Guidelines The regional Mentor of the Year Award was established to recognize Fellows of the Royal College in good standing who have had a significant impact on the career development of students, residents and/or Fellows. The nominee must have demonstrated their ability to be an excellent role model in demonstrating the qualities or competencies of a ‘professional’ as described in the CanMEDS framework.
General Policies
The nominee must be a Fellow in good standing of the Royal College.
For each nominee there must be at least two (2) nominators who are Fellows of the Royal College in good standing.
A minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) nominations are required to support each nominee.
Previous recipients are not eligible to be nominated in the future.
Self –nominations will not be accepted.
Close-relations (for example a spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent or child) nominations will not be accepted.
There will only be one recipient of the Mentor of the Year Award per region.
A sub-committee of the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) will be created each year to adjudicate the nominations and select the recipients.
The RAC Chair or other RAC member will present the award to the recipient at the chosen event.
The Office of Professional Affairs will work with the recipient (or representative) to arrange to present the award (plaque) at an appropriate event.
The deadline for this year’s submission is 5:00 pm (EDT) on Friday, April 20, 2012.
Please note we have extended the deadline for submitting nominations for the Mentor of the Year for Region 5. The submission deadline is now Friday, May 18, 2012, 5:00 pm EDT.
Nomination Forms
Please use the appropriate nomination form and attached guidelines for the region in which you practice.
