Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service. Congratulations to our 2021 recipients:
Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award
Recognizes extraordinary members of the Faculty of Medicine who have had sustained distinguished careers at UBC in the areas of research, teaching and/or service.
Terrance Snutch
Psychiatry
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Awards for Excellence in Mentoring Early Career Faculty
Recognizes faculty members who have formally been identified as mentors and who exemplify a deep commitment to fostering the professional and personal development of faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers.
Lori Brotto
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Andrei Krassioukov
Medicine
Laura Nimmon
Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy & Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES)
Applegarth Staff Service
Recognizes outstanding contributions by UBC staff members to the Faculty of Medicine.
Michelle Huebert
Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES)
Management and Professional
Leanne Kim
Undergraduate Medical Education Program
Secretarial/Clerical
Nadia Ighaninazhad Matanagh
International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries (ICORD)
Non-Union Technician/Research Assistant
Dean’s Staff Awards
Honours exceptional staff who have demonstrated a strong commitment to living the Faculty of Medicine values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration, and equity.
Twylla Hamelin
Office of the Regional Associate Dean, Northern British Columbia
Leadership
Amanda Chisholm
(co-recipient)
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Creativity/Innovation
Karah Koleszar
(co-recipient)
Strategic Projects Management Team, Faculty of Medicine
Creativity/Innovation
Vivian Sum
(co-recipient)
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Creativity/Innovation
James Andrew
Student Affairs and Admission
Respectful Environment, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
Clinical Faculty Awards
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
Recognizes excellence in clinical teaching by clinical faculty members.
Cameron Anderson
Psychiatry
Early Career
Kelsey Innes
Emergency Medicine
Early Career
Paris-Ann Ingledew
Surgery
Mid Career
Brett Passi
Emergency Medicine
Mid Career
Andreas Kluftinger
Surgery
Late Career
Jim Spence
Medicine, Island Medical Program
Late Career
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership/Service
Recognizes excellence in leadership or service by clinical faculty members.
Shane Arishenkoff
Medicine
Early Career
Sonia Butterworth
Surgery
Mid/Late Career
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentorship
Recognizes excellence in mentorship by clinical faculty members.
John Pawlovich
Family Practice
Mid/Late Career
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
Recognizes excellence in research by clinical faculty members.
Anthony Cooper
Orthopedics
Early Career
Jason Andrade
Medicine
Mid/Late Career
Carl Brown
Surgery
Mid/Late Career
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusiveness
Recognizes excellence in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion through research, teaching or service by clinical faculty members.
Nicole Todd
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Early Career
Lynn Straatman
Medicine & Pediatrics
Mid/Late Career
Continuing Professional Development Awards
Award for Distinguished Service to CME/CPD
Recognizes substantial long term contributions to Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Medical Education in the Faculty of Medicine.
Tandi Wilkinson
Family Practice
Award for Innovation in CME/CPD
Recognizes outstanding innovation and/or creativity with original work in the area of CME/CPD programming.
Paul Winston
(co-recipient)
Medicine, Island Medical Program
Rajiv Reebye
(co-recipient)
Medicine
Killam Teaching Prize
Awarded to faculty nominated by students, colleagues, and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching.
Michael Cox
Urologic Sciences
Hugh Davies
School of Population and Public Health
Michael Lee
Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Olusegun Oyedele
Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Southern Medical Program
Killam Research Prize (2020)
Awarded to full-time faculty members in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
Lara Boyd
Physical Therapy
Wendy Robinson
Medical Genetics
Gina Ogilvie
School of Population and Public Health
Previously announced:
Distinguished Achievement Awards
Recognizes meritorious performance.
Kevin Eva
Medicine
Education
Karen Pinder
Cellular and Physiological Sciences
Education
Mark Cembrowski
Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Southern Medical Program
Foundational Science Research
Artem Cherkasov
Urologic Sciences
Foundational Science Research
Julie Bettinger
Pediatrics and School of Population and Public Health
Clinical or Applied Research
Torsten Nielsen
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical or Applied Research
Mel Krajden
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Service to the University or Community
Deborah Money
Obstetrics and Gynaecology & School of Population and Public Health
Service to the University or Community
Kate Shannon
Medicine
Advancement of Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness
Elizabeth Rideout
Cellular and Physiological Sciences
Advancement of Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness
Daniel Vigo
Psychiatry and School of Population and Public Health
Overall Excellence – Early Career
Gillian Hanley
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Overall Excellence – Early Career
M-J Milloy
Medicine
Overall Excellence – Early Career
Jordan Guenette
Physical Therapy
Overall Excellence – Mid Career
Robert Olson
Surgery
Overall Excellence – Mid Career
Janice Eng
Physical Therapy
Overall Excellence – Senior Faculty
Stuart Turvey
Pediatrics
Overall Excellence – Senior Faculty