CAME Meridith Marks New Educator Award

Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must be in the first phase of their professional career (i.e., within seven years of the first academic appointment) who have made a significant contribution to medical education.

Nominees must be CAME members. A CAME member must make the initial nomination. Members currently serving on the CAME Executive, CAME Board of Directors or the CAME Awards Committee members are not eligible for nomination.

Summary

The Award

This award, named in honour of Dr. Meridith Marks, recognizes individuals in the first full-time phase of their educational professional career who have made a significant contribution to medical education. The award is presented at the CAME Awards Cocktail Reception during the International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM). The recipient is awarded a commemorative plaque and a prize of $1,000.

Selection Criteria

1. Teaching activities
   • Quantity, breadth, quality
2. Educational innovations / learning resources for learners and/or educators.
   • Degree of innovation, breadth of the innovations, acting as a catalyst, etc.
3. Research activities in medical education
   • Funding: quantity, funds received, quality
   • Scientific publications
   • Scientific presentations
4. Overall impact of the candidate’s activities
5. Leadership and administrative roles in medical education

Submission requirements

1. One nomination letter from a CAME member that includes specific and compelling details about the nominee’s achievements, qualifications, and contributions -in each of the above criteria- showcasing why they are a worthy candidate for the award.
2. A maximum of three letters of support each providing persuasive and relevant information that validates and amplifies the nominee’s qualifications, achievements, and impact on the field of medical education.
3. The nominee’s complete curriculum vitae.
4.  A current head shot of the nominee.
5.  A short bio of the nominee which will be circulated to membership and on social media should they be chosen as the 2024 Meridith Marks Award winner.

Nominees are encouraged to contact their local CAME representative for support in the application process.

Application deadlines

Program application deadline

Please submit nominees for the 2024 CAME Meridith Marks Award via the nomination form: https://www.came-acem.ca/awards/meridith-marks-new-educator-award/