Department of Medicine Awards
Each year, the UBC Department of Medicine honours faculty and staff members who have made significant and meaningful contributions to education, teaching, research, quality and innovation, mentorship and clinical practice. These prizes and awards celebrate our faculty and staff members and recognize the local and global impact of the UBC Department of Medicine.
Nominations for 2025 are now closed.
To view past announcements, please visit: 2024/2023/2022/2021/2020
Faculty Awards
Martin M Hoffman Award for Excellence in Research (Past Recipients)
Martin M Hoffman Award for Excellence in Research
2013 – Evan Wood (SPH) and Eric Yoshida (VGH)
2014 – Jonathon Leipsic (SPH) and Agnes Lee (VGH)
2015 – Richard Harrigan (SPH) and Chris Carlsten (VGH)
2016 – Thomas Kerr (SPH) and Anthony Traboulsee (VGH)
2017 – Adeera Levin (SPH) and Andrew Krahn (VGH)
2018 – Najib Ayas (SPH) and Thalia Field (VGH)
2019 – Brad Quon (SPH) and Helen Tremlett (VGH)
2020 – Jag Gill (SPH)
2021 – Nadia Fairbairn (SPH) and Judy Illes (VGH)
2022 – Gordon Francis (SPH) and Agnes Lee (VGH)
2023 – Stephanie Sellers (SPH) and Andrei Krassioukov (VGH)
2024 – Viviane Lima (SPH) and Diane Lacaille (VGH)
The Department of Medicine Martin M Hoffman Award for Excellence in Research is awarded to a full-time faculty member in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions
Fay Dirks Award for Excellence in Teaching (Past Recipients)
Fay Dirks Award for Excellence in Teaching
2013 – Stephane Voyer (SPH) and Gerald daRoza (VGH)
2014 – Dr. Anna Rahmani (SPH) and Luke Chen (VGH)
2015 – Richard Strzamko (SPH) and Peter Weerasinghe (VGH)
2016 – Martha Spencer (SPH) and Andrea Townson (VGH)
2017 – Janice Leung (SPH) and Kam Shojania (VGH)
2018 – James Tessaro (SPH) and Neonaid Nolan (SPH)
2019 – Kevin Ong (SPH) and Cary Cuncic (VGH)
2020 – Barry Chan (SPH) and Shane Arishenkoff (VGH)
2021 – Krishnan Ramanathan (SPH) and Tricia Tang (VGH)
2022 – Marc Deyell (SPH) and Sharmistha Das (VGH)
2023 – Anthony Gador (SPH) and Katie Wiskar (VGH)
2024 – Tristan Gilchrist (VGH), Hayley Merkeley (SPH), Peter van Stolk (KGH), and Leslie Zypchen (VGH)
The Department of Medicine Fay Dirks Award for Excellence in Teaching is intended to recognize department members who have a sustained record and reputation for excellence in teaching
Donald M Whitelaw Award for Outstanding Grand Rounds Presentation (Past Recipients)
Donald M Whitelaw Award for Outstanding Grand Rounds Presentation
2013 – Kristine Chapman (SPH) and Andrew Krahn (VGH)
2014 – John Webb (SPH) and John Shepherd (VGH)
2015 – Jonathan Leipsic (SPH) and Tara Sedlak (VGH)
2016 – Matt Kula (SPH) and Kevin Song (VGH)
2017 – Nathan Brunner/John Swiston/Robert Levy (SPH) and Stephen Nantel (VGH)
2018 – Jocelyn Chase (SPH) and Jan Hajek (VGH)
2019 – Jake Onrot (SPH) and Howard Lim (VGH)
2020 – Val Montessori (SPH) and Luke Chen (VGH)
2021 – Janarthanan Sathananthan (SPH) and Jason Andrade (VGH)
2022 – Natasha Press (SPH) and Jonathan Loree (VGH)
2023 – Adeera Levin (SPH) and Thalia Field (VGH)
2024 – Jennifer Telford, Yvette Leung, and Alnoor Ramji (SPH) and Maryan Soleimani (VGH)
The Department of Medicine Donald M Whitelaw Award for Outstanding Grand Rounds Presentation is awarded to a faculty member for outstanding grand rounds (corroborated by score on Grand Rounds evaluation)
UBC Department of Medicine Master Teacher Award (Past Recipients)
UBC Department of Medicine Master Teacher Award
St. Paul’s Hospital
2013 – Rose Hatala (SPH) and Victor Huckell (VGH)
2014 – Kam Shojania (SPH) and Philip Teal (VGH)
2015 – Anita Palepu (SPH) and Ken Gin (VGH)
2016 – Val Montessori (SPH) and Stephen Nantel (VGH)
2017 – Adam Peets (SPH) and Graydon Meneilly (VGH)
2018 – Jane McKay (SPH) and Silke Cresswell (VGH)
2019 – Barry Kassen (SPH) and Graham Wong (VGH)
2020 – Stephane Voyer (SPH) and Thomas Neville (VGH)
2021 – Barry Chan (SPH) and Parvathy Nair (VGH)
2022 – Krish Ramanathan (SPH) and Kevin Eva (VGH)
2023 – Nadia Khan (SPH) and Luke Chen (VGH)
2024 – Don Burke (ARH), Aman Nijjar (VGH), and Anna Rahmami (SPH)
The Department of Medicine Master Teacher Award is intended to recognize faculty members who make outstanding contributions to the learning environment of the Department of Medicine and who excel at teaching
Graydon Meneilly Award for Excellence in Mentoring (Past Recipients)
Graydon Meneilly Award for Excellence in Mentoring
2017 – Anita Palepu
2018 – John Cairns
2019 – no award given
2020 – Jon Stoessl
2021 – Kam Shojania
2022 – Diane Lacaille
2023 – Teresa Tsang
2024 – Andrei Krassioukov
Introduced in 2017, the Department of Medicine Graydon Meneilly Award for Excellence in Mentoring is intended to recognize 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
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (Past Recipients)
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
2023 – Sarah Broder
2024 – Sara Belga (VGH), Kari-Jean McKenzie (RJH/VicGH), and Delilah Topic (KGH)
Introduced in 2023, the Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching is intended to recognize clinical faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching in a clinical setting
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Past Recipients)
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
2023 – David Forrest
2024 – Virginia Devonshire (VGH/UBCH) and Tony Wan (SPH)
Introduced in 2023, the Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety is intended to recognize clinical faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in quality improvement and patient safety
Staff Awards
Staff Award of Excellence for CUPE2950 (Past Recipients)
Staff Award of Excellence for CUPE2950
2011 – Kitty Pong (Neurology)
2012 – Sabina Fitzsimmons (DOM Administration)
2013 – Pat Heck (Respiratory Medicine)
2016 – Heidi Chan (Hematology)
2017 – Annamaria Oliveri (Cardiology)
2019 – Pattie Chow (Respiratory Medicine)
2019 – Marianne Bacani (Neurology)
2021 – Melanie Parris (Infectious Diseases)
2022 – Kelsie Atwater (DOM Administration)
2023 – Ana Palomino (Critical Care Medicine)
2024 – Dharani Kalidasan (Endocrinology) and Stephanie Milne (Palliative Care)
The Department of Medicine Staff Award of Excellence for CUPE2950 is intended to recognize 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
Staff Award of Excellence for M&P
2010 – Gale Tedder (Geriatric Medicine)
2011 – Jeanne Brown (DOM Human Resources)
2012 – Yvonne Ng (Neurology)
2012 – Kathy Bishop (Infectious Disease)
2013 – Michelle Eisner (Neurology)
2014 – Maria Canvin (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)
2016 – Kathy Standeven (DOM Education)
2017 – Mary Liu (DOM Administration)
2019 – Yvonne Ng (Neurology)
2020 – Anna Meredith (DOM Research)
2021 – Cathy Chabot (Social Medicine) and Agnes Yuen (Respiratory Medicine)
2023 – Marilyn Robertson (Cardiology) and Mayesha Khan (General Internal Medicine)
2024 – Barbara Yuen (Hematology)
The Department of Medicine Staff Award of Excellence for M&P is intended to recognize M&P 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
Staff Award of Excellence for Non-union Technical Staff (Past Recipients)
Staff Award of Excellence for Non-union Technical Staff
2010 – Tariq Aziz (Neurology)
2011 – Alice Fok (Nephrology)
2012 – Yuping Li (Neurology)
2015 – Marion Santos (Respiratory Medicine)
2019 – Marilyn Robertson (Infectious Disease)
2023 – Feng Zhu (Neurology)
The Department of Medicine Staff Award of Excellence for Non-union Technical is intended to recognize technical 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.
Staff Career Excellence Award
2011 – Hazel Wilcox (DOM Education)
2012 – Karen Hermkens (Hematology)
2013 – Aleta Allen (Endocrinology)
2021 – Kathy Standeven (DOM Education)
2022 – Yvonne Ng (Neurology)
2023 – Agnes Kwok (Neurology)
2024 – Sheena Tam (Respiratory Medicine)
The Department of Medicine Staff Career Excellence Award is intended to recognize 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
Staff Early Career Excellence Award (Past Recipients)
Staff Early Career Excellence Award
2010 – Mandy Pui (Respiratory Medicine)
2011 – Donna Combs (DOM Administration)
2012 – Paola Martens (DOM Education)
2013 – Jeffrey Helm (Infectious Diseases)
2014 – Laurie Golding (DOM Administration)
2015 – Jody Swift (DOM Research)
2016 – Jane Zhang (DOM Human Resources)
2017 – Sonia Sacilotto (Hematology)
2019 – Ginny Mak (DOM Administration)
2020 – Laura Moss (DOM Education)
2021 – Vishaldeep Sidhu (Cardiology)
2022 – Anam Sial (DOM Administration)
2023 – Diane Kim (DOM Research)
2024 – Sharon Xu (Experimental Medicine Program)
The Department of Medicine Staff Early Career Excellence Award is intended to recognize staff who have demonstrated excellence early in their career and to celebrate their outstanding contributions to the Department of Medicine
Staff Award for EDI (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) Advancement (Past Recipients)
Staff Award for EDI (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) Advancement
2022 – AJ Lowik (Social Medicine)
2023 – Anna Carson (Social Medicine)
Introduced in 2021, the Department of Medicine Staff Award for EDI Advancement is intended to recognize staff who have demonstrated EDI Advancement and to celebrate their outstanding contributions to the Department of Medicine
If you would like to nominate a faculty or staff member for a UBC Department of Medicine Award, please use the online nomination forms or contact the Administrative Coordinator to the Department Head