Established in 1981, this award recognizes a RIMS member physician for leadership and service. Dr. Charles L. Hill, for whom the award is named, was president of the Medical Society 1979–1980. Recipients of the Dr. Charles L. Hill Award 2019 Elaine C. Jones, MD2018...
Given in recognition of outstanding medical volunteerism, the Halifax award is named in commemoration of the Rhode Island Medical and nursing communities’ swift and generous response to the catastrophic explosion that devastated the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia,...
The Dr. Herbert Rakatansky Award was established by vote of the Council in 2008 to recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves through exemplary professionalism and/or humanitarian service in the field of medicine. The first recipient was Herbert...
The Dr. John Clarke Award of the Rhode Island Medical Society was established in 2014 and is given to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to public life through outstanding civic leadership and service. Recipients of the Dr. John Clarke Award 2022...
The Dr. Stanley M. Aronson Award of the Rhode Island Medical Society was established in 2015 and is given for Humanitarianism in Medicine, in recognition of a career and calling that embody Dr. Aronson’s dictum that medicine is at once the most scientific of the...
This award program is designed to recognize 4 physicians under the age of 40 who practice in Rhode Island that demonstrate and exemplify commitment to their profession. Please tell us who you think should be nominated for the 4 under 40 Award and why. Winners will...