CI MED Alum Recognized with Excellence Award at Stanford Medicine

Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CI MED) alumnus Dr. Aaron Brown has been honored for outstanding performance as a medical resident at Stanford Medicine. Brown, a 2022 graduate of CI MED, is a first-year resident in anesthesiology at Stanford. He was chosen by his peers as a 2022 recipient of the prestigious Julian Wolfsohn Award, recognizing residents who demonstrate outstanding performance in clinical judgment, leadership, teaching, and kindness.

One of the Stanford clinicians who nominated Brown for the honor cited his demonstrated commitment to and responsibility for his patients’ welfare, even after hours and in challenging situations. “His patients absolutely loved him, and one even wrote him a personalized thank you card due to his incredible excellence with patient care," the nominator wrote.

Out of 65 interns in Stanford’s Department of Medicine, Brown is one of only two selected to receive the Wolfsohn Award, an honor rarely granted to an anesthesiology intern. At Stanford, each year two residents per class are chosen as Wolfsohn Award recipients for exemplifying key values including humility, curiosity, empathy, honesty, responsibility, and kindness.

Brown was honored for those same qualities while completing his medical degree at CI MED. As a member of the college’s inaugural class, Brown was the recipient of the James C. Leonard, MD, Gold-Headed Cane Award, the highest honor presented to a CI MED graduate. He also received the CI MED Humanism in Medicine award and high academic honors.