2018-19 PGME Awards & Grants

Adjudication Committees

CSCI/CIHR Award

  • Dr. Narayan Chattergoon
  • Dr. Jolie Ringash
  • Dr. Kim Tsoi

PG Excellence Award

  • Dr. Abhaya Kulkarni
  • Dr. Anne Matlow
  • Dr. Lynfa Stroud
  • Dr. David Tang-Wai
  • Dr. John Thanganatt

Leadership Award

  • Caroline Abrahams
  • Dr. Vanika Chawla
  • Dr. Susan Glover Takahashi
  • Dr. Anne Matlow
  • Maureen Morris
  • Loreta Muharuma
  • Dr. Linda Probyn

PARO Award

  • Dr. Narayan Chattergoon
  • Dr. Melinda Musgrave
  • Dr. Jolie Ringash
  • Dr. Rebecca Wong

Research Award

  • Dr. Narayan Chattergoon
  • Dr. Ariel Graff
  • Dr. Arno Kumagai
  • Dr. Anne Matlow
  • Dr. Melinda Musgrave
  • Dr. Linda Probyn
  • Dr. Jolie Ringash
  • Dr. Rebecca Wong

Sarita Verma Award

  • Caroline Abrahams
  • Dr. Susan Glover Takahashi
  • Dr. Julie Maggi
  • Dr. Anne Matlow
  • Maureen Morris
  • Loreta Muharuma
  • Dr. Linda Probyn

Social Responsibility Award

  • Dr. Julie Johnstone
  • Dr. June Lam
  • Dr. Jason Pennington

Robert Sheppard Award

  • Dr. Isaac Bogoch
  • Dr. Paul Dolinar
  • Dr. Natalie Wopert

PGME Research Awards

Summary of PGME Research Awards – Applicants and Funding

  • Total number of applicants: 74
  • Total funds available: $263,004.26
  • Total awarded: $254,155.26
  • Awards per trainee: $4,750.00 to $20,000.00
  • 27 out of 74 applicants successful: 36%

PGME Research Awards – Funding Sources and Amounts

  • Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund – $127,811.12
  • Edward Christie Stevens Fellowship – $55,989.37
  • Chisholm Memorial Fellowship – $27,809.30
  • William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship – $13,734.11
  • Edie Steinberg Scholarship Fund – $8,500.71
  • Ellen Epstein Rykov Memorial Prize – $6,000.00
  • Miriam Neveren Memorial Award – $5,190.47
  • William Cron & Jean Harris Memorial Fund – $3,474.05
  • Elizabeth Arbuthnot Dyson Fellowship – $2,666.87
  • Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship – $1,464.70
  • Heidi Sternbach Scholarship – $1,031.13
  • Nellie L. Farthing Fellowship – $250.76
  • Timeposters Fellowship – $232.67
  • Starr Medals – Gold Medals Only

2018 PGME Research Award Winners

NameDepartmentAward
Tehmina AhmadMedicineChisholm Memorial Fellowship
Sumedha AryaMedicineChisholm Memorial Fellowship
Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Alexandre BoutetDiagnostic RadiologyEdward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine
Vaibhav GuptaSurgeryJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Tina HuFamily MedicineWilliam S. Fenwick Research Fellowship
William Cron & Jean Harris Memorial Fellowship
Kyle JuraschkaSurgeryJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Jennifer KwanRadiation OncologyMiriam Neveren Memorial Award
William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship
Jennifer LeePaediatricsElizabeth Arbuthnot Dyson Fellowship
William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship
Anthony MakMedicineJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Starr Medal
Rano MattaSurgeryJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
David MealieaSurgeryJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Heidi Sternbach Scholarship
Timeposters Fellowship
Jaap MulderPaediatricsChisholm Memorial Fellowship
Farshad NassiriSurgeryJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Christopher NoelOtolaryngologyJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Kieran QuinnMedicineChisholm Memorial Fellowship
Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship
Helene RetrouveySurgeryEllen Epstein Rykov Memorial Prize
Ruth RonnObstetrics & GynaecologyWilliam S. Fenwick Research Fellowship
Tomas SaunSurgeryEdward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine
Chisholm Memorial Fellowship
Shiri ShinarObstetrics & GynaecologyChisholm Memorial Fellowship
Colin Sue-Chue-LamSurgeryJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Suganth SuppiahSurgeryEdward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine
Nigel TanMedicineEdie Steinberg Scholarship Fund
Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Starr Medal
Robert VannerMedicineJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Starr Medal
Abi VijenthiraMedicineJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Calvin YehMedicineJoseph M. West Family Memorial Fund
Natalia ZiolkowskiSurgeryEdward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine
Chisholm Memorial Fellowship
Kevin ZuoSurgeryEdward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine
William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship
Nellie L. Farthing Fellowship

Other PGME Awards

CSCI/CIHR Resident Research Award (awarded October 2018)

  • Value of award: $1,000
  • Winner: Daniel Pincus, PGY3, Orthopaedic Surgery

PARO Resident Teaching Awards (awarded February 2019)

  • Value of award: $1,000
  • Winners: Andrew Gao, PGY5, Neuropathology; Elizabeth Miazga, PGY4, Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Sarita Verma Award (awarded March 2019)

  • Value of award: $500
  • Winner: Barbara Liu, Geriatric Medicine

PG Excellence Awards (awarded March 2019)
Development and Innovation:

  • Value of Award: $ 1,000
  • Winners: Joan Lipa, Plastic Surgery; Veronica Wadey, Orthopaedic Surgery

Teaching Performance/Mentorship/Advocacy:

  • Value of Award: $ 1,000
  • Winners: Peter Ferguson, Orthopaedic Surgery; Jeannette Goguen, Internal Medicine

Trainee Leadership Awards (awarded May 2019)

  • Value of award: $500
  • Winners: Samah Alkhawashki, PGY5, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Ryan Luther, PGY5, General Internal Medicine; Ryan Perlus, PGY4, Orthopaedic Surgery; Luciana Rodriguez Guerineau, Clinical Fellow, Paediatric Critical Care; Michelle Sukhu, PGY5, Psychiatry; Ahmed Taher, PGY5, Emergency Medicine

Charles Mickle Award (awarded March 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: $8,500
  • Winner: Ivan Silver

PGME Social Responsibility Award (awarded March 2019)

  • Value of award: $500
  • Winner Faculty Award: Ashna Bowry, Family Medicine
  • Winner Resident Award: Bushra Khan, PGY1, Psychiatry

Robert Sheppard Award (awarded March 2019)

  • Value of award: $500
  • Winner Faculty Award: Meb Rashid, Family Medicine
  • Winner Resident Award: Michael Scott, PGY4, Internal Medicine; Alissa Tedesco, PGY3, Family Medicine
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