Department of Medicine Weekly Roundup – January 22, 2026

Please see below for the following updates:

• 2025 Innovation Funds Awards
• Department of Medicine - Medical Grand Rounds - Physician Safety and Workplace Violence - January 28, 2026
• 2026 Postgraduate Research Award -- Call for Applications
• Reminder: Royal College Maintenance of Certification
• Reminder: Call for Nominations For The Department of Medicine Prizes & Awards 2026

Congratulations to Drs. Lisa Hicks, David Klein, and Andrew Beckett on receiving 2025 Innovation Funds Awards for their projects. These projects were selected by the Innovation Funds Provincial Oversight Committee (IFPOC) for annual awards in the categories of Chronic Diseases and Education.

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to report that we will continue our annual competition for the Postgraduate Research Awards and will be accepting applications for the 2026-2027 academic year.

The purpose of the 2026 Postgraduate Research Awards is to provide financial assistance to students engaged in medical research.

• Guidelines for the Awards are:

• Most awards are for Postgraduate Learners (MDs) registered with the PGME office. Awards will range from $500 to $12,500
• A small number of awards are for graduate students who are conducting medical research and are registered with the University of Toronto, School of Graduate Studies. Awards will range from $50 to $1,300
• All applicants are rated and the top ranked applicants are assigned the awards according to the terms and conditions of each award
• The research funding awarded from this competition is for future research to be completed during the 2026-2027 academic year. Funds (prize money) will be paid in 12 equal monthly installments, with the first payment commencing by December 2026
• Applicants are not required to apply for a particular award. Applicants complete and submit a general application using the Judgify platform at the following site:  https://awards.judgify.me/uoftpgmeresearchawards2026
• Applicants must be supported by their Supervisor and Chair where they will be conducting their research
• You must be registered for the full academic year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027) to be eligible for funding
• Please ensure the reference letters are uploaded to the Judgify platform as part of your application. Referees are not required to send their letters to PGME separately
• The deadline for submitting your application to the Judgify platform is end of day on Friday, April 10, 2026

      The following must be uploaded to Judgify as part of the application:

• A one-page research proposal
• Three academic reference letters (including one from the proposed research supervisor)
• Completed signature page for Department Chair, Proposed Research Supervisor and Applicant

Details concerning education, research, publications, etc. will be collected via the application form.

If you have any questions, please contact Arlene McKinley at [email protected]

Please note due to the large number of applications for this award it may take us longer than expected to notify applicants of the outcome. The results will be announced in December 2026 and all applicants will be notified of the results.

Additional award information can be found at the PGME website:

https://pgme.utoronto.ca/postgraduate-research-award

Sincerely,

All Department of Medicine members are reminded that the deadline to submit your 2025 continuing professional development (CPD) hours for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) without mandatory documentation is January 31, 2026. You can submit your hours online at MAINPORT on the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada website. 

Please note that 2025 certificates of attendance for St. Michael's Hospital Medical Grand Rounds were emailed by Jessica Comilang in early December. 

Resources related to MOC and credit submission can be found at:  https://royalcollege.ca/en/cpd/moc-program.html

Login to MAINPORT is accessed from this page: royalcollege.ca/mymoc

Each year, the University of Toronto’s Department of Medicine honours faculty members who have made significant and meaningful contributions to education, teaching, research, quality and innovation, humanism,

mentorship and clinical practice. These prizes and awards celebrate their faculty members and recognize the local and global impact of the Department of Medicine.

Faculty prizes and awards are presented at the Department of Medicine’s Annual Day in June. Click here to review faculty award descriptions.

This year, they will be awarding the following faculty awards: 

-        Robert Hyland Award for Excellence in Mentorship (Mid-Career)
-        Robert Hyland Award for Excellence in Mentorship (Late Career) 
-        Department of Medicine Academy of Master Clinicians
-        Michael Gordon Award for Humanism in Medicine
-        Department of Medicine Teacher of the Year Award
-        Department of Medicine Mid-Career Teaching Award
-        Kaveh Shojania Award in Quality and Innovation
-        The William Goldie Prize and Travel Awards
-        Eaton Scholar Researcher of the Year Awards (one for basic/fundamental science or translational research and one for clinical research)
 
Details on how to submit a nomination are listed under each award. Nomination packages, including the nomination checklist, should be submitted in a single PDF file by February 28, 2026

to [email protected].
 
The department also offers resident awards, which will be presented at their Graduation ceremony in June. Click here to review resident award descriptions. They will be presenting the

following resident awards this year: 
 
-        Department of Medicine Outstanding Research Trainee Awards
-        Department of Medicine Resident Teacher of the Year Award
-        Department of Medicine Award for Excellence in Mentorship
-        Department of Medicine Emerging Clinician Award
 
Nomination packages for resident awards should be submitted in a single PDF file by February 28, 2026 to [email protected]