34th Annual Gallie Day 2008

FACULTY AWARDS

Shaf Keshavjee is the winner of this year's Lister Prize. See photo on page 1. The Lister Prize in surgery is awarded to an investigator who has shown outstanding and continuing productivity of international stature as evidenced by research publications, grants held, students' trained and other evidence of the work produced.

John Murnaghan is the winner of this year's Surgical Skills Centre Distinguished Educator Award. See photo on page 1. The University of Toronto Surgical Skills Centre Distinguished Educator Award for Outstanding Contributions demonstrates the Centre's commitment to surgical skills education. This award recognizes those individuals who have made exemplary, innovative contributions to teaching and learning in the Surgical Skills Centre over the past year.

Bernard Langer (right) presents the Bernard Langer Surgeon Scientist Award to Michael Taylor (NeurSurg)

This award is presented to an outstanding graduate of the Surgeon Scientist Program who shows the greatest promise for a career in academic medicine.

Robin Richards (right) presents the George Armstrong-Peters Prize to Cindi Morshead (Anatomy)

First awarded in 1912, the Armstrong-Peters Prize honours younger surgeons who have sustained continued productivity in basic science research.

The Charles Tator Surgeon-Scientist Mentoring Award is intended to honour individuals supervising participants in the SSP who emulate Professor Tator's qualities, namely excellence in research, commitment to SSP mentoring and dedication to promotion of Surgeon-Scientists. The intent of the award is to provide recognition for teaching contributions made by supervisors to SSP trainees.

Charles Tator (right) presents the Charles Tator Surgeon-Scientist Mentoring Award to Joel Fish (PlasSurg)

The Donald R. Wilson Award recognizes significant contributions by a resident surgeon for continued instruction of peers and medical students.

James Rutka (NeurSurg) (right) presents the Donald R. Wilson Award to Melfort Boulton (NeurSurg Resident)

Honouring the outstanding past teachings of Professor Bruce Tovee we are pleased to announce the following award winners:

Ron Levine (right) presents the E. Bruce Tovee Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching in Postgraduate Education to Ron Kodama (UrolSurg)

David Backstein (right) presents the E. Bruce Tovee Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching in Undergraduate Education to Peter Ferguson (OrthSurg)