Learn about faculty and staff awards and recognition in the Faculty of Medicine and UBC.
Faculty of Medicine Awards
| Applegarth Staff Service Awards | |
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| Description | The Faculty of Medicine Applegarth Staff Service Awards are annual awards recognizing outstanding contributions by UBC staff members to the Faculty of Medicine. The awards consist of a plaque and $1000 each to three Faculty of Medicine employees – one to a secretarial/clerical support staff recipient, one to a management/professional recipient and one to a non-union technician or research assistant recipient. |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 at 4:00 pm |
| More Info | Nomination Overview Nomination Form Reference Form List of Previous Recipients |
| Dean’s Staff Awards | |
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| Description | The Faculty of Medicine Dean’s Staff Awards honour exceptional staff contributions in specific areas that are important to the Faculty of Medicine. All nominees should have demonstrated a strong commitment to living the Faculty of Medicine values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration, and equity. The awards consist of a plaque and $1000 for each individual recipient/team. Three categories are available: -Leadership (for individuals) -Respectful Environment, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (for individuals or teams) -Creativity/Innovation (for individuals or teams) |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 at 4:00 pm |
| More Info | Nomination Overview Nomination Form Reference Form List of Previous Recipients |
| Awards for Excellence in Mentoring Early Career Faculty | |
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| Description | The award recognizes faculty members who have formally been identified as mentors and who exemplify a deep commitment to fostering the professional and personal development of faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers. Up to three $1,000 cash awards are available. |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 at 4:00 pm |
| More Info | Nomination Overview Nomination Form List of Previous Recipients |
| Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching | |
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| Description | The Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching recognizes Clinical Faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in clinical teaching. Each distributed region will be represented. Six awards are available. Each award consists of a financial prize of $1,000. |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 at 4:00 pm |
| More Info | Nomination Overview Nomination Form List of Previous Recipients |
| Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership/Service | |
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| Description | The Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership/Service recognizes Clinical Faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in leadership or service with the Faculty of Medicine. Each award consists of a financial prize of $1,000. |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 at 4:00 pm |
| More Info | Nomination Overview Nomination Form List of Previous Recipients |
| Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentorship | |
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| Description | The Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentorship recognizes Clinical Faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in mentorship within their position with the Faculty of Medicine. Each award consists of a financial prize of $1000. |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 at 4:00 pm |
| More Info | Nomination Overview Nomination Form List of Previous Recipients |
| Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research | |
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| Description | The Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research (Clinical or Applied) recognizes Clinical Faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in research within their clinical faculty position with the Faculty of Medicine. Each award consists of a financial prize of $1000. |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 at 4:00 pm |
| More Info | Nomination Overview Nomination Form List of Previous Recipients |
| Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusiveness | |
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| Description | The Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Advancing EDI recognizes Clinical Faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in the area of EDI through research, teaching or service with the Faculty of Medicine. Each award consists of a financial prize of $1000. |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 at 4:00 pm |
| More Info | Nomination Overview Nomination Form List of Previous Recipients |
| Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award | |
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| Description | Recognizes extraordinary members of the Faculty of Medicine who have had sustained distinguished careers at UBC in the areas of research, teaching and/or service. |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 at 4:00 pm |
| More Info | Nomination Overview Nomination Form Reference Form List of Previous Recipients |
| Distinguished Achievement Awards | |
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| Description | Recognize individuals whose performance during an assessment period (January 1 to December 31) was particularly meritorious. Faculty members will be selected at an annual meeting of Department Heads/School Directors to receive additional merit as a Faculty of Medicine award. Up to 16 awards in total may be made each year. |
| Nomination | Nominations are only made by Department Heads or School Directors of the Faculty of Medicine |
| Deadline | Friday, April 12, 2024 at 4:00 pm |
| More Info | Criteria and Process Nomination Form List of Previous Recipients |
| Distinguished Service to CME-CPD Award | |
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| Description | Presented annually to any individual affiliated with the UBC Faculty of Medicine in recognition of substantial long-term contributions to Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Medical Education in the Faculty of Medicine. Award recipients receive an honorarium of $1,000. |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 |
| Please see UBC CPD page for more information. | |
| Innovation in CME-CPD Award | |
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| Description | Presented annually to any individual, a group or an organization or a specific Continuing Medical Education/ Continuing Professional Development program affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine in recognition of outstanding innovation and/or creativity with original work in the area of CME/CPD programming. Award recipients receive an honorarium of $1,000. |
| Deadline | Friday, June 14, 2024 |
| Please see UBC CPD page for more information. | |
| Faculty of Medicine Long Service Recognition – Faculty | |
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| Description | Faculty are recognized for Long Service Contributions to the Faculty of Medicine (at least 20 years) with a congratulatory letter and small gift provided by the Dean’s Office. Presentations are made by the respective Department Head or School Director at an appropriate department/school event. In addition, the UBC Quarter Century Club, coordinated by UBC Ceremonies, holds a dinner each year to recognize full-time faculty members and librarians with 25 or 35 years of service and to present new inductees with a pin and gifts. |
| Contact | Email the Dean’s Office for further information. |
| Faculty of Medicine Long Service Recognition – Staff | |
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| Description | Staff are recognized for Long Service Contributions to the Faculty of Medicine (at least 20 years) with a congratulatory letter and small gift provided by the Dean’s Office. Presentations are made by the respective Department Head or School Director at an appropriate department/school event. In addition, the UBC 25 Year Club, coordinated by UBC Ceremonies, holds a dinner each year to recognize full-time staff members with 25, 35 years or 40 years of service and to present new members with gifts and certificates. |
| Contact | Email the Dean’s Office for further information. |
| Awards Report | |
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| Description | The FoM Annual Awards Report, which is posted on the web each Fall, includes the names of faculty and staff members who have been the recipients during the previous calendar year of an external award that meets the criteria for inclusion. |
| Reports | 2023 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2022 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2021 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2020 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2019 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2018 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2017 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2016 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2015 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2014 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2013 Annual Awards & Significant Honours Report 2012 Annual Awards Report 2011 Annual Awards Report |
| Contact | Email the Dean’s Office for further information. |
Awards with Faculty of Medicine Internal Deadlines
| UBC Killam Teaching Prizes | |
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| Description | These awards, adjudicated within each Faculty and recognized university-wide, are open to all full-time, part-time, or clinical faculty members who have demonstrated sustained teaching excellence over a period of at least 10 years. Awards will be made in recognition of sustained scholarly achievement in teaching within the full range of instructional activities (classroom teaching, clinical teaching, supervision of graduate students, laboratory teaching etc.). |
| Deadlines | FoM internal deadline: Friday, January 31st, 2025 12:00pm UBC deadline: March 14th, 2025 |
| More Info | UBC Office of the Provost & VP Academic Killam Teaching Prizes 2025 Overview Killam Teaching Prizes 2025 Previous Recipients Killam Teaching Prizes Nomination Form |
| UBC Teaching & Learning Enhancement Fund | |
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| Description | Created to fund ideas, programs etc., that demonstrate enhancement of teaching and learning that benefits a significant number of students directly (e.g. curriculum, services, resources) and/or indirectly (e.g. training of faculty and staff in new learning technologies) |
| Deadlines | FoM internal deadline: TBD UBC deadline: TBD |
| More Info | UBC Teaching & Learning Enhancement Fund Call for Applications |
| Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) Awards | |
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| Description | The following AFMC awards recognize excellence in Canadian medical faculties relating to medical education: AFMC Administration Award AFMC Award for Outstanding Contribution to Faculty Development in Canada AFMC Charles Boelen International Social Accountability Award AFMC Clinical Teacher Award AFMC Clinician-Scientist Award AFMC Gold Humanism Award and Lecture AFMC Indigenous Health Advocacy Lifetime Contribution Award AFMC Indigenous Health Advocacy Emerging Leader Award AFMC Indigenous Health Advocacy Learner Award AFMC John Ruedy Award for Innovation in Medical Education AFMC John Ruedy Award for Excellence in Graduate Health professions Education Scholarship AFMC Learner Changemaker Awards AFMC May Cohen Equity, Diversity and Gender Award AFMC Mentorship Award AFMC President’s Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Academic Medicine AFMC Scientist Award AFMC Wellness Award AFMC Young Educators Award Find the description of each award here. |
| Deadlines: | FoM Internal deadline: September 6, 2024 AFMC deadline: October 13, 2024 |
| More Info | Association of Faculty of Medicine of Canada |
| Canadian Associate of Medical Education (CAME) – Certificate of Merit Award | |
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| Description | The objective of the Award is to promote, recognize and reward faculty committed to medical education in Canadian medical schools, and to promote CAME within these schools. The CAME Certificate of Merit Award consists of a certificate and the opportunity to write an article for the CAME Voice. The names of the awardees will be announced during the CAME annual business meeting. |
| Deadlines: | FoM Internal deadline: November 1, 2024 at 12pm CAME deadline: December 2, 2024 |
| More Info | CAME 2025 Certificate of Merit – Call for Nominations CAME 2025 Certificate of Merit – Nomination Form |
| Canadian Associate of Medical Education (CAME) Rising Star – Certificate of Excellence Award | |
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| Description | The objective of the Award is to recognize learners who have demonstrated a commitment and/or passion for medical education. This could be education research, curriculum or workshop development, leadership, advocacy, etc., that has had a positive impact on the health professions education community at their school or beyond. |
| Deadlines: | FoM Internal deadline: November 12, 2024 at 12pm CAME deadline: December 2, 2024 |
| More Info | CAME 2025 Certificate of Excellence – Call for Nominations CAME 2025 Certificate of Excellence – Nomination Form |
Other University of British Columbia Awards
| John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award | |
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| Description | This prestigious award for Excellence in Health Research Mentorship recognizes outstanding mentorship by faculty members at any stage in their academic career in any of UBC’s health-related disciplines and who have served a minimum of 2 continuous years at UBC’s Vancouver Campus. An award of $10,000 and a commenorative certificate will be presented to the recipient in the fall of each year by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, in honour of Dean Emeritus John McNeill. |
| Deadlines: | FoM Internal Deadline: October 18, 2024 UBC Health Deadline: November 8, 2024 |
| More info | Nomination Overview |
| UBC 25 Year Club | |
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| Description | The UBC 25 Year Club recognizes staff with 25 years of uninterrupted or accumulated service. An annual dinner is held each May for all members, where new inductees are presented with gifts and a certificate from the University. |
| More info | Further information is available on the UBC website. |
| UBC Health Office | |
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| Description | The following UBC Health awards are open to health educators, professionals and community partners in health who have made significant contributions to the advancement of healthcare education and practice. Nominees may be from or outside of the University of British Columbia: John F. McCreary Prize for Interprofessional Teamwork Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Education Teaching Practice Education Award Award for Outstanding Leadership in Advancing Interprofessional Professional Development R. Paul Kerston Community Educator Award |
| Deadline: | Nominations not yet open |
| More Info | UBC Health |
| UBC President’s Staff Award | |
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| Description | The top award presented to UBC Staff in recognition of excellence in personal achievements and contributions to UBC and to the vision and goals of the University. Up to five awards may be given in one year. Each recipient receives a gold medal, $5,000, and a certificate. Awards are presented during Congregation ceremonies (Vancouver) and Convocation ceremonies (Okanagan). |
| More Info | Further information is available on the Focus on People website. |
| UBC President’s Staff Award | |
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| Description | The President’s Staff Award, consisting of a certificate of recognition and $2,000 for each recipient, is presented to recognize personal achievements and contributions of staff to UBC and to the vision and goals of the Universty in five categories: Leadership and Creativity, Enhancing the UBC Experience, Global Citizenship, Emerging Leadership, Advancing Diversity and Inclusion. |
| More info | Further information is available on the Focus on People website. |
Learn more about UBC recognition programs and awards for staff members on the Focus on People website.