May 11, 2018  |  ALL DAY
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Call for Nominations: University of Toronto Post MD Education Program PAAC Award (Positive Achievement & Appreciation Certificate)

Eligibility:

Awarded to one program administrative staff (program coordinators, program assistants, hospital medical education staff etc) person who exemplifies outstanding program coordination and support to Residents, Clinical Fellows, Faculty and Staff within the University of Toronto Post MD Education Program. This award will be presented to an individual that provides a high quality of proactive and reactive support to trainees and faculty and consistently demonstrates a commitment to enhancing the program and trainee experience through program planning and process improvements.

Nominations for this award must be supported by a letter of endorsement from an active/current postgraduate trainee if they are not the primary nominator. Postgraduate trainees must be registered with the University of Toronto PGME office.

Criteria:

  • Demonstrated excellence in communication skills – both written and verbal
  • Consistent accessibility to postgraduate trainees and program faculty
  • High quality of proactive and reactive support to postgraduate trainees and faculty
  • Demonstration of positive process improvement and or innovative program planning
  • Demonstrated commitment to enhancing residency education evidenced through innovation
  • Demonstrated passion, enthusiasm and sustained excellence in the support of postgraduate trainees

Nomination Requirements:

  1. Completed Nomination Form
  2. A nomination letter (maximum of two pages with a word limit of 500) clearly identifying:
    • The criterion/criteria upon which the nomination is based
    • Specific and concrete examples to illustrate a high quality of proactive and reactive support to postgraduate trainees and or faculty
    • Specific and concrete examples to illustrate a process improvement initiative or innovative program planning, which enhanced the program in a positive way for faculty and trainees
  3. Endorsement letter from an active postgraduate trainee if nominator is Program Director or Administrative Staff
  4. An up-to-date curriculum vitae of the nominee

Awards Committee:

The adjudication committee will be co-chaired by the Postgraduate Administrators Advisory Committee (PAAC) Executive (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary) and a UofT Postgraduate Program Director. The membership of the committee will be comprised of (1) PGME Postgraduate Administrator and (1) Postgraduate Trainee Representative (either a Resident or Clinical Fellow).

Process:

All Postgraduate Program Directors, Residents, Clinical Fellows and University Faculty/Staff are invited to submit nominations for the University of Toronto Post MD Education Program – PAAC Award. Self‐nominations will not be accepted and nominations will be submitted to the PAAC executive. High quality nominations are vital to ensure a thoughtful, equitable process. Adequate, detailed evidence to support nominations, including specific examples of the rationale for nominations are required. The Award (non‐monetary) will be presented during the annual Program Administrators Appreciation Event by the PAAC executive. Please note that awards will not be given to the same individual twice within a three‐year period. (Only with careful consideration and tangible, material evidence that one recipient may win the award more than once within a three-year period). If no nominations are brought forward, no award will be given that year.

2018 PAAC Award Nomination Form