2026 External Awards & Recognition Recipients

Michael Hill, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Nigel Shrive, Killam Prize in Engineering

Aaron Phillips, Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award

Janice Pasieka, Governor General of Canada, Member, Order of Canada

Oluwatomilayo (Tito) Daodu, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Emerging Leader Award

Tammy Ryan, The Gairdner Foundation, Early Career Investigator Award

Lea Harper, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, Young Educators Award

Oluseyi Akinola, Black Physicians of Canada, National Mentorship Award

Gilaad Kaplan, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Research Leader Award

Cheryl Barnabe, Canadian Rheumatology Association, Distinguished Investigator Award

Khorshid Mohammad, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, John Ruedy Award for Innovation In Medical Education

Lara Cooke, Canadian Association for Medical Education, Mid Career Achievement Award

Keith Wycliffe-Jones, Canadian Association for Medical Education, Service Award

Amanda Lee Roze des Ordons, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, John Ruedy Award for Excellence in Graduate Health Professions Education Scholarship Award

George Francis, Canadian Association for Medical Education, Certificate of Merit

Lawrence de Koning, 2025 Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists, Research Excellence Award

Stephen Mintsioulis, Canadian Association for Medical Education, Certificate of Merit

Kristin Black, Canadian Association for Medical Education, Certificate of Merit

Darren Brenner, Brock University, Alumni Brilliant Award and CIHR-Institute of Cancer Research/CSEB Research Impact Award in Cancer Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Rithesh Ram, Society of Rural Physicians of Canada Rural Service Award

Wilten Nicola, Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society - Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

Sean Dukelow, Canadian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Award of Merit

Michael Yang, Canadian Medical Association, Award for Young Leaders (Early Career)

Sumantra (Monty) Ghosh, CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research & Health Services and the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Policy Research Impact Award

Alan Martino, Kids Brain Health Network, Inclusive Researcher/Innovator Award

Stephanie Plamondon, Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Meredith Marks Award for Excellence in Education

Rui Fu, CIHR Institute of Cancer Research and Canadian Society for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Early Career Research Award

Yasmin Nasser, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Fellowship

Milli Gupta, Yasmin Nasser, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Fellowship

Michael Hill, Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation, Distinguished Service Award

Scott McLeod, Canadian Paediatric Society, Certificate of Merit

Courtney Howard, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Honorary Fellowship

Sandra Dumanski, Hypertension Canada, Jacques de Champlain New Investigator Award

Lynn Cornell, Renal Pathology Society, Jacob Churg Award

Deborah Kurrasch, Killam Annual Professorship

Stephen Freedman, Killam Annual Professorship

Gina Dimitropoulos, Killam Annual Professorship