The Faculty of Medicine's Support Staff Awards of Excellence are granted to nominees who have gone above and beyond in their roles. Nominations may also be submitted for clinical department support staff.
Submit a nomination using the form!
The nomination platform will open in July 2025 and nominations will be accepted until September 22, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
The award categories are broad and are relevant to the wide spectrum of roles at the Faculty. For example, the work of nominees may contribute to the Faculty's strategic platforms and unifying priorities or be work that provides a service or is operational in nature.
All Faculty of Medicine support staff members (including administrative, IT, lab and grant-paid staff) are eligible, regardless of their job level and category (contract or permanent). Co-op students are not eligible.
Clinical department support staff who are not technically Faculty of Medicine staff members but who contribute to the Faculty’s objectives are also eligible. Their work must support the Faculty’s programs, learners, support staff, and/or faculty members. They may have roles such as educational program coordinator or administrator, research program support, research advisor, etc.
Staff who won a Support Staff Award of Excellence as an individual contributor in the last two years are ineligible for individual contributor awards this year; teams who won a team awardin the last two years are ineligible for team awards this year. For example, a 2023 winner would no be eligible again until 2026. View the previous Support Staff Award of Excellence Winners.
The Faculty is committed to fostering an equitable workplace environment that provides equal opportunities for everyone and that respects and values diversity. Thank you for taking this into account when nominating candidates for prizes.
Staff, learners, faculty members, and Faculty leaders can submit nominations. Staff and leaders in clinical departments can also submit nomination. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
The Support Staff Awards of Excellence Committee is composed of Faculty of Medicine support staff and leaders as well as representatives from clinical departments. The Committee will review and score the nominations. Their list of recommended winners will be presented to the Faculty's Executive Leadership Team for final approval.
Note that the specific number of laureates per category is not predetermined and will reflect the nominations received.
The winners will be notified in October or November 2025. Nominees who were not selected will also be notified.
The award winners will receive a trophy at the Faculty of Medicine Support Staff Holiday Luncheon in December.
We are lucky to have so many dedicated and talented staff. Please take the time to recognize their efforts by submitting one (or more!) nominations.
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