Awards and Accolades - July 2019

Faculty Recognition

Brian Sykes, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, has been named Member of the Order of Canada. Read more.

Michael Houghton, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Director of Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute (LKSAVI), received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from East Anglia University, UK.

Vincent Agyapong, Department of Psychiatry, is an ASTech award finalist in the outstanding achievements in science and technology category. The winners will be named at a formal event in November.

Carla Prado, Alberta Diabetes Institute and Cancer Research Institute of Northern Alberta (CRINA) member, was named one of Canada's Top 40 under 40.

Glen Jickling, Department of Medicine and Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute (NMHI) member, is one of two inaugural recipients of the University of Alberta Killam Accelerator Research Award.

Kim Kelly, Department of Family Medicine, is the recipient of the Canadian Women in Medicine (CWIM) Inspiring Woman Physician award.

Tarek El-Bialy, School of Dentistry, received an honorary Doctor Medicinae Dentariae from the University of Bonn, Germany.

The School of Dentistry congratulates Trudy Aucoin on receiving the Gibb Clinical Teaching Award, and Bernie Linke on the Gibb Teaching Scholar Award. Well done!

Department of Family Medicine

Congratulations to the following residents and students recognized at the Class of 2019 Graduation Banquet awards presentation:

College of Family Physicians of Canada Medical Student Awards

• Finola Hackett, Medical Student Leadership

• Sharon Liu, Medical Student Scholar

North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Student FM Research Award

• Sharon Liu

Patricia Ann Peat Award Residency & Family Medicine Student Enhancement Fund

• Tanya Schuman

College of Family Physicians of Canada Family Medicine Resident Awards

• Derek Chan, Resident Leadership

• Derek Chan, Scholarly Achievement

• Derek Chan, Resident Research

Department of Family Medicine Awards

• Kristen Timm, Resident Leadership

• Chelsea Smithbower & Vanessa DeMelo, Resident Peer

• Derek Chan, Research & Scholarship

Lionel A. Ramsey Awards

• MacKenzie Crawford, Grande Prairie

• Kristin Burles, Red Deer

Dr. Joe Tilley and The Allin Clinic Award

• Derek Chan

Westview Physician Collaborative Awards

• Kristina Quan, Clinical Excellence Year 1

• Norah McKay, Clinical Excellence Year 2

• Avery Wynick, Resident Leadership Year 1

• Vanessa Rogers, Resident Leadership Year 2

• Derek Chan, Resident Research

Bollozos Family Award in Medicine

• David Pinzon

• Renata Mishra

Grey Nuns Medical Staff Association Recognition for Faculty and Residents

Cardiology Resident of the Year - Eniola Salami

Family Medicine & Primary Care Hospital Team (PCHT) Residents of the Year Awards

• Jillian Rogers

• Eniola Salami

• Amanda Randolph

• Brock Randolph

T.R. Clarke Award - Jillian Rogers

Palliative Care Resident of the Year Award - Kamal Touisse

Geriatric Resident of the Year - Vanessa DeMelo

Excellence in Teaching - Selma Murji

Excellence in Teaching Award for Undergraduate Medical Education - Hubert Kammerer

Department of Pediatrics

The division of neonatal-perinatal medicine is pleased to congratulate Jagmeet Bhogal on the 2019 NICU Well-being Award, and Ernest Phillipos on the 2019 NICU Teaching Award.

Congratulations to the following residents and faculty who received awards at the Department of Pediatrics year-end banquet:

Sarah Lopaschuk Memorial Scholarship

• Rafiaa Valji

• Peter Anto Johnson

• Bailey Komishke

Azza M. Darwish Memorial Scholarship

• Sarah Johnson

Dr. Mario I. and Elizabeth Tedeschini Scholarship

• Sarah Johnson

• Angela Han

Quinlan Patrick Baxter Langen Award

• Marisha McClean

• Devin Chetan

Dr. E.W. Gauk Award in Pediatric Neurology

• Ratika Srivastava

• Amanda Yaworski

Dr. William C. Taylor Award for Improvement in Medical Education

• Chris Novak

Pediatric Grand Rounds Award

• Rozalyn Chok

• Chelsea Morin

Martin Gauthier - Teacher of the Year Award for a Subspecialty Pediatrician

Heather Leonard - Teacher of the Year Award for a General Pediatrician

Jessica Foulds - Resident Well-Being Award

Students, Residents and Trainees

Lindsay Hubenig, Department of Medicine, was awarded the Marnie Hinton Award for Resident Physician Health.

Abdullah Ishaque, MD/PhD student (Supervisor: Sanjay Kalra), received a Gairdner poster award and a CIHR Award of Excellence (gold) at the Canadian Student Health Research Forum.

Newell Fayad (Supervisor: Paige Lacy), Department of Medicine, was awarded an Alberta Lung Association Studentship for 2019-2020.

Kelycia Leimert, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, received the Dick Stein Award for the best paper by a graduate student from the Department of Physiology.

Sara Belga, transplant infectious disease fellow (Supervisor: Carlos Cervera), was awarded an Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) travel award.

Arunima Sivanand (Supervisor: Robert Gniadecki), Department of Medicine, received first prize for the oral presentation Neoantigens in mycosis fungoides: whole exome sequencing discovery of immunotherapeutic targets at the Division of Dermatology Research Day.

Aishwarya Iyer (Supervisor: Robert Gniadecki), Department of Medicine, received the Paul Man Award for the presentation Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is genetically and clonotypically heterogeneous at the Division of Dermatology Research Day.

Deadline Extended:2019 E.N Skakun and David Cook Awards

Do you know an amazing instructor or team that deserves to be recognized? The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is now accepting nominations for the 2019 E.N. Skakun and David Cook awards for teaching and leadership in the field of medical education.