Congratulations to the 2022 UBC Department of Medicine Faculty & Staff Award Recipients

Each year, the UBC Department of Medicine honours faculty and staff members who have made significant and meaningful contributions to education, teaching, research, mentorship, and administration. Our annual Awards Presentation is a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate faculty members and staff and recognize the local and global impact of the UBC Department of Medicine.

The 2022 Award presentation was held on Thursday, June 9, 2022, virtually via Zoom. Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate our faculty and staff!

Please join us in congratulating the amazing achievements of the 2022 UBC Department of Medicine Faculty & Staff Award recipients!


UBC Department of Medicine Martin M Hoffman Award for Excellence in Research

in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions

   
VGH
Agnes Lee
Division of Hematology
SPH
Gordon Francis
Division of Endocrinology
   

Providence Health Care St. Paul’s Hospital Faculty Research Award

in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions


SPH
Janice Leung
Division of Respiratory Medicine


UBC Department of Medicine Fay Dirks Award for Excellence in Teaching

in recognition of a faculty member who has a sustained record and reputation for excellence in teaching

   
VGH
Sharmistha Das
Division of General Internal Medicine
SPH
Marc Deyell
Division of Cardiology
   

Providence Health Care  Graeme Copland Clinician Teacher Award

in recognition of a faculty member who has a sustained record and reputation for excellence in clinical teaching


SPH
James Tessaro
Division of General Internal Medicine


UBC Department of Medicine Donald M Whitelaw Award for Outstanding Grand Rounds Presentation

in recognition of a faculty member for outstanding grand rounds (corroborated by score on Grand Rounds evaluation)

   
VGH
Jonathan Loree
Division of Medical Oncology
“Leaps and Bounds: The Changing Treatment Options for Patients with Colorectal Cancer” – presented on December 2, 2021
SPH
Natasha Press
Division of Infectious Diseases
“Skin and Soft Tissue (SSTIs)” – presented on October 28, 2021
   

UBC Department of Medicine Master Teacher Award

in recognition of a faculty member who make outstanding contributions to the learning environment of the Department of Medicine and who excel at teaching

   
VGH
Kevin Eva
Division of General Internal Medicine
SPH
Krish Ramanathan

Division of Cardiology
   

Providence Health Care Howard B. Stein Master Teacher Award

in recognition of a faculty member at St. Paul’s Hospital who make outstanding contributions to the learning environment of the PHC Department of Medicine and who excel at teaching


SPH
Barry Chan
Division of General Internal Medicine


UBC Department of Medicine Graydon Meneilly Award for Excellence in Mentoring

in recognition of a faculty member for their exemplary leadership as a mentor, fostering excellence in others (faculty, residents, students or staff) and/or advancing the equity agenda of the Department

Diane Lacaille
Division of Rheumatology


UBC Department of Medicine Staff Award of Excellence for CUPE2950

in recognition of CUPE 2950 staff members who have demonstrated sustained excellence in service over the course of their career and to celebrate their outstanding contributions to the Department of Medicine


Kelsie Atwater
Administrative Assistant to the Department Head
UBC Department of Medicine


UBC Department of Medicine Staff Award for Early Career Excellence

in recognition of staff who have demonstrated excellence early in their career and to celebrate their outstanding contributions to the Department of Medicine


Anam Sial
Manager, Faculty Hires & Promotions
UBC Department of Medicine


UBC Department of Medicine Staff Award for Career Excellence

in recognition of staff with a minimum of 15 years of continuous service in the Department who have demonstrated sustained excellence in service over the course of their career and to celebrate their outstanding contributions to the Department of Medicine


Yvonne Ng
Division Administrator,
Division of Neurology


UBC Department of Medicine Staff Award for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advancement

in recognition of staff who have demonstrated EDI Advancement and to celebrate their outstanding contributions to the Department of Medicine


Dr. A.J. Lowik
Gender Equity Advisor,
Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity


UBC DOM Faculty Excellence in Clinical Teaching Honour Roll

This award is given annually to those Department members who provide outstanding contributions to the clinical educational experiences of residents and/or medical students in either the inpatient or outpatient settings. Nominations are based upon trainee evaluations, with only the top 10% of all teachers qualifying for inclusion on the Honour Roll.

Click here for the 2021 recipients


2022 Special Recognition

In addition to presenting the awards to the 2022 recipients, this year we paid special tribute to some of our outstanding faculty members

Pippa Hawley
Division of Palliative Care
Neil Cashman
Division of Neurology
Richard Cohen
Division of Respiratory Medicine
Vincent Duronio
Division of Respiratory Medicine
Iain Mackie
Division of General Internal Medicine
Phillip Malpass
Division of Community Internal Medicine
Neil Reiner
Division of Infectious Diseases
Jim Spence
Division of Community Internal Medicine

For more information about our awards, please visit: https://medicine.med.ubc.ca/about/department-of-medicine-awards/

If you would like to nominate a faculty or staff member for a UBC Department of Medicine Award, please contact the Administrative Coordinator to the Department Head