2019-2020 PGME Awards & Grants
Adjudication Committees
CSCI/CIHR Award
Dr. Ryan Brydges, Dr. Monica Malta, Dr. Melinda Musgrave, Dr. Daniel Pincus, Dr. Jolie Ringash, Dr. Dennis Scolnik
PG Excellence Award
Dr. Joan Lipa, Dr. Peter Ferguson, Dr. Anne Matlow, Dr. Linda Probyn
PG Leadership Award
Dr. Keegan Guidolan, Dr. Susan Glover Takahashi, Dr. Melissa Hynes, Dr. Anne Matlow, Dr. Linda Probyn
PARO Award
Dr. Ryan Brydges, Dr. Rodrigo Cavalcanti, Dr. Mike Gritti, Dr. Monica Malta, Dr. Melinda Musgrave, Dr. Dennis Scolnik, Dr. Rebecca Wong
Research Award
Dr. Ryan Brydges, Dr. Rodrigo Cavalcanti, Dr. Vanika Chawla, Dr. Ariel Graff, Dr. Monica Malta, Dr. Anne Matlow, Dr. Melinda Musgrave, Dr. Marla Nayer, Dr. Jolie Ringash, Dr. Dennis Scolnik, Dr. Rebecca Wong, Dr. Rongbo Zhu
Sarita Verma Award
Dr. Susan Glover Takahashi, Dr. Julie Maggi, Dr. Anne Matlow, Loreta Muharuma, Dr. Linda Probyn
Social Responsibility Award
Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Dr. Helen Dimaras, Dr. Lee Errett, Dr. Lilyane Saleh
Robert Sheppard Award
Dr. Julie Johnstone, Dr. Shambe Mutungi, Dr. Jason Pennington, Ms. Marci Rose
PGME Research Awards
Summary of PGME Research Awards – Applicants and Funding
- Total number of applicants: 97
- Total funds available: $238,569.24
- Total awarded: $231,318.43
- Awards per trainee: $4,167.54 to $10,783.23
- 33 out of 97 applicants successful: 34%
PGME Research Awards – Funding Sources and Amounts
- Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund – $115,290.39
- Edward Christie Stevens Fellowship – $57,337.43
- Chisholm Memorial Fellowship – $28,418.49
- William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship – $14,417.09
- Edie Steinberg Scholarship Fund – $4,523.00
- Ellen Epstein Rykov Memorial Prize – $5,945.15
- Miriam Neveren Memorial Award – $5,294.01
- William Cron & Jean Harris Memorial Fund – $1,305.66
- Elizabeth Arbuthnot Dyson Fellowship – $2,796.68
- Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship – $1,493.96
- Heidi Sternbach Scholarship – $1,064.02
- Nellie L. Farthing Fellowship – $445.71
- Timeposters Fellowship – $237.65
- Starr Medals – Gold Medals Only
2019 PGME Research Award Winners
| Name | Department | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ahuja | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Jetan Badhiwala | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Matthew Castelo | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Douglas Cheung | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Karen Chung | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Fahima Dossa | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Terence Fu | Otolaryngology | Miriam Neveren Memorial Award |
| Inna Gong | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund Edie Steinberg Scholarship Fund |
| Vaibhav Gupta | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Amanda Hird | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund Starr Medal |
| Andrew Kouri | Medicine | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Jennifer Kwan | Radiation Oncology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| June Lam | Psychiatry | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Asaf Lebel | Paediatrics | Elizabeth Arbuthnot Dyson Fellowship William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Anath Lionel | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Michail Mavros | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Amine Mazine | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine Edie Steinberg Scholarship Fund |
| Paraish Misra | Medicine | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine Nellie L. Farthing Fellowship |
| Hala Muaddi | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Farshad Nassiri | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship Starr Medal |
| Jennie Pouget | Psychiatry | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Kieran Quinn | Medicine | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine Chisholm Memorial Fellowship William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Sneha Raju | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| April Rose | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund Heidi Sternbach Scholarship Timeposters Fellowship |
| Sanskriti Sasikumar | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Colin Siu | Medicine | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship |
| Colin Sue-Chue-Lam | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Cornelia Theoni | Lab Medicine & Pathology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Michael Tjong | Radiation Oncology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Robert Vanner | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Cory Weissman | Psychiatry | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine Miriam Neveren Memorial Award |
| Ann Young | Medicine | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Jeffrey Zuccato | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund Starr Medal |
Other PGME Awards
CSCI/CIHR Resident Research Award (awarded October 2019)
- Value of award: $1,000
- Winner: Amine Mazine, PGY4, Cardiac Surgery
PARO Resident Teaching Awards (awarded February 2020)
- Value of award: $1,000
- Winners: Rebecca Cherniak, PGY5, Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Massimo Tarulli, PGY5, Diagnostic Radiology
Sarita Verma Award (awarded April 2020)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner: Sharon Straus, Geriatric Medicine
PG Excellence Awards (awarded April 2020)
Development and Innovation:
- Value of Award: $ 1,000
- Winners: Rafa Alonso-Gonzalez, Adult Cardiology; Shirley Tse, Paediatric Rheumatology
Teaching Performance/Mentorship/Advocacy:
- Value of Award: $ 1,000
- Winners: Ian Johnson, Public Health & Preventive Medicine; Scott Walsh, Dermatology
Trainee Leadership Awards (awarded August 2020)
- Value of award: $500
- Winners: Omar Albassam, PGY6, Adult Cardiology; Danielle Buell, PGY4, Internal Medicine; Melany Gaetani, PGY6, Paediatric Critical Care; Marie-Pier Lirette and Tyler Groves (shared), PGY4, Paediatrics; Siobhán Neville, Clinical Fellow, Paediatric Medicine; Sarah Smith, PGY6, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Charles Mickle Award (awarded December 2019)
- 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: $6,500
- Winner: Richard Reznick
PGME Social Responsibility Award (awarded March 2020)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner Faculty Award: Tony Barozzino, Anesthesia and Alpna Munshi, Psychiatry
- Winner Resident Award: Vivian Tam, PGY1, Family Medicine
Robert Sheppard Award (awarded March 2020)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner Faculty Award: Katherine Rouleau, Family Medicine
- Winner Resident Award: Christopher Noel, PGY3, Otolaryngology