Department of Medicine Weekly Roundup - Thursday March 2 - Announcements – February 2023
Congratulations to…
- New Division Head of Respirology
- Postings
Congratulations to…
- Anne Stephenson, who received a research grant and two prestigious awards from Cystic Fibrosis Canada!
o Her 3-year grant for her research project entitled: “Getting older and wiser: the complexities of ageing with cystic fibrosis”
o 2023 Cathleen Morrison Research Impact Award
o Robbie Awardee for Most Promising New Research Project
- Reena Pattani, Reza Vosoughi, Vera Dounaevskaia, Dharini Mahendira, Kevin Gough, Jason An and Martin Schreiber who have all received a University of Toronto MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence for the 2021-2022 academic year
- Ahmed Bayoumi, who has been awarded the Fondation Baxter and Alma Ricard Chair in Inner City Health for a second term
- Camilla Wong, who was awarded the Dr. Vincent J. Hughes Humanitarian Award from the Medical Staff Association at St. Michael's Hospital
- Malika Sharma, who is the recipient of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s 2023 Robert Sheppard Award for Health Equity and Social Justice
- Karen Burns, who was chosen by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Awards Committee to receive the annual ATS Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments at the ATS 2023 International Conference in Washington, DC.
Division of Respirology Update
Congratulations to Chris Li who is the successful candidate for the role of Head, Division of Respirology at SMH. Chris has been a leader in postgraduate education for the division over the past ten years, implementing many improvements to optimize the learner experience. As a Clinician Teacher, Chris has been involved with the education of learners at all levels and has created career pathways for them through his excellent mentorship. We are delighted that Chris will take on this next level of leadership for St. Michael’s! Chris will transition into this role as of September 5, 2023.
Thank you to the members of the Search Committee (Chung-Wai Chow, Anju Anand, Desa Hobbs, Anne Stephenson, Nick Vozoris and Kieran McIntyre) for their thoughtful input.
And our heartfelt thanks goes out to Liz Tullis for her excellent leadership of the division for a remarkable 18 years! We look forward to thanking Liz at this year’s DOM annual event!
Postings
Please visit https://www.smhdom.com/documents/job-postings to see positions available in the SMH DOM