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 2026 Convocation Award Recipients

Albert A. Schwartz Prize in Orthopedics
Amir Mishreky

Andrew James Cowie, M.D. Memorial Award       
Mirna Gerges

Barbara L. Blauvelt Cardiology Prize
Alexa MacDonald

Dalhousie Research in Medicine Award
Cameron Crowell

DMRF Dr. J. Donald Hatcher Award for Medical Research
Cameron Crowell & Mary McIntosh

DMRF Dr. Richard B. Goldbloom Award in Pediatrics
Ali Doucet

Dr. Arnold and Patricia Hill Prize in Addiction Medicine
Mirna Gerges

Dr. C. B. Stewart University Medal in Medicine
Andrew Harding

Dr. Carl Pearlman Prize in Urology
Nick Dawe

Dr. Clara Olding Prize
Andrew Harding

Dr. Edwin F. Ross Prize in Pediatric Surgery
Moamen Bydoun

Dr. Frank G. Mack Prize in Urology
Dara Liu

Dr. Graham Gwyn and Joan Gwyn Memorial Prize in Neurology      
Samantha Horne

Dr. Harold Ross Mckean Award in Ophthalmology  
Obinna Esomchukwu

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

Dr. J. C. Wickwire Prize            
Ramez Michail

Dr. Janice Townson Memorial Prize   
Shantel McCracken

Dr. John W. Merritt Prize         
Mirna Gerges

Dr. Juan A. Embil Award for Excellence in Infectious Diseases Research         
Ashley Osa-Peters

Dr. Lawrence Max Green Memorial Award    
Alexa MacDonald

Dr. Leo Horowitz Prize in Diagnostic Radiology         
Jessica Thompson

Dr. Leonard, Kay & Simon Levine Scholarship           
Kalei Crowell

Dr. Leonard, Kay & Simon Levine Scholarship           
Alex Holmes

Dr. Mark J. Cohen Prize in Ophthalmology   
Yousef Sefau

Dr. Michael Brothers Prize in Neurosciences             
Mary McIntosh

Dr. N. N. Isa Achievement Award
Patrick Butler

Dr. R. O. Jones Prize in Psychiatry     
Joseph Silburt

Dr. Robert & Mrs. Dorothy Forsythe Prize      
Rachel Creighton

Dr. Robert C. Dickson Prize in Medicine        
Anna Miller

Dr. Robert F. Scharf Award in Emergency Medicine
Emma Kempster

Dr. S. G. Burke Fullerton Award          
Jade Rorke

Dr. Thomas Arnason Pathology Prize
Emma Kempster

Dr. W. H. Hattie Prize in Medicine      
Julia Paffile

Earle Family Prize       
Shantel McCracken

Embil Prize for Research In Medicine (Best Podium Presentation)
Samar Ali

Embil Prize for Research In Medicine (Best Podium Presentation)
Joseph Silburt

Embil Publication Prize for Research in Medicine
Nicholas John Dawe

Emerson Amos Moffitt Research Prize for Undergraduate Research in Anesthesia
Kennedy Brittain-Towill

Honorary Classmate Award
Mr. Sheldon Payne

Hunter Humanities Award     
Kendra Hebert

James Walker Wood Award   
Katelyn Gowlett

James Walker Wood Award   
Rachel Wisted

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

Lourdes I. Embil Award for Cardiovascular Research           
Manal Quraishi

MD Class of 1969 Social Determinants of Health Prize        
Kathryn Carrier

MD with Distinction Award    
Thanh Dao
Sarah Doane
Andrew Harding
Thomas Hatfield
Anna Kakamousias
Katelyn Malone
Ramez Michail
Anna Miller
Meredith Otley
Julia Paffile
Holly Philpott
Marika Schenkels
Sareen Singh
Andrew Williams
Rachel Wisted

Medical Oncology Undergraduate Achievement Award       
Andrew Harding

Poulenc Prize in Psychiatry   
Kennedy Brittain-Towill

Society For Academic Emergency Medicine
Luke Duignan

Undergraduate Student Award in Anesthesia           
Andrew Harding

DMNB LAUNCH CEREMONY AWARDS

Anchor Award
Rebecca Comeau

Best in Class Award
Dr. Paul Postuma

Dr. Mahesh Raju Award
Cameron Crowell

Director’s Choice Clinical Skills Award
Jade Rorke

Builder’s Award
Katie Gowlett

Award for Excellence in Emergency Medicine
Jade Rorke

Award of Excellence Family Medicine Award
Juila Bent

Award for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine
Nihla Mirza Hussain

Humanities Award
Kendra Hebert

Humanities Award- Fostering Professional Identity Award
Katie Gowlett

Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine
Patrick Butler

Dr. Paul Handa Nephrology Award
Sebastian Hubbard

The Dr. Ryan Buyting Prize in Medicine
Julia Bent

Stefan Mildenberger Award in Social Pediatrics
Caitlyn Harper

Dr. Kersti Covert Memorial Scholarship in Psychiatry
Jade Rorke

Dr. John Steeves RIM Award
Cameron Crowell

Award of Excellence in Surgery Award
Daniel Smith

LICD Community Outreach Champion Award
Katie Gowlett

LICD Patient Champion Award
Whitney Shannon

LICD Highest Academic Standing Award
Ellen Dao

Resident Teaching Awards
Dr. Daniel Hanscom & Dr. Alexandre Landry