2020-2021 PGME Awards & Grants
Adjudication Committees
CSCI/CIHR Award
Dr. Juglans Alvarez, Dr. Saadet Andrews, Dr. Zia Bismilla, Dr. Savtaj Brar, Dr. Michael Mak, Dr. Amine Mazine, Dr. Briseida Mema, Dr. Christian Schulz-Quach, Dr. Naomi Visanji, Dr. Amy Wong
PG Excellence Award
Dr. Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez, Dr. Ian Johnson, Dr. Anne Matlow, Dr. Shirley Tse
PG Leadership Award
Dr. Susan Glover Takahashi, Dr. Melissa Hynes, Dr. Anne Matlow, Dr. Marla Nayer, Dr. Michael Nguyen, Dr. Linda Probyn
PARO Award
Dr. Zia Bismilla, Dr. Rodrigo Cavalcanti, Dr. Michael Mak, Dr. Monica Malta, Dr. Melinda Musgrave, Dr. Michael Nguyen, Dr. Jolie Ringash, Dr. Christian Schulz-Quach
Research Award
Dr. Ryan Brydges, Dr. Rodrigo Cavalcanti, Dr. Ariel Gershon, Dr. Keegan Guidolin, Dr. Monica Malta, Dr. Anne Matlow, Dr. Melinda Musgrave, Dr. Marla Nayer, Dr. Linda Probyn, Dr. Jolie Ringash, Dr. Dennis Scolnik
Sarita Verma Award
Caroline Abrahams, Dr. Susan Glover Takahashi, Dr. Melissa Hynes, Dr. Anne Matlow, Dr. Linda Probyn
Social Responsibility Award
Dr. Helen Dimaras, Elayna Fremes, Dr. Omar Selim
Robert Sheppard Award
Dr. Debbie Brace, Dr. Lee Errett, Marci Rose, Dr. Kayla Wolofsky
PGME Research Awards
Summary of PGME Research Awards – Applicants and Funding
- Total number of applicants: 94
- Total funds available: $253,306.34
- Total awarded: $191,314.18
- Awards per trainee: $3,000.00 to $12,329.71
- 30 out of 94 applicants successful: 32%
PGME Research Awards – Funding Sources and Amounts
- Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund – $74,975.00
- Edward Christie Stevens Fellowship – $41,175.00
- Chisholm Memorial Fellowship – $28,985.61
- William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship – $26,382.77
- Edie Steinberg Scholarship Fund – $0
- Ellen Epstein Rykov Memorial Prize – $5,532.77
- Miriam Neveren Memorial Award – $5,397.57
- William Cron & Jean Harris Memorial Fund – $2,652.25
- Elizabeth Arbuthnot Dyson Fellowship – $2,867.05
- Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship – $1,523.10
- Heidi Sternbach Scholarship – $1,087.35
- Nellie L. Farthing Fellowship – $493.35
Timeposters Fellowship – $242.36 - Starr Medals – Gold Medals Only
2020 PGME Research Award Winners
| Name | Department | Award(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Armstrong | Lab Medicine & Pathobiology | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Melanie Audette | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Abhishek Bhaskaran | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Karen Chung | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Eric Coomes | Medicine | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship |
| Benjamin Davidson | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Tina Felfeli | Ophthalmology | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine William Cron & Jean Harris Memorial Fellowship |
| Amanda Formosa | Critical Care Medicine | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Jorge-Ryan Georgakopoulos | Medicine | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Rachel Glicksman | Radiation Oncology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Inna Gong | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund Heidi Sternbach Scholarship Timeposters Fellowship |
| Michelle Gould | Paediatrics | Elizabeth Arbuthnot Dyson Fellowship Nellie L. Farthing Fellowship |
| Shelly Luu | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Ying Meng | Surgery | Ellen Epstein Rykov Memorial Prize |
| Akihiro Nakamura | Medicine | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Enoch Ng | Psychiatry | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Christopher Noel | Otolaryngology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Christopher Pasarikovski | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| John Peel | Anesthesia | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Marko Popovic | Ophthalmology | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Sneha Raju | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Mélissa Roy | Surgery | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Michael Sklar | SGS | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Colin Sue-Chue-Lam | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Abi Vijenthira | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Xin Wang | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Weining Yang | Otolaryngology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Calvin Yeh | Medicine | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Jeffrey Zuccato | Surgery | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Momina Zulfeen | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Miriam Neveren Memorial Award |
Other PGME Awards
CSCI/CIHR Resident Research Award (awarded October 2020)
- Value of award: $1,000
- Winner: Alexandre Boutet, PGY4, Diagnostic Radiology
PARO Resident Teaching Awards (awarded February 2021)
- Value of award: $1,000
- Winners: Susan Armstrong, PGY4, Anatomical Pathology; Priti Gros, PGY5, Adult Neurology
Sarita Verma Award (awarded March 2021)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner: Pier Bryden, Psychiatry
PG Excellence Awards (awarded March 2021)
Development and Innovation:
- Value of Award: $ 1,000
- Winners: Joint-nomination: Ahmed Al Awamer, Family & Community Medicine and Ebru Kaya, Palliative Medicine; Mark Fefergrad, Psychiatry
Teaching Performance/Mentorship/Advocacy:
- Value of Award: $ 1,000
- Winners: Adrienne Tan, Psychiatry; Natalie Wong, General Internal Medicine & Critical Care Medicine
Trainee Leadership Awards (Yet to be awarded)
- Value of award: $500
- Winners:
Charles Mickle Award (awarded February 2021)
- 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: Sanjeev Sockalingam, Psychiatry
PGME Social Responsibility Award (awarded March 2021)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner Faculty Award: Michaela Beder, Psychiatry
- Winner Resident Award: Julianna Deutscher, PGY3, Emergency Medicine
Robert Sheppard Award (awarded March 2021)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner Faculty Award: Rachel Spitzer, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Winner Resident Award: Bushra Khan, PGY3, Psychiatry