Canadian Association for Health Humanities honours Dr. Pamela Brett-MacLean
We are proud of Dr. Pamela Brett-MacLean (Psychiatry), director of the Arts & Humanities in Health & Medicine (AHHM) program, who has been honoured with a named award by the Canadian Association for Health Humanities (CAHH). The Peterkin Brett-MacLean Prize is supported by an anonymous donor and recognizes the outstanding achievements of a student, resident or fellow in relation to their contribution to CAHH's annual meeting.
Dr. Brett-MacLean was also the recipient of the CAHH Award of Achievement and bestowed with an honorary lifetime membership earlier this year.
Paul Dudley White International Lecture
Dr. Paul Armstrong (Medicine) had the honour of presenting the Paul Dudley White International Lecture at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia Nov. 16.
Health foundations honoured for creating brighter futures
The Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation and Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation were among 12 UAlberta donors recognized with National Philanthropy awards Nov. 21 in Edmonton.
"These foundations have made advancements in women and children's health that have undoubtedly saved lives and brought hope-not just in Alberta but around the world," says Dr. Sandra Davidge, executive director of the Women and Children's Health Research Institute.
These two philanthropic pillars, through their communities of caring donors, have made gifts totalling $119 million to the university since 2005, including $84.4 million from the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation and $34.2 million from the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation-almost entirely to women and children's health research, two groups that have been traditionally underserved by research.
Recognizing a gift of hope for future babies' hearts
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry recognized the generosity of Clara and Mary Langen with a National Philanthropy Day award. With support from their parents Andrea Klaiber-Langen, '98 Arts, '01 Law, and Dennis Langen, '94 BSc MecE, '02 Law, and grandparents Isabelle and Bruce Klaiber, the sisters have transformed grief into a family tradition of giving with the Quinlan Patric Baxter Langen Pediatric Cardiology Trainee Award.
MSA awards
The Medical Students' Association recognized the mentors, preceptors and coordinators of the year at the annual Affair of the Heart event Nov. 30. Congratulations to all the award recipients who contribute so much towards shaping their future peers in health care.
Honoured by MD Year 1:
Block Coordinator of the Year Award: Dr. Elizabeth Rosolowsky
Block Coordinator Excellence Award: Dr. Brian Sonnenberg
Systems Block Lecturer of the Year Award: Dr. Anil Walji
Systems Block Lecturer Excellence Award: Dr. Peter Senior
Physicianship Lecturer of the Year: Dr. Lillian Au
Physicianship Lecturer Excellence Award: Marni Panas
Discovery Learning Preceptor of the Year Award: Dr. William Dafoe
Discovery Learning Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Gabor Gyenes
Physicianship Preceptor of the Year Award: Dr. Scott Soehn
Physicianship Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Kelly MacGregor
Excellence in Pre-Clinical Mentorship Award: Dr. Saifee Rashiq
Recognition in Pre-Clinical Mentorship Award: Dr. Azim Valji
Honoured by MD Year 2:
Block Coordinator of the Year Award: Dr. Jennifer McCombe
Block Coordinator Excellence Award: Dr. Andrew Scarfe
Systems Block Lecturer of the Year Award: Dr. Anil Walji
Systems Block Lecturer Excellence Award: Dr. Gordon Kelly
Physicianship Lecturer of the Year: Tibetha Kemble
Physicianship Lecturer Excellence Award: Dr. Lyn Sonnenberg
Discovery Learning Preceptor of the Year Award: Dr. Jeanette Buckingham
Discovery Learning Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Anil Walji
Physicianship Preceptor of the Year Award: Dr. Marianne Edwards
Physicianship Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Florence Cheng
Excellence in Pre-Clinical Mentorship Award : Sherry Sweeney
Recognition in Pre-Clinical Mentorship Award: Dr. Samina Ali
Rural Preceptor of the Year Award: Dr. Jennifer Parker
Rural Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Michael Kolber
Honoured by MD Year 3:
Preceptor of the Year Award: Dr. Jon Hilner
Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Jayant Varghese
Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Cassandra Hirt-Walsh
Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Ram Anantha
Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Manpreet (Mona) Gill
Rural Preceptor of the Year Award: Dr. David Wannenburg
Rural Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Jennifer Parker
Honoured by MD Year 4:
Preceptor of the Year Award: Dr. Yaasin Abdulrehman
Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Lindsay Bridgland
Preceptor Excellence Award: Dr. Amanda Brisebois
Block of the Year Awards:
Dr. Elizabeth Rosolowsky, Endocrinology (as chosen by MD Year 1)
Dr. Jennifer McCombe, Neurology (as chosen by MD Year 2)
Wellness Champion Awards:
Preclerkship Student: Esther Kyung Su Lee (as chosen MD Years 1 and 2)
Clerkship Preceptor: Dr. Heidi Choi (as chosen by MD Years 3 and 4)
NMHI grad student members recognized for outstanding biomedical and health research
Congratulations to Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute's Brandon Hauer on winning our Med Star Graduate Student competition.
Brittany Hope received the FoMD / AHS Graduate Student Recruitment Studentship.
Krista Metz was honoured with the Dean's Doctoral Student Award.
Brittany Fedor received the Lawson Graduate Scholarship.
Congrats to the recipients of the FoMD's 75th Anniversary Awards:
Charbel Baaklini
Nicole Dittmann
Brian Marriott
Alexandra Ouellette Zuk
The School of Dentistry's recent achievements
The School of Dentistry values the contributions made by support staff, and through its awards program officially recognizes the work people do to drive day-to-day operations while striving for excellence. This year, the School's PEAK Performance award in the Team Player Award category went to the Comprehensive Care Treatment Coordinators including Sharon Maier, Shelley Bissell, Janice Dominguze, Coby Kwasney and Carol Lagassick. Kari Rarick was also honoured with a PEAK Performance award in the Fostering an Environment and Culture of Innovation category. Well done!
Dr. Monica Gibson was the recipient of the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry's W.W. Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education.
Dr. Doris Lunardon was honoured with an Excellence in Leadership award.
The Gibb awards are the most prestigious internal teaching awards bestowed in the School of Dentistry. Congratulations to this year's recipients, Dr. Trudy Aucoin, recognized with the Gibb Clinical Teaching Award, and Dr. Bernie Linke, recognized with the Gibb Teaching Scholar award.
Dr. Geoff Sperber won a 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Craniofacial & Development Biology (SCDB).
ACP Alberta Chapter Excellence Award
The American College of Physicians (ACP) - Alberta Chapter has once again received an ACP Chapter Excellence Award. Dr. Neil Gibson was the recipient of the ACP Alberta Chapter Laureate Award for Distinguished Service.
CAME Foundation Health Professions Education Grants
The Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Foundation awarded Dr. Anna Oswald (Medicine) the 2020 Faculty Health Professions Education Grant, recognizing her work as principal investigator on Exploring the Normalization of CBME Processes.
Competence by Design Innovators
Each week, the Royal College profiles a new Competence By Design Innovator from various disciplines and schools that are implementing CBD. A couple of our own FoMD innovatives were recently profiled including Dr. Steven Katz (Internal Medicine) and Dr. Sanraj Basi (Medical Oncology).
Three Wise Trees: Tribute to late Dean Dr. Richard Fedorak at Festival of Trees
Thanks to the group effort of a creative team of gastroenterologists, led by Dr. Karen Wong and including Dr. Dina Kao, Dr. Karen Kroeker, Dr. Adriana Lazearescu and Dr. Winnie Wong, Three Wise Trees won Gold in the Creative Artwork category at the Festival of Trees.
Inspired by the loving memory of late Dean Dr. Richard Fedorak, the trees represented kindness to Earth, life balance and collaboration. The Festival of Trees, in support of the University Hospital Foundation, was dear to Dr. Fedorak's heart.