Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service.
“These awards celebrate extraordinary faculty and staff who exemplify our values — respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration and equity — and have made outstanding contributions toward our vision to transform health for everyone.”
— Dr. Dermot Kelleher
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Vice-President, Health, UBC
Award Categories
Lifetime Achievement | Mentoring | Staff | Clinical Faculty | Continuing Professional Development
Killam Prizes | Distinguished Achievement
Congratulations to our 2024 recipients:
Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award
Recognizes extraordinary members of the Faculty of Medicine who have had sustained distinguished careers at UBC in the areas of research, teaching and/or service.
Clive P. Duncan
Orthopaedics
Award for Excellence in Mentoring Early Career Faculty
Recognizes faculty members who have formally been identified as mentors and who exemplify a deep commitment to fostering the professional and personal development of faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers.
Rebecca Warburton
Surgery
Amina Zoubeidi
Urologic Sciences
Applegarth Staff Service
Recognizes outstanding contributions by UBC staff members to the Faculty of Medicine.
David Tsukada
Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Management & Professional
Tracey Mason
Family Practice, Midwifery Program (Former)
Secretarial/Clerical
Sahil Kanani
Psychiatry
Non-Union Technician/Research Assistant
Dean’s Staff Awards
Honours exceptional staff who have demonstrated a strong commitment to living the Faculty of Medicine values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration and equity.
Sarah Fletcher
Family Practice
Leadership
Waheeda Esmail
Island Medical Program
Respectful Environment, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
Genevieve MacMillan
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Creativity/Innovation
Clinical Faculty Awards
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
Recognizes excellence in clinical teaching by clinical faculty members.
Richard Alexander
Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Island Medical Program
Early Career
Katie Wiskar
Medicine
Early Career
Barry Chan
Medicine
Mid-Career
Ashutosh Singhal
Surgery
Mid-Career
Henry Broekhuyse
Orthopaedics
Late Career
Francine Tessier
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Late Career
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership/Service
Recognizes excellence in leadership or service by clinical faculty members.
Mia Remington
Pediatrics
Early Career
Jennifer Balfour
Pediatrics, Island Medical Program
Mid/Late Career
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentorship
Recognizes excellence in mentorship by clinical faculty members.
Debbie Rosenbaum
Medicine
Mid/Late Career
Brian Westerberg
Surgery
Mid/Late Career
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
Recognizes excellence in research by clinical faculty members.
Karen Tran
Medicine
Early Career
Anna McGuire
Surgery
Mid/Late Career
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness
Recognizes excellence in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion through research, teaching or service by clinical faculty members.
Sara Jassemi
Pediatrics
Continuing Professional Development Awards
Award for Distinguished Service to CME/CPD
Recognizes substantial long-term contributions to Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Medical Education in the Faculty of Medicine.
Nelson Greidanus
Orthopedics
Award for Innovation in CME/CPD
Recognizes outstanding innovation and/or creativity with original work in the area of CME/CPD programming.
Chris Morrow*
Emergency Medicine, Island Medical Program
Killam Teaching Prize (previously announced)
Awarded to faculty nominated by students, colleagues, and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching.
Allison Campbell
Family Practice, Midwifery Program
Cameron Hague
Radiology
Paris-Ann Ingledew
Surgery
Cornelia Laule
Radiology and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Killam Research Prize (previously announced)
Awarded to full-time faculty members in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Physical Therapy
Stuart Turvey
Pediatrics
Distinguished Achievement Awards (previously announced)
Excellence in Basic Science Research
Recognizes outstanding basic science research and scholarly contributions in the areas of health and life sciences.
Eric Jan
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Stephanie Sellers
Medicine
Excellence in Clinical or Applied Research
Recognizes outstanding clinical or applied research and scholarly contributions.
Chris Carlsten
Medicine
Sam Wiseman
Surgery
Excellence in Education
Recognizes significant contributions to health education in the areas of leadership, innovation, and/or scholarship of education.
Angela Devlin
Pediatrics
Lindsay Rogers
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Advancement of Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness
Recognizes outstanding contributions in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion through research, teaching or service.
Annie Ciernia
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Diane Lacaille
Medicine
Service to the University and Community
Recognizes significant contributions to local, national or international communities aimed at improved health outcomes of the population.
Kendall Ho
Emergency Medicine
Mariana Brussoni
Pediatrics and Population & Public Health
Overall Excellence — Early Career
Recognizes outstanding contributions in the areas of research, education and service.
Ali Bashashati
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Brian Grunau
Emergency Medicine
Overall Excellence — Mid-Career
Recognizes outstanding contributions in the areas of research, education and service.
Jackie Whittaker
Physical Therapy
Manish Sadarangani
Pediatrics
Overall Excellence — Senior Faculty
Recognizes outstanding contributions in the areas of research, education and service.
Lori Brotto
Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Psychiatry
Samuel Aparicio
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
September 16, 2024