2025-2026 PGME Awards & Grants
Adjudication Committees
CSCI/CIHR Award
Dr. Afsaneh Alikhassi, Dr. Max Jiang, Dr. Rishad Khan, Dr. Jennifer Nguyen
PG Excellence Award
Dr. Andrea Bezjak, Dr. Dr. Esther Bui, Dr. John Hanlon, Dr. Perla Lansang
PG Leadership Award
Dr. Petal Abdool, Justin Fletcher, Adrienne Fung, Dr. Max Jiang, Dr. Heather McDonald-Blumer, Dr. Jennifer Nguyen, Dr. Mark Rapoport
PARO Award
Dr. Paul Dolinar, Dr. Michael Mak, Dr. Jennifer Nguyen, Dr. Devin Singh
Research Award
Dr. Afsaneh Alikhassi, Dr. Paul Dolinar, Dr. Max Jiang, Dr. Michael Mak, Dr. Briseida Mema, Dr. Marla Nayer, Dr. Jennifer Nguyen, Dr. Devin Singh
Sarita Verma Award
No nominations this year.
Social Responsibility Award
Dr. Shirley Deng, Dr. Minnie Fu, Dr. Wendy Lai, Dr. Ashley Vandermorris
Robert Sheppard Award
Dr. Angela Dong, Dr. Evonemo Esievoadje, Dr. Aarthi Iyer, Dr. Tina Oliphant
CAME Rising Star of Excellence
Adrienne Fung, Dr. Marla Nayer, Lisa St-Amant
Dr. M. Ian Bowmer Award for Leadership in Social Accountability
Dr. Afsaneh Alikhassi, Dr. Paul Dolinar, Dr. Devin Singh, Dr. Jennifer Nguyen
Dr. W. Dale Dauphinee Award for Excellence in Medical Education
Dr. Afsaneh Alikhassi, Dr. Paul Dolinar, Dr. Devin Singh, Dr. Jennifer Nguyen
Excellence in Simulation-Based Medical Education
Dr. David Chan, Dr. Sarah Kim, Dr. Laura Simone, Dr. Hemen Shukla
PGME Research Awards
Summary of PGME Research Awards – Applicants and Funding
- Total number of applicants: 44
- Total funds available: $550, 506.47
- Total awarded: $203, 500.00
- Awards per trainee: $9,000.00 to $17,500.00
- 15 out of 44 applicants successful: 34%
PGME Research Awards – Funding Sources and Amounts
- Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund - $62,000.00
- Chisholm Memorial Fellowship - $49,354.47
- William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship - $41,396.66
- Edward Christie Stevens Fellowship in Medicine - $26,7500.00
- Miriam Neveren Memorial Award - $18,645.53
- Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship - $4,353.34
- Starr Medals - $1000.00
2025 PGME Research Award Winners
Other PGME Awards
CSCI/CIHR Resident Research Award (awarded October 2025)
- Value of award: $1,000
- Winner: Sneha Raju, PGY4, Vascular Surgery
PARO Resident Teaching Awards (awarded February 2026)
- Value of award: $1,000
- Winners: Shane Eaton, PGY4, Neuropathology; Jethro Kwong, PGY4, Urology
PG Excellence Awards (awarded March 2026)
Development and Innovation:
- Value of Award: $1,000
- Winners: Heather Flett, Psychiatry
Teaching Performance/Mentorship/Advocacy:
- Value of Award: $1,000
- Winners: Shaheen Darani, Psychiatry; Alberto Goffi, Adult Critical Care
Excellence in Simulation-Based Medical Education Award (awarded March 2026)
- Winner Faculty Award: Jabeen Fayyaz, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Winner Learner Award: Catherine Windrim, Clinical Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Charles Mickle Award (awarded May 2026)
- Awarded to a senior faculty member of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine who has made exceptional contributions to medical education at the University of Toronto
- Value of award: $10,000
- Winner: Mark Levine, Anesthesia
PGME Social Responsibility Award (awarded February 2026)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner Faculty Award: Gaibrie Stephen, Emergency Medicine
- Winner Learner Award: Alice Cavanagh, PGY2, Family Medicine
Robert Sheppard Award (awarded March 2026)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner Faculty Award: Umberin Najeeb, Culture and Inclusion
- Winner Learner Award: Jamal Tarrabain, PGY2, Public Health & Preventive Medicine
Leadership Award (awarded May 2026)
- Value of award: $500
- Winners: Nouf Aljahdali, Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Helena Bentley, PGY6, Interventional Radiology; Matthew Hacker Teper, PGY3, Emergency Medicine; Mahtab Mojtahed Zadeh, PGY5, Diagnostic Radiology; Borna Tadayon, PGY4, Urology
CAME Rising Star of Excellence (awarded February 2026)
- Winner: Nikhita Singhal, PGY6, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. M. Ian Bowmer Award for Leadership in Social Accountability (awarded May 2026)
- more details to follow
Dr. W. Dale Dauphinee Award for Excellence in Medical Education (awarded May 2026)
- more details to follow