Recognition and Awards
ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS SACME members are eligible to receive various awards and grants. The winners of these awards and grants are listed on this page. For more information, including selection criteria or application procedures, visit the SACME Grants or Committees.
Phil R. Manning Research Award in Continuing Professional DevelopmentThis grant is made in the name of Phil R. Manning, MD, Paul Ingalls Hoagland Hastings Professor of Continuing Medical Education and Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. Dr. Manning was the founding president of the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education, formerly the Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education. He was a governor, regent, and vice president of the American College of Physicians and served on several educational committees of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Manning was co-editor of Medicine: Preserving the Passion in the 21st Century and authored many peer-reviewed publications. Read more here. Distinguished Service in Continuing Medical EducationGiven to a SACME member who has made outstanding contributions to continuing medical education over an extended period (fifteen years or more is the suggested guide), or who has developed an outstanding innovation in continuing medical education representing an important advance in CME. 2024: Todd Dorman, MD, FCCM, FSACME 2023: Gabrielle Kane, MB, EdD, FRPCE 2022: Don Moore, PhD 2021: Mary Turco, EdD 2020: Joyce Fried Dave Davis Research in Continuing Medical Education AwardThis award is given to a SACME member who has made outstanding contributions to research in continuing medical education. 2024: Ajit Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME 2023: Sophie Soklaridis, PhD 2022: David Wiljer, PhD 2021: Sanjeev Sockalingam, MD, MHPE 2020: Suzanne Murray2019: Vernon Curran, PhD 2018: Ronald Cervero, MA, PhD Barbara Barnes Keynote SpeakersMarch 31, 2012 New Perspectives on Safety and Better Practice Matthew Weinger, MD April 11, 2013 The Future of CEHP: Implications of the Shift to Improving Patient Care Curtis Olson, PhD May 1, 2014 Evolution and Adaption in Education: Surviving the Impact of the Comet Headed Our Way George C. Mejicano, MD, MS, FACP April 30, 2015 Leading and Managing Change in CME/CPD Deborah Sutherland, PhD 2016 World Congress (no lecture) May 19, 2017 Towards a New Continuing Professional Development: Aligning CPD with Societal and Professional Needs George E. Thibault, MD April 27, 2018 Advances in Interprofessional CPD: Can we get it right? Jeffrey Gold, MD, FACS February 28, 2019 Continuum of Medical Education and Its Relevance to Faculty Development Alison Whelan, MD February 20, 2020 Performance Improvement/Teaching/Faculty Development Brian Hodges, MD, PhD, FRCPC February 24, 2021 Health Professions Education at the Crossroads Julio Frenk, MD, MPH, PhD February 21, 2022 Black Butterfly Theorem: From Childhood Trauma to a Transcendent Healthful Self Michele Harper, MD March 15, 2023 If You Do What You’ve Always Done, You’ll Always Get What You’ve Always Got: Toward More Purposeful, Intentional and Collaborative Alignment of CPD in Health Care Enterprises David Price, MD, FAAFP, FACEHP, FSACME March 11, 2024 Expanding the CPD Ecosystem through Equity and Inclusion Sophie Soklaridis, PhD Paul Mazmanian Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions Award for Excellence in ResearchThe Paul Mazmanian Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (JCEHP) Award for Excellence in Research recognizes outstanding original research contributions to the field of continuing professional development (CPD). This award has been named after Dr. Mazmanian for his influential contributions as a CPD scholar, and exceptional leadership as Editor-in-Chief of JCEHP (2000–2010). 2021 Janet Alexanian, Ian Fraser, Orla Smith, & Simon Kitto, “Defining and Redefining Family Involvement in Practice: An Implementation Trial of a Locally Adaptable Patient-Centered Professional Development Tool in Two Ontario Intensive Care Units.”
2020 – Heather Armson, Stefanie Order, Jacqueline Wakefield, & Kevin W. Eva, “Toward Practice-Based Continuing Education Protocols: Using Testing to Help Physicians Update their Knowledge.” 2015 Lisa Cicutto, RN, PhD, ACNP (Cert), CAE; Meg B. Dingae, MHSA, CCMEP; and Esther L. Langmack, MD, FCCP, CCMEP for their article Improving Asthma Care in Rural Primary Care Practices: A Performance Improvement Project. 2014 2013 2011 2010 2009 2008: no recipient named 2005 2004 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 Fox Award for (Best) Research PresentationThe Fox Award honors the research of Dr. Robert D. Fox, University of Oklahoma, who has contributed greatly to the literature in the field of professional continuing education. Established in 2001, the Fox Award is presented for the best RICME presentation and is judged with respect to its methodology and impact on the profession.2024 Martin Tremblay and Morag Paton 2023 Morag Paton and Sanjeev Sockalingam 2022 Sophie Soklaridis 2021 Sharisse Arnold Rehring 2020 Meron Teferra 2015 Curt Olson and Sanjeev Sockalingam2014 Tanya Horsley and William Rayburn 2013 Betsy Williams and Harold Kessler 2012 Heather MacNeill 2010-2011 no recipients named 2009 Michael Allen 2008 Jocelyn Lockyer 2007 Todd Dorman 2006 Craig Campbell 2005 Joan Sargeant 2004 Tara Kennedy 2003 Michael Fordis 2002 Jacqueline Wakefield 2001 Michael Allen SACME Award for Best Early Career ResearcherThe SACME Award for Best Early Career Researcher is presented to the individual whose RICME presentation at a SACME Meeting is judged the best with respect to its methodology and impact on the profession. Residents and researchers presenting within the first three years in the field are eligible for this award. 2024 Shaheen Darani 2023 Kenya Costa-Dookhan 2022 Juliamaria Cormac-Medrano2021 Morag Paton 2020 Dillon Welindt SACME AWARD FOR BEST ORAL ABSTRACTThis award is presented for the outstanding Best Practice presentation at the annual meeting and is judged with respect to its contribution and impact on advancing continuing professional development education. 2024: Holly Harris for "Co-producing Health Education Research: Working Equitably in a Hierarchical System". 2023: Melissa Kelly for "Multimodal Approach to Equipping Pathologists for a New Era of HER2 Classification in Breast Cancer". 2022: Sanjeev Sockalingam for “Adapting the Deteriorating Patient Simulation Method: Notes on the feasibility and acceptability of a virtual mental health simulation”. 2021: David Wiljer for “Accelerating the Appropriate Adoption of AI in Healthcare through Building New Knowledge, Skills, and Capacities in the Canadian Healthcare Professions”. 2020: Ruth Adewuya for “Assessment and Evaluation Session – Debrief Meetings? Ain’t Nobody Got Time for that Stuff”. SACME AWARD FOR BEST ORAL ABSTRACT/EARLY CAREER EDUCATORIntroduced in 2023, this award is presented to the individual whose Best Practice presentation at a SACME meeting is judged the best with respect to its contribution and impact on advancing continuing professional development education. Trainees and professionals presenting within the first three years in the field are eligible for this award. 2024: Zahra Hasan for "Promoting Compassion in Healthcare Ethics Consultation Education: A Framework to Approach Structural Stigma in Mental Health and Substance Use Health" 2023: Inaara Karsan and Tharshini Jeyakumar for “Design and Implementation of a CPD Education Intervention Toolkit for the ACCME” SACME AWARD FOR BEST POSTER PRESENTATIONThis award is presented to the individual whose poster presentation is judged best with respect to its contribution to the profession. 2024: Shawna Novak for "Empathy, Equity, and Ultrasound: Enhancing CPD through Point-of-Care Training in Resource Limited and Conflict-Affected Regions" 2023: Mary Turco for "The Dartmouth Scholarship Enhancement in Academic Medicine (SEAM Awards: Igniting Health Professionals' Engagement and Professional Development through Investment in Academic "Dreams". 2022: Alison Freeland for “Efficacy and Success of Transition to Online eLearning of an Integrated Medical Psychiatry Collaborative Care Training Program” and James Macaskill for “Assessing Outcomes of Saskatchewan’s Practice Enhancement Program”. 2021: Shaheen Darani for “Award -Training Corrections Officers to Better Meet the Mental Health Needs of Inmates”. 2020: Melissa A. Kelly and Joseph Kim for “Integrating Systems-level Quality Improvements into a Longitudinal Immuno-oncology (I-O) Educational Strategy”. SACME AWARD FOR BEST POSTER PRESENTATION FOR EARLY CAREER EDUCATOR This award is presented to an early career educator whose poster presentation was judged best with its contribution to the profession. 2024: Natalie Sanfratello for “Overcoming Barriers in Effective Treatment and Enrollment in Clinical Trials for Black and Underserved Patients with Multiple Myeloma – Incorporating the Patient Voice through Focus Groups” OTHER AWARDS2024: President's Meritorious Service Award presented to Robert D'Antuono, Morag Paton, and Vjeko Hlede. Special Strategic Advisor to the Society President: Joyce Fried 2023: President's Meritorious Service Award presented to Jennifer Reino and Edeline Mitton 2022: President's Meritorious Service Award presented to Karen Vu-Nguyen and Nathaniel Williams 2021: President's Meritorious Service Award presented to Tym Peters and Asha Maharaj 2016: President's Meritorious Service Award presented to Deborah Samuel and Ginny Jacobs 2016: Unsung Hero Award presented to Tym Peters and Greg Vannette 2015: President's Meritorious Service Award presented to Mila Kostic 2015: Unsung Hero Award presented to Joyce Fried and Pam McFadden 2014: President's Meritorious Service Award presented to Edeline Mitton and Moss Blachman 2012: President's Meritorious Service Award presented to Lois Colburn |