The Society of '67 Kinney Scholars Program was named in 2021 to honor Dr. Thomas D. Kinney. Dr. Kinney was especially committed to education and training, one of the founders of AAPath (formerly APC), and a legendary pathologist and mentor to many.
The Society of ’67 Thomas D. Kinney Scholars Program provides an opportunity for medical students and/or pathology residents to familiarize themselves with career opportunities in pathology and the critical role of pathology in healthcare delivery, research, and education. Kinney Scholars in the program participate in the AAPath 2026 Annual Meeting at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, where they will gain insight from national leaders in academic pathology. The NEW application period opens in November and closes in December annually.
Program Application Timeline:
Applications Open – November 2025
Application Deadline – December 31, 2025
Applicant Notification By – April 2026
The 2026 Society of '67 Kinney Scholars will:
receive an immersive experience in the development of innovative approaches to medical education and academic pathology practice;
learn about advocacy and outreach efforts for pathology and laboratory medicine stakeholders; and
interact with the leaders of academic pathology, bringing a trainee’s perspective to the Association.
Requirements of Scholars:
attend the AAPath 2026 Annual Meeting sessions;
participate in designated Kinney Scholar activities, starting on Sunday, July 19, 2026;
attend the Awards Lunch Program on Wednesday, July 22, 2026;
be recognized as Society of ’67 Kinney Scholars throughout the program (in person, in print, and in photos);
provide a post-conference brief report of their experiences; and
The Society of ’67 will provide meeting registration, which covers meals offered during the program, and lodging for three nights at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be medical students or pathology residents beyond PGY-1 at the time of the AAPath 2026 Annual Meeting (July 19-22, 2026) from an AAPath member department in good standing (current dues paid).
Current fourth-year medical students who will be first-year residents (PGY-1) at the time of AAPath 2026 are not eligible to apply.
No more than one medical student per medical school (AAPath member department) will be selected.
No more than one pathology resident per pathology residency program (AAPath member department) will be selected.
Letter of Recommendation Details:
Letter requirements for academic level:
For Pathology Resident Applicants: a letter from either their Residency Program Director or their Pathology Department Chair at an AAPath member department.
For Medical Student Applicants: a letter from the Pathology Department Chair (AAPath member department) is preferred, but a letter from a Pathology Faculty Mentor or Course Director within the member department is also acceptable.
Please be sure to have the Chair, Program Director, or Faculty Mentor/Course Director include:
Why you are deserving of this Kinney Scholar Award;
Permission to travel and attend the AAPath 2026 Annual Meeting from Sunday, July 19 through Wednesday, July 22, 2026; and
(a) Commitment to support travel expenses (air, ground, non-conference meals, etc.) OR (b) request for travel support (up to $500) from the Society of ’67, for the applicant, if selected to participate in the Society of '67 Kinney Scholars Program based on the departmental inability to cover these costs. The Society of ’67 will provide meeting registration, which covers meals offered during the program, and lodging for three nights at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Letter of Recommendation must be submitted no later than the December 31stdeadline. The letter can be submitted by the person writing your letter directly to our Awards email ([email protected]), or if you are given a copy, uploaded into the online application form.
Santos Acosta Martinez, University of Virginia, Sponsored by the APC Senior Fellows Group Harrison Dai, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Sponsored by Cheryl Hanau, MD Curtiss Johnson, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Hermon Kihshen, University of Wisconsin Logan Meurer, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University Hunter Monroe, West Virginia University Nathan Ryan, Northeast Ohio Medical University Ronan Talty, Yale School of Medicine Alexandra Tatarian, The State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Residents
Swati Bhardwaj, MBBS, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Justin Chang, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Jennifer Chousal, MD, PhD, University of California, San Diego Hallie Dolin, MD, PhD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Phoebe Hammer, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine Connor Hartzell, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Sponsored by Dani Zander, MD Andrew Hasenzahl, MD, MPH, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Sylvia Jang MD, BA, Houston Methodist Hospital, Sponsored by L. Maximilian Buja, MD Brett Kurpiel, MD, University of Virginia Grace Kwon, MD, PhD, Duke University Medical Center Tanner Mack, MD, University of Ottawa Jessica Muldoon, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Sponsored by Dani Zander, MD Caroline Stanek, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham Kara Tanaka, MD, University of California, San Francisco, Sponsored by Lydia Howell, MD Sehyo Yune MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Sponsored by the APC Senior Fellows Group Jenny Zhang, MD, Banner University Medical Center Tucson / University of Arizona Tucson, Sponsored by Cheryl Hanau, MD
2022 Thomas D. Kinney Scholars Program
Medical Students
Basma Al Masraf, Michigan State University, Sponsored by Cheryl Hanau, MD Nicole Fye, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Jerome Givi, MPH, West Virginia University, Sponsored by L. Maximilian Buja, MD Emily Hatheway, Duke University School of Medicine, Sponsored by Robert Hoffman, MD, PhD Saumya Kasliwal, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Laura Molina, PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Sponsored by Lydia Howell, MD Sanika Satoskar, MPH, Northeast Ohio Medical University Jerry Saunders II, PhD, University of Rochester Alex Tannenbaum, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Sponsored by Barbara Ducatman, MD Karen (Kay) Tew, University of Florida College of Medicine, Sponsored by the APC Senior Fellows Group
Residents
Adeyinka Akinsanya, MBBS, Indiana University School of Medicine Ahmad Alshomrani, MBBS, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Sponsored by Lydia Howell, MD Ji Dong Bai, MD, Stony Brook University Hospital, Sponsored by Daniel Ryan, MD Meagan Chambers, MD, University of Washington, Sponsored by Robert Hoffman, MD, PhD Luiz Paulo De Lima Guido, MD, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Arkar Htoo, MD, Albany Medical Center, Sponsored by Cheryl Hanau, MD Constantine Kanakis, MD, Loyola University Medical Center Vivian Tang, MD, University of California, San Francisco Burak Tekin, MD, Mayo Clinic, Sponsored by the APC Senior Fellows Group Mary Torrez, MD, University of New Mexico
2021 Thomas D. Kinney Scholars Program
Medical Students
Ashley Barlev, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Diana Fang, Medical University of South Carolina Adriana Garrison, West Virginia School of Medicine Evelyn Ilori, PhD, Case Western Reserve University Cullen Lilley, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Margarita Loxas, Creighton University Wesley Wang, The Ohio State University
Residents
Samreen Fathima, MD, Baylor University medical center Ashley Hein, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Timothy Helland, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Maria Cristina Magallanes Hoyos, MD, Oregon Health and Science University Janina Markidan, MD, University of Maryland Medical Center Nicole Mendelson, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center Kenechukwu Ojukwu, MD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Jason Rostedt, MD, Madigan Army Medical Center Brandon Zelman, DO, Loyola University Medical Center
2020 Scholars
Medical Students Alexander Craig, University of California, San Francisco Maryknoll Mawanay Palisoc, Pennsylvania State University Lauren Raymond, Oregon Health & Science University
Residents Robert Christian, MD, MS, Oregon Health & Science University Amanda Herrmann, MD, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School Anna-Karoline Israel, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center Amandeep Kaur, MBBS, MD, University of Chicago (NorthShore) Andrew Rech, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Joseph Rohr, MD, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Marie Smithgall, MD, Columbia University Cindy Wepy, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Medical Students Lacey Durham, Texas A&M Health Science Center Elena Gandara, University of New Mexico School of Medicine Lily Mahler, University of Alabama Elizabeth Pernicone, University of Central Florida Ashley Rose Scholl, West Virginia University Melissa Toeller-DeSimone, University of Wisconsin Cana Michelle Tompkins, University of New Mexico
Residents Jonathan Belman, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Ghulam Ilyas, MBBS, SUNY Downstate Medical Center Jennifer Ju, MD, University of Virginia Osama Khan, MD, BHSc, University of Ottawa Calixto-Hope Lucas, Jr, MD, University of California, San Francisco Michael L. Miller, MD, PhD, Columbia University Mariam A. Molani, DO, MBA, University of Nebraska Medical Center Elizabeth Parker, MD, University of Washington Oyewale Shiyanbola, MBBS, MPH, PhD, University of Wisconsin Imran Uraizee, MD, University of Chicago James Robert Winters, MD, Madigan Army Medical Center Yonah Ziemba, MD, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
College Student Grace Covelli, Northwell Health/Davidson College
Medical Students Christopher Knoeckel, University of Colorado Melanie Kwan, Texas A&M Austin McHenry, Loyola University Chicago Kelly Olson, University of Wisconsin
Residents Aadil Ahmed, MD, Loyola University Chicago Mark Evans, MD, University of California, Irvine Tiffany Levine, MD, Madigan Army Medical Center Giselle Lopez, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco Nathan McLamb, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Vignesh Shanmugam, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital Amanda Strickland, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Lulu Sun, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Medical Students Jihad Aljabban, Ohio State Caroline Early, East Carolina University Brittney Imblum, Pennsylvania State University Annie Tsay, Pennsylvania State University Christopher Trennepohl, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Residents Mohamed Rizwan Haroon Al Rasheed, MD, University of Illinois, Chicago Charles Childers, MD, Madigan Army Medical Center Xiangroung He, MD, PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo Nicole Jackson, MD, MPH, Louisiana State University, New Orleans Alison Krywanczyk, MD, University of Vermont Alissa Minkovsky, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Madhuchhanda Roy, MBBS, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison Kristen Ruby, DO, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Sharon Song, MD, University of Pennsylvania Laura Toth, DO, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Annika Windon, MD, University of Pennsylvania
This award is made possible through contributions to the Society of ’67.
The Society of ’67 was established to support programs aligned with AAPath's mission and vision. Those who wish to support AAPath's mission and vision can donate to the Society of ’67.
