Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Health System Research Fund
2013-2016: Dr. Jim Dunn was awarded $1.9M by the ministry for "Healthier built environments: an oppportunity for innovation in mental health and obesity policy." This program builds on evidence that links features of the built environment to enhanced physical activity, healthy body weights and positive mental health, especially for vulnerable populations.
C.P. Shah Alumni Award of Excellence
2013: Awarded to Dr. Vivek Goel by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
Sunnybrook Hospital Part-Time Teaching Award
2013: Awarded to Dr. Karen Okrainec. The award is presented to a part-time or retired faculty member who is making a significant teaching contribution to the department.
AMOSO Opportunities Fund
2013: Awarded to Dr. Janice Tijssen by the Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario (AMOSO). The fund was created to support local physicians with teaching and research projects.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Award
June 2013: Awarded to Dr. Tony Antoniou
2013 PSI Foundation Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Gershon as the 2013 PSI Fellow in Translational Health Research. Read more about Dr. Gershon's fellowship on the PSI website.
EXTRA Program Fellow
2010-2013: EXTRA Fellow – Alison Paprica. The Executive Training Program (EXTRA) is a team-based fellowship in quality improvement and leadership led by the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement.
Goldie Award
2013 — David Juurlink received the Goldie Award from the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. The award is given annually to a member of the Department who is within ten years of appointment to the Department and who has made a contribution of notable merit to the advancement of sound knowledge in Internal Medicine through research or teaching. For more information on the award, see the Department of Medicine website.
Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training Program (KRESCENT) Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2013 – 2015: $130,000 awarded to Dr. Amber Molnar for her project "The impact of acute kidney injury on the risk of death or graft loss in the renal transplant population."