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Awards recognize extraordinary specialists

The Royal College’s awards program honours the personal achievements of specialist physicians and recognizes the importance and potential impact of exceptional original research. Our program also supports visiting professorships, which help broaden knowledge and foster scientific dialogue in specialty medicine.

Many of our awards recognize vital qualities in specialist physicians such as a lifelong contribution to medical education, extraordinary leadership, and a tendency to work above and beyond established norms of practice and health care. By honouring remarkable physicians each year, we formally recognize the core qualities that distinguish a Fellow of the Royal College.

Awards that recognize personal achievement

Duncan Graham Award for lifelong contribution to medical education (restricted nomination)
James H. Graham Award of Merit for commitment to the Royal College and its objectives (restricted nomination)
Mentor of the Year Award for professionalism and role modeling (one award per region)
Program Director of the Year Award for a program director who has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing residency education
Royal College Teasdale-Corti Humanitarian Award for Canadian physicians who go beyond the accepted norms of routine practice in their provision of health care or emergency medical services
Royal College/AMS Donald R. Wilson for integration of CanMEDS roles into an RCPSC training program
Resident Leadership Award for a resident who has demonstrated leadership in Canadian specialty education
Prix d’excellence for outstanding teaching and service to community (up to one award per province)

Awards that recognize original research

K.J.R. Wightman Award for Scholarship in Ethics* to recognize original ethics and equity work by residents
Royal College Annual Medal Awards (Medicine, Surgery) to recognize original work in clinical investigation and basic science

Awards that support visiting professorships

(All restricted nominations)
The John G. Wade Visiting Professorship in Patient Safety and Simulation-based Medical Education
Janes Visiting Professorship in Surgery
K.J.R. Wightman Visiting Professorship in Medicine
McLaughlin-Gallie Visiting Professorship
Royal College Balfour M. Mount Visiting Professorship in Palliative Medicine
Royal College Visiting Professorship in Medical Research

Notes:

  • Terms of reference and eligibility criteria vary for each of the above programs
  • * denotes program open to Royal College residents