Awards
Awards and Grants
A Continuing Education Award is awarded in June of each year (for the previous academic year) to a member of the Department of Paediatrics who has demonstrated excellence in course coordination; teaching at a Department of Paediatrics or University of Toronto, Continuing Education sponsored event; and/or Long Term Contribution to Continuing Education in the Department of Paediatrics.
Criteria that should be addressed in the nomination include:
- Course Coordination Criteria: the course design, promotion, organization, achievement of objectives and relevance to the needs of the course participants.
- Teaching Criteria: creativity, innovation, style, enthusiasm, commitment, effectiveness and originality.
- Long Term Contribution Criteria: course coordination, teaching excellence and other creative CE activities, and may include an administrative or research role in Continuing Education. The information provided should reflect commitment to excellence in Continuing Education sustained over at least five years.
Detailed information on the nomination process and guidelines can be obtained from: Nicole Winters, Administrative Coordinator, Continuing Medical Education, Nicole.Winters@sickkids.ca.
The Award consists of a cheque and a plaque.
Recipients
- 2008 - Miriam Kaufman for Course Coordination/Teaching
- 2007 - Suzan Schneeweiss for Course Coordination
- 2006 - Amina Lalani for Course Coordination
- 2005 - Marcellina Mian for Long Term Contribution to Continuing Education
- 2005 - Elena Pope and Dr. Miriam Weinstein for Course Coordination
- 2004 - Karen Leslie for Teaching & Course Coordination
- 2003 - Bernice Krafchik for Long Term Contribution
- 2003 - David Chitayat for Course Coordination
- 2002 - Jonathan Hellmann for Course Coordination
- 2001 - Moshe Ipp and Dr. Norman Saunders for Course Coordination
- 2000 - Wendy Roberts for CE Teaching
Continuing Education Award Committee
- Suzan Schneeweiss, Director, Continuing Education
- Adelle Atkinson, Director, Paediatrics - Training Program Director
- Susan Tallett, Director, SickKids Learning Institute
- Member of Continuing Education Committee