THE RDoC MIKHAEL AWARD FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION
RDoC is proud to honour those who, with enthusiasm, passion, and proficiency, have contributed to improving undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in Canada. During his time on the Board of Directors, Dr. Joseph Mikhael worked tirelessly to represent the interests of all residents in Canada, refocusing our role in medical education. The Board has presented this award in honour of his achievements since 2005. Beginning in 2012, the Award has been presented in two categories: Staff and Resident.
Before February 2015, this award was known as the Dr. Joseph Mikhael CAIR Award for Medical Education.
The call for nominations for the 2024 RDoC Awards is now open, nominate someone today!
Award Eligibility
Staff category: Physicians, including program directors, educators, or others; any other individual(s), programs, or organizations closely associated with medical education in Canada. In situations where an organization is being nominated, please provide a contact name for that organization on the application.
Resident category: Resident doctors registered in any Canadian PGME program. Nominees for the resident categories must have been a resident doctor training in Canada within the past 12 months to be eligible for consideration.
Award Criteria
To qualify, nominees must:
- demonstrate a firm commitment to medical education through specific actions and initiatives;
- exemplify creativity and leadership in taking action to improve and promote medical education; and
- bring about change that has the potential to result in positive, long term improvement to medical education in Canada.
Recipients
| Resident Physician Category | Staff Physician Category | |
| 2023 | Doctor Adom Bondzi-Simpson
University of Toronto |
Doctor Michael KenyonUniversity of British Columbia |
| 2022 | Doctor Hadal El-Hadi
University of British Columbia |
Doctor Aaron Prystupa
University of Saskatchewan |
| 2021 | Doctor Ariel Gershon
University of Toronto |
Doctor Ming-Ka Chan
University of Manitoba |
| 2020 | Doctor Malika Ladha University of Calgary |
Doctor Terri Aldred University of British Columbia |
| 2019 | Doctor Conrad Tsang University of British Columbia |
Doctor Stuart Murdoch University of Toronto |
| 2018 | Doctor Bruce Fage University of Toronto |
Doctor Warren Cheung University of Ottawa |
| 2017 | Doctor Mary Beth Bissell Memorial University |
Doctor Michael Froeschl University of Ottawa |
| 2016 | Doctor Kathryn Darras University of British Columbia |
Doctor Barry Kassen University of British Columbia |
| 2015 | Doctor Nada Gawad University of Ottawa |
Doctor Sharon Peters Memorial University |
| 2014 | Doctor Darren de SA McMaster University |
Doctor George Porfiris Toronto East General Hospital |
| 2013 | Doctor Farhan Asrar McMaster University |
Doctor Marika Hohol University of Toronto |
| 2012 | Doctor Charles Kassardjian University of Toronto |
Doctor Keith Goulden University of Alberta |
| 2011 | Doctor Lara Cooke University of Calgary |
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| 2010 | Doctor Rishi Gupta* University of Ottawa |
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| 2009 | Doctor George Elleker University of Alberta |
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| 2008 | Doctor Colin Chalk McGill University |
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| 2007 | Doctor Brian Hodges University of Toronto |
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| 2006 | Doctor Alecs Chochinov The Canadian Medical Association |
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| 2005 | Doctor Nadia Mikhael The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
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*First resident recipient
