| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
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| Canada | McLaughlin Medal | Royal Society of Canada | Important research of sustained excellence in any branch of medical sciences [4] |
| Canada | CNIB Chanchlani Global Vision Research Award | Vasu Chanchlani, CNIB Foundation | Vital world-class research to explore the causes of blindness and vision loss, as well as potential cures, treatments and preventions [5] |
| Canada | Canada Gairdner International Award | Gairdner Foundation | Outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science [6] |
| Canada | Canada Gairdner Wightman Award | Gairdner Foundation | Canadian who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of medicine and medical science |
| Canada | Chanchlani Global Health Research Award | McMaster University | World leading scholar in the area of Global Health |
| Canada | Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize | Canada Council | Eminent Canadian researchers who distinguish themselves in the fields of social, human, natural, or health sciences |
| Canada | J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine | Robarts Research Institute | Individuals who have made significant contributions to a field of basic or clinical research in one of the Institute's principal areas of research |
| Canada | Léo-Pariseau Prize | Association francophone pour le savoir | Distinguished individual working in the field of biological or health sciences |
| Canada | Marcel-Piché Prize | Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal | Researcher at the IRCM in recognition of the quality of [biomedical] research and the contribution to the growth and outreach of the Institute |
| Canada | Robert L. Noble Prize | Canadian Cancer Society | Researchers whose contributions have led to a significant advance in cancer research |
| Canada | The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases | McGill University | Cardiovascular medicine |
| Chile | National Prize for Medicine | Chilean Academy of Medicine etc. | Doctors who have excelled among their peers in the area of clinical or public health and, in addition, have had a prominent role in teaching, academic administration, or research |
| Chile | National Prize for Natural Sciences (Chile) | National Prize of Chile | Natural sciences |
| United States / United Kingdom | Donald Mackay Medal | Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | Outstanding work in tropical health, especially relating to improvements in the health of rural or urban workers in the tropics [7] |
| United States | AAMC Award for Excellence in Medical Education [8] (previously called Abraham Flexner Award) | Association of American Medical Colleges | teams or individuals whose work have had a profound impact on medical education |
| United States | AMA Scientific Achievement Award | American Medical Association | Physicians or non-physician scientists who have contributed significantly to the field of medical science |
| United States | APUA Leadership Award | Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics | Outstanding global contributions and commitment to preserve the power of antibiotics |
| United States | ASCB Public Service Award | American Society for Cell Biology | National leadership in support of biomedical research |
| United States | Albany Medical Center Prize | Albany Medical Center | Physician or scientist, or group, whose work has led to significant advances in the fields of health care and scientific research with demonstrated translational benefits applied to improved patient care |
| United States | Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal | Sabin Vaccine Institute | Work in the field of vaccinology or a complementary field |
| United States | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research | Lasker Foundation | Outstanding discovery, Contribution and achievement in the field of medicine and Human Physiology |
| United States | Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize | General Motors Cancer Research Foundation | Outstanding oncological research. No longer awarded |
| United States | American Association of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award | American Association of Immunologists | Lifetime achievement in immunology |
| United States | Archon X Prize | X Prize Foundation | First team to rapidly, accurately and economically sequence 100 whole human genomes to an unprecedented level of accuracy |
| United States | Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences | Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki, Mark Zuckerberg etc. | Research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life |
| United States | Bristol-Myers Squibb Awards | Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation | Distinguished achievements in fields such as cancer, infectious disease, neuroscience, nutrition, and cardiovascular disease |
| United States | Charles S. Mott Prize | General Motors Cancer Research Foundation | Outstanding recent contribution related to the cause or prevention of cancer. No longer awarded |
| United States | Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award | Cherokee Uniforms | Nurses and other non-physician, clinical, health care professionals who work directly with patients in the United States |
| United States | Clinical and Translational Science Award | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | Researchers and research teams working to apply new knowledge and techniques to patient care |
| United States | David Rall Medal | National Academy of Medicine | Distinguished leadership as chair of a study committee or other such activity, showing commitment above and beyond the usual responsibilities of the position |
| United States | Dickson Prize | University of Pittsburgh | US citizens who have made significant, progressive contributions to medicine |
| United States | Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research | Johnson & Johnson | Individual who has made a significant, transformational contribution toward the improvement of human health |
| United States | E. Mead Johnson Award | Society for Pediatric Research | Clinical and laboratory research achievements in pediatrics |
| United States | E.B. Wilson Medal | American Society for Cell Biology | Significant and far-reaching contributions to cell biology over the course of a career |
| United States | Elizabeth Blackwell Medal | American Medical Women's Association | Woman physician who has made the most outstanding contributions to the cause of women in the field of medicine |
| United States | Gabbay Award | Jacob and Louise Gabbay Foundation / Brandeis University | Outstanding work in the biomedical sciences |
| United States | Gorgas Medal | Association of Military Surgeons of the United States | Contributions to the eradication, control and/or prevention of disease, etc. |
| United States | Gruber Prize in Neuroscience | Gruber Foundation | Discoveries that have advanced the understanding of the nervous system |
| United States | Halbert L. Dunn Award | National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems | Outstanding and lasting contributions to the field of vital and health statistics at the national, state, or local level |
| United States | Hilary Koprowski Prize in Neurovirology | Drexel University | Neurovirology |
| United States | Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal | National Academy of Sciences | Important contributions to the medical sciences |
| United States | John Howland Award | American Pediatric Society | Distinguished service to pediatrics as a whole |
| United States | Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award | AABB | Scientists with an international reputation in transfusion medicine or cellular therapies whose original research resulted in an important contribution to the body of scientific knowledge |
| United States | Kelly West Award | American Diabetes Association | Individual who has made significant contributions to the field of diabetes epidemiology [9] |
| United States | Kettering Prize | General Motors Cancer Research Foundation | Outstanding recent contribution to the diagnosis or treatment of cancer. No longer awarded |
| United States | Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction | Susan G. Komen for the Cure | Significant work in advancing research concepts or clinical application in the fields of breast cancer research, screening or treatment |
| United States | Lasker Award | Lasker Foundation | Living persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine |
| United States | Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award | Lasker Foundation | Individual or organization whose public service has profoundly enlarged the possibilities for medical research and the health sciences and their impact on the health of the public |
| United States | Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award | Lasker Foundation | Outstanding work for the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and cure of disease [6] |
| United States | Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science | Lasker Foundation | Special achievement in medical science |
| United States | Library of Congress Living Legend | Library of Congress | Creative contributions to American life |
| United States | Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize [6] | Columbia University | Outstanding contribution in basic research in the fields of biology or biochemistry |
| United States | Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences | Foundation for the National Institutes of Health | Outstanding achievement by a promising young scientist in biomedical research |
| United States | Lydia's Professional Uniforms and AACN Nursing Scholarship | Uniform Advantage / American Association of Colleges of Nursing | Deserving nursing students enrolled in master's and doctoral programs |
| United States | March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology | March of Dimes | Investigator whose research brings us closer to the day when all babies will be born healthy |
| United States | Massry Prize | Meira and Shaul G. Massry Foundation | Scientists who have made substantial recent contributions in the biomedical sciences |
| United States | Maxwell Finland Award | National Foundation for Infectious Diseases | Outstanding contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases or public health |
| United States | Medical Director of the Year Award | AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine | Medical directors with exceptional leadership and commitment to quality patient care |
| United States | Methuselah Mouse Prize | Methuselah Foundation | Research team that broke the world record for the oldest-ever mouse / Team that developed the most successful late-onset rejuvenation strategy |
| United States | Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease | MetLife / American Federation for Aging Research | Scientific contributions toward a better understanding of the underlying causes, prevention, and treatments of Alzheimer's disease |
| United States | National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award | National Institutes of Health | Pioneering research that is highly innovative and has a potential to produce paradigm shifting results |
| United States | Nemmers Prize in Medical Science | Northwestern University | Awarded to a physician-scientist whose body of research exhibits outstanding achievement in medical science as demonstrated by works of lasting significance |
| United States | Palo Alto Longevity Prize | Joon Yun | Encourage teams from all over the world to compete in an all-out effort to "hack the code" that regulates our health and lifespan |
| United States | Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Cancer researchers who are making significant contributions to the understanding of cancer or are improving the treatment of the disease through basic or clinical research |
| United States | Pollin Prize for Pediatric Research | NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital | Important advances to the field of pediatrics. No longer awarded |
| United States | Potamkin Prize | American Academy of Neurology | Achievements on emerging areas of research in Pick's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias |
| United States | Quilligan Scholars | Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine | Promising residents in Obstetrics and gynaecology who exhibit unparalleled potential to become future leaders in the field of Perinatology |
| United States | Rema Lapouse Award | American Public Health Association | Significant contributions to the scientific understanding of the epidemiology and control of mental disorders |
| United States | Remington Medal | American Pharmacists Association | Distinguished service on behalf of American pharmacy |
| United States | Rob Sias Award | University of Minnesota | Excellence in clinical dermatology |
| United States | Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award | Pasarow Foundation | Distinguished accomplishment in areas of investigation that included neuropsychiatry, cardiovascular disease, and cancer research (to 2013) |
| United States | Rosenstiel Award | Brandeis University | Recent discoveries of particular originality and importance to basic medical research |
| United States | Sarnat Prize | National Academy of Medicine | Outstanding achievement in improving mental health |
| United States | Sarnoff Fellowship | Sarnoff Fellowship | Medical students interested in cardiovascular research |
| United States | Schottenstein Prize in Cardiovascular Sciences | Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | extraordinary and sustained contributions to improving cardiovascular health |
| United States | Sheila Essey Award | American Academy of Neurology | Seminal research contributions in the search for the cause, prevention of, and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| United States | Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award | American Society for Clinical Investigation | Outstanding achievements advancing knowledge in a specific field and mentoring future generations of investigators in the life sciences |
| United States | Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research | National Foundation for Cancer Research | Researchers whose scientific achievements have expanded the understanding of cancer and whose vision has moved cancer research in new directions |
| United States | Llura Liggett Gund Award | Foundation Fighting Blindness | Career achievements that have significantly advanced the research and development of preventions, treatments and cures for eye disease |
| United States | Victor A. Prather Award | American Astronautical Society | Researchers, engineers and flight crew members in the field of extravehicular protection or activity in space |
| United States | Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | Warren Alpert Foundation | Scientific achievements that have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human diseases or disorders, and/or whose research constitutes a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our understanding of or ability to treat disease |
| United States | Wiley Prize | Wiley Foundation | Breakthrough research in pure or applied life science research that is distinguished by its excellence, originality and impact on our understanding of biological systems and processes |
| United States | William Allan Award | American Society of Human Genetics | Substantial and far-reaching scientific contributions to human genetics carried out over a sustained period of scientific inquiry and productivity |
| United States | William B. Coley Award | Cancer Research Institute | Outstanding achievements in the fields of basic and tumor immunology and work that has deepened our understanding of the immune system's response to disease, including cancer |
| United States | William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research | Baxter International | Contributions to health care research |
| United States | William Beaumont Prize | American Gastroenterological Association | Major contribution (a single accomplishment or series of accomplishments) that has significantly advanced care of patients with digestive diseases through clinical or translational research |
| United States | Med Honors Clinician Awards | Med Honors | Recognizes top doctors, plastic surgeons, and cosmetic dentists in the United States for excellence in patient care and medical practice. [10] |
| United States | Sedgwick Memorial Medal | American Public Health Association | Distinguished service and advancement of public health knowledge and practice |
