13th Annual Education Achievement Celebration
The Education Achievement Celebration is an annual event presented by the Council of the Education Vice-Deans that brings together outstanding educators from across our community for a night of celebration.
On Tuesday, May 13, 2015, we had the great pleasure to recognize excellence and outstanding achievement in medical education throughout our Faculty. Dr. Brian Hodges served as Master of Ceremonies, and the C. I. Whiteside Keynote Education Achievement Address was delivered by Dean L. Trevor Young. Dr. Glen Bandiera, Acting Vice-Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education, opened the evening with welcoming remarks, and Dr. Jay Rosenfield, Vice-Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, delivered the closing address. Chad Yacobucci, Director of the Guitar Society of Toronto, performed before the awards presentation and during the reception that followed.
EAC 2015 program | available here.
EAC 2015 photo gallery | available here.
If you'd like more information about the event, please contact Erin Bedard at edudeans@utoronto.ca.
2015 EAC Honourees
Undergraduate Medical Education Awards
W. T. Aikins Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Course / Program Development and Coordination
Dr. Dee Ballyk MSc PhD
Department of Surgery
Dr. David Chan MD MEd FRCPC
Division of Neurology
St. Michael’s Hospital
W. T. Aikins Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Individual Teaching Performance (Small Group)
Dr. Fok-Han Leung MD CCFP MHSc
Department of Family and Community Medicine
St. Michael’s Hospital
Medical Alumni Association Awards
The Dr. E. Mary Hollington Teaching Award for Excellence in Preclinical or Basic Science Teaching
Dr. Mike Wiley MSc PhD
Department of Surgery
Division of Anatomy
The Dr. E. Mary Hollington Teaching Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
Dr. Mark Bonta MD
Department of Medicine
University Hospital Network (Toronto General Hospital)
Dean A. L. Chute Award (the Silver Shovel)
Dr. Dante Morra MD MBA FRCPC
Trillium Health Partners
Class of 8T9 Medical Alumni Award
Dr. Leslie Nickell MSW MD CCFP
Office of Health Professions Student Affairs
Dr. Katina Tzanetos MD FRCPC
Division of General Internal Medicine
University Health Network (Toronto General Hospital
Integrated Medical Education Awards
Excellence in Community-Based Teaching (Community Hospital)
Dr. John Abrahamson MD FRCP
Department of Medicine
Toronto East General Hospital
Dr. Heather MacNeill MD BSC(PT) MSCCH(HPTE) FRCPC
Department of Medicine (Psychiatry)
Bridgepoint Health
Special Commendations
Dr. Lloyd Smith MD FRCS(C)
Department of Surgery
North York General Hospital
Dr. Dov Soberman MD CCFP(EM)
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Scarborough Hospital
Dr. Ariel Shafro MD
Department of Psychiatry
Trillium Health Partners
Dr. Shiva Jayaraman MD MESC FRCSC FACS
Department of Surgery
St. Joseph’s Health Centre
Dr. Yehuda Nofech-Mozes MD
Department of Paediatrics
Rouge Valley Hospital
Dr. Frank Mastrogiacomo PhD MD FRCS(C)
Department of Surgery
Toronto East General Hospital
Excellence in Community-Based Teaching (Office, Clinic or Practice)
Dr. Michael Ward MD CCFP FCFP
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Scarborough Hospital
Dr. Eddy Lau MD FRCPC
Department of Paediatrics
St. Joseph’s Health Centre
Special Commendation
Dr. William Kraemer MD FRCS(C)
Department of Surgery
Toronto East General Hospital
Sustained Excellence in Community-Based Teaching
Dr. John Fowler MD PhD FRCS(C)
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences
Toronto East General
Special Commendations
Dr. Burton Knight MD FRCP
Department of Medicine
North York General Hospital
Dr. Amr Elmaraghy MD FRCSC
Department of Surgery
St. Joseph's Health Centre
Excellence in Undergraduate Life Sciences Teaching Awards
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in Life Sciences
Dr. Debbie Gurfinkel PhD
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Dr. Sian Patterson PhD
Department of Biochemistry
Excellence in Undergraduate Laboratory Teaching in Life Sciences
Dr. Adam Rosebrock PhD
Department of Molecular Genetics
Donnelly Centre for Cellular + Biomolecular Research
Excellence in Linking Undergraduate Teaching to Research in Life Sciences
Dr. Hong Chang MD PhD FRCPDC
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
Graduate Faculty Teaching Awards
Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
Dr. Stephanie Nixon BHS(PT) MSc PhD
Department of Physical Therapy
Dr. George M. Yousef MD PhD FRCPC
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
Continuing Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
Dr. Deirdre R. Dawson PhD OT Reg (Ont)
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Dr. Alex Mihailidis PhD PEng
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering
Sustained Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
Dr. Richard Horner PhD
Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Institute of Medical Science
Postgraduate Medical Education
Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education Award for Development and Innovation
Dr. Michael Pollanen MD PhD FRCPath DMJ(Path) FRCPC
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
Dr. Jordan Chenkin MD MEd FRCPC
Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine
Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education Award for Teaching Performance, Mentorship and Advocacy
Dr. Lesley Wiesenfeld MD MHCM FRCPC
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Eric Yu MD MEd FRCPC FACC
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
University Health Network (Toronto Western Hospital)
Charles Mickle Fellowship
Dr. Murray Urowitz MD FRCP(C)
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
University Hospital Network (Toronto Western Hospital)
Social Responsibility Award in Postgraduate Medical Education
Dr. Lisa Andermann MPhil MDCM FRCPC
Department of Psychiatry
Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Kenneth Fung MD FRCPC MSc
Department of Psychiatry
University Hospital Network (Toronto Western Hospital)
Sarita Verma Award for Advocacy and Mentorship in Postgraduate Medical Education
Dr. Mark Fefergrad MD FRCPC MEd
Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Continuing Professional Development Awards
Colin Woolf Award for Excellence in Course Coordination
Dr. Milan Gupta MD FRCPC
Department of Medicine
Colin Woolf Award for Long-Term Contributions to Continuing Education
Dr. Douglas Wooster MD FRCSC FACS RVT RPVI
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery
David Fear Fellowship
Dr. Timothy Jackson MD MPH FRCSC
Department of Surgery
Fred Fallis Award for Excellence in Online Learning
Refugee Mental Health Online Course
Dr. Kwame McKenzie MD FRCPsych (UK)
Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Dr. Branka Agic MD PhD
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Interprofessional Education Team Continuing Education Award
Dr. Robin McLeod MD
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
Faculty Development Awards
Helen P. Batty Award for Excellence and Achievement in Faculty Development for Sustained Excellence in Teaching as a Faculty Developer
Dr. John Teshima MD FRCP(C) MEd
Department of Psychiatry
Helen P. Batty Award for Excellence and Achievement in Faculty Development for Sustained Contribution to the Field of Faculty Development
Ms. Mandy Lowe MSc BSc(OT) OT Reg(Ont)
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Helen P. Batty Award for Excellence and Achievement in Faculty Development for Innovation in Program Development and Design
Interprofessional Applied Practical Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions (INTAPT) Course
Dr. Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul MD MHSc CCFP
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Helen P. Batty MC CCFP MEd FCFP
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Shirley Lee MD HHSc(Ed) CCFP (EM) FCFP
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Susanna Talarico BEd MD MScCH FRCPC
Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children
Ms. Sole Fernandez
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Ms. Diana Kim
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Ms. Nicole Ryan
Department of Family and Community Medicine