Peter Svider Memorial Resident Scholarship Award
The Svider Award is given in honor of the scholarly achievements, clinical excellence, and exceptional collegiality of Peter Svider, who completed a residency from the Dept. of Otolaryngology in 2018. Dr. Svider published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and 8 book chapters. He died in 2021 at the age of 34. Dept. of Otolaryngology Chair Ho-Sheng Lin observed that "For those of us who had the privilege of knowing him, Peter was the person you wanted to hang out with. He was genuinely a good-hearted person who was also funny. He would have your back anytime and would give all to help a friend in need."
The Svider Award is given once annually to a graduating resident or fellow in any GME program in recognition of distinctive achievement in scholarly activities across the period of residency training in a WSUGME program. The award provides GME and program leadership with an opportunity to publicly commend a resident who has achieved a high level of scholarly productivity reflecting the ideals of graduate medical training. The awardee receives a plaque and is featured in GME and WSUSOM publicity and social media outlets.
Award criteria:
- The resident or fellow applicant should be in good standing in her/his program and will complete her/his final year of training in one of GME's eight programs in the year the award is given (e.g., graduating in June 2026 for the 2025-26 award year).
- Scholarly activities under consideration include conference abstracts, posters, or presentations (either presented in person or virtually) and published articles. All must be accepted for publication or presentation by the application deadline (April of each year). Scholarly activities may be single-author or co-authored. GME Seed Grant awards as well as other types of grants are considered as scholarly activities.
Residents should send the documents below to Dr. Kenaga, GME Research Manager, by the specified deadline:
- Full CV or resume (required)
- One-page letter of application detailing major scholarly activities achieved during residency (required)
- Letter of support from the Program Director or other program faculty (optional)
Deadline for 2025-26 Award: 5 pm EST Monday, April 6, 2026
Questions? Contact Dr. Kenaga.
PAST WINNERS | |
| 2024-25 | Aunna Pourang, MD Dermatology Residency Program |
| 2023-24 | Jahanavi Ramakrishna, MD Internal Medicine Residency Program |
| 2022-23 | Kayla St. Claire, MD, MBA Dermatology Residency Program |
| 2021-22 | Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PhD Dermatology Residency Program |