Dec 1, 2023

DFCM family doctors celebrated at OCFP and CFPC awards

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Congratulating our OCFP and CFPC Award Winners

DFCM family doctors are world leaders in teaching, research, and clinical care. Once again, this expertise is recognized with an exceptional performance in the annual Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) and College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) awards.

An impressive 16 DFCM faculty and residents, plus a project team, were added to the OCFP and CFPC honour rolls this year – more than ever before.

Please join us in congratulating all the award recipients. The full lists are available on the OCFP and CFPC websites.

OCFP AWARDS

Regional Family Physicians of the Year

Dr. Farhan Asrar I Trillium Health Partners – Mississauga Hospital
Dr. Alison Culbert I Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Family Medicine Resident of the Year

Dr. Andrew Terence Lam

2023 Awards of Excellence

Dr. Fok-Han Leung I Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael's Hospital
Dr. Latif Murji I Scarborough Health Network
Dr. Warren Lewin I University Health Network - Toronto Western Hospital

CFPC AWARDS

Calvin L. Gutkin Family Medicine Ambassador Award

Dr. Francine L. Lemire | University Health Network - Toronto Western Hospital

Canadian Family Physician Best Original Research Article

Dr. Tara Kiran I Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael's Hospital

FAFM 2023 CFPC Continuing Professional Development Award

COVID-19 Community of Practice for Ontario Family Physicians Program | OCFP & DFCM

Outstanding Family Medicine Research Article Award

Dr. Sheryl M. Spithoff I Women’s College Hospital

Daniel Glazier Research Grant in Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Dr. Nikki Bozinoff I CAMH

Janus Continuing Professional Development Grants

Dr. John Rizos I Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley Hospital

Janus Research Grants

Dr. Sheryl M. Spithoff I Women’s College Hospital

Jim Ruderman Family Medicine Education Leadership Award

Dr. Cheri H. Bethune I Office-Based Physician (Iroquois Falls)

W. Victor Johnston Award

Dr. Anne Biringer I Sinai Health System

FAFM 2023 Family Medicine Resident Scholarship

Dr. Alis Qinyuan Xu I Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

FAFM Family Medicine Resident Award for Scholarly Achievement

Dr. Sarah Wong I North York General Hospital
Dr. Faizal Raghavji I North York General Hospital

Nov 28, 2023

DFCM Conference 2024 | Family medicine for today and tomorrow: What matters most?

The DFCM Conference is designed for you. Join DFCM colleagues and friends on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the Beanfield Centre, Toronto as we come together to connect and learn.

Sep 12, 2023

Announcing DFCM’s 2023 award winners

We are pleased to recognize our faculty, staff, and learners for their hard work and successes in clinical care, education, research, leadership, and administration over the past year. Congratulations to all of the 2023 award winners!

Sep 30, 2022

2022 DFCM Celebration Event: Recording now available

Watch the video recording from DFCM's annual Award & Celebration Event, held on Sept. 20, 2022. Hosted by Drs. David White and Melanie Henry, the event celebrated DFCM Awards of Excellence, DFCM Program Awards and external awards. DFCM’s 13 senior promotion recipients were featured in a video compilation. Recipients of four highlighted awards were also featured.