportunity to train with sexual and gender minority patients" by Janell Agcaoili; University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
- Bronze: Bundle of Hers; University of Utah Health
- Bronze: "Medical Students Challenge the ‘Things We Do for No Reason’" by Anthony DePalma; VCU School of Medicine
Electronic Communications
Audio and Video
- Silver: Burnett School of Medicine On-Site Video Series; Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU
- Silver: Handle with Care; Stanford University School of Medicine
- Bronze: “Med School Project” Documentary; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Social Media
- Gold: Project Wonder: The Art of Science at the Medical College of Wisconsin; Medical College of Wisconsin
- Silver: University of Miami Health System Social Media; University of Miami Health System
Websites
- Gold: Many Faces. One Mission. Campaign Impact Website; UTHealth Houston
- Gold: Revolutionizing a Web Experience and Empowering Voices in Academic Medicine: DGSOM’s Enterprise Web Platform; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Silver: University of Miami Health System Collective Website; University of Miami Health System
Print and Digital Publishing
Single or Special Issues
- Gold: "A Change of Heart" by Stephen Dark; University of Utah Health
- Gold: Summer 2023 Brigham Magazine: Care for Every Body — Embracing Inclusive Medicine; Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Silver: University of Mississippi Medical Center Annual Report; University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Bronze: Visionaries of Dell Med; Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
External Audience
- Gold: Einstein Magazine, Summer/Fall 2022 and Winter/Spring 2023, Print and Digital Editions; Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Silver: Gratitude: Your Philanthropy in Action; University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Silver: Harvard Medicine News; Harvard Medical School
- Bronze: Stanford Medicine Magazine; Stanford University School of Medicine
Special Events, Projects, Programs, or Campaigns
- Gold: 2023 UMass Chan Medical School Media Fellowship, A Media Relations Initiative; UMass Chan Medical School
- Gold: DocStars; UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Silver: Scope: Unconventional Paths; Stanford University School of Medicine
- Silver: Whiskey and Wagyu Event; UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Bronze: Burnett School of Medicine's Inaugural Match Day; Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University
- Bronze: RWJBarnabas Health Pediatric Oncology & Hematology Campaign; RWJBarnabas Health
- Bronze: The Art of Gratitude Stewardship Campaign; UTHealth Houston
- Bronze: Vitae: People and Stories That Drive Our Research; University of Utah Health
The Robert G. Fenley Writing Awards
Basic Science Staff Writing
- Silver: “The Mind-Mucus Connection,” by Bruce Goldman; Stanford University School of Medicine
- Bronze: "The Case for Female Mice" by Catherine Caruso; Harvard Medical School
General Staff Writing
- Gold: "Reframing Fatness" by Phoebe Hall; The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- Gold: "Soul Meets Body: The lifesaving power of gender-affirming care" by Lauren Thompson; Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Gold: “What’s the deali-O with new weight loss drugs?” by Krista Conger; Stanford University School of Medicine
- Silver: "The Healer's Art" by Stephen Dark; University of Utah Health
- Silver: "Women ≠ Tiny Men: How do we balance the scales for women’s health?" by Jennifer Reardon; Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Bronze: "Real-world reflections: WashU nephrologist has risen to prominence, uncovering society’s biggest health issues" by Kristina Sauerwein; Washington University School of Medicine
Solicited Articles
- Gold: “The Spice Sellers’ Secret” by Kris Newby; Stanford University School of Medicine
- Bronze: "Tick-borne Bourbon virus infects people, wildlife in St. Louis area" by Jacquelyn Kauffman; Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
News Releases
- Gold: “Stanford Scientists pinpoint COVID-19 virus’s entry and exit ports inside our noses,” by Bruce Goldman; Stanford University School of Medicine
The “Shoestring” Award
- Gold: “Getting to Know You: Pass the TINY Mic”; Stanford University School of Medicine
2024 Honorable Mention Winners
Award Videos
2024 GIA Awards for Excellence Judges