Family and colleagues gathered to applaud 15 McGill clinician-teachers and residents at the Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP) Awards Ceremony in Montreal on March 26, 2024. Close to 40 guests were in attendance to honour the laureates, each nominated by medical students for teaching and supervision. An additional four clinician-teachers and residents will similarly be recognized at a ceremony to take place at Campus Outaouais.听
Jean-Pierre Farmer, MDCM, Associate Vice-Principal and Vice-Dean, Health Affairs of the Faculty, highlighted the essential role these teachers play in medical education, adding: 鈥淲e are very fortunate to have many among us who are exceptionally good at what they do, which is why we are here tonight, to recognize and celebrate your outstanding teaching and contributions.鈥�听
Echoing Dr. Farmer鈥檚 sentiments, Thomas Barab茅-Tremblay, MDCM Class of 2025 President, emphasized the qualities of excellent teaching, including adaptability and inclusivity in the learning environment. 鈥淏eing an excellent teacher goes beyond simply being an expert in the field,鈥� he concluded.听
David Luckow, MDCM, Component Director, Transition to Clinical Practice, cited examples of the many reasons students gave for nominating this year鈥檚 laureates, qualities such as: warm, professional; empathetic with patients, someone to emulate; truly caring and compassionate; incredible clinician and teacher; positive role model, extremely supportive; inspiring, a true leader in every aspect of the word.听
Congratulations again to all the 2024 TCP Awards laureates at both the Montreal and Outaouais campuses!听
Laureates (Montreal Campus):听
Dalal Dahrouj, MD, Anaesthesia听
Katherine Chabot, MD, Anaesthesia (resident)听
Shady Abid, MD, Family Medicine听
Emily Duong, MD, Family Medicine (resident)听
Farzaneh Shamekh, MD, Internal Medicine听
Haya Aziz, MDCM, Internal Medicine (resident)听
Lucy M Vieira, MD, Neurology听
Rebecca Oksenhendler, MD, Neurology (resident)听
Michael Flanders, MD, Ophthalmology听
Siddharth Nath, MD, PhD, Ophthalmology (resident)听
Karen Sigman, MD, Pediatrics听
Shawn Karls, MD, Radiology听听
Sarah Chibane, MDCM, Radiology (resident)听
Sam Joseph Daniel, MDCM, Surgery听
Hamid Al Badi, MD, Surgery (resident)听
Laureates (Campus Outaouais):听听
Brian Tran, MD, Anaesthesia听
Petronela Dascalu, MD, Internal Medicine听
Jason Blair, MD, Ophthalmology听
Stephen Christian Hanley, MD, Surgery听
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Photo: From left to right:鈥疢ichael Flanders, Emily Duong, Siddharth Nath, Sarah Chibane, Thomas Barab茅-Tremblay, Shady Abid, David Luckow, M茅lanie Mondou, Jean-Pierre Farmer, Karen Sigman, Hamid Al Badi, Shawn Karls, Rebecca Oksenhendler, Sam Joseph Daniel. Photo: Joni Dufour.