Past Award Winners – Creative Writing - Prose 2017 Award Winners 1st Place: Adam Lake, MD – “Addiction in Isolation” Honorable Mention: Jessica Platt, MD – “Code Status” Honorable Mention: Suzanne E. Minor, MD, FAAFP – “Compassion Fatigue” 2016 Award Winners 1st Place: Laura Sturgill, MD – “Dear Rebecca” 2nd Place Tie: Jessica Faraci, MD – “Blueberries” 2nd Place Tie: Aimee Burke Valeras, PhD – “Eighteen Weeks” 2015 Award Winners 1st Place: Hugh Silk, MD - "That's Our Saving Grace" 2nd Place: Maureen Litchman, MD - "The Response" 2014 Award Winners 1st Place: Corey Fogleman, MD - "Fallen Spire" 2nd Place: Jessica Faraci, MD - "Don't Eat" 2013 Award Winners 1st Place: Anastasia Norman, MD - "Night Float" 2nd Place: Maureen Litchman, MD - "The Last Triathlon" 3rd Place: Rebecca Lubelczyk, MD - "A Cup of Coffee" 2012 Award Winners 1st Place: Aimee Burke Valeras - "Patient with Gun" 2nd Place: Noah M. Rosenberg, MS4 - "Everything Right" 3rd Place: Kyle Knuppel - "History of the Present Illness" 2011 Award Winner 1st Place: Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD - "View From the Train" 2010 Award Winners 1st Place: Joanne Wilkinson, MD, MSc - "Food" 2nd Place: Courtney Nall, MD - "Deye Mon Gen Mon" 3rd Place: Kenneth Lin, MD - "Failure to Progress"

2009 Award Winners 1st Place: Nicolas Nguyen, MD - "Small Moves" 2nd Place: Anthony F. Valdini - "Betty and the Action Hero" 3rd Place: Tracy Brobyn, MD - "Taking a Ride" Honorable Mention: Amy J. DiPlacido, MD - "Quadriplegia: A Haiku" 2008 Award Winner 1st Place: John Sutton, MD - "A Catcher's Knees" 2007 Winners 1st Place: Joel S. Lazar MD - "Ceremony" 2nd Place: Peter A. Selwyn MD, MPH - "The Island" 3rd Place: James A. Feinstein, A.B., 4th Year Medical Student - "Forced Participation" 2006 Winners 1st Place: Melissa S. Tesher, MD - "Smoke" 2nd Place: Maureen Litchman, MD - "The Perpetual Lesson" 3rd Place: Maryellen All Schroeder, MD - "Isaac" 2005 Winners 1st Place:Scott Paist, MD - "Health" 2nd Place:John Vaughn, MD - "The Pronouncement" 3rd Place:Christine Chen, MD - "Inhibited" 2004 Winners 1st Place:Joanne Wilkinson MD - "Cancun" 2nd Place (Tie):Brian Irwin DO - "What do you want from our village?" 2nd Place (Tie):Carla Jardim MD - "Delusions of Grandeur" 2003 Winners 1st Place:Mary Ready, MD - "Pay Attention" 2nd Place:Julie S. Taylor, MD, MSc - "Learning About Death" 2002 Winners 1st Place:Jeffrey Borkan, MD, PhD - "The Dark Bridal Canopy" 2nd Place:Miriam Hoffman, MD - "The Anesthesiologist" 3rd Place (tie):James Glazer, MD - "The Things I Carry" 3rd Place (tie):Mary Zachary, MD - "Terror on the Home Front"

Past Award Winners – Creative Writing - Poetry 2017 Award Winners 1st Place: Kristen Thornton, MD – “Aging” Honorable Mention: Virginia Van Duyne, MD – “New” Honorable Mention: Aimee Burke Valeras, PhD, LICSW – “What Others See” 2016 Award Winners 1st Place: Kristen Thornton, MD – “Stage IIIb – post – chemo” 2nd Place: Corey D. Fogelman, MD - “Change of Life” 3rd Place: Trina Chakrabortty – “Si se puede” 2015 Award Winners 1stPlace: Kristen Thornton, MD – “Locked In” 2ndPlace: Nehal Patel Wacks, MD – “Before and After: The Power of a Home Visit” 3rd Place: Kimberly Andron, LCSW-R "Show Me the Place" Honorable Mention: Sarah Baden, "Family Medicine: The Revolution" Honorable Mention: Amy DiPlacido, MD "Abdominal Exam" 2013 Award Winners 1st Place: Tassy Hayden, MD – “Delivery Summary” 2nd Place: Alexis Drutchas, MD – “The Weight of the Living” Dr. Seuss Award: Amy DiPlacido - "Ode to Earwax" 2012 Award Winners 1st Place: Ingrid Calle, DO "The Radiograph" 2nd Place: Darlene Peterson, MS2 "84 Y.O. Female Post Opp" 2011 Award Winners 1st Place: Carl Tyler, MD, MS - "Swept Away" 2nd Place: Katy Brodski-Quigley, MD - "Embodiment" 1st place in the new prose/poetry category:Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD - "Woman of the Night"

2010 Award Winner 1st Place: Joanne Wilkinson, MD, MSc - "The Hand" 1st Place: Elizabeth Strawbridge, MD - "Nostalgia" 2009 Award Winners 1st Place: Carla Jardim, MD - "A Little Wine With Dinner" 2nd Place: Meera Ramachandran, MD - "The Couple" 3rd Place: Stephen Schultz, MD - "Heartache"

Past Award Winners – Creative Writing - Poetry 2008 Award Winner 1st Place: Kohar Jones, MD - "An Aegophony of Sight" 2007 Winners 1st Place:Rachel Eash-Scott, PGY-3 - "Awful Silence" 2nd Place: Ruth Overlease, Medical Student - "In Passing" 3rd

Place:Tara Stein, MD - "Balance"

2006 Winners 1st Place: Tina Holt, MD - "My Patient Returns Home" 2nd Place: Carla Jardim, MD - "Memorial" 3rd Place: Robert Fawcett, MD, MS - "Washing Feet" 2005 Winners 1st Place: Goldie Alfasi, PhD - "CHF" 2nd Place:Jamie Blank, MD - "Shoelaces" 3rd Place: Barbara Majeroni - "Wind Songs" 2004 Winners 1st Place: Amy Lee,MD - "The Plunge" 2nd Place: Joanna Brown, MD - "Advanced Maternal Age" 3rd Place: Catherine Weber, PhD - "The Most Beautiful Word" 2003 Winners 1st Place: Robert Fawcett, MD, MS - "Anatomy Lesson" Honorable Mention:Jessica Small, MD, MSc - "Mr. Hannah"

2002 Winners 1st Place: Jessica Small, MD - "New to this Doctoring" 2nd Place: Colleen Fogarty, MD - "Could You Know?" 3rd Place: S. Scott Paist, III, MD - "Her Body is in Ruin"