External Education and Teaching Awards

In order to recognize the exceptional contributions that are being made to Health Professions Education, the Temerty Faculty of Medicine conducts two faculty-wide competitions per year to identify excellence in teaching and education scholarship, innovation and leadership.

Through a rigorous adjudication process, the Faculty's Education and Teaching Awards Committee (ETA Committee) makes nomination recommendations to the Dean of Medicine for up to 27 decanally supported education and teaching awards. Successful candidates are advanced to compete for a variety of awards recognizing excellence in domains across medical education at the institutional, provincial, national and international levels.

Open Nominations - Deadline: Friday, July 7, 2023

We are currently calling for nominations for the following awards.

The requirements and supporting documents listed within the award nomination checklist should be submitted online via the External Education and Teaching Awards nomination form by the nomination deadline.

*Please note: Specific award criteria and submission requirements are listed on the organization's awards website. Submissions must align with specific award criteria for consideration, please review these carefully.

Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada

Canadian Association for Medical Education

Canadian Medical Association

Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

3M Fellowship

For more information please contact medicine.awards@utoronto.ca.

Faculty of Medicine Education and Teaching Awards Nomination and Adjudication Process

Each spring and fall, our Faculty's Teaching and Education Awards Committee has the privilege of recognizing individuals who are making significant contributions to Health Professions Education. We look for faculty members who are demonstrating excellence in teaching, education scholarship and leadership in education, and we recognize their contributions by supporting their nomination to 24 external education and teaching awards. This diverse selection of provincial, national and international awards fall under the following 8 categories:

Early career achievement
Career achievement and sustained excellence
Excellence in clinical teaching
Innovation
Equity, diversity and gender
Mentorship
Program development
Faculty development

The ETA Committee, comprised of faculty and learners/trainees and chaired by Dr. Patricia Houston, Vice Dean, Medical Education, reviews candidates for external Education and Teaching awards requiring a decanal nomination and makes recommendations to the Dean of Medicine. The committee seeks nominations for consideration twice per year: once in the spring/summer and once in the fall/winter.

Committee members first review nominations and recommend candidates to the Vice Dean, who then make recommendations to the Dean. The Dean grants final approval for the candidates we’ll be advancing, and serves as the nominator for all of these awards.

The fall call for nominations is made in October, with a deadline for submission in November. The spring call for nominations is made in May with a deadline of late June/early July. We may not issue a call for every award, every year. If you wish to consider someone for an award for which there is no call, please contact us via medicine.awards@utoronto.ca

To learn more about the Education and Teaching Awards Committee, see the committee's terms of reference.

List of External Education and Teaching Awards

Level of Recognition	Agency or Organization	Acronym	Award	Final Deadline	Internal Deadline
International	American Association of Medical Colleges	AAMC	Alpha Omega Alpha (ΑΩΑ) Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards	May	Fall
International	American Association of Medical Colleges	AAMC	Award for Excellence in Medical Education	May	Fall
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	Clinical Teacher Award	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	John Ruedy Award for Innovation in Medical Education	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	Young Educators Award	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	Award for Outstanding Contribution to Faculty Development in Canada	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	May Cohen Equity, Diversity and Gender Award	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	President's Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Academic Medicine	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	Gold Humanism Award and Lecture	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	Charles Boelen International Social Accountability Award	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	Indigenous Health Leadership Award	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	Wellness Award	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	Mentorship Award	Oct	Spring
National	Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	AFMC	Administrative Staff Award	Oct	Spring
National	Canadian Association for Medical Education	CAME	Meridith Marks New Educator Award	Nov	Spring
National	Canadian Association for Medical Education	CAME	Certificate of Merit Award	Late Fall	Contact CAME Rep.
National	Canadian Association for Medical Education	CAME	Ian Hart Award for Distinguished Contribution to Medical Education	Nov	Spring
National	Canadian Medical Association	CMA	Owen Adams Award of Honour	Nov	Spring
National	Canadian Medical Association	CMA	Award for Young Leaders	Nov	Spring
National	Canadian Medical Association	CMA	May Cohen Award for Women Mentors	Nov	Spring
National	Canadian Medical Hall of Fame	CMHF	Laureate	Jun	N/A
National	Medical Council of Canada	MCC	Outstanding Achievement Award in the Evaluation of Clinical Competence	Apr	May
International	National Board of Medical Examiners	NBME	John P. Hubbard Award	Sept	Contact Wilson Centre
Provincial	Ontario Medical Association	OMA	Advocate for Students Award	Nov	NA
Provincial	Professional Association of Residents of Ontario	PARO	Excellence in Clinical Teaching Awards	Feb	NA
National	Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada	RCPSC	Donald R. Wilson Award	Sept	Spring
National	Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada	RCPSC	Duncan Graham Award	Sept	Spring
National	Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada	RCPSC	Early-Career Leadership	Sept	Spring
National	Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada	RCPSC	James H. Graham Award of Merit	Sept	Spring
National	Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education	STLHE	3M National Teaching Fellowship	Aug	Fall
National	Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education	STLHE	Alan Blizzard Award	Feb	Spring
International	University of Toronto	U of T	President's Teaching Award	Mar	Fall

Stay Informed

Want to learn more about how we celebrate and promote excellence in medical education, or how you can recognize a colleague, peer, mentor or teacher? Contact us at medicine.awards@utoronto.ca.