Medical Education & Teaching Awards

Awards Database

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 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-October) 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.

3M National Teaching Fellowship

Any, Basic science, CPD, MD, PGME, Rehabilitation sciences
Teaching Focus
Any, Basic science, CPD, MD, PGME, Rehabilitation sciences
Nominee Role
Faculty
Theme
Career achievement and sustained impact
Award Level
National
Award Cycle
Spring

Recognizes excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level. The Fellowship is open to any individual currently teaching at a Canadian university or college, regardless of discipline, program, level, or term of appointment.

Type: Individual

Financial prize: Yes

Chair letter required: No letter required, but Chair must endorse nominee

Learner support required: 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. You will be asked to provide:
    1. Nominee name, appointment, and contact details

    2. Philosophy of educational leadership statement (written by Nominee)

    3. Nomination letter (written by colleague or former learner)

    4. Complete CV 

    5. Teaching Dossier/CPA Dossier (optional) 

    6. Confirmation that the Department Chair endorses the nominee (no letter required)

  • 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. 

AAMC Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards

Basic science, CPD, MD, PGME
Teaching Focus
Basic science, CPD, MD, PGME
Nominee Role
Faculty
Theme
Clinical instruction, Medical education research/scholarship
Award Level
International
Award Cycle
Fall

Recognizes outstanding contributions to medical education made by gifted teachers. The nominee must hold the rank of Assistant Professor or higher in either a tenure or nontenure track. 

Type: Individual

Financial prize: Yes

Chair letter required: No letter required, but Chair must endorse nominee

Learner support required: 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. You will be asked to provide:
    1. Nominee name, appointment, and contact details

    2. Short-form responses explaining how the nominee demonstrates the criteria of the award

    3. Complete CV 

    4. Teaching Dossier/CPA Dossier (optional) 

    5. Confirmation that the Department Chair endorses the nominee (no letter required)

    6. The name of two supporters that would be willing to provide letters of support if the nomination proceeds as the official Temerty nominee

  • 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. 

AAMC Award for Excellence in Medical Education

CPD, MD, PGME
Teaching Focus
CPD, MD, PGME
Nominee Role
Faculty
Theme
Career achievement and sustained impact
Award Level
International
Award Cycle
Fall

Recognizes significant national impact on medical education, above and beyond one’s own institution. This may be a broad impact across the medical education continuum or an in-depth impact in a particular area, such as undergraduate medical education, graduate medical education, or interprofessional education.

Type: Individual or team of two

Financial prize: Yes

Chair letter required: No letter required, but Chair must endorse nominee

Learner support required: 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. You will be asked to provide:
    1. Nominee name, appointment, and contact details

    2. Short-form responses explaining how the nominee demonstrates the criteria of the award

    3. Complete CV 

    4. Teaching Dossier/CPA Dossier (optional) 

    5. Confirmation that the Department Chair endorses the nominee (no letter required)

    6. The name of two supporters that would be willing to provide letters of support if the nomination proceeds as the official Temerty nominee

  • 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. 

AFMC Administration Award

Any, Basic science, CPD, Faculty, MD, PGME, Rehabilitation sciences
Teaching Focus
Any, Basic science, CPD, Faculty, MD, PGME, Rehabilitation sciences
Nominee Role
Administrative staff
Theme
Career achievement and sustained impact
Award Level
National
Award Cycle
Spring

Celebrates the contributions of the administration within a faculty of medicine where efforts and work have contributed to national discourse and the betterment of Canadian Academic Medicine.

Type: Individual

Financial prize: Yes

Chair letter required: Letter not required but Chair must endorse nominee

Learner support required: 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. You will be asked to provide:
    1. Nominee name, appointment, and contact details

    2. Short-form responses explaining how the nominee demonstrates the criteria of the award

    3. Complete CV 

    4. Teaching Dossier/CPA Dossier (optional) 

    5. Confirmation that the Department Chair endorses the nominee (no letter required)

    6. The name of two supporters that would be willing to provide letters of support if the nomination proceeds as the official Temerty nominee

  • 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. 

AFMC Award for Outstanding Contribution to Faculty Development in Canada

Faculty
Teaching Focus
Faculty
Nominee Role
Faculty
Theme
Faculty development
Award Level
National
Award Cycle
Spring

Recognizes excellence in faculty development by an individual faculty member in a Canadian Faculty of Medicine.

Type: Individual

Financial prize: Yes

Chair letter required: No letter required but Chair must endorse the nominee

Learner support required: 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. You will be asked to provide:
    1. Nominee name, appointment, and contact details

    2. Short-form responses explaining how the nominee demonstrates the criteria of the award

    3. Complete CV 

    4. Teaching Dossier/CPA Dossier (optional) 

    5. Confirmation that the Department Chair endorses the nominee (no letter required)

    6. The name of two supporters that would be willing to provide letters of support if the nomination proceeds as the official Temerty nominee

  • 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. 

AFMC Charles Boelen International Social Accountability Award

Any, Basic science, CPD, Faculty, MD, PGME, Rehabilitation sciences
Teaching Focus
Any, Basic science, CPD, Faculty, MD, PGME, Rehabilitation sciences
Nominee Role
Any
Theme
Equity, diversity, indigeneity, inclusion and accessibility
Award Level
National
Award Cycle
Spring

Recognizes individuals, groups of people or organizations whose professional accomplishments reflect the principles of social accountability as defined in the Global Consensus for Social Accountability of Medical Schools.

Type: Individual or Group

Financial prize: Yes

Chair letter required: No letter required but Chair must endorse nominee

Learner support required: 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. You will be asked to provide:
    1. Nominee name, appointment, and contact details

    2. Short-form responses explaining how the nominee demonstrates the criteria of the award

    3. Complete CV 

    4. Teaching Dossier/CPA Dossier (optional) 

    5. Confirmation that the Department Chair endorses the nominee (no letter required)

    6. The name of two supporters that would be willing to provide letters of support if the nomination proceeds as the official Temerty nominee

  • 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. 

AFMC Clinical Teacher Award

CPD, MD, PGME
Teaching Focus
CPD, MD, PGME
Nominee Role
Faculty
Theme
Clinical instruction, Medical education research/scholarship, Mentorship
Award Level
National
Award Cycle
Spring

Recognizes excellence in clinical teaching by an individual faculty member in a Faculty of Medicine in Canada.

Type: Individual

Financial prize: Yes

Chair letter required: No letter required, but Chair must endorse nominee

Learner support required: 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. You will be asked to provide:
    1. Nominee name, appointment, and contact details

    2. Short-form responses explaining how the nominee demonstrates the criteria of the award

    3. Complete CV 

    4. Teaching Dossier/CPA Dossier (optional) 

    5. Confirmation that the Department Chair endorses the nominee (no letter required)

    6. The name of two supporters that would be willing to provide letters of support if the nomination proceeds as the official Temerty nominee

  • 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. 

AFMC Indigenous Health Advocacy Awards

AFMC Indigenous Health Advocacy Emerging Leader Award
Basic science, CPD, MD, PGME, Rehabilitation sciences
Teaching Focus
Basic science, CPD, MD, PGME, Rehabilitation sciences
Nominee Role
Administrative staff, Faculty, Physician
Theme
Early career contributions, Equity, diversity, indigeneity, inclusion and accessibility
Award Level
National
Award Cycle
Spring

Recognizes outstanding and continuous contributions to support work related to the health of Indigenous peoples or Indigenous medical education by an emerging leader (first 5-10 years of practice). Nominations are open to Indigenous, faculty members, staff members, and, or practicing physicians.

Type: Individual

Financial prize: Yes

Chair letter required: No letter required, but Chair must endorse nominee

Learner support required: 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. You will be asked to provide:
    1. Nominee name, appointment, and contact details

    2. Short-form responses explaining how the nominee demonstrates the criteria of the award

    3. Complete CV 

    4. Teaching Dossier/CPA Dossier (optional) 

    5. Confirmation that the Department Chair endorses the nominee (no letter required)

    6. The name of two supporters that would be willing to provide letters of support if the nomination proceeds as the official Temerty nominee

  • 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. 

AFMC Indigenous Health Advocay Awards

AFMC Indigenous Health Advocacy Lifetime Contribution Award
Basic science, CPD, MD, PGME, Rehabilitation sciences
Teaching Focus
Basic science, CPD, MD, PGME, Rehabilitation sciences
Nominee Role
Administrative staff, Faculty
Theme
Career achievement and sustained impact, Equity, diversity, indigeneity, inclusion and accessibility
Award Level
National
Award Cycle
Spring

Recognizes the outstanding dedication of an individual or faculty member towards the dismantling of anti-Indigenous racism and the advancement of cultural safety, advocacy, health equity and wellness of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people. Nominations are open to Indigenous faculty members and staff.

Type: Individual

Financial prize: Yes

Chair letter required: No letter required, but Chair must endorse nominee

Learner support required: 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. You will be asked to provide:
    1. Nominee name, appointment, and contact details

    2. Short-form responses explaining how the nominee demonstrates the criteria of the award

    3. Complete CV 

    4. Teaching Dossier/CPA Dossier (optional) 

    5. Confirmation that the Department Chair endorses the nominee (no letter required)

    6. The name of two supporters that would be willing to provide letters of support if the nomination proceeds as the official Temerty nominee

  • 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. 

AFMC John Ruedy Awards for Innovation In Medical Education

AFMC John Ruedy Award for Innovation In Medical Education
CPD, MD, PGME
Teaching Focus
CPD, MD, PGME
Nominee Role
Any
Theme
Medical education research/scholarship
Award Level
National
Award Cycle
Spring

Recognizes innovation in learning aids or other teaching aids deemed by the medical community and medical education as valuable including advances in technology such as apps, websites, artificial intelligence, robots, avatars, games, etc. which are considered to be new additions to the educational toolkit for undergraduate, postgraduate or continuing medical education.

Type: Individual or Group

Financial prize: Yes

Chair letter required: No letter required, but Chair must endorse nominee

Learner support required: 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. You will be asked to provide:
    1. Nominee name, appointment, and contact details

    2. Short-form responses explaining how the nominee demonstrates the criteria of the award

    3. Complete CV 

    4. Teaching Dossier/CPA Dossier (optional) 

    5. Confirmation that the Department Chair endorses the nominee (no letter required)

    6. The name of two supporters that would be willing to provide letters of support if the nomination proceeds as the official Temerty nominee

  • 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.