Dear Department members,
In the next few months, there will be numerous opportunities for the Department to submit nominations for internal awards that recognize meritorious contributions. As such, the Department Awards & Recognition Committee is extending a department-wide call inviting you to nominate yourself or your colleagues for the following award opportunities:
Faculty of Medicine Awards (Deadline June 13, 2025)
- FoM Applegarth Staff Service Award
- FoM Dean’s Staff Award
- FoM Award for Excellence in Mentoring Early Faculty
- FoM Clinical Faculty for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
- FoM Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership/Service
- FoM Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentorship
- FoM Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
- FoM Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness
- FoM Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award
- UBC Innovation in CME-CPD Award
UBC Directory of Award Opportunities
If you wish to explore an extended list of awards, the UBC Office of Research Prizes and Awards (ORPA) has a directory of external research prize and award opportunities available to researchers, spanning all disciplines. View UBC’s Directory of Award Opportunities:
Nomination & Adjudication Process
If you are interested in self-nomination or nominating a colleague, please submit your nomination to Margaret Koshi, Director, Administration (margaret.koshi@ubc.ca) by April 30, 2025. The Committee’s adjudication process has three stages:
- Submit self-nominations and peer- nominations along with a brief rationale and a CV of the nominee.
- Nominees’ CV and other relevant documents will be adjudicated by the Committee based on the respective award criteria, relevant contributions, and meritorious achievements of each candidate to ensure the suitability of candidates for specific award.
- For those selected to be put forward for FoM nomination, all required materials will be obtained/prepared by Department Administration and submitted per the respective award procedures.
Sincerely,
Department of Psychiatry Awards & Recognition Committee
Dr. Joseph Tham, Clinical Faculty Representative
Dr. Clare Beasley, Academic Faculty Representative
Dr. Ashok Krishnamoorthy, Division Head, Geriatric Psychiatry
Dr. Emlene Murphy, Division Head, Forensic Psychiatry
Dr. Timothy Murphy, Division Head, Neuroscience & Translational Psychiatry
Dr. Roberto Sassi, Division Head, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Christian Schütz, Division Head, Substance Use & Concurrent Disorders
Dr. Randall White, Division Head, Adult Psychiatry & Mental Health Services
Ms. Margaret Koshi, Administrator
Committee Mandate
The Department of Psychiatry Awards & Recognition Committee was established to proactively nominate deserving faculty members of the Department for notable meritorious awards and honours within the Faculty of Medicine and the University, and for significant external awards.
By ensuring that outstanding faculty members are duly nominated whilst upholding departmental values of EDI, the Committee will strive to promote a culture of broad, inclusive and diverse recognition.
The UBC Department of Psychiatry Administration Office respectfully acknowledges the land on which we live, work and play is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-waututh).