Resident Awards

Celebrating leadership, clinical mastery, and the art of medicine.

PGY-1 Peer Excellence Award

Awarded to the PGY-1 who displays exceptional patient care and academic ability and serves as the "glue" of the class, elevating the PGY-1 experience through kindness, compassion, and reliability.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Christie Costello

PGY-2 Peer Excellence Award

Recognizes the resident who excels in the transition to leadership, providing outstanding mentorship and teaching to juniors while maintaining high clinical standards.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Liam Robbins 

PGY-3 Peer Excellence Award

Honours the graduating resident who best exemplifies the values and spirit of the MUN Internal Medicine program through clinical mastery, collegiality, kindness, and integrity.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Hollie Tracey

Resident Humanism Award

Presented to the resident who embodies the "Heart of Medicine." This individual is recognized for exceptional empathy, advocacy for patient-centered care, and maintaining a humanistic approach in Internal Medicine.
2026 Recipients: Dr. Sarah Williams and Dr. Olivia Tsai

Outstanding Resident Teacher Award

Awarded to the resident who excels at the education of their peers and medical students, demonstrating a passion for mentorship and teaching.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Skylar Tang

Resident Collegiality Award

Honours the resident who is always the first to help a colleague in need, fostering a culture of mutual support, flexibility, and team spirit.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Rebecca Powell

Outstanding Resident Contribution to the Residency Program 

Recognizes a resident who has taken an active leadership role in improving the program, whether through committee work, administrative excellence, or advocacy.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Eric Fradsham

Dr. Missan Postgraduate Cardiology Scholarship in Medicine.

This award honours the late Dr. Sarab Missan, a well-known and respected cardiologist who practiced in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is awarded each year to the resident who excels at the practice of cardiology.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Olivia Tsai

Dean David Hawkins Award for Resident Teaching in Medicine.

The award is given annually to the internal medicine resident who best exemplifies the qualities of teacher and mentor in medicine in the Faculty of Medicine as nominated by the students in clinical clerkship.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Steven Rowe

Dr. Cameron Raffard Medical Resident Health Advocacy Award

Awarded to an Internal Medicine for their essay that best exhibits Dr. Raffard's commitment to excellence in the intrinsic CanMEDS roles.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Chris Compton

Internal Medicine Resident of the Year

The program's highest honour, awarded to the resident who demonstrates the "complete package" of clinical skill, leadership, and professionalism as recognized by the faculty.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Hollie Tracey

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Staff Awards

Recognizing the faculty, divisions, and interprofessional partners who make our training possible.

Outstanding Educational Culture Award

Recognizes the IM specialty group or sub-specialty group that fosters the most supportive and inviting atmosphere for resident learning.
2026 Recipient - Nephrology Division

The CBD Champion Award

Awarded to the faculty member who has most actively embraced Competence by Design (CBD) by providing high-quality, actionable feedback and completing the most EPAs.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Iram Anees

The Interprofessional Partner Award

Recognizes a non-physician member of the medical team whose attitude, dedication and collaboration significantly improve the resident experience.
2026 Recipient: Esther Pippy

Outstanding Faculty Clinician Award

Recognizes a faculty member who serves as a clinical role model for diagnostic excellence, patient-centered care, and medical acumen.
2026 Recipient: Dr.  Iram Anees 

Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award

Honours a faculty member who goes above and beyond in formal and informal teaching, making complex topics engaging.
2026 Recipient: Dr.  John Shik

Outstanding Research Supervisor Award

Recognizes a research supervisor who provides exceptional guidance, mentorship, and resources for resident-led research and quality improvement projects.
2026 Recipient: Dr.  Sandra Cooke-Hubley 

Faculty Collegiality Award

Awarded to the faculty member who most exemplifies professionalism and kindness, treating residents as valued colleagues and peers.
2026 Recipient: Dr.  Ian MacPherson

Outstanding Faculty Contribution to the Program

Recognizes the person whose leadership or behind-the-scenes efforts have significantly improved the residency program.
2026 Recipient: Dr. Joanne Hickey