2017-2018 PGME Awards & Grants
Adjudication Committees
CSCI/CIHR Award
Dr. Ariel Graff, Dr. Arno Kumagai, Dr. Melinda Musgrave, Dr. Marla Nayer, Dr. Robert Stewart, Dr. Mark Cicero
PG Excellence Award
Dr. Najma Ahmed, Dr. Paolo Campisi, Dr. Jonathan Hunter, Dr. Anne Matlow
PG Leadership Award
Caroline Abrahams, Dr. Susan Glover Takahashi, Loreta Muharuma, Dr. Linda Probyn
PARO Award
Dr. Ariel Graff, Dr. Arno Kumagai, Dr. Melinda Musgrave, Dr. Robert Stewart
Research Award
Dr. Tara Baxter, Dr. Ariel Graff, Dr. Arno Kumagai, Dr. Anne Matlow, Dr. Melinda Musgrave, Dr. Linda Probyn, Dr. Robert Stewart
Sarita Verma Award
Caroline Abrahams, Dr. Susan Glover Takahashi, Dr. Anne Matlow, Dr. Julie Maggi, Maureen Morris, Loreta Muharuma, Dr. Linda Probyn
Social Responsibility Award
Dr. Lee Errett, Dr. Tumushabe Mutungi, Dr. Vanessa Redditt, Dr. Ruphen Shaw
Robert Sheppard Award
Dr. Tehmina Ahmad, Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Elayna Fremes, Dr. Meredith Giuliani, Dr. Julie Johnstone
PGME Research Awards
Summary of PGME Research Awards – Applicants and Funding
- Total number of applicants: 82
- Total funds available: $251,698.76
- Total awarded: $206,346.47
- Awards per trainee: $4,261.72 to $17,232.23
- 28 out of 82 applicants successful: 34%
PGME Research Awards – Funding Sources and Amounts
- Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund – $123,711.96
- Edward Christie Stevens Fellowship – $57,861.65
- Chisholm Memorial Fellowship – $27,227.01
- William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship – $13,254.54
- Miriam Neveren Memorial Award – $5,086.89
- Edie Steinberg Scholarship Fund – $4,178.47
- William Cron & Jean Harris Memorial Fund – $2,267.39
- Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship – $1,435.50
- Heidi Sternbach Scholarship – $1,004.37
- Nellie L. Farthing Fellowship – $150.26
- Timeposters Fellowship – $227.86
- Starr Medals – Gold Medals Only
2017 PGME Research Award Winners
| Name | Department | Name of Award(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ahuja | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine Nellie L. Farthing Fellowship |
| Michael Cabanero | Lab Medicine & Pathology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Jay Detsky | Radiation Oncology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund Heidi Sternbach Scholarship Timeposters Fellowship Starr Medal |
| Mallory Downie | Paediatrics | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship Starr Medal |
| Daipayan Guha | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Julien Hebert | Medicine | Miriam Neveren Memorial Award Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Christopher Hong | Otolaryngology | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Mohamad Hussain | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Naheed Jivraj | Anesthesia | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Raed Joundi | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Kyle Juraschka | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Tyler Kaster | Psychiatry | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Tomonari Kinoshita | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Jennifer Kwan | Radiation Oncology | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Pencilla Lang | Radiation Oncology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Liran Levy | Medicine | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Xiaoyang Liu | Diagnostic Radiology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Aruz Mesci | Radiation Oncology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Paraish Misra | Medicine | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Jaap Mulder | Paediatrics | Elizabeth Arbuthnot Dyson Fellowship Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Michelle Murray | Medicine | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Farshad Nassiri | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund Starr Medal |
| Nicholas Neufeld | Psychiatry | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship |
| Lauren Philp | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Judy Qiang | Medicine | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
Other PGME Awards
CSCI/CIHR Resident Research Award (awarded October 2017)
- Value of award: $1,000
- Winner: Kim Tsoi, PGY5, Diagnostic Radiology
PARO Resident Teaching Awards (awarded February 2018)
- Value of award: $1,000
- Winners: Rajesh Bhayana, PGY4, Diagnostic Radiology; Cathryn Sibbald, PGY5, Dermatology
Sarita Verma Award (awarded March 2018)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner: Janet Bodley, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
PG Excellence Awards (awarded April 2018)
Development and Innovation:
- Value of Award: $ 1,000
- Winners: Sandra de Montbrun, General Surgery; Lynfa Stroud, General Internal Medicine
Teaching Performance/Mentorship/Advocacy:
- Value of Award: $ 1,000
- Winners: Abhaya Kulkarni, Neurosurgery; David Tang-Wai, Neurology; John Thenganatt, Respirology
Trainee Leadership Awards (awarded May 2018)
- Value of award: $500
- Winners: Leora Branfield Day, PGY2, Internal Medicine; Justin Chang, PGY4, Orthopaedic Surgery; Justin Hall, PGY3, Emergency Medicine; Rachel Krause, PGY3, Internal Medicine; Alex Summers, PGY5, Public Health & Preventive Medicine; Brie Yama, Clinical Fellow, General Paediatrics
Charles Mickle Award (awarded March 2018)
- Awarded to a member of the profession anywhere in the world who has contributed greatly to medicine during the past 10 years
- Value of award: $8,500
- Winner: Kevin Imrie
PGME Social Responsibility Award (awarded March 2018)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner Faculty Award: Mel Kahan, Institute of Medical Science
- Winner Resident Award: Amy Gajaria, PGY6, Psychiatry
Robert Sheppard Award (awarded March 2018)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner Faculty Award: Stephen Hwang, General Internal Medicine
- Winner Resident Award: Anna Dare, PGY3, General Surgery
Medical Humanities Grant Recipients
The grant winners for 2018 are:
- Dr. Kate Hayman
- Dr. Suvendrini Lena