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 are currently closed.
Nominations for spring cycle awards will open in mid-March 2026.
Medical Education & Teaching Awards Database
Colin Woolf Long Term Contributions to CPD
Recognizes excellence in teaching, subject mastery, and the ability to engage learners (for programs or conferences that have been accredited through UofT CPD).
Type: Individual
Financial prize: Yes
Colin Woolf Sustained Excellence in Teaching of CPD
Recognizes sustained commitment to and excellence in education, and impact of leadership roles/positions in CPD.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: Yes
Dave Davis Research Award
Recognizes an outstanding completed research/scholarly project in Continuing Professional Development in the Faculty of Medicine.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: Yes
David Fear Fellowship
Supports faculty members who wish to develop or enhance their competence or skills in CPD, their scholarship or their professional development.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: Yes
Dr. Maureen Topps Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Assessment of Clinical Competence
This prestigious distinction recognizes an individual or group who demonstrates sustained excellence in Canadian health care and/or health care research. Its recipients are the people who ensure our health care professionals meet the high standards that Canadians enjoy and expect. This award is unique in that its nominees and recipients come from a broad range of health disciplines, such as dentistry, physical therapy, and medical practice.
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. You can download a preview of the nomination form here.
- 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:
2022
- Glendon Tait
2020
- Kulamakan (Mahan) Kulasegaram, PhD, BHSc
Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
This award recognizes outstanding contribution to the training and experience of graduate students, as evidenced by excellence in teaching, supervision and mentorship and dedication to students. This award is restricted to Faculty in the early stages of their career within 8 years of their initial SGS membership (including graduate memberships elsewhere) as of December of application year.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: Yes
Excellence in Community-Based Teaching and Education Awards
Recognizes excellence in teaching and education at a community hospital. Faculty who teach and practice primarily in the community environment, including University of Toronto Community Affiliate Hospitals or community-based office/clinic setting (not associated with Full Affiliates of the Faculty of Medicine) are eligible to apply.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
Excellence in Community-Based Teaching and Education Awards
Recognizes excellence in teaching and education at a community-based physician office/clinic. Faculty who teach and practice primarily in the community environment, including University of Toronto Community Affiliate Hospitals or community-based office/clinic setting (not associated with Full Affiliates of the Faculty of Medicine) are eligible to apply.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
Excellence in Community-Based Teaching and Education Awards
Recognizes excellence in teaching and education of rehabilitation sciences learners at a community-based office/clinic OR community hospital. Faculty who teach and practice primarily in the community environment, including University of Toronto Community Affiliate Hospitals or community-based office/clinic setting (not associated with Full Affiliates of the Faculty of Medicine) are eligible to apply.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
Excellence in Community-Based Teaching and Education Awards
Recognizes sustained (normally 10 years) excellence in community-based teaching and education, and may include mentorship, the integration of scholarship in teaching, inter-professional collaboration, etc. Two sustained excellence awards will be available annually:
- Sustained Excellence in Medical Education
- Sustained Excellence in Rehabilitation Sciences
Faculty who teach and practice primarily in the community environment, including University of Toronto Community Affiliate Hospitals or community-based office/clinic setting (not associated with Full Affiliates of the Faculty of Medicine) are eligible to apply.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No