Postgraduate Administrators Advisory Committee Award
The Postgraduate Administrators Advisory Committee (PAAC) was established in 2017 and is a subcommittee of the Postgraduate Medical Education Advisory Committee (PGMEAC). The PAAC provides collaborative support, orientation, and essential knowledge pertaining to the medical education administrator role and advises the PGMEAC regarding program support for administrators in academic departments, medical education and training sites affiliated with postgraduate medical education.
Click here to access the PAAC meeting materials.
In 2018, the PAAC established the Positive Achievement and Appreciation award to recognize excellence in program administration, a person who “consistently exhibits a commitment to enhancing the program and trainee experience through innovative program planning and process improvements”.
In 2020, the award was expanded to two awards, one for Administrative Excellence/Leadership and a second for Quality Improvement/Innovation. In 2022, the PAAC announced the addition of a third award, the Dan Stojimirovic Career Achievement Award.
Recent Winners
2025
Administrative Excellence & Leadership
Stephanie Hardat
Postgraduate Education Coordinator, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto
Quality Improvement & Innovation
Shana Tan
Postgraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto
Dan Stojimirovic Career Achievement Award
Carolyn Brooks
Postgraduate Site Program Administrator, Department of Family Medicine, University of Toronto
Previous Winners
2024
Administrative Excellence/Leadership
Heather Johnston
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Quality Improvement/Innovation
Elizabeth Kim
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Dan Stojimirovic Career Achievement Award
Paula Da Rocha
Family Medicine Residency Program, Sinai Health - Mount Sinai Hospital
2023
Administrative Excellence/Leadership
Hayley Spence
General Internal Medicine, Women's College Hospital
Quality Improvement/Innovation
Daniel Johnston
Neurology, University of Toronto
Dan Stojimirovic Career Achievement Award
Lela Sarjoo
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2022
Administrative Excellence/Leadership
Julie Wei
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital
Quality Improvement/Innovation
Brittany Marshman
Clinical Genetics and Metabolics, Sick Kids
Dan Stojimirovic Career Achievement Award
Paula Nixon
Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto
2021
Administrative Excellence/Leadership
Sandra Gauci
Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, University of Toronto
Quality Improvement/Innovation
Andrea Donovan
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto
2020
Administrative Excellence/Leadership
Karianne Mintz
Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Quality Improvement/Innovation
Robert Gardin
Psychiatry, University of Toronto
2019
Positive Achievement and Appreciation Award
Edwin Ang
Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital
2018
Positive Achievement and Appreciation Award
Michelle Paiva
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Toronto