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Educator and Mentor Awards

The nomination requirements and process are described below the list of categories. 
Please find additional categories and competition details, as well as the nomination platform link, on the main competition page.

Nomination requirements and process:  

Nomination package requirements for Educator of the Year awards:

  • A letter of nomination (max. 2 pages) describing the candidate’s pedagogic contributions and outstanding teaching record.
  • *The nominee's CV, includine career interruptions such as leaves, COVID-19 related delays, etc.
  • **The nominee's most recent teaching and course evaluations, not dating back further than January 2023.
  • Optional: Endorsement letters from learners
  • A self-identification questionnaire (the Awards Office will send the nominee a link to this questionnaire).

*If the CV and evaluations cannot be obtained by the nominator, the nominee must submit them directly to the Awards Office at [email protected].

**Nominees can request copies of their evaluations from the appropriate educational program office: for pre-clerkship-level teaching from the Undergraduate Medical Education Office ([email protected]); for residency-level teaching from the Postgraduate Medical Education Office ([email protected]); for continuing professional development instruction from the CPD Office ([email protected]) or whichever unit/department facilitated the CPD learning event; for community teaching from the appropriate Facutly educational program office; for TMM, from the TMM Office, [email protected]; for graduate and postdoctoral level teaching, from the Graduate and Postdotoral Studies office ([email protected]); for PharmD teaching, from the Pharm D office ([email protected]).

Nomination package requirements for Mentor of the Year awards:

  • A letter of nomination (max. 2 pages) describing the candidate’s contributions to the mentorship of learners and junior faculty.
  • *The nominee's CV, includine career interruptions such as leaves, COVID-19 related delays, etc.
  • Optional: Endorsement letters from learners
  • A self-identification questionnaire (the Awards Office will send the nominee a link to this questionnaire).

*If the CV and evaluations cannot be obtained by the nominator, the nominee must submit them directly to the Awards Office at [email protected].

Nomination process

Candidates must be nominated by faculty members or learners in the Faculty of Medicine. Chairs, the Dean and Vice-Deans may also propose nominations.