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.

Dr. Paul Keown
Medicine

Award 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.

Dr. Bruce Forster
Radiology

Dr. Roxana Geoffrion
Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Dr. Faisal Khosa
Radiology

Applegarth Staff Service

Recognizes outstanding contributions by UBC staff members to the Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Danmei Liu
Centre for Hip Health & Mobility

Lisa Ripka
Family Practice, Island Medical Program

Bee Hwa Tan
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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.

Sandy Liu
Faculty Affairs
Leadership

Shannon Field
Physical Therapy
Respectful Environment, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion

Shilpa Samji
Office of the Vice Dean, Education
Creativity/Innovation

Clinical Faculty Awards

Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Recognizes excellence in clinical teaching by clinical faculty members.

Dr. Bron Finkelstein
Family Practice, Northern Medical Program
Early Career

Dr. James Hayward
Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Island Medical Program
Early Career

Dr. Lindsey Forest
Emergency Medicine, Island Medical Program
Mid-Career

Dr. Julie van Schalkwyk
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Mid-Career

Dr. Donald Anderson
Surgery
Late Career

Dr. Dirk Breugem
Family Practice, Southern Medical Program
Late Career

Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership/Service

Recognizes excellence in leadership or service by clinical faculty members.

Dr. Jonathan Misskey
Surgery
Early Career

Dr. Michelle Clarke
Pediatrics
Mid/Late Career

Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentorship

Recognizes excellence in mentorship by clinical faculty members.

Dr. Lawrence Chow
Medicine
Mid/Late Career

Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

Recognizes excellence in research by clinical faculty members.

Dr. Agatha Jassem
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Early Career

Dr. Jugpal Singh Arneja
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.

Bridget Mensah
Family Practice

Dr. Trudy Nasmith
Medicine

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​.

Dr. Fariba Mohtashami
Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Award for Innovation in CME/CPD

Recognizes outstanding innovation and/or creativity with original work in the area of CME/CPD programming.​

Awarded to the Therapeutics Initiative Portrait Program team, comprised of:

Dr. Anshula Ambasta

Dr. Ken Bassett

Sean Burnett

Dr. Greg Carney

Dr. Colin Dormuth

Ciprian Jauca

Dr. Malcolm Maclure

Dr. Jessica Otte

Dr. Tom Perry

Ellen Reynolds

Doug Salzwedel

Dana Stanley

Dr. Aaron M. Tejani

Dr. Wade Thompson

Killam Teaching Prize (previously announced)

Awarded to faculty nominated by students, colleagues, and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching.

Katie Lee Bunting
Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

Dr. Alison Elliott
Medical Genetics

Dr. Joana Gil-Mohapel
Family Practice and Medicine

Dr. Tillie-Louise Hackett
Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Dr. Jenna Usprech
Biomedical Engineering

Killam Research Prize (previously announced)

Awarded to full-time faculty members in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions.

Dr. Todd Woodward
Psychiatry

Distinguished Achievement Awards (previously announced)

Excellence in Basic Science Research

Recognizes outstanding basic science research and scholarly contributions in the areas of health and life sciences.

Dr. Ivan Robert Nabi
Cellular & Physiological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Poul Sorensen
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Excellence in Clinical or Applied Research

Recognizes outstanding clinical or applied research and scholarly contributions.

Dr. Pat Camp
Physical Therapy

Dr. David Granville
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Excellence in Education

Recognizes significant contributions to health education in the areas of leadership, innovation, and/or scholarship of education.

Marcia Choi
Audiology & Speech Sciences

Dr. Brett Schrewe
Pediatrics, Island Medical Program

Advancement of Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness

Recognizes outstanding contributions in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion through research, teaching or service.

Dr. Kurt Haas
Cellular & Physiological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Bonita Sawatzky
Orthopaedics

Service to the University and Community

Recognizes significant contributions to local, national or international communities aimed at improved health outcomes of the population.

Dr. Janice Eng
Physical Therapy

Dr. Daniel Vigo
Psychiatry and Population & Public Health

Overall Excellence — Early Career

Recognizes outstanding contributions in the areas of research, education and service.

Dr. Brittany Bingham
Medicine

Dr. Faizal Haji
Surgery

Overall Excellence — Mid-Career

Recognizes outstanding contributions in the areas of research, education and service.

Dr. Alison Elliott
Medical Genetics

Dr. Stephen Yip
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Overall Excellence — Senior Faculty

Recognizes outstanding contributions in the areas of research, education and service.

Dr. Adeera Levin
Medicine

Dr. Lynn Raymond
Psychiatry

September 15, 2025