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
- Clinical Teacher Award
- John Ruedy Award for Innovation in Medical Education
- Young Educators Award
- Award for Outstanding Contribution to Faculty Development in Canada
- May Cohen Equity, Diversity and Gender Award
- President's Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Academic Medicine
- Gold Humanism Award and Lecture
- Charles Boelen International Social Accountability Award
- The Indigenous Health Leadership Award
- The Wellness Award
- The Mentorship Award
- The Administrative Staff Award
Canadian Association for Medical Education
- Meridith Marks New Educator Award
- Ian Hart Award for Distinguished Contribution to Medical Education
Canadian Medical Association
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada
- Duncan Graham Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education
- Royal College/Associated Medical Services Donald R. Wilson Award (CanMEDS integration)
- Early-Career Leadership
- James H. Graham Award of Merit
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
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 |
May |
Fall |
|
National |
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
AFMC |
Oct |
Spring |
|
National |
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
AFMC |
Oct |
Spring |
|
National |
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
AFMC |
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 |
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 |
Oct |
Spring |
|
National |
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
AFMC |
Oct |
Spring |
|
National |
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
AFMC |
Oct |
Spring |
|
National |
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
AFMC |
Oct |
Spring |
|
National |
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
AFMC |
Oct |
Spring |
|
National |
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
AFMC |
Oct |
Spring |
|
National |
Canadian Association for Medical Education |
CAME |
Nov |
Spring |
|
National |
Canadian Association for Medical Education |
CAME |
Late Fall |
Contact |
|
National |
Canadian Association for Medical Education |
CAME |
Ian Hart Award for Distinguished Contribution to Medical Education |
Nov |
Spring |
National |
Canadian Medical Association |
CMA |
Nov |
Spring |
|
National |
Canadian Medical Association |
CMA |
Nov |
Spring |
|
National |
Canadian Medical Association |
CMA |
Nov |
Spring |
|
National |
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame |
CMHF |
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 |
Sept |
Contact |
|
Provincial |
Ontario Medical Association |
OMA |
Advocate for Students Award |
Nov |
NA |
Provincial |
Professional Association of Residents of Ontario |
PARO |
Feb |
NA |
|
National |
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
RCPSC |
Sept |
Spring |
|
National |
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
RCPSC |
Sept |
Spring |
|
National |
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
RCPSC |
Sept |
Spring |
|
National |
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
RCPSC |
Sept |
Spring |
|
National |
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education |
STLHE |
Aug |
Fall |
|
National |
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education |
STLHE |
Feb |
Spring |
|
International |
University of Toronto |
U of T |
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.