Annual Research Day 2016 award winners included:
- Best Hospital for Research, 2015 : Hamad General Hospital
- Distinction in Research – Individual: Dr. Talal Ibrahim, Senior Consultant, Orthopedic, Surgery Department, Hamad General Hospital
- Distinction in Research – Team: Rheumatology Team , Hamad General Hospital
- Excellence in Basic Research: Dr. Shahab Uddin Khan, Academic Research Scientist, iTRI, Academic Health System
- Excellence in Clinical Research: Dr. Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Clinical Scientist, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- Excellence in Health Services Science Research: Prof. Adeel Ajwad Butt, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Department of Medicine
- Promising Young Researcher: Dr. Tariq Osman Saeed Abbas, Specialist, Surgery Department, Hamad General Hospital
- Promising Resident / Research Fellow: Dr. Abduljabbar Alhammoud, Medical Resident, Medical Education
- Best Publication Award: Beneficial Effects of Implementing Stroke Protocols Require Establishment of a Geographical Distinct Unit
