Program Awards
Program awards reflect the contributions and excellence within our department's individual programs.
Please note that several awards have multiple selection categories. Please review our Site Affiliation Table to determine which category applies to your nominee or you (for self-nominations).
Postgraduate Program Awards
Faculty, residents and staff affiliated with the DFCM Postgraduate Department are eligible for nomination for the awards listed on this page during two nomination periods throughout the residency year (Winter Awards & Spring Awards). The award nomination process is coordinated locally by Site Chiefs, Site Directors and the Enhanced Skills Director twice a year and submitted to the DFCM Postgraduate Award Committee for review by the deadlines listed below Please read the following details and contact Lela Sarjoo at familymed.postgrad@utoronto.ca if you have any questions.
External Winter Awards: Deadline November 12th
DFCM residents are eligible for nomination for the following external awards run by Post MD Education (formerly PGME). In order to strongly support nominations from the DFCM Postgraduate Department, there is an internal nomination process, which is facilitated by each Teaching Site and within the Enhanced Skills Programs as follows:
Each Teaching Site (Chief and Site Director) will receive an email from the Postgraduate Department in the fall eliciting nominations in a fillable spreadsheet database. Site Directors will complete the spreadsheet database and submit back to Postgraduate in order for the DFCM Postgraduate Award Committee to review all nominations and select which nominees will be put forward to Post MD Education.
The Enhanced Skills Director will receive an email from the Postgraduate Department in the Fall eliciting nominations in a fillable spreadsheet database. The Enhanced Skills Administrator will send out a notice to the Enhanced Skills Program Directors and related Division Heads eliciting nominations for these awards. The Enhanced Skills Awards Committee will review all nominations and select up to 2 nominations, one for Category 1 (resident) and one for category 2 (resident) to put forward to the DFCM Postgraduate Award Committee to review alongside those from each hospital teaching site.
Teaching Sites and Enhanced Skills Programs that have nominees selected by the DFCM Postgraduate Award Committee to receive a supported nomination by the DFCM Postgraduate Department for an external award, will be notified to create a full nomination package in time for the actual award deadline as listed on the Post MD Education website .
Award Name | Eligibility | DFCM Deadline | Post-MD Education Deadline |
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Social Responsibility Award in Postgraduate Medical Education |
Open to UofT trainees registered with PGME. Note: The Social Responsibility Award in Postgraduate Medical Education for FACULTY is under the purview of the DFCM Awards of Excellence process. Please contact dfcm.awards@utoronto.ca with any questions. |
November 12th |
January 19, 2024 |
PARO Trust Fund: Resident Teaching Award |
Open to senior residents registered with the PGME Office |
November 12th |
December 1, 2023 |
Robert Sheppard Award for Health Equity and Social Justice |
Open to UofT medical residents/fellows involved in the development and/or implementation of activities, programs or research related to social justice and health equity in faculty development or postgraduate medical education. Note: The Robert Sheppard Award for Health Equity and Social Justice for FACULTY is under the purview of the DFCM Awards of Excellence process. Please contact dfcm.awards@utoronto.ca with any questions. |
November 12th |
January 12, 2024 |
Postgraduate Medical Trainee Leadership Awards |
Open to medical trainees registered with PGME |
November 12th |
March 15, 2024 |
W Dale Dauphinee Award for Excellence in Medical Education and Assessment |
Open to medical trainees registered with PGME |
November 12th |
March 15, 2024 |
M Ian Bowmer Award for Leadership in Social Responsibility |
Open to medical trainees registered with PGME |
November 12th |
March 15, 2024 |
Nomination Process
- The Nomination Process for each Teaching Site and Enhanced Skills Program will be determined by the Site Chiefs/Site Directors or the Enhanced Skills Director respectively.
- Nominations must be submitted by November 12th in a fillable spreadsheet database that will be circulated to the Site Directors and Enhanced Skills Director prior to the deadline.
- Each Site and Enhanced Skills Program may nominate a maximum of one resident to the above external award.
- Submissions will require the full name, base site and email addresses for both the nominator and nominee.
- Nominators will be asked to provide a clear and concise statement (200 words) which explains why the nominated individual is a deserving recipient of the award.
- Nominators whose nominee has been selected by the DFCM Postgraduate Awards Committee to be put forward to Post MD Education should be prepared to put together a complete application by the deadline listed on the Post MD Education website, when notified by the DFCM Postgraduate Department (full criteria for nomination is available at the Post MD Education website
- Nominations for residents must be submitted or pre-approved by the Site Director, Division Head or Enhanced Skills Director.
- Preference will be given to nominees who have not received the same award in the last three years.
Internal Spring Awards: Deadline April 1st
A. DFCM Postgraduate Awards
DFCM Faculty and Residents are eligible for the DFCM Postgraduate Awards. Each Teaching Site (Chief and Site Director) and the Enhanced Skills Director will receive an email from the Postgraduate Department early in the calendar year, eliciting submissions.
Each Site will determine locally one faculty and one resident to receive an award in one of the categories as listed below. The two selected winners determined by each site will be forwarded to the DFCM Postgraduate Awards Committee for formal recognition.
The Enhanced Skills Director will solicit nominations from the Category 1 and Category 2 Program Directors for one faculty and one resident per Category (total four awards; two resident and two faculty) to receive an award in one of the award categories. Through an internal process, the two winners per Category will be selected to be put forward to receive the awards for the Enhanced Skills Programs.
FACULTY Categories
1. New Teacher Award
2. Excellence in Teaching
3. Role Modeling Clinical Excellence
FACULTY & STAFF Categories
4. Program Leadership
5. Innovation in Education
6. Resident Advocacy
RESIDENT Categories
7. Leadership
8. Teaching Excellence
9. Advocacy for Patients
10. Clinical Excellence
External Spring Awards: Deadline April 1st
DFCM Residents are eligible for the following external awards. Each Teaching Site (Chief and Site Director) will receive an email from the Postgraduate Department early in the calendar year, eliciting nominations for the following two awards.
B. CFPC Family Medicine Resident Scholarship & Val Rachlis Leadership in Family Medicine Award
Site Directors and Faculty at each site and the Enhanced Skills Program may put forth a nomination for one resident per site to the DFCM Postgraduate Department once they’ve received the email described above. The DFCM Postgraduate Award Committee will review all nominations and select which nominee will be officially selected as the nominee from the DFCM Postgraduate Department to the CFPC. Nominators whose nominee has been selected by the DFCM Postgraduate Awards Committee to be put forward to the CFPC should be prepared to put together a complete application by the deadline listed on the CFPC website, when notified by the DFCM Postgraduate Department.
C. Sam Leitenberg Award for the Humanitarian Practice of Family and Community Medicine
This award will be open to all PGY2 residents in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM). Site Directors and Faculty at each site may put forth a nomination package for one resident per site to the DFCM Postgraduate Department once they have received the email described above which will review the nomination criteria in detail.
- The Award has a monetary value of $3000.
- To be awarded annually to a Postgraduate PGY2 resident in Family and Community Medicine who best exemplifies the qualities Dr. Leitenberg embodied:
- Recognizes the central importance of the doctor-patient relationship.
- Provides exemplary care to patients.
- Treats patients and their family members with compassion, empathy, and respect.
- Demonstrates superior diagnostic and clinical skills
Larry Librach Award for Excellence in Palliative Care Scholarship
This award recognizes a Department of Family and Community Medicine resident or Temerty Faculty of Medicine undergraduate student who demonstrates excellence in palliative care scholarship and integrates principles, practices and philosophy of palliative care.
The awardee will be engaged in and have developed an academic project on a palliative care related topic under the supervision of a Department of Family and Community Medicine faculty member. Projects may pertain to any domain of scholarship i.e. discovery, integration, application or teaching & education. Examples of academic projects may include: quality improvement, clinical research, education scholarship, creative professional activities and leadership. The project contributes to an initiative or innovation that improves patient outcomes.
Annually, this award will support travel, conference fee expenses and accommodation, up to $1,000, to present scholarly work at a provincial, national or international conference.
Award: $1,000 per award annually, with a maximum of two awards per year. If there are suitable awardees from both postgraduate and undergraduate, one award will be granted to each.
Eligibility: To be considered for this award, the nominee must:
- Be a Family Medicine resident, Enhanced Skills resident or Temerty Faculty of Medicine undergraduate student
- Has completed or is completing a palliative care academic project
- Nominees will only be able to receive this award once during undergraduate training and only once during residency training
Selection criteria: An award committee of DFCM leaders will judge the nominations based on academic rigor.
The selection committee will consider the following:
- How candidates demonstrate excellence and commitment to palliative care scholarship and integrates principles, practices and philosophy of palliative care?
- How projects improve palliative care including the integration of principles, practices and philosophy of palliative care?
- How projects contribute to an initiative or innovation that improves patient outcomes? (examples of academic projects may inc.: QI, clinical research, education scholarship, creative professional activities and leadership)
- Project status: Not yet started/In progress/Completed
- Role of the candidate in the project: i.e. project design, implementation, recruitment, data analysis, write-up, etc.
Nomination Process
Nomination deadline: April 30, 2024
- Nomination Form to be completed by the faculty supervisor of the resident or student
- Nominations must be pre-approved by the site Residency Program Director or undergraduate Program Director
- Letters of support from the relevant division Head/Director, site Chief, site Residency Program Director or Undergraduate Program, Pre-Clerkship or Clerkship Director can be included that address how the academic project will contribute to Palliative Care.
Submission:
Submit a completed application package via email to dfcm.divisionpalliative@utoronto.ca
Undergraduate Program Awards
Undergraduate Programs include: FMLE, Clerkship, Electives and Transition to Residency (TTR). Nominations must specify the award category for which the candidate is being nominated. Nominations for unspecified or multiple award categories will not be accepted. Nominations can be submitted online HERE.
NAME OF AWARD | DETAILS | DEADLINE |
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Teaching Excellence |
Description To recognize and formally reward outstanding teaching in undergraduate family medicine.* Eligibility Any Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) faculty member. Selection Criteria
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Nov 30 |
Excellence in Advocacy |
Description To recognize outstanding contribution in student, patient or community advocacy related to undergraduate family medicine. Eligibility Any individual within the DFCM. Selection Criteria
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Nov 30 |
Role Modelling Clinical Excellence |
Description To recognize and formally reward outstanding clinical role models in undergraduate family medicine. Eligibility Any DFCM faculty member. Selection Criteria
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Nov 30 |
Excellence in Mentorship |
Description To recognize and formally reward outstanding mentors in family medicine undergraduate education. Eligibility Any individual within the DFCM. Selection Criteria
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Nov 30 |
Innovation in Family Medicine Education |
Description To recognize and formally reward outstanding individuals or groups for developing and implementing innovative instructional methods in undergraduate family medicine. Eligibility Any individual or group in the DFCM who has developed and used an innovative instructional medium specifically for undergraduate family medicine. Selection Criteria Instructional media may include but are not limited to:
For instructional methods/media the following criteria will be considered:
An example of the innovation must be submitted for review |
Nov 30 |
Excellence in Program Development |
Description To recognize and formally reward outstanding individuals or groups for developing programs in undergraduate family medicine. Eligibility Any individual or group engaged in the development of family medicine course programs. Selection Criteria Program development may include but is not limited to:
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Nov 30 |
Excellence in Program Coordination |
Description To recognize and formally reward outstanding individuals or groups for coordinating programs in undergraduate family medicine. Eligibility Any individual or group engaged in the coordination of family medicine course programs. Selection Criteria Program coordination may include but is not limited to:
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Nov 30 |
Nomination Process
Nominations can be made by students, faculty or staff at DFCM, including self-nomination, and are to be submitted online HERE. Supporting letters for self-nominations must be sent directly to the Awards Adjudication Committee via dfcm.clerkship@utoronto.ca.
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Nomination deadline is November 30.
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The nominations will be considered by the Undergraduate Education Award Adjudication Committee.
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Nominations must include a statement describing why the nominee meets the selection criteria and outlines their contribution.
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Optionally, supporting materials such as teaching evaluations, testimonials or letters of support may be collected and submitted.
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Nominations must specify the award category for which the candidate is being nominated. Nominations for unspecified or multiple award categories will not be accepted.
For additional details, please contact Thanusha Rajathurai by email or call 416-978-1896.
Global Health Program Awards
NAME OF AWARD | DETAILS |
DEADLINE |
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Global Health |
DFCM residents in global health who have demonstrated leadership and advocacy. The Resident Award for excellence in Global Health is intended to recognize DFCM residents who have demonstrated one or more of the following:
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April 15 |
Yves Talbot Award for Excellence in Global Health Leadership |
Faculty member in global health The Yves Talbot Award for Excellence in Global Health Leadership is intended to recognize faculty in the area of global health who have demonstrated excellence in global health leadership. An exceptional individual who has demonstrated sustained leadership and commitment to the field of Global Health. This individual has been an innovator and led global health capacity-building initiatives in Canada or abroad. He or she has been an advocate and champion of family medicine, primary care and/or health equity. Preference will be given to faculty who have demonstrated a commitment to the principles and values of family medicine. Yves Talbot Award for Excellence in Global Health Leadership Award Nomination Form |
April 15 |
Faculty Development Awards
Nomination Process |
Nomination: Nominations can be made by any faculty or staff member of the DFCM, including self-nomination. The nominations will be considered by the DFCM Faculty Development Awards Sub-Committee. The nominator is responsible for the collection and submission of the award nomination package and informing the nominee of their nomination. Selection Categories: One award winner will be selected from each of the following categories:
Nominations for all Faculty Development Program awards must include the following:
Please submit by email the completed nomination form and corresponding award application documentation in a single PDF file by 5PM on April 15 (annually) to dfcm.awards@utoronto.ca. |
Nomination deadline is April 15 (annually). |
NAME OF AWARD |
ELIGIBILITY |
DEADLINE |
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Elana Fric Family Medicine Award for Leadership and Advocacy |
Purpose: This award recognizes an outstanding DFCM faculty member and/or team who pursues a relevant knowledge mobilization project in Faculty Development related to mental health and/or intimate partner violence in family medicine. Eligibility: Any DFCM faculty member is eligible (all career stages). Preference will be given to applications that represent at least two partner departments and/or are inter-professional in nature and include representation from another Faculty Criteria: Candidates for the award will:
Award: $2,500 awarded once annually. Nominees will only be able to receive this award once. |
April 15 |
Jamie Meuser |
Purpose: This award recognizes an outstanding DFCM faculty member and/or team who has undertaken exemplary faculty development work. Eligibility: Any DFCM faculty member and their teams (if applicable) are eligible. Criteria: The selection committee will consider the following criteria:
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April 15 |
Continuing Education Impact Award |
Purpose: This award recognizes an outstanding DFCM faculty member and/or team who has undertaken excellent Continuing Education work. Eligibility: Any DFCM faculty member and their teams (if applicable) are eligible. Criteria: The selection committee will consider the following criteria:
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April 15 |
Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship in Faculty Development |
Purpose: This award recognizes an outstanding DFCM faculty member and/or team who has made an outstanding contribution to scholarship in faculty development area. Eligibility: Any DFCM faculty member and their teams (if applicable) are eligible. Criteria: The selection committee will consider the following criteria:
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April 15 |
Leadership in Faculty Development |
Purpose: This award recognizes outstanding DFCM faculty and staff members who support faculty development. Eligibility: Any faculty or staff member at the central DFCM or teaching site who supports faculty development is eligible (all career stages). Criteria: The selection committee will consider the following criteria:
Selection Categories: One award winner will be selected from each of the following categories:
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April 15 |
Learner: Contributor to Faculty Development |
Purpose: This award recognizes a learner in pre-clerkship, clerkship, residency or fellowship training who has demonstrated interest, and contributed to, the professional development of their peers, their community and/or their profession. Eligibility: Any learner in pre-clerkship, clerkship, residency or fellowship training is eligible. Criteria: The selection committee will consider the following criteria:
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April 15 |
Community-based Contributor to Faculty Development |
Purpose: This award recognizes part-time and adjunct faculty members and/or teams within the DFCM, who contribute to the professional development of their peers, their community and/or their profession. Eligibility: Any part-time or adjunct DFCM faculty (or teams with a significant proportion of PT/adjunct faculty members) are eligible. Criteria: The selection committee will consider the following criteria:
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April 15 |
Mentorship |
Purpose: This award recognizes an individual, mentorship dyad, or group who exemplify the meaning of mentorship in the DFCM. Eligibility: Any DFCM faculty member and their teams (if applicable) are eligible. Criteria: The selection committee will consider the following criteria:
Selection Categories: One award winner will be selected from each of the following categories:
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April 15 |
Research Program Awards
NAME OF AWARD | ELIGIBILITY | DEADLINE |
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Outstanding Peer-Reviewed Publication |
Up to 3 awards for outstanding peer-reviewed publications will be given each year. To be considered, the article must:
The award winners are chosen by the DFCM Clinician Investigator Award recipients. We highly encourage faculty to submit their own publications and to nominate others who meet the eligibility criteria. Please email all nominations (including name of nominee, name of nominator, and full citation) to dfcm.research@utoronto.ca Nomination deadline is Jan. 20, 2023. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Award for Research Mentorship |
The nominee must have a DFCM primary appointment and a record of sustained research mentorship. To recognize outstanding contributions in research mentorship. To be considered, the nominee must have a DFCM primary appointment and a record of sustained research mentorship. Individuals who received the award the previous year are not eligible. The Award for Research Mentorship will only be awarded if a suitable candidate is identified. In order to apply, please complete the following nomination form: award_for_research_mentorship_2022.doc (204.8KB) To nominate, submit, or receive more information for either of these Research Program awards, please contact dfcm.research@utoronto.ca Nomination deadline is April 15. |
April 15 |
Quality Improvement Awards
NAME OF AWARD | ELIGIBILITY | DEADLINE |
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Impact Awards |
These awards target achievement of improvement across the three elements of the Triple Aim – improved patient/provider experience; Local Team Impact Awards These awards recognize methodological excellence towards the incremental improvement associated with impactful QI initiatives. Specifically, these awards target achievement of improvement across the three elements of the Triple Aim — improved patient/provider experience; improved population health; improved cost-effectiveness. Up to three awards will be nominated each academic year by the QPC lead(s) for their respective academic site (awards per year as relevant):
Nomination Process
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April 15 |
Academic Fellowship and Graduate Studies Awards
NAME OF AWARD | ELIGIBILITY | DEADLINE |
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INSTRUCTORS AWARDS: | ||
Continuing Education and Graduate Studies Instructor Award |
To be awarded annually to an individual or group of instructors for a sustained contribution to the learning of students within our programs. Nominations may be made for excellence in teaching methods, curriculum development or educational activities and/or for supporting and nurturing their learners. |
April 15 |
Field Practicum Preceptor Award |
To be awarded annually to an individual or group who has acted as an exemplary field supervisor for a CE or graduate learner’s Practicum project over the past 12 months. |
April 15 |
CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENT AWARDS: | ||
Continuing Education Student Award for Scholarship |
To be awarded to a student registered in, or recently completed, one of our continuing education programs who has demonstrated that work completed as part of the program has been disseminated in a scholarly form outside of the program |
April 15 |
Continuing Education Student Award for Overall Excellence |
To be awarded to a student registered in, or recently completed, one of our continuing education programs who has demonstrated superior knowledge and skill in the classroom setting |
April 15 |
Continuing Education Student Award for Leadership |
To be awarded to a student registered in, or recently completed, one of our continuing education programs who is seen as a natural leader and a support or resource to peers and faculty in the program |
April 15 |
Nomination Process
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Nominations can be made by a CE or graduate student, a program director, supervisory colleague, or by self-nomination.
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Nomination Deadline: April 15th annually
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Submit nominations to: AFGS Program
Emergency Medicine Awards
NAME OF AWARD | ELIGIBILITY | DEADLINE |
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Excellence in Teaching in Emergency Medicine (Early Career) |
DESCRIPTION This award recognizes excellence in teaching for new faculty in the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine. ELIGIBILITY Any faculty within the Division of Emergency Medicine who has taught learners for five (5) years or less, across the medical continuum including; Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Graduate Studies, Faculty Development and Continuing Education. Teaching may include supervision in the Emergency Department or other settings (such as seminars, workshops, lectures, podcasts etc.). The individual may not have previously received this award. The award will only be given if a suitable candidate is identified. Co-nominees will be considered if there are two candidates that have worked jointly on an teaching/education endeavour. SELECTION CRITERIA The selection committee will consider a “body of work” typically over more than 1 year including one or more of the following criteria to assess the impact of the nominee’s teaching:
NOMINATION Nominations can be made by:
The nominator is responsible for the collection and submission of the award nomination package and informing the nominee of their nomination. Nominations must include the following:
Please submit the completed nomination form and corresponding award application documentation in a single PD file by April 15 to: dfcm.awards@utoronto.ca |
Extension: April 15 |
Excellence in Teaching & Education in Emergency Medicine |
DESCRIPTION This award recognizes excellence in teaching and education by faculty within the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine. ELIGIBILITY Any faculty within the Division of Emergency Medicine who has been involved in teaching and education for five (5) years or more, across the medical continuum including; Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Graduate Studies, Faculty Development and Continuing Education. Teaching and education activities may include supervision in the Emergency Department or other settings (such as seminars, workshops, lectures, podcasts etc.). The individual may not have previously received this award. The awards will only be given if a suitable candidate is identified. Co-nominees will be considered if there are two candidates that have worked jointly on an teaching/education endeavour. SELECTION CRITERIA The selection committee will consider a “body of work” that is typically sustained over a period of 5 years or more with one or more of the following criteria to assess the impact of the nominee’s teaching and education activities:
NOMINATION Nominations can be made by:
The nominator is responsible for the collection and submission of the award nomination package and informing the nominee of their nomination. Nominations must include the following:
Please submit the completed nomination form and corresponding award aplication documentation in a single PDF file by April15 to: dfcm.awards@utoronto.ca |
Extension: April 15 |
Excellence in Research/Quality Improvement in Emergency Medicine |
DESCRIPTION This award recognizes excellence in research and/or quality improvement initiatives by faculty within the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine. ELIGIBILITY Any faculty within the Division of Emergency Medicine. The individual may not have previously received this award. The award will only be given if a suitable candidate is identified. SELECTION CRITERIA The selection committee will consider a “body of work” over more than 1 year including one or more of the following criteria to assess the impact of the nominee’s research and/or quality improvement initiatives:
NOMINATION Nominations can be made by any faculty within the Division of Emergency Medicine, DFCM (excluding self‐ nominations). The nominator is responsible for the collection and submission of the award nomination package and informing the nominee of their nomination. The nominator is responsible for the collection and submission of the award nomination package and informing the nominee of their nomination.
Please submit the completed nomination form and corresponding award application documentation in a single PDF file by April 15 to: dfcm.awards@utoronto.ca |
Extension: April 15 |
Excellence in Emergency Medicine |
DESCRIPTION This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated sustained excellence in clinical practice, teaching and scholarship within the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine. ELIGIBILITY Any faculty within the Division of Emergency Medicine for at least 5 years. Contributions may include those at a hospital, University, regional or national level. The individual may not have previously received this award. The award will only be given if a suitable candidate is identified. SELECTION CRITERIA The selection committee will consider a “body of work” that is typically sustained over a period of 5 years or more with one or more of the following criteria:
NOMINATION Nominations can be made by any faculty within the Division of Emergency Medicine, DFCM (excluding self‐ nominations). The nominator is responsible for the collection and submission of the award nomination package and informing the nominee of their nomination. The nominator is responsible for the collection and submission of the award nomination package and informing the nominee of their nomination. Nominations must include the following:
Please submit the completed nomination form and corresponding award application documentation in a single PDF file by April 15 to: dfcm.awards@utoronto.ca |
Extension: April 15 |