The purpose of the PGME Social Responsibility Award is to recognize the outstanding contributions of faculty members and postgraduate trainees in the development and/or implementation of socially responsible initiatives, programs or research related to postgraduate medical education.
Nomination Process
Up to two awards will be presented annually, acknowledging one faculty member and one postgraduate trainee (resident or fellow). Each will receive a certificate with a financial prize
Winners will be notified annually in March and will be recognized annually at the Faculty’s Educational Achievement Day.
Eligibility for this award is as follows:
Faculty
Any faculty member, in any department, who participates in the education of postgraduate trainees at the University of Toronto.
Resident/Fellow
Any resident/fellow currently registered with PGME.
Award Winners
2027
Faculty Award Winner TBC
Medical Trainee Award Winner TBC
2026
Faculty Award Winner
Dr. Gaibrie Stephen, Emergency Medicine
Medical Trainee Award Winner
Dr. Alice Cavanagh, Family Medicine
2025 Faculty Award Winner
No nominee for 2025
Medical Trainee Award Winner
Dr. David-Dan Nguyen, Urology
2024 Faculty Award Winner
Dr. Sacha Agrawal, Psychiatry
Medical Trainee Award Winners (Joint Nomination)
Dr. Adom Bondzi-Simpson and Dr. Betty Yibrehu, Surgery
2023 Faculty Award Winner
Dr. Petal Abdool, Psychiatry
Medical Trainee Award Winner
Dr. Victoria Reedman, Medicine
2022 Faculty Award Winner
Dr. Modupe Tunde-Byass
Medical Trainee Award Winner
Dr. Tina Madzima, Diagnostic Radiology
2021 Faculty Award Winner
Dr. Michaela Beder, Psychiatry
Medical Trainee Award Winners
Dr. Julianna Deutscher and Dr. Dennis Skolnik, Emergency Medicine
2020 Faculty Award Winners
Dr. Tony Barrozino and Dr. Alpna Munshi, Pediatrics
Medical Trainee Award Winner
Dr. Vivian Tam, Family Medicine
2019 Faculty Award Winner
Dr. Ashna Bowry, Family Medicine
Medical Trainee Award Winner
Dr. Bushra Khan, Psychiatry
2018 Faculty Award Winner
Dr. Meldon Kahan, Family Medicine
Medical Trainee Award Winner
Dr. Amy Gajaria, Psychiatry
2017 Faculty Award Winner
Dr. Andrew Pinto, Medicine
Medical Trainee Award Winner
Dr. Laura Erdman, Pediatrics
2016 Faculty Award Winners
Dr. Adrienne Chan and Dr. Sharmistha Mishra, Medicine
Medical Trainee Award Winner
Dr. Danielle Rodin, Radiation Oncology
2015 Faculty Award Winners (Joint Nomination)
Dr. Lisa Andermann and Dr. Kenneth Fung, Psychiatry
Medical Trainee Award Winner
Dr. Nicole Kozloff, Psychiatry
