2022-2023 PGME Awards & Grants
Adjudication Committees
CSCI/CIHR Award
- Dr. Juglans Alvarez
- Dr. Alexandre Boutet
- Dr. Michael Mak
- Dr. Monica Malta
- Dr. Melinda Musgrave
- Dr. Vincent Tang
- Dr. Naomi Visanji
PG Excellence Award
- Dr. Sacha Agrawal
- Dr. David Chan
- Dr. Robert Madan
- Dr. Bobby Yanagawa
PG Leadership Award
- Caroline Abrahams
- Dr. Melissa Hynes
- Dr. Anne Matlow
- Laura Leigh Murgaski
- Dr. Linda Probyn
- Dr. Vincent Tang
PARO Award
- Dr. Juglans Alvarez
- Dr. Ryan Brydges
- Dr. Ariel Graff
- Dr. Michael Mak
- Dr. Monica Malta
- Dr. Briseida Mema
- Dr. Melinda Musgrave
- Dr. Vincent Tang
- Dr. Naomi Visanji
Research Award
- Dr. Juglans Alvarez
- Dr. Rodrigo Cavalcanti
- Dr. Sachin Doshi
- Dr. Melissa Hynes
- Dr. Michael Mak
- Dr. Monica Malta
- Dr. Anne Matlow
- Dr. Briseida Mema
- Dr. Melinda Musgrave
- Dr. Marla Nayer
- Dr. Linda Probyn
- Dr. Vincent Tang
- Dr. Naomi Visanji
Sarita Verma Award
- Caroline Abrahams
- Dr. Najima Ahmed
- Dr. Melissa Hynes
- Dr. Anne Matlow
- Laura Leigh Murgaski
- Dr. Mary Tsao
Social Responsibility Award
- Dr. Shirley Deng
- Dr. Minnie Fu
- Dr. Wendy Lai
- Dr. Abhenil Mittal
- Dr. David-Dan Nguyen
- Dr. Ashley Vandermorris
Robert Sheppard Award
- Dr. Mimi Deng
- Dr. Amy Gajaria
- Dr. Laura Nanna Lohkamp
- Dr. Tina Madzima
- Dr. Adel Moideen
CAME Rising Star of Excellence
- Dr. Melissa Hynes
- Laura Leigh Murgaski
- Dr. Marla Yaner
- Lisa St-Amant
PGME Research Awards
Summary of PGME Research Awards – Applicants and Funding
- Total number of applicants: 64
- Total funds available: $364,382.78
- Total awarded: $131,759.22
- Awards per trainee: $3,500.00 to $9,935.81
- 25 out of 64 applicants successful: 39%
PGME Research Awards – Funding Sources and Amounts
- Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund – $23,300.00
- Edward Christie Stevens Fellowship – $35,000.00
- Chisholm Memorial Fellowship – $32,386.28
- William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship – $15,226.39
- Edie Steinberg Scholarship Fund – $7,500.00
- Miriam Neveren Memorial Award – $6,057.66
- William Cron & Jean Harris Memorial Fund – $3,698.45
- Elizabeth Arbuthnot Dyson Fellowship – $4000.00
- Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship – $1,709.42
- Heidi Sternbach Scholarship – $2,267.63
- Nellie L. Farthing Fellowship – $95.98
- Timeposters Fellowship – $517.69
- Starr Medals – Gold Medals Only
2022 PGME Research Award Winners
| Name | Department | Award |
| Sonia Anchouche | Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| David Bobrowski | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Connor Brenna | Anesthesiology and Pain Management | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Karen Chung | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Calvin Diep | Anesthesiology and Pain Management | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Tina Felfeli | Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Eduardo Flores Umanzor | Medicine | Edie Steinberg Scholarship Fund |
| Laureen Hachem | Surgery | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Nicholas Howell | Medicine | Miriam Neveren Memorial Award
William Cron & Jean Harris Memorial Fellowship |
| Lauren King | Medicine | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Andrea Kuczynski | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Marc Levin | Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery | Miriam Neveren Memorial Award |
| Amy Lu | Pediatrics | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Jayne MacMahon | Pediatrics | Edie Steinberg Scholarship Fund |
| Akihiro Nakamura | Medicine | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Christopher Noel | Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery | Heidi Sternbach Scholarship
Chisholm Memorial Fellowship
Timeposters Fellowship |
| Sofiane Ouerd | Medicine | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship |
| Sabrina Piedimonte | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Marko Popovic | Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Cal Robinson | Pediatrics | Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine |
| Paul Ryan | Pediatrics | Elizabeth Arbuthnot Dyson Fellowship |
| Fartoon Siad | Medicine | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Weam Sieffien | Psychiatry | Chisholm Memorial Fellowship |
| Ryan Sless | Medicine | Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund |
| Tianwei (Ellen) Zhou | Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship
Javenthey Soobiah Scholarship
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Other PGME Awards
CSCI/CIHR Resident Research Award (awarded October 2022)
- Value of award: $1,000
- Co-winners: Tanya Chen and Elysia Grose, PGY3, Otolaryngology
PARO Resident Teaching Awards (awarded February 2023)
- Value of award: $1,000
- Winners: Stephanie Kuntz, PGY5, Adult Neurology; Michael Nguyeni, PGY5, Ophthalmology
Sarita Verma Award (awarded March 2023)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner: Shaheen Darani, Psychiatry
PG Excellence Awards (awarded February 2023)
Development and Innovation:
- Value of Award: $ 1,000
- Winners: Nisha Andany, Adult Infectious Diseases
Teaching Performance/Mentorship/Advocacy:
- Value of Award: $ 1,000
- Winners: Daniel Gorman, Psychiatry; Francis Wright, Surgical Oncology
Charles Mickle Award (awarded May 2023)
- 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: Lynda Probyn, Medical Imaging
PGME Social Responsibility Award (awarded February 2023)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner Faculty Award: Petal Abdool, Psychiatry
- Winner Resident Award: Victoria Reedman, Adult Neurology
Robert Sheppard Award (awarded February 2023)
- Value of award: $500
- Winner Faculty Award: Malika Sharma, Adult Infectious Diseases; Mireille Norris, Geriatric Medicine
- Winner Resident Award: Fartoon Siad, PGY3, Internal Medicine
Leadership Award (awarded May 2023)
- Value of award: $500
- Winners: Benjamin Cassidy, PGY4, Psychiatry; Nikhita Singhal, PGY4, Psychiatry; Mary (Alix) Murphy, PGY4, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Evgenia (Jennia) Michaeli, Clinical Fellow, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Co-recipients Warner Findstad, PGY4, Pediatrics and Kelsey Shannon, PGY4, Pediatrics
CAME Rising Star of Excellence (awarded 2023)
- Winner: Victor Do, PGY3, Pediatrics
