International Medical Educator of the Year Award

This award is given annually to an international medical educator who has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing residency education as evidenced by innovation and impact beyond their program. One award will be presented annually. The award winner receives a plaque recognizing their contribution, as well as travel and registration to the International Conference on Residency Education.

To nominate a colleague, please visit the ICRE website.

Eligibility

A nominee must be a current medical educator of a postgraduate program residing outside of Canada.

Criteria

  • Demonstrated commitment to innovation in residency education.
  • Has had a lasting impact on the quality of residency education and measurable outcomes beyond their program.
  • Evidence of effective leadership and mentorship ability.
  • Embodies or integrates the CanMEDS Roles.
  • Strong track record for promoting ethics, reflection and humanism in residency education.

Nominations

  • Nominations may be submitted by medical educators, deans, postgraduate deans, department chairs, division directors, peer teachers or trainees (maximum of two letters). Only 1 nomination submission package per candidate so coordination may be required if multiple individuals want to nominate the same individual.
  • Nominations may be in English or French.
  • Self-nominations are not accepted.
  • Individuals may be re-nominated in subsequent years. However, previous winners of the award will not be eligible to win again.

Submissions

Please submit your package as 1 PDF file in the following sequence order:

  • 1 - Nomination letter addressing every element of criteria identified above. The effort put into the nomination letter is critical so the more information you provide the better. Please provide 2-3 examples of success for each criteria section
  • 1 – Support letter from a resident (currently or recently graduated)
  • 1 – Maximum of 3 page in length CV

Selection

Nominations are adjudicated by a subcommittee of the Awards Committee of the Royal College.

Contact us
Email: icreawards@royalcollege.ca

Past recipients

2022

Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE (Stanford University)

2021

Daniel J. Schumacher, MD, PhD, Med, University of Cincinnati (Ohio, USA)

Click here to see a list of past ICRE award winners.