In the spirit of recognizing the outstanding achievements of our valued support staff, the Faculty of Medicine is pleased to bestow its Awards of Excellence annually.

Submit a nomination here!

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The Faculty of Medicine's Support Staff Awards of Excellence are granted to nominees who have gone above and beyond in their roles.

New in 2024:

  • Updated award categories – be sure to review the categories below
  • Team awards: There is now only one team award category – the Team Service Excellence Award.
  • Eligibility: 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 2022 winner would no be eligible again until 2025. View the previous Support Staff Award of Excellence Winners

Nomination timeline:

The nomination platform will open August 8, 2024 and nominations will be accepted until September 24, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. This will be a firm deadline with no extensions. 

Who is Eligible?

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 2022 winner would no be eligible again until 2025. 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.

Who can submit nominations?

All staff, learners, faculty members, and Faculty leaders can submit nominations. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

Nomination platform and guidelines:

  • Nominations must be submitted using this SurveyMonkey form
  • Each nomination must describe the nominee's merit in 250 to 500 words (anything longer or shorter will not be considered). This and the completed SurveyMonkey nomination form are the only documents required, so make sure to illustrate how the efforts and contributions of the nominee surpassed the expectations of their role/mandate. 
  • The nominations should reflect the nominee’s contributions and efforts from thepast 12 months.

Selection process: 

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 laureats per category is not predetermined and will reflect the nominations received.  

Results:

The winners will be notified in October or November 2024. Nominees who were not selected will also be notified.


Award: 

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. 

Questions? [email protected]

Categories

The award categories are broad and are relevant to the wide spectrum of roles at the Faculty. Nominations may touch on contributions and efforts that align with any of the Faculty's strategic priorities (Research, Education, Engagement, Francophonie, and Internationalization and Global Health) and supporting priorities (e.g., EDIIA, wellness, recognition, social accountability, planetary health, etc.). For more information about these priorities, please refer to the Faculty's Strategic Plan and Progress Reports. Some roles and efforts might not have as clear a link to the priorities (e.g., some operational/service roles that do not directly advance the priorities) – excellence in these roles is equally important and eligible for nomination.