Honorary Medical Alumni Award

The Honorary Medical Alumni Award recognizes a member of the UBC Faculty of Medicine Community who has made a significant contribution as a committed clinician, teacher, mentor or administrator; thereby advancing the goals of the UBC Faculty of Medicine.

2024 Honorary Medical Alumni Award Recipients

Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell
Director, Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre, UBC
Founding Director, BC Brain Wellness Program
Marg Meikle Professorship in Parkinson’s Disease Research

Dr. Adrian Yee
Director of Curriculum, Undergraduate Medical Education Program (UGME), Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Founding Division Head of Hematology, Island Health 

Eligibility

  • Nominator must be an alum of the UBC MD undergraduate program or has completed or in the process of completing the UBC post-graduate medical education/residency program.
  • By definition, this award is not applicable to any individual who received a UBC MD degree or has completed or in the process of completing the UBC post-graduate medical education/residency program.
  • Award(s) may not be nominated posthumously.
  • Current members of the UBC Medical Alumni Association Board of Directors are not eligible for this award.

Nominations

The online nomination form consist of 4 sections:

  • Contact information of nominator and nominee
  • Reasoning why the nominee is deserving of the award
  • A summarized curriculum vitae/online biography, maximum 5 pages. Please do not include the full list of publications.
    • Where a curriculum vitae is not easily available to you, the Alumni Engagement Office is happy to assist. Please contact us at med.alumni@ubc.ca.
  • Letter(s) of support, maximum 2 letters. Optional, but encouraged.

Nomination deadline: January 4, 2024

Only nominations received by the deadline date will be accepted. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. All nominations will be considered for up to 3 years from the original submission date.

Award Decisions

Nominations will be reviewed by the UBC MAA Board of Directors after the nomination deadline. The UBC MAA will advise all nominators accordingly.

For questions, please contact med.alumni@ubc.ca.