Career Development Awards

The Department of Medicine has several career development awards for individuals and teams:

Winners are recognized at the Department of Medicine's Annual Celebration Dinner.

Submission Process

All submissions are completed online, using the Nomination Form links provided.

Annual Submission Deadline: March 15th* at 5 p.m. MT

*If March 15th falls on a weekend, the submission deadline will be the next business day.

For 2024, the due date has been EXTENDED TO MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024 @ 5 p.m. MT.

 

contact

If you have any questions, send your inquiries to:

Gloria Jichita
Academic Development Officer
13-103 Clinical Sciences Building
Email: domado@ualberta.ca
Phone: 780-492-2072

 


Thomas J Marrie Mentorship Award

The Thomas J. Marrie Mentorship Award recognizes the qualities of role modeling with integrity, generosity to others, and contributions to career and program development. The Department of Medicine wishes to recognize a faculty member who best exemplifies the qualities of a mentor.

Past Recipients of Thomas J Marrie Mentorship Award

  • 2022/2023: Mohit Bhutani
  • 2021/2022: Lalith Satkunam 
  • 2020/2021: Thomas Salopek
  • 2019/2020: Steven Katz
  • 2018/2019: Zaeem Siddiqui
  • 2017/2018: Michelle Graham / Peter Senior
  • 2016/2017: Branko Braam / Dan Sadowski
  • 2015/2016: Joseph Brandwein
  • 2014/2015: N/A
  • 2013/2014: Raj Padwal
  • 2012/2013: Richard Fedorak
  • 2011/2012: Allan Murray
  • 2010/2011: Maher Saqqur

  • 2009/2010: Marcello Tonelli
  • 2008/2009: Karen Madsen
  • 2007/2008: Stephen Aaron
  • 2006/2007: Tom Feasby
  • 2005/2006: Anthony (Tony) Russell
  • 2004/2005: Robert Bear

Past Recipients of Excellence in Mentoring Award

  • 2003/2004: Dean Befus
  • 2002/2003: Gordon Francis
  • 2001/2002: Jody Ginsberg
  • 2000/2001: Richard (Dick) Jones
  • 1999/2000: Paul Armstrong

Jonathan B Meddings Clinical Innovation Award

The Jonathan B. Meddings Clinical Innovation Award recognizes scholarly clinical activity that provides enhanced patient care. The Department of Medicine wishes to recognize clinical innovations that impact patient care in a positive and meaningful way.

Past Recipients

  • 2022/2023: Alim Hirji
  • 2021/2022: Monty Ghosh
  • 2020/2021: Sara Davison
  • 2019/2020: Mohammed Osman
  • 2018/2019: Multidisciplinary Insterstitial Lung Disease Clinic
  • 2017/2018: Multidisciplinary Neuromuscular Clinic

  • 2016/2017: KEC/UAH Diabetes Team
  • 2015/2016: N/A
  • 2014/2015: Shelley Johannsson
  • 2013/2014: N/A
  • 2012/2013: Dina Kao
  • 2011/2012: Arya Sharma
  • 2010/2011: Kalaish Jindal / Peter Senior
  • 2009/2010: Vince Bain / Puneeta Tandon
  • 2008/2009: Nizam Ahmed
  • 2007/2008: Bruce Ritchie

Cooperation, Collaboration and Teamwork Award

The Department wishes to recognize those groups who have been successful in creating environments where the professional characteristics of Cooperation, Collaboration and Teamwork are effective for teaching, research, patient care and/or administration, thus representing operational role models in the academic environment and/or the larger community.

Past Recipients

  • 2022/2023: Central and Northern Alberta Peripheral Nerve Injury Clinic Team
  • 2021/2022: N/A
  • 2020/2021: Edmonton Zone General Internal Medicine Services Team
  • 2019/2020: University of Alberta / Alberta Health Services Tuberculosis Consilium
  • 2018/2019: Edmonton Zone Medicine Quality Control Council / Strategic Clinical Improvement Committee
  • 2017/2018: Edmonton Cardiac Arrhythmia Trials Group
  • 2016/2017: Maternal Heart Health Clinic

  • 2015/2016: Adult Cystic Fibrosis Team
  • 2014/2015: Cardio-Oncology Team
  • 2013/2014: N/A
  • 2012/2014: Provincial Infection Prevention and Control Team
  • 2011/2012: Glenrose Senior's Continence Clinic
  • 2010/2009: Hepatitis Support Program
  • 2009/2010: Lung Transplant Team (UAH)
  • 2008/2009: Obstetric Medicine Team
  • 2007/2008: Rheumatology Pharmocosurveillance Team
  • 2006/2007: N/A