Dr. W. Dale Dauphinee Award for Excellence in Medical Education
Recognizing one medical student and one resident who have demonstrated excellence in medical education within the schools of medicine in Canada.
About the award
The Dr. W. Dale Dauphinee Award for Excellence in Medical Education was named in recognition of Dr. Dauphinee’s many years of service as the executive director and registrar.
It is awarded annually to one medical student and one resident who have demonstrated excellence in medical education within the schools of medicine in Canada. Each recipient will be awarded $5,000 to be used for studies, books, or e-learning tools, and/or conference attendance.
Definition of excellence in medical education
Dr. Dauphinee was amongst the innovators and leaders at the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) from 1971 to 2006. As an agent of change in both educational practices and performance assessment, he promoted and guided the modernization of national assessment practices. An innovator in academia and in regulation, he led the introduction of new technologies and assessment strategies and worked across borders and disciplines to build new alliances and venues in regulation and the evaluation of physician performance. To honour his example, this award should confer recognition on individuals whose actions and accomplishments reflect the attitudes and values that have kept the MCC at the front of incremental change and quality improvement and to remain relevant to its public mandate.
Within this overall context, to qualify for the Dr. W. Dale Dauphinee Award for Excellence in Medical Education, a nominee should have made significant contributions to the betterment and accessibility of medical education and/or assessment practices through innovation within their faculty or between faculties within the health disciplines. Areas of interest could include:
- Developing innovative educational or assessment tools at undergraduate or postgraduate levels
- Improving accessibility of assessment tools through the use of technology in changing times
- Assessing the validity of artificial intelligence tools in learning or quality of care
- Initiating innovative qualitative and quantitative measures of performance
- Initiating an innovative process for virtual and/or continuing learning in practice
- Piloting and demonstrating clinical effect for new technologies
- Demonstrating peer feedback for improving clinical performance and/or for learning
- Creating collaborative alliances to improve assessment
- Improving assessment of inter-professional and/or team performance
Nomination process
Each school of medicine is asked to submit formal letters of nomination outlining how a trainee has demonstrated excellence in medical education during their training and why they should be considered.
Each school can only nominate one medical student and one resident for this award, for a total of two nominations. As such, we encourage each school to discuss the nominations internally.
The letter of nomination can come from the dean, associate/vice-deans of undergraduate or postgraduate Medical Education, program director and/or faculty member. The nominee’s curriculum vitae is also required and must be formatted in 11-point font or larger and should not exceed three pages in length.
Deadline: The letters of nomination must be submitted electronically to [email protected] no later than April 30 of the current year.
2024 recipients
Gautham Krishnaraj
Student Award
Mr. Gautham Krishnaraj is a fourth-year medical student at Queen’s University. Before his medical training, he completed his Bachelor of Science in microbiology and immunology at McGill University in 2016; his Master of Science in global health at McMaster University in 2017, and his PhD in health policy at McMaster University in 2021.
Mr. Krishnaraj’s work has been focused on the intersection of humanitarian ethics, innovation, and adult education, with over a decade of experience in humanitarian simulation-based training. He has continued to explore these areas during his medical education through professional and research projects in acute care, simulation, and teaching. He is an adjunct course director for Global Health and the Complexities of Disease (HTHSCI 2DS3) in the Division of Education & Innovation in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University.
Mr. Krishnaraj is also a Teaching Fellow in Global and Population Health at Queen’s University, where he helped design and teach Foundations of Humanitarian Health Emergencies (GLPH 483). Outside of the university context, he is the executive director of Humanitarian Partners International, a national not-for-profit organization that offers high-fidelity humanitarian simulation exercises, research, and consultancy services for universities, non-governmental organizations, and international funding agencies.
Elysia Grose, MD
Resident Award
University of Toronto
Dr. Elysia Grose is a third-year otolaryngology surgery resident at the University of Toronto. She completed her undergraduate degree in health sciences at McMaster University and subsequently earned her medical degree from the University of Ottawa.
Dr. Grose’s passion for education was ignited during her time at McMaster University, where she worked as a teaching assistant for a cellular and molecular biology course and as a tutor for organic chemistry.
Throughout medical school and residency, Dr. Grose has demonstrated a strong commitment to medical education. She has been instrumental in developing several online medical education resources, contributing to the publication of multiple papers in this field, and engaging in various teaching roles. One of her notable achievements is her work with LearnENT, a widely recognized otolaryngology medical education application and website. As the resident lead for LearnENT, she oversees the application’s management, ensuring it remains a valuable resource for learners worldwide.
Dr. Grose has also spearheaded the creation of several educational videos on surgical topics. These videos are designed to help medical students prepare for their surgical rotations, providing them with essential knowledge and practical skills. Her dedication to teaching is further demonstrated by her active involvement in boot camps and teaching sessions for junior residents and medical students throughout her residency.
As Dr. Grose continues her residency, she is committed to advancing medical education in otolaryngology. She aims to leverage technology to enhance learning experiences for undergraduate and postgraduate students, ensuring that future generations of medical professionals are well-prepared.
Past recipients
Year
Recipient
2023
Julie Montreuil, MD
Resident award
, Université Laval
2023
Edwin Wong, MD
Student award
, University of Toronto
2022
Robin Stone, MD, BBA
Student award
, University of British Columbia
2022
Lior Krimus, MD, Bsc
Resident award
, University of Toronto
2021
Ivry Zagury-Orly, MD
Student award
, Université de Montréal
2021
Rachel Curtis, MD
Resident award
, Queen’s University
