As the year comes to a close there are many successes to celebrate in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. Congratulations on all you have accomplished.
Faculty Recognition
Bruce Ritchie, '78 MD, Department of Medicine, was recognized twice, with a LIfetime Achievement Award from the Sickle Cell Foundation of Alberta, and was named Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Robert Burrell, Department of Biomedical Engineering has been elected Fellow of the (U.S.) National Academy of Inventors. Read more about his achievements here.
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology's Jason Acker, '97 MSc, '00 PhD, and Janet Elliott have been named Fellows of the International Society for Cryobiology. They will receive the prestigious Basile J. Luyet medal in July 2019, joining only two other Canadians who have received the award.
Khalid Aziz, Department of Pediatrics, was named 2018 Clinician Leader by the Pediatric Chairs of Canada.
Suresh Nayar, Department of Surgery, was named Fellow of the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics (pictured below).
Irehobhude Iyioha, John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, received the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Award on International Volunteers Day, December 5, 2018. She is one of six recipients in the province to be recognized by the Honourable Minister Ricardo Miranda, Minister of Culture and Tourism, the Honourable Lois Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
Mentoring Excellence
Cathy Flood, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, along with fellow Strathcona swim team coaches, earned Edmonton Public Schools' 2017-18 district recognition.
Fiona Lawson, Department of Medicine; Edward Masson, '92 MD, Department of Surgery; and Anil Walji, Department of Surgery (Division of Anatomy), will be honoured with CAME Certificate of Merit awards for their contributions to education. The awards will be presented in April 2019 at the Canadian Conference on MEdical Education.
TEC Edmonton Innovation Awards
Congratulations to all of the innovation award recipients recognized by TEC Edmonton on November 28, 2018. Read more.
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Feridoun Karimi-Busheri, Department of Oncology - Patent Award
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Michael Weinfeld, Department of Oncology - Patent Award
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David Olson, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Patent Award
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Raymond Lai, '88 BMedSc, '92 MD, '95 PhD, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology - Patent Award
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Todd McMullen, '97 PhD, Department of Surgery - Patent Award
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Alexey Atrazhev - Spin-off Award
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Paul Major, '80 DDS, '86 PGDip (DE), '88 MSc, School of Dentistry - Spin-off Award
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Michael Kolber, '96 MD Department of Family Medicine - Spin-off Award
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Nicole Olivier, Department of Family Medicine - Spin-off Award
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Leah Gramlich, '85 BMedSc, '87 MD, Department of Medicine - Spin-off Award
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Shairaz Baksh, '95 PhD, Department of Pediatrics - Spin-off Award
MSA Teaching Awards
Year 1 Awards
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Tammy McNab, Department of Medicine - Block Coordinator of the Year
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Brian Sonnenberg, Department of Medicine - Block Coordinator Excellence
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Marni Panas - Lecturer of the Year
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Andrew Holt, Department of Psychiatry/ Pharmacology - Lecturer Excellence
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Joseph Abraham, '14 MD, Department of Family Medicine - Physical Exam Preceptor of the Year
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Tamizan Kherani, '09 MD, Department of Pediatrics - Physical Exam Preceptor Excellence
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Sukhvinder Dhillon, Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging - DL Preceptor of the Year
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Klaus Buttenschoen, Department of Surgery - DL Preceptor Excellence
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Samina Ali, Department of Pediatrics - Pre-Clinical Mentor of the Year
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Pam Mathura, '97 MD, Department of Medicine - Pre-clinical Mentorship Excellence
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Cardiology - Block of the Year
Year 2 Awards
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Andrew Scarfe, '96 MD, Department of Oncology - Block Coordinator of the Year
- Sue Chandra & Sandra Baydock, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Block Coordinator Excellence
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Anil Walji, Department of Surgery - Lecturer of the Year
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Matthew Menon, Department of Surgery - Lecturer Excellence
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Zaheera Jassat - Physical Exam Preceptor of the Year
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Lillian Au, '95 MD, Department of Family Medicine - Physical Exam Preceptor Excellence
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Joanne Homik, Department of Medicine - DL Preceptor of the Year
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Ginevra Mills, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - DL Preceptor Excellence
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Melanie Lewis, Department of Pediatrics - Pre-clinical Mentor of the Year
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Sue Chandra, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Pre-clinical mentorship Excellence
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Oncology, Block of the Year
Year 3 Awards
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Conrad Moher, '17 MD, Resident, Department of Surgery - Preceptor Excellence
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Andries Esterhuizen, Department of Family Medicine - Preceptor Excellence
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Gordon Kelly, '96 MD, Department of Psychiatry - Preceptor Excellence
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Trevor Day, Department of Family Medicine - Preceptor Excellence
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Karen Forbes, Department of Pediatrics - Preceptor Excellence
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Sandy Widder, Department of Surgery - Preceptor Excellence
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Lindsay Bridgland, '07 MD, Division of Community Engagement - Preceptor Excellence
Year 4
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Richard Fox, '95 MD, Department of Surgery - William A. Shandro Award for Teaching Excellence in Clinical Surgery
Cancer Research Institute of Northern Alberta (CRINA) Research Day
Poster presentation winners
- Anyeld Ubeda
- Marnie Newell
- Clara Fallone
- Courtney Mowat
- Amirali Bukhari
- Ahmed Elmenoufy
- Rabih Abou Farraj
Elevator pitch competition
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Marnie Newell - First place: $300
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Clara Fallone - Second place: $200
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Sarah Purcell - Third place: $100
WCHRI/ CRISP
Congratulations to the six Department of Pediatrics members who received Clinical/Community Research Integration Support Program (CRISP) funds from the Women & Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI):
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Geoff Ball
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Jennifer Conway
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Carolina Escudero
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Elizabeth Hicks
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Angela McBrien
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Edythe Tham
Students, Residents and Trainees
Medical Student Julia Sawatsky will head to Oxford next fall as the U of A's only 2019 Rhodes Scholar. Read more.
Congratulations to students Emily Ervin, Jaclyn Huynh, Jacqueline Karathra, Alexander Wong and Aran Yukselogu on receiving 2018 Peter Lougheed Scholarships.
Paige Grant, MSc student, Department of Biochemistry, (supervisor: Michael Overduin), and George Han, '18 BiomRrchCt, MSc student, Department of Biochemistry, (supervisor: David Westaway), both received the Lionel B. Pett Grad. Scholarship in Biochemistry.
Zaid Almaayah, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pediatrics (supervisor: Jason Dyck) received the 2018 Governor General's Gold Medal. This award recognizes the doctoral graduate who achieves the highest scholarly achievement at the University of Alberta.
