Nominations for the 2025-2026 PARIM Awards will be opening soon.
Awards Descriptions
Attending Awards
Educator of the Year – Recognizes an educator who is committed to residency education and demonstrates effective leadership and mentorship ability.
Staff Mentor – Recognizes a staff who consistently supports residents in both professional and personal growth, as well as resident well being.
*Attending Awards will be associated with an engraved plaque of recognition.
Resident Awards
Resident Professionalism – Recognizes a resident who adheres strongly to ethical, moral, and legal principles of medicine while demonstrating respect and compassion.
Resident Mentorship – Recognizes a resident who demonstrates consistent support of professional growth, personal growth and well being of residents.
Resident Teaching – Recognizes a resident who is committed to learner education, in medicine, ethics and professionalism and demonstrates effective leadership and mentorship ability.
Excellence in Research Award – Recognizes the excellence of resident-driven research. A published or unpublished manuscript may be helpful to include but not required.
Excellence in Medicine Award – Recognizes a resident who has demonstrated excellence in their residency activities. Longstanding and convincing record of excellence. This includes but is not limited to diagnostic or treatment skills, adherence to superb ethical/moral/legal aspects of medicine, compassionate care, or demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development. A letter of recommendation from teaching faculty within the University of Manitoba is strongly encouraged.
Resident Wellness Award – Recognizes a resident who fosters a culture of well-being, support, and resilience within the residency community.
* Note: All Resident Awards will be associated with a monetary prize and engraved plaque of recognition.
Previous Awards Recipients
2025
Resident Professionalism – Dr. Rohit Bansal, PGY 4 Orthopedic Surgery
Resident Mentorship – Dr. Luis Castro Parga, PGY 3 FM Enhanced Obstetrics
Resident Teaching – Dr. Hanu Chaudhari, PGY 3 FM Enhanced Emergency
Excellence in Research Award – Dr. Kevin Boreskie, PGY 2 Emergency Medicine
Excellence in Medicine Award – Dr. Tegan Turner, PGY 2 Emergency Medicine
Resident Wellness Award – Dr. Adri-Anna Aloia, PGY 2 FM Northern Remote
Staff Educator of the Award – Dr. Darren Leitao, Otolaryngology
Staff Mentorship Award – Dr. Zoë Piggott, Emergency Medicine
2024
Resident Professionalism – Dr. Katherine Ross-Hopley, PGY 5, Anesthesia
Resident Mentorship – Dr. Chitbhanu Singh, PGY 5, Emergency Medicine
Resident Teaching – Dr. Prabjot Singh, PGY 4, Anesthesia
Excellence in Research Award – Dr. Andrew Fast, PGY 2, Orthopedic Surgery
Excellence in Medicine Award – Dr. Drew Mulhall, PGY 5, Orthopedic Surgery
Staff Educator of the Year – Dr. Robert Gourlay, Emergency Medicine
Staff Mentorship Award – Dr. Emma Markstrom, Obstetrics & Gynecology
2023
Resident Professionalism – Dr. Megan Moorhouse
Resident Mentorship – Dr. Michael MacMillan-Wang
Resident Teaching – Dr. Katrina Leong
Excellence in Research – Dr. Sina Hafazi
Excellence in Medicine – Dr. Rachel Ward
Staff Educator of the Year – Dr. Anurag Trivedi
Staff Mentorship – Dr. Caroline Kowal
2022 – No awards given
2021
Resident Professionalism – Dr. Umar Ismail
Resident Mentorship – Dr. Lauren Whittaker
Resident Teaching – Dr. Mackenzie Gregg
On-Site Educator of the Year – Dr. Darren Leito
Off-Site Educator of the Year – Dr. Vishal Kaushik
Staff Mentorship – Dr. Biniam Kidane
2020
Resident Professionalism – Dr. Alysa Almojuela
Resident Mentorship – Dr. Esther Kim
Resident Teaching – Dr. Mikhail Roy
On-Site Educator of the Year – Dr. Brian Schmidt
Off-Site Educator of the Year – Dr. Mohammad Ansari
Staff Mentorship – Dr. Jillian Horton
2019
Resident Professionalism – Dr. Carly Scramstad
Resident Mentorship – Dr. William Turk
Resident Teaching – Dr. Brittany Perija
On-Site Educator of the Year – Dr. Christian Petropolis
Off-Site Educator of the Year – Dr. Doug Hobson
Staff Mentorship – Dr. Debrah Wirtzfeld