Vice-President/President – World Association of Medical Editors
2012 – 2015: Dr. Lori Ferris has been selected by the Nominating Committee and Executive Board of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) to serve as the incoming Vice-President/President-Elect of WAME. WAME is a non-profit voluntary association with 1710 members representing more than 980 journals for 92 countries. She will serve as Vice-President until December 31, 2013, and President from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2015.
William W. Montgomery Resident Research Award
2012: Presented to Dr. Antoine Eskander by the Triological Society for the study "Waiting for thyroid surgery: a prospective cohort study of psychological morbidity and determinants of health associated with long wait times for thyroid surgery".
Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada New Investigator Award
2012: Awarded to Dr. Suzanne Cadarette
Fellow of The Canadian Academy of Engineering
2012: Dr. Michael Carter elected as Fellow of The Canadian Academy of Engineering. Fellows of the Academy are nominated and elected by their peers, in view of their distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession.
Read more about Dr. Carter's role as Fellow.
Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program (CCHCSP) Doctoral Award
2011 – 2015: Awarded to Dr. Rayzel Shulman for her project "An evaluation of a universal funding program for insulin pumps for youth with type 1 diabetes."
William Feldman Inaugural Award for Excellence in Paediatric Medicine Research
2011: Presented to Dr. Catherine Birken for excellence in research.
Outstanding Family Medicine Research Article Award
2011: Presented to Dr. Moira Stewart by The College of Family Physicians of Canada for “Integrating Physicians Services in the Home – An Evaluation of an Innovative Program”.
Tier I Canada Research Chair in Health Policy and Citizen Engagement
2011 – 2018: Awarded to Dr. Andreas Laupacis to study the impact of social media and the Internet on citizen engagement with health services and policy.
Post-doctoral fellowship award
September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2013 — Ontario HIV Treatment Network post-doctoral fellowship award recipient Tony Antoniou.