Awards for Students

The Faculty offers a limited number of merit­-based scholarships in each year of study, which are awarded based on a number of different criteria, including academic standing, community or Faculty involvement, and extracurricular activities. Some of these awards also take demonstrated financial need into consideration. Most of these scholarships require no application, and for those that do, applications are distributed to all potentially eligible students (based on year of study) by e­mail. The monetary value of all scholarships is variable and should, in most cases, be considered of a supplementary nature.

These scholarships have been established through the generosity of our donors, both private individuals and corporate bodies. They are described at: http://md.utoronto.ca/awards­-scholarships, under the following categories:

• Admission Awards
• In-Course Awards
• Elective Awards
• Awards Requiring Application
• Convocation Awards
• Undergraduate Medical Program Medalists
• Research Support (CREMS)

Other types of financial assistance, including bursary and loan programs, are administered by the Financial Aid and Awards Office.

Awards for Teachers

Teaching and education awards are granted each year in recognition of individual teachers’ excellent contributions. Internal awards are granted at the Department, Academy, program, and Faculty levels, and prestigious external awards are offered by the University of Toronto and various provincial, national, and international agencies.

MD Program Awards

• W. T. Aikins Awards: The W. T. Aikins awards are the Temerty Faculty of Medicine's most prestigious awards for sustained commitment and excellence in undergraduate teaching.
• Miriam Rossi Award for Health Equity in Undergraduate Medical Education: The Miriam Rossi award for Health Equity in undergraduate medical education aims to recognize University of Toronto MD Program faculty members for their commitment to diversity and health equity.
• Norman Rosenblum Award for Excellence in Mentorship in the MD/PhD Program: The Norman Rosenblum award recognizes excellence in mentorship in the MD/PhD Program. In particular, the award recognizes staff or faculty members who exhibit an exemplary level of leadership and commitment to mentorship and role modeling for MD/PhD students in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
• Excellence in Resource Stewardship Teaching Award in the MD Program: The Excellence in Resource Stewardship Teaching Award was established in 2021. The award recognizes faculty members and postgraduate trainees (residents and fellows) who effectively mentor learners in concepts of resource stewardship and demonstrate exemplary resource stewardship in their own clinical practices.

For details, see: https://md.utoronto.ca/teaching-and-education-awards

Medical Alumni Association Awards

The Medical Alumni Association (MAA) presents awards and prizes to both students and faculty members at the Convocation Banquet and throughout the year in recognition of clinical and academic excellence. Most MAA award decisions are made by the Undergraduate Awards Committee. For more information, please visit contact the MAA.

Internal Awards

For information about Departmental, Academy, and Program awards, please visit each unit’s webpage.

Faculty-wide awards are granted in the following areas:

• Undergraduate Medical Education
• Undergraduate Teaching in the Life Sciences
• Integrated Medical Education (Community Teaching Awards)
• Graduate Education
• Postgraduate Education
• Continuing Education and Professional Development

For more information about internal awards, please visit: https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/awards