This national honorary award is named for Dr. Duncan Graham, chair of the Department of Medicine of the University of Toronto from 1919 to 1947. He was among the first to undertake postgraduate medical training after graduating in 1905. He went on to set up a program for postgraduate training of medical specialists in Canada on which the Royal College is modeled. The Duncan Graham Award has been recognizing outstanding lifelong contribution to medical education since 1969.
Nominations
Nominations come from the Deans of Canadian faculties of medicine.
Selection
The Awards Committee of the Royal College, who selects the recipient annually at their fall meeting, may add to the list of nominations.
Award
The award includes $1,000 and is supported financially by donations to the Royal College's Educational Endowment Fund from former students and friends of Dr. Graham.
Closing date
5 p.m. (EST) September 1, 2011. Late applications will not be considered.
For further information, please contact
Melanie Blackburn, Grant Administrator
Awards and Grants Section, Office of Professional Affairs
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
774 Echo Drive
Ottawa ON K1S 5N8
Telephone: 613-730-8177 / 1-800-668-3740, ext. 355
E-mail: awards@royalcollege.ca
