Awards Database
Medical Education and Teaching Awards
About
The Temerty Faculty of Medicine is home to some of the world’s foremost medical educators and education researchers and scholars. We are proud of the passion, commitment and innovation that our faculty members bring to their diverse roles, and we celebrate their achievements in a number of ways.
Our Faculty offers over 50 internal awards to recognize significant contributions to medical education across the medical education continuum. We also nominate outstanding faculty and staff members for prestigious institutional, provincial, national and international awards. We recognize award recipients annually at the Education Achievement Celebration, an evening ceremony hosted by the Vice Dean, Medical Education.
How to use this database
Use the database below to find education-focused awards offered at the Faculty, University, national, and international levels. More than one filter can be applied in each of the criteria below.
If you are unsure about the suitability of a given candidate for an award, please book a consultation with the Research, Awards & Honours Officer in the Office of the Vice Dean, Medical Education. This database is updated regularly. Where there is any discrepancy between the database information and the linked award criteria, refer to the award criteria.
When to submit nominations
Nominations for most awards occur in two cycles: Fall (opens in mid-September) and Spring (opens in mid-March). You can filter by cycle below. To receive the call for nominations, sign up to our medical education awards mailing list.
Nominations for fall-cycle awards are now open! Deadline to nominate is Dec 14, 2026 at 11:59 pm.
Select the "Fall" filter under "Awards Cycle" below to explore available awards.
Medical Education & Teaching Awards Database
Medical Education ELEVATE Awards for Excellence in Professional and Administration Services
These awards recognize the vital contributions of eligible staff who advance the strategic goals of the Medical Education Portfolio through elevating the everyday, ourselves, and each other. Up to three recipients will be named annually.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
Mid-Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
This award recognizes sustained (between 8 to 15 years of all graduate memberships as of December of application year) contribution to graduate student mentorship, teaching and supervision.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: Yes
Miriam Rossi Award for Health Equity in Undergraduate Medical Education
Recognizes University of Toronto MD Program faculty and administrative staff members for their commitment to diversity and health equity in undergraduate medical education.
Type: Individual or Group
Financial prize: No
National CPD Leadership Award
This award celebrates leadership by professional services staff in CPD Provider organizations (including universities, hospitals, regulatory colleges, societies, associations etc.) across Canada.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
Norman Rosenblum Award for Excellence in Mentorship in the MD/PhD Program
Recognizes faculty members, residents, or members of administrative staff who exhibit an exemplary level of leadership and commitment to mentorship and role modeling for MD/PhD students in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
Outstanding CPD Professional Services Staff Award
This award recognizes outstanding contributions by administrative and professional services staff members to continuing professional development programs in or affiliated with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine/U of T. These include administrative and professional services staff members who have consistently exhibited exceptional performance, alongside respect, collaboration, responsiveness and compassion in professional services.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
Paul Mazmanian Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions Award for Excellence in Research
The Paul Mazmanian Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (JCEHP) Award for Excellence in Research recognizes outstanding original research contributions to the field of continuing professional development (CPD).
Type: Group
Financial prize: No
RCPSC Duncan Graham Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education
Recognizes any individual, whether physician or not, for outstanding contributions to medical education.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: Yes
Process:
- As this is an external award, candidates are first adjudicated at the faculty level to select the official nominee that will be put forward on behalf of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
- The first stage of the adjudication requires a simpler version of the official nomination package.
- If chosen as the official Temerty nominee, the Office of the Vice Dean, Medical Education will support the nominee to develop their full nomination package.
- Please direct any questions to medicine.awards@utoronto.ca rather than to the organization offering the award.
Recent Temerty recipients:
2018
- Susan Lieff, Department of Psychiatry
RCPSC James H. Graham Award of Merit
Recognizes a person whose outstanding career achievements reflect the aims and objectives of the Royal College. The recipient of this award does not need to be a physician.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
Process: Decanal support is not required for this nomination. Nominations may be submitted directly to the Royal College.
Recent Temerty recipients:
2022
RCPSC Royal College AMS Donald Richards Wilson Award for CanMEDS Integration
Recognizes a medical educator or a leader of a team, program or department who has demonstrated excellence at integrating the CanMEDS Roles into a Royal College or other health-related training program.
Type: Individual or Group
Financial prize: No
Process:
- As this is an external award, candidates are first adjudicated at the faculty level to select the official nominee that will be put forward on behalf of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
- The first stage of the adjudication requires a simpler version of the official nomination package.
- If chosen as the official Temerty nominee, the Office of the Vice Dean, Medical Education will support the nominee to develop their full nomination package.
- Please direct any questions to medicine.awards@utoronto.ca rather than to the organization offering the award.
Recent Temerty recipients:
2025