DMAA Convocation Awards

Excellence in education

The culture of Dalhousie Medical School is founded upon many rich and historic traditions. We are proud to sponsor the following Convocation Awards to recognize our dedicated faculty, residents, and enthusiastic students:

In May of each year, we recognize these contributions with the following awards:

MD 2025 Convocation Awards

Albert A. Schwartz Prize in Orthopedics       

Kevan Kostynski

Andrew James Cowie, M.D. Memorial Award              

Sophie Gaube

Barbara L. Blauvelt Cardiology Prize

Stewart Langley

Dalhousie Research in Medicine Award         

Rachel Holland

DMRF Dr. J. Donald Hatcher Award for Medical Research   

Neal Callaghan

DMRF Dr. Richard B. Goldbloom Award in Pediatrics             

Julia Short

Dr. Arnold and Patricia Hill Prize in Addiction Medicine       

Gaurav Arora

Dr. C. B. Stewart University Medal in Medicine

Sophie Gaube

Dr. Carl Pearlman Prize in Urology     

Laura Harkness

Dr. Clara Olding Prize

Haley Donald

Dr. Edwin F. Ross Prize in Pediatric Surgery  

Beraki Abraha

Dr. Frank G. Mack Prize in Urology     

Hannah Holmes

Dr. Graham Gwyn Memorial Prize in Neurology         

Megan Smith

Dr. Harold Ross Mckean Award in Ophthalmology  

Tyler Herod

Dr. I. M. Szuler Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Internal Medicine

Ali Abidali

Dr. J. C. Wickwire Prize             

Brett Henderson

Dr. Janice Townson Memorial Prize   

Allyson Cook

Dr. John M. Embil Award for Excellence in Clinical Infectious Diseases     

David Summerby-Murray

Dr. John W. Merritt Prize          

Madeline Kubiseski

Dr. Juan A. Embil Award for Excellence in Infectious Diseases Research  

David Summerby-Murray

Dr. Lawrence Max Green Memorial Award    

Rachel Holland

Dr. Leo Horowitz Prize in Diagnostic Radiology         

John-David Brown

Dr. Leonard, Kay & Simon Levine Scholarship           

Madeleine Crawford

Dr. Leonard, Kay & Simon Levine Scholarship           

Katherine Houser

Dr. Mark J. Cohen Prize in Ophthalmology   

Tyler Herod

Dr. Michael Brothers Prize in Neurosciences              

Donovan Cassidy-Nolan

Dr. R. O. Jones Prize in Psychiatry      

Emma Courtney

Dr. Robert & Mrs. Dorothy Forsythe Prize      

Alyson  Zwicker

Dr. Robert C. Dickson Prize in Medicine        

Sophie Gaube

Dr. Robert F. Scharf Award in Emergency Medicine

William McQuaid

Dr. S. G. Burke Fullerton Award           

Jenna Nauss

Dr. Thomas Arnason Pathology Prize

Neal Callaghan

The Dr. Ronald Stewart Award for Student Leadership in Global Health 

Chloe Blackman

Dr. W. H. Hattie Prize in Medicine      

Madeleine Crawford

Earle Family Prize       

Taylor Marie Wilson

Emerson Amos Moffitt Research Prize for Undergraduate Research in Anaesthesia          

Emma MacLean

Hunter Humanities Award     

Megan Smith

James Walker Wood Award   

Jordin Fletcher

James Walker Wood Award   

Tyler Upshaw

Kidney Foundation of Canada, Dr. Allan D. Cohen Memorial Prize in Nephrology

Fahad Alghaith

Lourdes I. Embil Award for Cardiovascular Research           

Emma MacLean

MD Class of 1969 Social Determinants of Health Prize         

Taylor Marie Wilson

MD with Distinction Award    

Emma Bogner

Rebecca Chapman

Kate Denise Chua

Madeleine Crawford

Haley Donald

Gizelle Francis

Sophie Gaube

Rachel Holland

Madeline Kubiseski

Reba McIver

Stephanie Peel

Erin Putnam

Emily Weston

Medical Oncology Undergraduate Achievement Award        

Brett Henderson

Poulenc Prize in Psychiatry    

Erin Putnam

Society For Academic Emergency Medicine

Michael Baskey

Undergraduate Student Award in Anaesthesia          

Susan Abdo

 

DMNB LAUNCH CEREMONY AWARDS

Dr. Mahesh Raju Award

Okeroghene Ataikiru

Director’s Choice Clinical Skills Award

Alexie Ouellette

Builder’s Award

Alexie Ouellette

Award for Excellence in Emergency Medicine

Liam Priest

Family Medicine Award

Hanna Grossman

Award for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine

Faisal Hossain

Humanities Award

Jennifer Nagel

Humanities Award- Fostering Professional Identity Award

Katherine Houser

Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine

Laura Harkness

Dr. Paul Handa Nephrology Award

Dulon Chowdhury

The Dr. Ryan Buyting Prize in Medicine

Emily Weston

Stefan Mildenberger Award in Social Pediatrics

Jennifer Akerman

Dr. Kersti Covert Memorial Scholarship in Psychiatry

Alyson Zwicker

Dr. John Steeves RIM Award

Taylor Wilson

Surgery Award

Blaire Magee

LICD Community Outreach Champion Award

Taylor Wilson

LICD Patient Champion Award

Katherine Houser

LICD Highest Academic Standing Award

Laura Harkness