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-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.
Nominations are now open
Nominations for fall cycle are now being accepted until December 15, 2025.
W T Aikins Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
Recognizes any faculty member with a minimum of 10 years since their initial faculty appointment at Temerty Medicine who has designed educational innovations specifically for use in the MD Program.
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
W T Aikins Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
Recognizes any faculty member with a minimum of 10 years since their initial faculty appointment at Temerty Medicine who has engaged in teaching in the undergraduate medical (MD) program - clerkship (lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, portfolio, clinical skills, interviewing skills or in electives).
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
W T Aikins Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
Recognizes any faculty member with a minimum of 10 years since their initial faculty appointment at Temerty Medicine who has engaged in teaching in the undergraduate medical (MD) program - foundations (lectures, laboratories, seminars, workshops, tutorials, or, in clinical skills).
Type: Individual
Financial prize: No
W T Aikins Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
Recognizes any faculty member or group of faculty members in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, with a minimum of 10 years since their initial faculty appointment at Temerty Medicine, who have engaged in developing and implementing the MD Program curriculum (course/component/theme).
Type: Individual or group
Financial prize: No