2019 Awards

The MD Program recognizes that teaching and mentorship are central to our success. We administer several awards as part of our commitment to support and recognize excellence and leadership in education.

2019 Recipients

The W. T. Aikins Awards are the Temerty Faculty of Medicine's most prestigious awards for sustained commitment and excellence in undergraduate teaching.

Individual Teaching Performance in Foundations

  • Joyce Nyhof-Young, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Individual Teaching Performance in Clerkship

  • Fayez Quereshy, Department of Surgery

Excellence in Course Development/Program Coordination

  • Marcus Law, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Excellence in Development and Use of Education Innovations

  • Jory Simpson, Department of Surgery

The Miriam Rossi Award for Health Equity in Undergraduate Medical Education recognizes MD Program faculty members and administrative staff for their commitment to diversity and health equity.

  • Team of MD Program Equity Theme Leads: Onye Nnorom (Dalla Lana School of Public Health), James Owen (Department of Family and Community Medicine), Jason Pennington (Department of Surgery) and Lisa Richardson (Department of Medicine)
  • Mitesh Patel, Department of Psychiatry

The Norman Rosenblum Award for Excellence in Mentorship in the MD/PhD Program recognizes faculty members, residents or administrative staff who exhibit an exemplary level of leadership and commitment to mentorship and role modeling for MD/PhD students in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

  • Corwyn Rowsell & Catherine Streutker (Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology)