Award Recipients

On behalf of PGME, Congratulations to all of the Award Recipients!

Resident Physician Leadership Award Recipients

This award recognizes a resident physician who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills during medical residency training

  • Dr Jocelyn Jia

  • Dr Brett Ponich

     

Resident Physician Mentorship & Teaching Award Recipients

This award recognizes resident physicians who have demonstrated excellence in resident & medical student mentorship and teaching

  • Dr. Abdullah Al-Ani
  • Dr. Haley Shade

The 2026 award recipients are:

  • Dr. Alice Ko
  • Dr. Nadia Popov

Read their achievements in improving resident wellness here.

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PGME Award Recipients

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Commitment to Residency Education

  • Aaron Knox - Plastic Surgery
  • George Francis - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Edwin Cheng - Adult Gastroenterology
  • Antonia Morris, - Family Medicine
  • Corinne Doll- Radiation Oncology
  • Gary Galante - Pediatric Gastroenterology 
  • Dr. Peter Koegler – Rural Family Medicine
  • Dr. Rory Sellmer – Psychiatry
  • Dr. Melanie Stapleton – Gastroenterology
  • Dr. Amonpreet Sandhu – Pediatrics
  • Dr. Anjali Pandya – Emergency Medicine
  • Dr. Anne Roggensack – Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Dr. Lindsay Jantzie - Family Medicine
  • Dr. Catherine Patocka - Emergency Medicine
  • Dr. Laurie Lemieux - Palliative Medicine 
  • Dr. Jean François Lemay - Pediatrics
  • Dr. William Kent - Cardiac Surgery
  • Dr. Lorraine Hamiwka - Pediatric Nephrology
  • Dr. Marc Francis - Emergency Medicine
  • Dr. Katherine Kavanagh - Cardiology
  • Dr. Marcy Mintz - Internal Medicine
  • Dr. Sarah McPherson - Emergency Medicine
  • Dr. Amanda Rose Des Ordons - Critical Care Medicine
  • Dr. Aaron Johnston - CCFP - EM
  • Dr. Gentson Leung - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Dr. Lloyd Mack - General Surgical Oncology
  • Dr. Stuart Rose - FM- Enhanced Skills
  • Dr. Justin LeBlanc - Orthopedic Surgery
  • Dr. Paula Pearce - Geriatric Medicine
  • Dr. Kathy Tobler - Pediatrics
  • Dr. Marcia Clark - Orthopedic Surgery
  • Dr. Maitreyi Kothandaraman - Gastroenterology

Award for Resident Mentorship

  • Brendan Currin, Medicine Hat - Rural Family Medicine 
  • Randy Moore- Vascular Surgery
  • Marcello Tonelli - Nephrology 
  • Dr. Kelle Hurd – General Internal Medicine
  • Dr. Arun Gupta – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Dr. Paul Cantle – Vascular Surgery 
  • Dr. Jordan Stosky – Radiation Oncology
  • Dr. Sandra Dumanski - Nephrology
  • Dr. Grant Moffatt - General Surgery    
  • Dr. Nauzer Forbes - Advanced Endoscopy 
  • Dr. Irene Ma - Internal Medicine
  • Dr. Anthony MacLean - General Surgery
  • Dr. Stephen Vaughan - Infectious Disease
  • Dr. Aleem Bharwani - Internal Medicine
  • Dr. Walla Al-Hertani - Medical Genetics
  • Dr. Mary Brindle - Pediatric General Surgery
  • Dr. Rahim Kachra - Internal Medicine
  • Dr. Richard Buckley - Orthopedic Surgery
  • Dr. Roger Thomas - Family Medicine
  • Dr. Joseph Dort - OTO-H&NS
  • Dr. Russell Lam - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Dr. Aaron Johnston - CCFP-EM
  • Dr. Claire Temple-Oberle - Plastic Surgery
  • Dr. Sean McFadden - Thoracic Surgery
  • Dr. Martina Kelly - Family Medicine
  • Dr. Douglas Bosch - Otolaryngology
  • Dr. Andrew Graham - Thoracic Surgery

Service in Support of Residency Education

  • Christopher Smith - Adult Neurology
  • Daphne Bates - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Karly Luca - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
     
  • Deepika Jadhav - Family Medicine
  • Thelma Bartolome - Critical Care 
  • Kristy Reimer – Family Medicine
  • Jessica McIntosh – Plastic Surgery 
  • Christine Serpico – Family Medicine
  • Madhavi Talasila – Emergency Medicine
  • Luz Bolo – Family Medicine Enhanced Skills
  • Patti Sullivan - Neurosurgery   
  • Renee Ryan - Infectious Diseases   
  • Tannis Dorscht - Family Medicine
  • Karen McKeon - Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Ellen Lee - Rheumatology
  • Alexandra Thomas - Family Medicine
  • Pauline Burgess - Psychiatry
  • Amy Mahon - Geriatric Medicine
  • Rebekah Bootsveld - Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Monica Horne - PGY1 Rockyview
  • Christina Faulkner - Cardiac Surgery
  • Carmen Frese - Family Medicine
  • Jessica Bartolome - Plastic Surgery
  • Tracey Boyle - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Susheel Clair - Family Medicine
  • Charmaine Martens - Orthopedic Surgery
  • Judi Degelman - Rad Onc/Gyn Onc
  • Mary Lee Pedora - Med Onc/ Surg Onc
  • Wendy Saucier - FM - Rural
  • Karen Hunter - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Thelma Bartolome - Critical Care Medicine