Recognition
All recipients of the NOSM University Faculty Awards of Excellence and Scholarship will be publicly recognized during the NOSM University Achievement Celebration, which is part of the Northern Constellations/Connections/Lights event. This event is a faculty and preceptor development conference organized by the Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD) Portfolio each spring. The names of the award recipients will also be published in several communications, including the bi-weekly resident bulletin, The ‘Script, the employee newsletter, The Pulse, and the bi-weekly faculty newsletter, The Faculty Communiqué.
For further information, please read the NOSM University Faculty Awards of Excellence and Scholarship Information Package
If you have further questions, please email:
Ms. Anita Arella, Director of Faculty Affairs at aarella@nosm.ca,
Ms. Amanda Mihalus, Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, at amihalus@nosm.ca.
NOSM University Faculty Award Recipients
Professor Honorarius – Emeritus
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Name | Division | Section | Current Rank | Bestowment Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:16 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:51 PM | Dr. Jacques Abourbih | Clinical Sciences | Surgery – Other | Professor Honorarius | 01/07/2014 |
| 3 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:16 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:52 PM | Dr. Garry Ferroni | Medical Sciences | Medical Microbiology | Professor Emeritus | 01/07/2015 |
| 4 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:16 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:52 PM | Dr. Hermann Falter | Medical Sciences | Biochemistry | Professor Honorarius | 01/07/2019 |
| 5 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:16 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:52 PM | Dr. Diarmuid McLoughlin | Clinical Sciences | Radiology | Professor Honorarius | 01/07/2019 |
| 6 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:16 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:52 PM | Dr. Lois Hutchinson | Clinical Sciences | Psychiatry | Associate Professor Honorarius | 01/07/2021 |
| 7 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:16 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:53 PM | Dr. Janice Willett | Clinical Sciences | OB-GYN | Associate Professor Honorarius | 01/07/2021 |
| 8 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:16 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:53 PM | Dr. Malcolm Wilson | Clinical Sciences | Internal Medicine | Associate Professor Honorarius | 01/07/2021 |
| 9 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:16 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:53 PM | Dr. Victor Clulow | Medical Sciences | Anatomy/Physiology | Professor Honorarius | 01/07/2022 |
| 10 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:16 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:53 PM | Dr. Scott Sellick | Human Sciences | Psychology | Associate Professor Honorarius | 01/07/2022 |
| 11 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:16 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:53 PM | Dr. Catherine Cervin | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Professor Emerita | 17/02/2023 |
| 12 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:51 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:51 PM | Dr. Joel Lanphear | Human Sciences | Education/Organizational Psychology | Education/Organizational Psychology | 01/07/2013 |
| Name | Division | Section | Current Rank | Bestowment Date |
NOSM University Faculty Awards of Excellence and Scholarship
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Name | Division | Section/Discipline | Award Received | Year Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Nicholas Escott | Clinical Sciences | Pathology | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2007 |
| 2 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Carita Lanner | Medical Sciences | Molecular Genetics | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2007 |
| 3 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Jacques Abourbih | Clinical Sciences | Surgery | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2008 |
| 4 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Geoffrey Hudson | Human Sciences | Historian of Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2008 |
| 5 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Jacques Abourbih | Clinical Sciences | Surgery | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2009 |
| 6 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. John Kargbo | Clinical Sciences | Emergency Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2009 |
| 7 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Chris Kupsh | Clinical Sciences | Emergency Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2009 |
| 8 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Pierre Mikhail | Clinical Sciences | Emergency Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2009 |
| 9 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Chris Decker | Clinical Sciences | Surgery-General | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2010 |
| 10 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Sam Fratesi | Clinical Sciences | Surgery – Other | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2010 |
| 11 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Raymond Jacques | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2010 |
| 12 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Saleem Malik | Clinical Sciences | Internal Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2010 |
| 13 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Yvon Gagnon | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2011 |
| 14 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Tom Kovala | Medical Sciences | Biochemistry | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2011 |
| 15 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Richard Kvas | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2011 |
| 16 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Donna Newhouse | Medical Sciences | Anatomy/Physiology | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2011 |
| 17 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Tara Baron | Clinical Sciences | Pediatrics | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2012 |
| 18 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. John Kargbo | Clinical Sciences | Emergency Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2012 |
| 19 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Claire Perreault | Clinical Sciences | Surgery-General | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2012 |
| 20 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Richard Senior | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2012 |
| 21 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Jean Anawati | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2013 |
| 22 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. David Clarke | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Faculty/Preceptor Recognition | 2013 |
| 23 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Tara Baron | Clinical Sciences | Pediatrics | Clinical Teacher Award | 2014 |
| 24 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Chris Kupsh | Clinical Sciences | Emergency Medicine | Medical Educator Award | 2014 |
| 25 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:32 PM | Dr. Sarah Newbery | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Academic Leader Award | 2014 |
| Name | Division | Section/Discipline | Award Received | Year Received |
External Awards
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Name | Division | Section/Discipline | Award Received | Year Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Amer Aref | Clinical Sciences | Radiology | Certificate of Merit Award (Radiological Society of North America – RSNA) | 2021 |
| 2 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Tara Baron | Clinical Sciences | Pediatrics | Community Partnership Award 2021 (sudbury.com) | 2021 |
| 3 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Chi Cheng | Clinical Sciences | Psychiatry | NOSM Award of Excellence and Scholarship – Clinical Scholar Award | 2021 |
| 4 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Jane Fogolin | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | RCPSC – Competence by Design (CBD) Innovator | 2021 |
| 5 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Robert Hamilton | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | OMA Life Membership Award | 2021 |
| 6 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Edward Hirvi | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | CAME Award | 2021 |
| 7 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Brent Kennedy | Clinical Sciences | Anaesthesia | PCTA Leadership Award | 2021 |
| 8 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Roy Kirkpatrick | Clinical Sciences | Surgery | Rural Specialist Merit Award (SRPC) | 2021 |
| 9 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Louisa Marion-Bellemare | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) 2021 Award of Excellence | 2021 |
| 10 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Michael Mason | Clinical Sciences | Emergency Medicine | PARO – Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award | 2021 |
| 11 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Janet McElhaney | Clinical Sciences | Internal Medicine | Jonas Salk Award | 2021 |
| 12 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Alex Moise | Medical Sciences | Pharmacology | NOSM Award of Excellence and Scholarship – Scholar Award | 2021 |
| 13 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Sarah Newbery | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Rural Medical Education Award (Society of Rural Physicians of Canada) | 2021 |
| 14 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Donna Newhouse | Medical Sciences | Anatomy/Physiology | NOSM Award of Excellence and Scholarship – Medical Educator Award | 2021 |
| 15 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Venkadesan Rajendran | Clinical Sciences | Health Sciences | Centenary Medal of Distinction (Canadian Physiotherapy Association) | 2021 |
| 16 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Julie Samson | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) 2021 Award of Excellence | 2021 |
| 17 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. David Savage | Clinical Sciences | Emergency Medicine | Junior Investor Grant (CASP) | 2021 |
| 18 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Zacharias Suntres | Medical Sciences | Pharmacology/Toxicology | NOSM Award of Excellence and Scholarship – Academic Leader Award | 2021 |
| 19 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Sarita Verma | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Medical Post Canadian Healthcare Network 2021 Physician Power List | 2021 |
| 20 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Stephen Viherjoki | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Rural Service Award (SRPC) | 2021 |
| 21 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Janice Willett | Clinical Sciences | OB-GYN | OMA Section Service Award | 2021 |
| 22 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Barb Zelek | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | Rural Mentorship Award | 2021 |
| 23 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Barb Zelek | Clinical Sciences | Family Medicine | OCFP Ontario Family Physician of the Year | 2021 |
| 24 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Ranjit Baboolal | Clinical Sciences | Pediatrics | TBRHSC Professional Staff Award | 2022 |
| 25 | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | apoling | 14/01/2025 03:28 PM | Dr. Ranjit Baboolal | Clinical Sciences | Pediatrics | TBRHSC Professional Staff Award | 2022 |
| Name | Division | Section/Discipline | Award Received | Year Received |
