Awards & Accolades - December 2017

Heartfelt congratulations to this month's award winners, and a happy holiday season to FoMD's faculty, staff and students.

Holiday hubbub

Congratulations to FoMD's Cesar Cebreros, Daniel Savabria, Kris Benson, Erin Casey, Travis Lee, Jizhen Zhang, Roopa Ramakrishna and Lloyd Welch from Med IT on winning 2018 bragging rights at the Dean's admin staff Holiday Luncheon Who & Where game.

Kudos are also in order for Kendra Brunt, Jacqui Mowat, and Michael Powell on winning the dean's staff Holiday Trivia game in support of our family Christmas Hamper program. Great job!

Specialty Awards

Amit Bhasvar, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, was appointed Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Functional Genomic Medicine.

Maya Shmulevitz, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, has been renewed as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Molecular Virology and Oncotherapy.

Karen King, Department of Medical Oncology, has received a 2016-17 PARA Clinical Teaching Award.

Ken Stewart, Department of Surgery, received the Shandro Award for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Surgery from the class of 2018.

Reena Talwar-Povoledo and Cheryl Cable from the School of Dentistry were recognized with 2017 WinSTEM Recognition awards.

MSA Teaching Awards

Year 1

• Brian Sonnenberg, Cardiology, Block Coordinator of the Year

• Ron Damant, Department of Medicine, Block Coordinator Excellence Award

• David Rayner, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Lecturer of the Year

• Anil Walji, Surgery/ Anesthesiology, Lecturer Excellence Award

• Vijay Daniels, Department of Medicine, Physical Exam Skills Preceptor of the Year

• Roshan Abraham, Family Medicine, Physical Exam Skills Preceptor Excellence Award

• Daisy Fung, Family Medicine, Discovery Learning Preceptor of the Year

• Azim Valji, Surgery, Discovery Learning Preceptor Excellence Award

• Sandy Widder, Surgery, Pre-Clinical Mentor of the Year Award

• Todd McMullen, Surgery, Pre-Clinical Mentorship Excellence Award

• Cardiology, Block of the Year

Year 2

• Helly Goez, Neurology, Block Coordinator of the Year

• Andrew Scarfe, Medical Oncology, Block Coordinator Excellence Award

• Jennifer McCombe, Neurology, Lecturer of the Year

• Lalith Satkunam, Department of Medicine, Lecturer Excellence Award

• Vijay Daniels, Department of Medicine, Physical Exam Skills Preceptor of the Year

• Jaime Yu, Department of Medicine, Physical Exam Skills Preceptor Excellence Award

• Jean Triscott, Family Medicine, Discovery Learning Preceptor of the Year

• Rose Girgis, Pediatrics, Discovery Learning Preceptor Excellence Award

• Renfred Chow, Family Medicine, Pre-Clinical Mentor of the Year Award

• Nicholas Majaesic, Family Medicine, Pre-Clinical Mentorship Excellence Award

• Neurology, Block of the Year

Year 3

• Amanda Brisebois, Department of Medicine, Preceptor of the Year

• Jay Varghese, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Preceptor Excellence Award

Year 4

• Heidi Choi, Department of Medicine, Preceptor of the Year

• Karen Leung, Family Medicine, Preceptor Excellence Award

Students and Trainees

Iain Sander, MD class of 2021, is a 2018 Rhodes Scholar. Read more.

Pediatrics graduate student Khushmol Dhaliwal (Supervisor: Lori West) received the 2017 Alberta Graduate Citizenship Award.

Pediatrics graduate student Maryam Kebbe(Supervisor: Geoff Ball) received the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Doctoral scholarship.