Samuel Williams has received the The John T. Wolf M.D. Outstanding Native American Medical Student of the Year Scholarship Award by the Association of Native American Medical Students (ANAMS).
Mr. Williams is currently a fourth year student in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program conducting his thesis research in the Krueger Lab at The Rockefeller University. His award is based on his proven academic excellence in his medical training as well his track record of leadership within the Tri-Community and beyond and his contribution and commitment to Native American health.
More about the award: This award is named in honor of Dr. John T. Wolfe, a Muskogee Creek Indian, attended college in Oklahoma and graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1976. He completed his residency at Brown University and worked as a physician for the Indian Public Health Service in Tuba City, Arizona from 1977 to 1981. He later served a fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at the Harvard-affiliated hospitals in Boston. A board-certified plastic surgeon with a sub-specialty in hand surgery, Wolf was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Association of American Indian Physicians. Proud of his American Indian heritage, he enjoyed sports—particularly football, boxing, and soccer.
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