SHN recently celebrated its 11 Family Medicine Residency Program graduates by hosting a graduation and awards luncheon at the Scarboro Golf & Country Club. Joined by their friends, families, physician preceptors, and SHN leadership for this annual event, they celebrated a momentous milestone that would mark the beginning of an exciting and fulfilling career that would touch the lives of many.
During the event, graduates and faculty shared fond memories of their time together, exchanging words of advice to their new colleagues. A beautiful multi-course meal was served as awards were being presented, and guests gathered in the garden after the event to capture this special moment.
Our Resident Graduates
SHN extends the warmest congratulations and welcome to our new physicians and colleagues: Dr. Dr. Khalid Al-Marri, Dr. Maimoona Altaf, Dr. Daniel Borin, Dr. Rebecca Crawford-Aragones, Dr. Cathleen Dai, Dr. Harleen Grewal, Dr. Nicholas Ng Fat Hing, Dr. Oluwabukola Olaniyan, Dr. Hossein Sardsiri, Dr. Han Yan, and Dr. Toshimitzu Yue.
Congratulations Stacey!
We would also like to congratulate Stacey McKeown, Program Coordinator for Family Medicine Clerkship and Residency Programs, on celebrating her 10-year work anniversary in Family Medicine at SHN. Stacey is integral to the success of the Family Medicine Program and has received many accolades from students, faculty, and staff for the amazing work she does for the program. Thus, it wasn’t surprising that this year, Stacey was announced as the recipient of the Excellence in Resident Advocacy Award and was also nominated for the Postgraduate Administrators Advisory Committee (PAAC) Award for Administrative Excellence & Leadership. We want to extend a warm congratulations to Stacey on her amazing milestone and incredible achievements. Stacey, thank you for all that you do to support Family Medicine and make it an exceptional experience for both the learners and faculty!
DFCM Teaching Awards
The Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) recognizes and formally rewards outstanding teaching in undergraduate family medicine. We are proud to announce the 2024 recipients for the Teaching Awards for Excellence:
- Dr. David Wheler, Family Medicine
- Dr. Karthika Sithamparanathan, Family Medicine
- Dr. Jeffrey Ho, FM Inpatient/Hospitalist
- Dr. Herman Yeung, Palliative Care
- Dr. Timothy Yung, FM Inpatient/Hospitalist
Temerty Awards
Each year, the Temerty Faculty of Medicine recognizes and celebrates the outstanding contributions of residents, staff, and faculty members across a wide array of categories. We want to congratulate the following recipients on their exceptional awards:
- Department of Post-Graduate Medical Education, Leadership Award: Dr. Han Yan
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Leadership Award: Dr. Han Yan
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Resident Advocacy Award: Stacey McKeown
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sustained Excellence in Community-Based Teaching Award: Dr. David Wheler
SHN Resident Awards
Each year, the SHN also recognizes, honours and celebrates excellence by its residents, staff, and faculty members in various areas. We want to take this opportunity to congratulate the following recipients:
- Lead Resident Award: Dr. Han Yan & Dr. Carl Figueiredo
- Clinical Excellence Award (Excellence in FM Expert Role – Description – Highest POWER for FM Expert): Dr. Han Yan
- Communication Excellence Award (Description – Highest POWER for Communicator): Dr. Becca Crawford-Aragones
- Professional Excellence Award (Description – Given to the Resident best exemplifying professional behaviour and attitudes, highest POWER for Professional Role): Dr. Hossein Sardsiri
- NEW AWARD! Continuous Reflective Assessment for Training (CRAFT) (Given to the Resident who received the most Field Notes): Dr. Oluwabukola (Buhkie) Olaniyan
- Palliative Care Collaborator Award (Description – Given to the Resident best exemplifying excellent collaboration skills, highest graded resident on Palliative Care rotation): Dr. Carl Figueiredo
- Resident Award for Clerkship Teaching:
- PGY1: Dr. Sumaira Mazhar
- PGY2: Dr. Daniel Borins
- Quality Improvement Project Excellence in Manager Role:
- Group: Dr. Rebecca Crawford-Aragones, Dr. Harleen Grewal, Dr. Cathleen Dai
- Project title: Increasing Free Mental Health Resource Uptake in Family Practice
- Research Academic Project Award (Excellence in Scholar Role):
- Group: Dr. Hossein Sardsiri & Dr. Nicholas Ng Fat Hing
- Project title: A cross-sectional investigation into UofT Family Medicine residents’ perspective on the influence of AI on clinic efficiency and the future of the profession
- Dr. Elana Fric Memorial Award (for outstanding contribution in the areas of Health Advocacy and Patient Centred Care): Dr. Becca Crawford-Aragones
SHN Teaching Awards
- Clerkship Teaching (Recognizes a Family Medicine preceptor who has made significant contribution to the Clerkship program): Dr. Karthika Sithamparanathan
- NEW AWARD! Continuous Reflective Assessment for Training (CRAFT) (Given to the Preceptor who completed the most Field Notes): Dr. Ihsan Al-Hamami
- Teacher of the Year Award (Recognizes a Family Medicine preceptor who has made significant contributions to the residency program): Family Medicine: Dr. Susanna Fung
- Teacher of the Year Award (Recognizes a Specialty preceptor who has made significant contributions to the residency program):
- Specialty: Dr. Senthuran Gunaratnam, Psychiatrist
- Lifetime Achievement Award (Recognizes a Family Medicine preceptor who has made significant and sustained contributions to the residency program): Family Medicine: Dr. David Wheler
- Lifetime Achievement Award (Recognizes a Specialist preceptor who has made significant and sustained contributions to the residency program): Specialty: Dr. Ted Davies, Cardiology
- Dr. Lawrence S. Erlick Award (Presented to a Family Medicine Preceptor for outstanding contribution in the areas of Family Medicine, Education, Research, Medical Politics or Community Service): Dr. Rosemarie Lall
We would like to once again congratulate all of our graduates from the 2024 Family Medicine Residency Program and this year’s award recipients!
