Submit Nominations for the Faculty of Medicine Killam Teaching Prize
UBC Killam Teaching Prizes are UBC’s most prestigious teaching awards. The UBC Killam Teaching Prizes recognize excellence in teaching in the medical and science undergraduate programs, residency programs, school and graduate programs within the Faculty of Medicine. The Prizes are awarded annually, and are supported by the UBC Killam Endowment Fund.
Details
FoM Internal Nomination Deadline: 1 February 2024 by 12:00pm
FoM Internal Nomination Form can be found here
Details, guidelines, and criteria can be found here
Criteria
- Nominee has demonstrated sustained teaching excellence over a period of at least 10 years.
- Nominee has been highly rated as a teacher by peer and/or student evaluations.
- Nominee has positively influenced student acquisition of knowledge through teaching, educational
- development or other activities.
- Nominee has been an inspiration to students and has provided motivation.
Key Guidelines
- Open to all full-time, part-time, or clinical faculty members who have demonstrated sustained teaching excellence over a period of at least 10 years.
- Awards will be made in recognition of sustained scholarly achievement in teaching within the full range of instructional activities (classroom teaching, clinical teaching, supervision of graduate students, laboratory teaching etc.).
- Nominations will be made by any two faculty members in the Faculty of Medicine.
- Nominations will stand for two consecutive years.
- The number of Killam Teaching Prizes may vary each year depending on the Faculty of Medicine allotment from UBC.
- The identities of the nominees will not be made public unless they win one of the Prizes.
- Nominators should not expect members of the Adjudication Committee staff to assist with the preparation of a nomination beyond general advice concerning the regulations and proper forms to use, nor will they offer opinions as to a nomination’s chances of success.