The WCH Education Awards are an annual initiative that celebrates excellence in educational programming and education scholarship and strong commitment to WCH’s educational goals.
This is a reminder to submit your publications for the Education Scholarship Publication Awards. WCH is pleased to honour outstanding peer-reviewed publications in two categories: Staff/Faculty and Trainee.
The Education Scholarship Publication Awards recognize WCH staff/faculty and trainees who have made an impactful contribution to health professions education and/or Health Professions Education Scholarship through dissemination in a peer-reviewed publication (journal, peer-reviewed book, peer-reviewed depository, etc.). Other forms of peer-reviewed dissemination may be eligible at the selection committee’s discretion.
Be sure to review the submission requirements outlined below.
Submission Deadline: Monday, February 21, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET
Winners will be announced during the Day of Excellence in Academics on Thursday, April 10, 2025!
Award for Outstanding Staff Peer-Reviewed Publication in Education Scholarship
This award recognizes and promotes excellence in education scholarship that aligns with WCH’s strategic priorities. Each year, one faculty/staff award will be presented for an outstanding peer-reviewed publication in education scholarship.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered, the nominated publication must have been conducted while the nominee was engaged with WCH as a staff/faculty and must:
- Have been published in a peer-reviewed journal during the prior calendar year between January 1 and December 31. Submissions that are accepted online before publication or before assignment to an issue will only be accepted in the calendar year they are officially published.
- Include a WCH faculty or staff member as the first author.
- Address a topic relevant to education scholarship in health professions education and/or contribute significantly to research or methodology in the field.
- Include WCH, WCRI or WIHV in the publication as an affiliated institution of the applicant.
Selection Process
Award recipients will be selected by the Chairs and selected members of the Education Scholarship Community of Practice Working Group.
The selection committee reserves the right to decline to present an award in a given year if no submission meets criteria for excellence such as the following:
- Novelty and/or significance of the research question, innovation, evaluation, or scholarly issue addressed in the publication
- Rigour and appropriateness of the methodology, design, and analysis
- The potential impact of the publication including but not limited to the relevance of the results to theory and practice, contributions to new knowledge in health professions education, and the scope of the publication (e.g. international journal)
Nominations
Staff members are highly encouraged to self-nominate their publications or nominate colleagues whose work meets the eligibility criteria.
How to Submit a Nomination
- Review the Award Criteria: Ensure the publication aligns with the eligibility requirements.
- Prepare Your Submission: Include the following details in your nomination:
- Nomination category (e.g., Outstanding Staff Peer-Reviewed Publication for Education Scholarship)
- Full name of the nominator (if different from the nominee)
- Full citation of the nominated publication
- A PDF copy of the published paper.
- A brief description (100-150 words) outlining the novel or important aspects of the paper.
- Please combine these elements into one PDF document and keep each journal submission separate.
- Submit Your Nomination:
- Include “Best Paper Award” in the subject line, along with an indication of whether you are a Trainee or a Staff/Faculty and email it to academics@wchospital.ca.
- Ensure that your submission is complete and submitted electronically by the deadline: Friday, February 21, 2025, at 5 p.m.
- Nominations submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
- Submission Restrictions:
- Each entrant is allowed to submit a maximum of two different papers for consideration. Each paper should focus on separate areas of research.
Award for Outstanding Trainee/Learner Peer-Reviewed Publication in Education Scholarship
This award recognizes and promotes excellence in education scholarship that aligns with WCH’s strategic priorities and aims to foster and recognize the next generation of scholars who are advancing education in the health professions. It celebrates the achievements of trainees or learners who have made significant contributions to education scholarship under the mentorship of a WCH faculty or staff member.
Each year, one award will be presented for an outstanding peer-reviewed publication where:
- A trainee or student is listed as the first author.
- A WCH staff is listed as the senior author and has played a key mentorship role.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered, the nominated publication must have been conducted while the nominee was engaged with WCH as a trainee and must:
- Have been published in a peer-reviewed journal during the prior calendar year between January 1 and December 31. Submissions that are accepted online before publication or before assignment to an issue will only be accepted in the calendar year they are officially published.
- Demonstrate the trainee/learner’s significant contribution to the publication, as evidenced by their role as first author.
- Reflect excellence in education scholarship relevant to health professions education and/or contribute meaningfully to research or methodology in the field.
- Include a WCH faculty or staff member as the senior author.
- Address a topic relevant to education scholarship in health professions education and/or contribute significantly to research or methodology in the field.
- Include WCH, WCRI or WIHV in the publication as an affiliated institution of the applicant or supervisor.
Selection Process
Award recipients will be selected by the Chairs and selected members of the Education Scholarship Community of Practice Working Group.
The selection committee reserves the right to decline to present an award in a given year if no submission meets the criteria for excellence.
Nominations
Faculty and staff members and trainees are encouraged to self-nominate or nominate learners who meet the eligibility criteria.
How to Submit a Nomination
- Review the Award Criteria: Ensure the publication aligns with the eligibility requirements.
- Prepare Your Submission: Include the following details in your nomination:
- Nomination category (e.g. Outstanding Trainee/Learner Publication Award for Education Scholarship)
- Full name of the trainee/student and contact information.
- Full name of the nominator (if different from the nominee)
- Full citation of the nominated publication
- A PDF copy of the published paper.
- A brief description (100-150 words) outlining the novel or important aspects of the paper.
- Please combine these elements into one PDF document and keep each journal submission separate.
- Submit Your Nomination:
- Include “Best Paper Award” in the subject line, along with an indication of whether you are a Trainee or a Staff and email it to academics@wchospital.ca.
- Ensure that your submission is complete and submitted electronically by the deadline: Friday, February 21, 2025, at 5 p.m.
- Nominations submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
- Submission Restrictions:
- Each entrant is allowed to submit a maximum of two different papers for consideration. Each paper should focus on separate areas of research.