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The UBC Medical Alumni Association (MAA) fosters rich connections for alumni and fuels student success. Your support will help to grow a thriving community that bridges generations, crosses practices and specialties, and shares both your passion for medicine and experience at UBC.

Previous Award Recipients

The UBC Medical Alumni Association celebrates the accomplishments of distinguished alumni and colleagues at the Association’s Annual General Meeting each spring.

Wallace Wilson Leadership Award 

This award recognizes a graduate of the UBC Faculty of Medicine who has demonstrated high ethical standards and outstanding leadership to the profession. 

Wallace Wilson Leadership Award Recipients

2017 - Nadine Caron, MD'97; Robert Offer, MD'69
2016 - Linda Rabeneck, MD'74; Jack Taunton, MD'76
2015 - Bruce Miller, MD’78; John Webb, MD’82
2014 - Linda Vickars, MD’76
2013 - Victor McPherson, MD’54
2012 - Mark Schonfeld, MD’72; Penny Ballem, MD’78
2011 - Linda Warren MD’68; Barrie Woodhurst MD’73
2010 - Morris VanAndel, MD’68
2009 - Arun Garg, MD’77
2008 - Vera Frinton, MD’69; Galt Wilson MD’79
2007 - H. Sharon Dougan, MD’69
2006 - Basil C. Boulton, MD’63
2005 - Felix A.A. Durity, MD’63
2004 - John M. (Bud) Fredrickson, MD’57
2003 - William D.S. Thomas, MD’59
2002 - Carol E. Herbert, MD’69
2001 - Alexander M. Boggie, MD’54
2000 - Robert W. McGraw, MD’60
1999 - Francis C.W. Ho, MD’61
1998 - Peter R. Grantham, MD’58
1997 - Garson Romalis, MD’62
1996 - John A. Cairns, MD’68
1995 - Douglas B. Clement, MD’59
1994 - Andrew B. Young, MD’59
1993 - Wendy Clay, MD’67
1992 - Curtis Latham, MD’62
1991 - John Anderson, MD’72
1990 - David F. Hardwick, MD’57
1989 - William A. Webber, MD’58
1988 - Ann J. Worth, MD’55
1987 - Roland E. Lauener, MD’56
1986 - Albert Cox, MD’54

Honorary Medical Alumni Award 

This 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.

Honorary Medical Alumni Award Recipients

2024 - Silke Appel-Cresswell, Adrian Yee
2023 - James Andrew; Christie Newton
2022 - Bonnie Henry
2020 - Mark Hill; Adeera Levin
2019 - Blake Gilks; Tamara Shenkier
2017 - Shelley Ross
2016 - Jan Christilaw, Paula Gordon, Fred Mikelberg
2015 - Judith Hall; Julio Montaner
2014 - Granger Avery; Sheldon Naiman; John Shepherd
2013 - Shafique Pirani, Aubrey Tingle
2012 - Oscar Casiro; Larry Goldenberg; Graydon Meneilly; David Snadden
2011 - Robert Taylor
2010 - Bill Nelems; Dale Stogyn; David Ostrow
2009 - Roberta Ongley; Gavin Stuart; Nancy Thompson
2008 - Vicki Bernstein; Michael Myers
2007 - Joanna Bates; Henry Hildebrand
2006 - Gordon Thompson; Dorothy Shaw
2005 - Christine Loock, Robert F. Woollard
2004 - Lorna Sent; Jerilynn Prior
2003 - Patricia Baird; Angus Rae; Patricia Rebbeck
2002 - David McLean; Martin Hollenberg
2001 - Margaret Pendray; Eileen Cambon; Donald Rix
2000 - Barbara McGillivray; Charles Snelling
1999 - Clive Duncan; Bruce Tiberiis
1998 - William Schreiber; David Lirenman
1997 - Andrew Seal; Wayne Adalbert Vogl
1996 - James Carter; Doris Gray-Kavanagh
1995 - David Fairholm; Wolfgang Felix
1994 - Denys Ford; William Ovalle
1993 - William Chase; Doug A. Courtemanche; Vincent Sweeney
1992 - Wallace Chung; David Godin
1991 - Fred Bryans; William Gibson;
1990 - Charles Slonecker; D.M. Whitelaw; William Goodsir
1989 - Sydney Friedman; Constance Friedman; William Hurlburt
1988 - Frank Turnbull; Robert Kerr; Claude Dolman; Harold Douglas Copp

Silver Anniversary (25 Years) Award

This award is given to a graduate of the class celebrating their 25th anniversary.  Nominated by his/her classmates, for outstanding contributions in one or more of the following areas: leadership, research, teaching, clinical care, administration or public service.

Silver Anniversary Award Recipients

Year Awarded | Recipients

2023 - Nadine Caron, MD'97
2022 - Michael Allan, MD’96
2020 - Donna McLachlan, MD'94
2019 - Videsh Kapoor, BSc’88, BEd (Sec)’92, MD’93
2017 - Azaria Marthyman, MD'92
2014 - Cynthia Horner*, MD'89
2013 - Christopher Reilly, MD'88
2012 - Wendy Yeomans, MD'87
2011 - Marshall Dahl, MD'86
2010 - Heidi Oetter, MD'85; Peter Jepson-Young*, MD'85
2009 - Romayne Gallagher, MD'84
2008 - David Sigalet, MD'83
2007 - Robert Conn, MD'82
2006 - Warren Julien, MD'81; Raymond Lam, MD'81; Ivo Olivotto, MD'81
2005 - Michael Golbey, MD'80
2004 - Steven Narod, MD' 79
2003 - Bruce Fleming, MD'78
2002 - Arun Garg, MD'77

Student Leadership Award

The award recognizes and honours two medical students, one student in Year 1 or 2 and one student in Years 3 or 4, in the UBC MD undergraduate program, who demonstrate excellence in leadership by engaging and guiding others in promoting a responsible and evolving medical student community and/or health care system.

Student Leadership Award Recipients

2023 - Karen Rofaeel, Davy Lau
2022 - Suzanne Starkiewicz, Chris Kobylka-Pang
2021 - Armaghan Alam; Morgan Haines, BSc’16
2020 - Rohit Singla BASc’15, MASc’17; Vivian Tsang
2019 - Alec Yu; Eric Zhao, BSc'13

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