The Edward Henderson Student Award is presented to an undergraduate student in a health professions program who is interested in pursuing a career in geriatrics and with demonstrated excellence in contributing to the field.
2024 Recipient: Lily Zhong
Lily Zhong, a third-year medical student at the UConn School of Medicine, is this year’s recipient of the Edward Henderson Student Research Award in recognition of her leadership and proven commitment to geriatrics through her extensive scholarship in aging research. As an MSTAR Scholar at Harvard Medical School, Lily conducted a systematic review on the efficacy of cardiovascular interventions in frail patients, resulting in an AGS poster presentation and publication of a paper in JAMA Cardiology. She also co-authored a paper in the Journal of Frailty and Aging. In addition, she has made significant contributions to developing eFrailty (an educational website featuring 15 validated frailty calculators), presented two first-author case studies at the 2023 AGS Presidential Poster session, and is currently pioneering geocoded heat maps of frailty prevalence and social deprivation index in Medicare beneficiaries, altogether showcasing her commitment to advancing geriatrics research. Lily has also served as the President of UConn’s AGS Student Chapter for the past two years, where she has planned and managed various events from nursing home visits to expert geriatrician panel presentations for trainees. With her unwavering dedication to improving care of older adults, Lily will continue to positively impact the lives of older adults.
Past Recipients of the Edward Henderson Student Award
2023 Victoria Kozar
2022 Justine Enns
2020 Natalie Richmond
2019 Elizabeth Bloemen, MPH
2018 Sonia Marcello
2017 Thom Ringer, JD
2016 Marielle Bolano, BS
2015 Meng Ni, PhD
2014 Ravi B Parikh
2013 Jason Liebowitz
2012 Vivien Sun
2011 Mark Fitzgerald, BS
2010 Carolyn P. Horney, MS-IV
2009 Elizabeth Kwo, BA
2008 Shayna Rich
2007 Andrew D. McWilliams, MPH, MS-III
2006 Juliesa Pavon, MS-3
2005 Christopher Allen Jones, MS
2004 Thomasina Lynn Bailey
2003 Kathleen Tschantz Unroe
2002 Katherine S. Garman
2001 Joy E. Cuezze
2000 Amit A. Shah