CME Awards

2022 - 2023 CME Awards Winners

The Dr. Norm Schachar Long-Service Award in CME & PD 

  • David Hogan
  • Heather Armson

New Teacher of the Year Award 

  • Jonathan Wallace

CME Top Teacher Awards

  • Monty Gosh
  • Jessica Kirkwood
  • Tina Korownyk

Awards

Every year the Office of CME&PD awards the ...

The Dr. Norm Schachar Long-Service Award in CME&PD

Presented to an individual or group who have made long-term commitments to the educational enterprise of Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development, University of Calgary. This individual may be a course chair, planning committee member, teacher, or long-standing, enthusiastic champion of Continuing Professional Development.

New Teacher of the Year Award

Presented to the top-rated new teacher of a Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development, University of Calgary course during the preceding Academic Year. 

CME&PD Course Innovation Award

Presented to the planning committee of a Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development, University of Calgary course that best embodied leading principles in educational development, delivery, or assessment.

CME&PD Top Teacher Awards

Presented to an individual that exhibited excellence and dedication to teaching through their contributions and consistent positive feedback from learners to multiple Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development, University of Calgary courses.

Dr. Jocelyn Lockyer CPD Scholarship Award

This award is presented to an individual or group to recognize significant contribution in the development and dissemination of curriculum design, feedback or assessment strategies contributing to the advancement of Continuing Professional Development of physicians or multidisciplinary teams.

Past Recipients

2021-2022

The Dr. Norm Schachar Long-Service Award in CME & PD 

  • Robin Cox

New Teacher of the Year Award 

  • Izu Nwachukwu

  • Cheryl San Juan

  • Erik Singendonk

  • Catherine McKenna

CME Top Teacher Awards

  • Dawn Peta

  • Tina Nicholson

The Doctor Jocelyn Lockyer CPD Scholarship Award

  • Heather Armson

CME&PD Course Innovation Award

  • "You Gut This" Webinar Series Planning Committee

2020 - 2021

The Dr. Norm Schachar Long-Service Award in CME & PD 

  • Diane Simpson

  • Kathy Lee

New Teacher of the Year Award 

  • Craig Jenne

  • Ryan Hoskins

CME Course Innovation Award

  • Pearls for Family Practice Course

  • Planning Committee members: Ashi Mehta, Dana Young, Erika Fridfinnson, Ian Johnston, Joan Knight, Lisa Stevenson & Tina Nicholson

CME Top Teacher Awards

  • Cora Constantinescu

  • Jim Kellner

The Doctor Jocelyn Lockyer CPD Scholarship Award

  • Lara Cooke

2019 - 2020

The Dr. Norm Schachar Long-Service Award in CME & PD 

  • Jerry Pelletier
  • Joan Knight

New Teacher of the Year Award 

  • Justin Chia

CME Top Teacher Awards

  • Shawn Dowling
  • Lynora Saxinger

The Doctor Jocelyn Lockyer CPD Scholarship Award

  • Jocelyn Lockyer

CME&PD Course Innovation Award

  • "Personal Protective Equipment Certification Course" (Online Modules followed by SIM Bootcamp
  • Rahim Kachra
  • Irene Ma
  • Ghazwan Altabbaa
  • Douglas Woodhouse
  • Chloe Burnett

2018 - 2019

The Dr. Norm Schachar Long-Service Award in CME&PD

  • Dale Wright

New Teacher of the Year Award

  • Dr. Alex Poole

CME Course Innovation Award:

  • Planning Committee for the Alberta Opioid Dependency Treatment Virtual Training Course 

CME Top Teacher Award

  • Dr. Greg Kline

2017 - 2018

The Dr. Norm Schachar Long-Service Award in CME&PD

  • Dr. Elwyn Brown
  • Dr. Sheldon Roth

New Teacher of the Year Award

  • Dr. Alex Leung

CME Course Innovation Award:

  • Dr. James McMeekin
  • Dr. Russell Quinn

CME Top Teacher Award

  • Dr. Victor Lun

2016 - 2017

The Dr. Norm Schachar Long-Service Award in CME & PD 

  • Dr. Steven Douglas

  • Dr. Deborah Hitchcock

  • Dr. Shelley Howk

New Teacher of the Year Award 

  • Dr. Karmon Helmle

  • Dr. Rabiya Jalil  

CME Course Innovation Award

  • Dr. Michael Hill and Dr. Noreen Kamal

CME Top Teacher Award

  • Dr. Ted Findlay 

2015 - 2016

The Dr. Norm Schachar Long-Service Award in CME & PD 

  • Dr. Jean Rawling

  • Dr. Steve Simpson

  • Dr. Barry Baylis

New Teacher of the Year Award 

  • Dr. Robert Granger

CME Course Innovation Award

  • Dr. Chris Penney

CME Top Teacher Awards

  • Dr. Fiona Mattatal

  • Dr. Adam Spencer 

2014 - 2015

The Dr. Norm Schachar Long-Service Award in CME & PD 

  • Dr. Jerry Pelletier

New Teacher of the Year Award 

  • Dr. Adam Cheng

CME Course Innovation Award

  • Dr. David Topps, Dr. Heather Armson, Dr. Paul Taenzer and the rest of the DYNIA team for the DYNIA Program

CME Top Teacher Awards

  • Dr. Lori Montgomery

  • Dr. Mike Slawnych

  • Dr. John Arlette

  • Dr. David Hogan

The Dr. Jocelyn Lockyer CME & PD Research Grant

  • Dr. Amanda Roze des Ordons