Congratulations to Faculty members named to the 2021-2022 Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence! See the list of recipients below. A virtual symposium to recognize the honorees took place on June 10 with family members and colleagues of the recipients in attendance.
Coordinated through the聽Faculty Development Office, the goal of the Faculty Honour List is to recognize outstanding contributions to education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in the areas of teaching, educational leadership and innovation, faculty development, and research and scholarly activity.
Dr. Michelle Elizov, Associate Dean, Faculty Development Office, congratulated the recipients for their work.
鈥淚t is significant to be recognized on the Honour List 鈥媋t any time, but it is particularly noteworthy during the COVID-19 pandemic,鈥� said Dr. Elizov. 鈥淭his has not been an easy or smooth ride, and yet each of the recipients continue to make significant contributions to our educational mission. This is a wonderful achievement on your part that we are humbled to recognize.鈥�
Dr. Annette Majnemer, the Faculty鈥檚 Vice-Dean, Education also spoke highly of the recipients and their work.
鈥淚 sincerely want to congratulate each of the Honour List recipients during this most-exceptional year,鈥� Dr. Majnemer remarked. 鈥淓ach of you make unique and valuable contributions to teaching, learning and educational scholarship within your units, and across our Faculty. The educational work that you do makes an enormous difference in the lives of our learners and your colleagues.鈥�
(Oncology)
鈥淒r. Alfieri is a natural leader and a committed educator, having taken the career steps towards the advancement of the cause of medical education,鈥� one colleague noted.
鈥淭hroughout all of this time, Joanne has led with vision and foresight, bringing best evidence into practice and leading with courage and humility,鈥� another colleague said. 鈥淗er passion for educational excellence and her commitment to educational innovation is inspiring, as is her desire to 鈥榤ake an impact鈥� on the lives of her learners and colleagues. In addition, Joanne exemplifies a scholarly approach to all that she does, ensuring that the literature informs her practice and that she contributes to the research in this field.鈥�
Dr. Dan Deckelbaum
(Surgery)
鈥淒r. Deckelbaum has clearly demonstrated excellence in teaching, research/innovation and contributions to the university and scholarly communities,鈥� a colleague stressed. 鈥淗e is a recognized leader in academic global surgery and disaster preparedness who has developed novel educational approaches, registries and collaborations to improve the care of injured patients at home and around the world and been recognized for this work.鈥�
(Dept. of Pediatrics & Dept. of Pediatric Surgery)
鈥淒ebbie is an energetic teacher and educator; her passion is woven into all aspects of her educational initiatives, always keeping her focus on maintaining the highest standard of education and well-being of her learners, including patients and their families as well as the community at large,鈥� a colleague noted. 鈥淢s. Friedman鈥檚 dedication to and successful accomplishments in health professions education at all levels and for diverse groups demonstrates that she is very well-deserving of this honour.鈥�
(Pharmacology & Therapeutics)
鈥淒r. Munter is an outstanding, innovative, efficient and highly energetic teacher,鈥� one colleague said. 鈥淪he is a dedicated faculty member and a valuable role model for her colleagues and students alike.鈥�
鈥淚 think very highly of Lisa,鈥� another colleague emphasized. 鈥淪he brings a critical and more importantly, a collegial spirit to the table. This has also been evident in many other education and research activities she has undertaken since arriving at 捆绑SM社区. It has been a genuine pleasure for me to work with her.鈥�
(School of Physical & Occupational Therapy)
鈥淒r. Jadranka Spahija鈥檚 contributions to teaching, education and learning have been outstanding in terms of leadership, course development, and quality and use of innovative teaching strategies,鈥� a colleague said. 鈥淪he is also a role model for students due to her commitment to their learning, knowledge and expertise, and overall caring and professionalism.鈥�
鈥淒r. Spahija is a dynamic, resourceful, considerate and dedicated faculty with an exceptional degree of creativity, outstanding leadership, diligence, focus and commitment to teaching, research and student supervision,鈥� another colleague stressed.
(Medicine)
鈥淒r. Sun鈥檚 passion for excellence in medical education research and her ability to transform patient care through her knowledge and educational skills are exceptional,鈥� a colleague noted. 鈥淪he incorporates her academic, scholarly teaching approaches into her daily clinical practice, ward coverage and General Internal Medicine service. She carries on with these activities in addition to her administrative duties in her many roles. Dr. Sun is making invaluable ongoing contributions to the medical education practices at 捆绑SM社区 and the 捆绑SM社区 Heath Centre teaching hospitals.鈥�
(Ingram School of Nursing)
鈥淢s. Tuck has made MANY contributions to the quality of Nursing education within the Ingram School of Nursing,鈥� a colleague said. 鈥淪he has also had an influence at the provincial and international level. Adjectives to describe Jodi include: extremely bright, detail oriented, visionary, student-centered, creative, up-to-date, affable, great at writing, advocate, and dependable (among others). Jodi has had multiple and major contributions to all programs within the Ingram School of Nursing. Her unwavering dedication paired with her solid expertise as a nurse educator are commendable.鈥�
(Institute of Health Sciences Education and the School of Medicine)
鈥淲here Dr. Young really excels, and the reason we wanted to nominate her for this award, is her day in and day out support and mentorship to her colleagues,鈥� wrote a colleague. 鈥淲hether they are junior, senior or peers she is constantly pushing us to get better and learn more about educational theory, practice and research.鈥�
鈥淗er door is always open to requests for informal advice, to consultations by students, to invitations by colleagues for collaboration in various projects, and for mentorships,鈥� another colleague noted. 鈥淪he is unflinchingly generous with her time, although one may have to stand in line and respect the queue. This is testament to the value we attribute to her sage counsel. It also demonstrates her passion for education and is a source of pride for our entire community.鈥�
(Pediatrics)
鈥淚 reviewed the pediatric critical care medicine fellows鈥� comments on Dr. Zavalkoff鈥檚 teaching and leadership abilities,鈥� one colleague wrote. 鈥淧erhaps this one sums up best why she is highly deserving of the Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence (direct quote): 鈥榃e want to be just like her.鈥欌��
鈥淥ver the course of her career, the success of many of her trainees, past and present, is in no small part a direct result of her excellent mentorship,鈥� another colleague stressed. 鈥淚t is rare to encounter a teacher and program director so selflessly and tenaciously committed to the success of her mentees. We are each eternally grateful for having had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Zavalkoff, and for the mentorship she provided each of us throughout our training and beyond, in our early careers.鈥�