Student Services
Awards and events
Medical Education Achievement Day for Physicians
Every year, St. Michael’s honours its physician educators at the Education Achievement Day Award ceremony. The annual breakfast ceremony is hosted by the vice-president, Education and features the St. Michael’s CEO and senior management. This event pays tribute to the exceptional achievements in medical education by our physicians, medical residents and staff.2017 Gallery
Our 2017 winners:
| Department | Award(s) | Award Winner(s) |
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| Board of Directors | Complete Physician Award | Dr. Jeremy Hall |
| Student Centre & DFCM | Philip Berger Advocacy Award | Dr. Evelyn Dell |
| Inner City Health | Medical Staff Social Responsibility Education Award | Dr. Suzanne Turner |
| Family & Community Medicine | Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education | Dr. James Owen |
| Collaborator Award For Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education | Lorna McDougall | |
| Ophthalmology | Surgical Ophthalmology Teaching Award | Dr. Nupura Bakshi |
| Medical Ophthalmology Teaching Award | Dr. Bradley Kates | |
| Dr. Michael Shea Commitment to Ophthalmology Education Award | Dr. Larissa Derzko | |
| Surgery | Donald J. Currie Undergraduate Teaching Award | Dr. Mark Wheatcroft |
| William Horsey Postgraduate Teaching Award | Dr. Jason Lee | |
| Jameel Ali Continuing Education Award | Dr. Bernard Lawless | |
| Squires-Hyland Trust James Waddell Mentoring Award | Dr. Muhammad Mamdani | |
| Leo Mahoney Resident Teaching Award | Dr. Thomas Canil | |
| Anesthesia | William Noble Fellowship Teaching Award | Dr. Claude Tousignant |
| Art Dunn Postgraduate Education Award | Dr. James Baker | |
| Art Dunn Undergraduate Education Award | Dr. David McKnight | |
| Pediatrics | Excellence in Neonatal Intensive Care Teaching | Dr. Max Kirtsman |
| Excellence in Ambulatory Pediatric Teaching | Dr. Ethel Ying | |
| Emergency Medicine | Emergency Medicine Teacher of the Year | Dr. Alun Ackery Dr. Steve Lin |
| Medicine | Dr. Murray Muirhead Postgraduate Awards | Dr. Alyssa Louis Dr. Sikander Texiwala Dr. Chris Yarnell |
| Dr. J.J. Connon Award | Dr. Laura Walker | |
| Outstanding Postgraduate Teacher Awards | Dr. Jonathan Ailon Dr. Raj Gupta Dr. Gloria Lim Dr. Jeff Mosko Dr. Ophir Vinik Dr. Natalie Wong |
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| Dr. Gerald Wong Award | Dr. Jeremy Edwards | |
| Dr. Luigi Casella Award | Dr. Paul Angaran | |
| Robert H. Hyland Teacher of the Year Award | Dr. Reena Pattani | |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching | Dr. Michael Geary |
| Sustained Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching | Dr. Abheha Satkunaratnam | |
| Paul McCleary Award | Dr. Adelmo Martoglio | |
| Antonio Cecutti Prize | Dr. Matthew Leonardi | |
| Medical Imaging | Professor Ronald W. McCallum Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Quality, Innovation and Research in Medical Imaging | Dr. Aditya Bharatha |
| Professor William J. Weiser Award for Excellence in Teaching of Medical Imaging Residents and Fellows | Dr. Walter Mak | |
| Laboratory Medicine | Kalman Kovacs Award for Undergraduate Teaching | Dr. Eleanor Latta |
| Bernadette Garvey Award for Postgraduate Teaching | Dr. Adriana Krizova | |
| Arthur Vandenbroucke Award – Laboratory Technologists & Technicians | Dr. George Yousef | |
| Psychiatry | Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education | Dr. Ilana Shawn |
| Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Medical Education | Dr. David Robertson | |
| Award for Excellence in Continuing Medical Education | Dr. Shree Bhalerao | |
| Aileen Meagher Resident Award for Best Grand Rounds Presentation | Dr. Martin Rotenberg | |
| Student Experience Committee | 2017 Student Experience Award | Dr. Andrea Simpson |
| FitzGerald Academy | Clinical Skills Teacher Award | Dr. Paul Das |
| Case-based Learning Teacher Award | Dr. Samantha Hill | |
| Problem-based Learning Teacher Award | Dr. Kathryn Dorman | |
| Community, Population and Public Health Teacher Award | Dr. Laurie Green | |
| Health Science Research Teacher Award | Dr. Gwen Jansz | |
| Clerkship Award | Dr. Michaela Beder | |
| Resident Teacher Award | Dr. Thiago Appoloni Dr. Andrew Allenby Dr. Alexander Hart Dr. Nicola Goldberg Dr. Laura Walker Dr. Michael Ward |
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| Master Teacher Award | Dr. Reena Pattani | |
| Friends of the Academy | Dr. Eleanor Latta |
Health Disciplines Professional Practice and Education Awards
The 11th annual Health Disciplines recognition event was held on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 and a number of awards were handed out to recognize achievements in leadership, clinical excellence, education excellence and interprofessional collaboration among the 29 different health disciplines at St. Michael’s.
Check out the award winners and a video highlighting Health Disciplines achievements from the past year in the gallery below.
Our 2017 winners are:
- Education Excellence Award: Laura Schultz, Pharmacy
- Clinical Excellence Award: Jeena Parmar, OTA/PTA
- Scholarship Award: Deborah Yoong, Pharmacy
- Leadership Award: Department of Laboratory Medicine, division of Microbiology
- Interprofessional Collaboration Award: Community Mental Health program (FOCUS, STEPS, Community Connections)
Gallery
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Interprofessional Collaboration Award: Community Mental Health Services - accepted on behalf by social worker Deane O'Leary (holding award) and occupational therapist Sarah Corelli (holding flowers), with (remaining from left to right) Lauren Massey, Marisa Cicero, Kim Bradley and Katey Knott
Scholarship Award: Deborah Yoong, pharmacist (centre), with Marisa Cicero (left) and Aimee Hindle
Clinical Excellence Award: Jeena Parmar, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy assistant (centre), with Marisa Cicero (left) and Dr. Bob Howard
Education Excellence Award: Laura Schultz, pharmacist (centre), with Marisa Cicero (left) and Bev Bulmer
Leadership Award: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Microbiology - accepted on behalf by medical laboratory technologists Geraldine Magtoto (second from left) and Mariel Mardoquio (third from left), with Marisa Cicero (left) and Dr. Bob Howard
Health Disciplines initiatives
WATCH: A selection of Health Disciplines initiatives from the past year, including managing responsive behaviours, a student mobile site, a respiratory therapy initiative for ventilated patients and expanding health disciplines coverage.
