Education Awards
Education Awards is an annual initiative to recognize the excellence in educational programming and commitment to WCH educational goals. The award recipients will be announced at the Day of Excellence in Academics on Thursday, April 10th, 2025.
This is open to physicians, staff including nurses, allied health, non-clinical staff who supervise students, and administrative staff who support students/learners.
We welcome nominations from:
- Learners/students, staff, physicians and volunteers
- Clinical education coordinators and education leads
- Managers and department chiefs
- Collaborating teachers and peers
- Education scholars and researchers
- Self
This nomination package is for the following award categories:
- Education Coordinator/Program Administrator Education Award
- Education Innovation Award
- Education Scholarship Award
- Interprofessional Education/Interprofessional Care Award
- Learner/Student as a Teacher Award
- Patient Education Award
- Teacher/Educator/Clinical Instructor/Preceptor Award (including New Teacher Award)
We look forward to receiving this year’s nominations.
How to submit a nomination:
- Review the Education Awards Guidelines
- Submit a nomination via an Electronic Submission. The deadline to submit is on Friday, February 21st, 2025, at 5:00 pm.
Questions can be sent to learninginstitute@wchospital.ca.
Medical Student Travel Bursary for Education Scholarship
The Academic program at Women’s College Hospital (WCH) is pleased to announce a new medical student travel bursary to promote education scholarship among early career medical trainees.
Through a generous donation, the Academic program offers this bursary to support University of Toronto medical students from all Academies who were supervised by a WCH supervisor and who presented their education research or scholarship at an academic conference (e.g. medical, healthcare, education).
Up to $1,500 will be awarded among successful applicants (i.e., a total of $1,500 annually) to help cover costs such as travel, accommodation, conference registration, and posters. Successful applicants will be notified via e-mail and be recognized at the annual Women’s College Hospital Day of Excellence Ceremony in the spring.
How to submit an application:
- Review the Application Guidelines and Form.
- Email your completed applications to Jennifer Alexander at Jennifer.Alexander@wchospital.ca, with “WCH Medical Student Travel Bursary– [YOUR NAME]” in the subject line. The deadline to submit is on Friday, March 7th, 2025, at 5:00 pm.
Questions can be sent to Jennifer Alexander at Jennifer.Alexander@wchospital.ca