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 2025 Award presentation was held on Thursday, June 12, 2025, 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 2025 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 Cardiology
St. Paul’s Hospital
Howard B. Stein Master Teacher Award
in recognition of a faculty member who makes outstanding contributions to the learning environment and who excels at teaching
Division of General Internal Medicine
St. Paul’s Hospital
St. Paul’s Hospital Faculty Research Award
in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions
Division of Cardiology
St. Paul’s Hospital
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
Division of General Internal Medicine
St. Paul’s Hospital
Division of Rheumatology
Vancouver General Hospital &
St. Paul’s Hospital
Master Teacher Award
in recognition of a faculty member who makes outstanding contributions to the learning environment of the Department of Medicine and who excels at teaching
Division of Cardiology
St. Paul’s Hospital
Division of General Internal Medicine
Surrey Memorial Hospital
Division of Hematology
Vancouver General Hospital
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)
“Wildfires, Climate Change, and Lung Health”– Presented on May 1, 2025, Vancouver General Hospital
Division of Respiratory Medicine
Division of Respiratory Medicine
Director, Indigenous Engagement, Faculty of Medicine
“Beyond CAPS, TRAPs, and FMF – Autoinflammatory Disease in Adults” – Presented on May 23, 2024, St. Paul’s Hospital
Division of Rheumatology
Martin M. Hoffman Award for Excellence in Research
in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions
Division of Cardiology
St. Paul’s Hospital
Division of General Internal Medicine
Vancouver General Hospital
Division of Cardiology
Vancouver General Hospital
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 Social Medicine
St. Paul’s Hospital
Division of Cardiology
Vancouver General Hospital
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 Rheumatology
Vancouver General Hospital & St. Paul’s Hospital
Division of Neurology
Vancouver General Hospital
Division of General Internal Medicine – Community
Vancouver General Hospital
Division of General Internal Medicine
Vancouver General Hospital
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
in recognition of clinical faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in quality improvement and patient safety
Division of Neurology
Vancouver General Hospital
Division of Neurology
Vancouver General Hospital & St. Paul’s Hospital
Division of Critical Care Medicine
University Hospital of Northern British Columbia
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
Residency Program Coordinator, Division of Infectious Diseases
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
Clinical Data Scientist, Division of Respiratory Medicine
Staff Award of Excellence – NON-UNION/TECHNICAL
in recognition of technical staff members who have demonstrated sustained excellence in service and to celebrate their outstanding contributions to the Department of Medicine
Research Coordinator, Division of Respiratory Medicine
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
Senior Program Assistant, Division of Rheumatology
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
Head MR Technologist, Division of Neurology
UBC DOM Faculty Excellence in Clinical Teaching Honour Roll 2024
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
- Aboulhosn, Kewan
- Beck, Andrea
- Beck, Robert
- Birks, Peter
- Chan, Barry
- Da Roza, Gerald
- Desplantie, Olivier
- Dhingra, Vinay
- Dobosz, Krzysztof
- Duan, Kevin
- Farah, Myriam
- Foltz, Lynda
- Fraser, Laura
- Fraser, Sarah
- Garraway, Naisan
- Ghavami, Kimia
- Griesdale, Donald
- Hung, Shu Wei (Wayne)
- Jankowski, Theodore
- Kumar, Divjot (Div)
- Love, Allison
- Merkeley, Hayley
- Minuk, Leigh
- Moosaviasl, Sarvenaz
- Nathan, Jessica
- Northcott, Kim
- Ong, Shaun
- Palepu, Anita
- Qureshi, Natasha
- Rajala, Jennifer
- Schwartzentruber, Ben
- Sugars, Benjamin
- Tsai, Amy po-yu
- Van Zyl, Martin
- Veleva, Velislava
- Veljovic, Mihailo (Miki)
- Wade, John
- Zalunardo, Nadia
- Zhang, Chenxi (Tracy)
Postgraduate Outpatient
- Chow, Rudy
- Dau, Alejandro
- Drury, Chipman
- Ennis, Daniel
- Fordyce, Christopher
- Gador, Anthony
- Galm, Brandon
- Henri-Bhargava, Alex
- Huang, Kun
- Huckell, Victor
- Kapeluto, Jordanna
- Kim, Brian (IM)
- Kong, Jason
- Shojania, Kam
- Skotnicki, Arthur
- Tessaro, James
- Wong, Graham
- Yee, Adrian
Undergraduate Year 3 Clerkship
- Bains, Ajaysharn
- Casilla, Vanbric
- Cessford, Tara
- Da Roza, Gerald
- Dinh, Queenie
- Doering, John
- Farrell, Laura
- Ghuman, Amandeep (Anu)
- Gilchrist, Tristen
- Hughson, Luke
- Kim, Euiseok
- King, Elizabeth
- Lee, Mitch
- Lim, Howard
- Luong, Christina
- Martin, Perry
- Morley, Erin
- Olsen, Sharla-Rae
- Ortved, Dayne
- Palepu, Anita
- Porter, Lindsey
- Qureshi, Natasha
- Stevens, Emilie
- Sy, Sarah
- Tessaro, James
- Von Sychowski, Jonah
- Weerasinghe, Chandana
- Wong, Steven
Undergraduate Year 4 Electives
- Beck, Andrea
- Chan, Barry
- Chan, Nathan
- Chen, Peter
- Da Roza, Gerald
- Dau, Alejandro
- Deans, Greg
- Dutkiewicz, Katrina
- Ham, Hyungjoo (Steve)
- Jankowski, Theodore
- Lester, Robynn
- Majere, Raistlin
- Noonan, Krista
- Reebye, Rajiv
- Spencer, Martha
- To, Fergus
- Toma, Mustafa
- Young, Samantha
- Zhang, Chenxi (Tracy)
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