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 2023 Award presentation was held on Thursday, June 8, 2023, 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 2023 UBC Department of Medicine Faculty & Staff Award recipients!
Providence Health Care Department of Medicine Faculty Awards
Graeme Copland Clinician Teacher Award
in recognition of a faculty member who has a sustained record and reputation for excellence in clinical teaching
Division of General Internal Medicine
Howard B. Stein Master Teacher Award
in recognition of a faculty member who makes outstanding contributions to the learning environment and who excel at teaching
Division of Nephrology
St. Paul’s Hospital Faculty Research Award
in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions
Division of Cardiology
University of British Columbia Department of Medicine Faculty Awards
Fay R. Dirks Award for Excellence in Teaching
in recognition of a faculty member who has a sustained record and reputation for excellence in teaching
Dr. Anthony Gador
Division of General Internal Medicine
Dr. Katie Wiskar
Division of General Internal Medicine
Master Teacher Award
in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions
Dr. Nadia Khan
Division of General Internal Medicine
Dr. Luke Chen
Division of Hematology
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)
Dr. Adeera Levin
Division of Nephrology
“Of Kidneys, Care, and COVID-19: 2022 and Beyond” – presented on November 24, 2022
Dr. Thalia Field
Division of Neurology
“Mechanisms of brain injury in congenital heart disease – what we know, what we need to learn, and implications for care in
acquired cardiovascular disease” – presented on June 2, 2022
Martin M. Hoffman Award for Excellence in Research
in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions
Dr. Stephanie Sellers
Division of Cardiology
Dr. Andrei Krassioukov
Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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)
Division of Cardiology
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
in recognition of clinical faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching in a clinical setting
Division of Community Internal Medicine
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
in recognition clinical faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in quality improvement and patient safety
Division of Critical Care Medicine
UBC Department of Medicine Staff Awards of Excellence
Staff Award of Excellence – 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
Program Administrator, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Staff Award of Excellence – M&P
in recognition of 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
Division Administrator, Division of Cardiology
Research Coordinator, Division of General Internal Medicine
Staff Award of Excellence – Non-Union/Technical
in recognition of Non-Union/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
Statistician, Division of Neurology
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
Research Coordinator, Department of Medicine Research Office
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
Administrator, PPRC, Division of Neurology
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
Research Coordinator, Division of Social Medicine, BCCSU
UBC DOM Faculty Excellence in Clinical Teaching Honour Roll 2022
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.
Postgraduate Inpatient
- Arishenkoff, Shane
- Brunner, Nathan
- Chan, Barry
- Connors, William
- Copland, Michael
- Fordyce, Christopher
- Hughson, Luke
- Jankowski, Theodore
- Johnston, James
- Kaila, Kendeep
- Kassen, Barry
- Leblanc, Ryan
- Lupton, Keeva
- Murray-Guenther, Jeremy
- Niu, Chongya
- Parkin, Stephen
- Rajala, Jennifer
- Ramanathan, Krishnan
- Roston, Thomas
- Saad, Stephan
- Skotnicki, Arthur
- Thiara, Shananjit (Sonny)
- Wiskar, Katie
- Wong, Graham
- Zhang, Chenxi (Tracy)
Postgraduate Outpatient
- Alipour, Sina
- Grace, Jennifer
- Huckell, Victor
- Kerr, Jasmine
- Mansour, Firas
- Olsen, Sharla-Rae
- Skinnider, Doug
- Von Sychowski, Jonah
- Wong, Graham
Undergraduate Year 3 Clerkship
- Chan, Barry
- Chu, Terry
- Den Brok, Wendie
- Dutkiewicz, Katrina
- Hughson, Luke
- Janssen, Renee
- Kalikias, Sina
- Lau, Edgar
- Lee, Gibong
- Lee, Mitch
- Lupton, Keeva
- Mackie, Iain
- Qureshi, Natasha
- Saad, Stephan
- Shaw, David
- Simpson, Christine
- Tam, Penny
Undergraduate Year 4 Electives
- Bach, Paxton
- Baradaran, Nazli
- Baxter, Laura
- Chaubey, Vikas
- Cummins, Nora
- Da Roza, Gerald
- Deans, Greg
- Dhingra, Vinay
- Fok, Mark
- Griesdale, Donald
- Janssen, Renee
- MacIsaac, Julia
- Sekhon, Mypinder
- Spencer, Martha
- Tessaro, James
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