Celebrating our Department of Medicine Resident Award winners
For the first time this year, the Department of Medicine recognized some of our outstanding residents who have contributed to education, research, mentorship and their patients with Resident Awards. Congratulations to all of our award winners!
These recipients will be celebrated at the DoM's Graduation celebration on June 10, 2024.
Outstanding Research Trainee Award
Arjun Balachandar, PGY5 Adult Neurology
"I am grateful to the DoM for their support in my research and clinical training. As someone who hopes to be a clinician and scientist, I am very thankful to the DoM for their consideration of me for this award."
Outstanding Research Trainee Award (PhD)
Richard Wu, PGY4 Adult Gastroenterology and Hepatology
"I am currently studying the host-microbe interactions that may make an individual more likely to develop Crohn's disease. This recognition would not be possible without the incredible mentorships within the Division of Gastroenterology, our research teams from summer students to technicians, as well as the patients that inspired these great questions. We hope together we can one day find new ways to solve this great clinical need."
Outstanding Research Trainee Award (Master's degree)
Timothy Kwok, PGY5 Rheumatology
"It is an honour receiving this inaugural award. I am especially grateful to my program and my program director for the nomination. I would like to thank my research mentors, collaborators, and lastly, my patients for their support throughout the past few years."
Outstanding Research Trainee Award (Clinician-Scientist Training Program trainee)
Inna Gong, PGY5 Hematology
Inna Gong recently completed her Adult Hematology training and is presently a Lymphoma fellow engaged in a combined clinical and post-doctoral fellowship, focusing on advanced therapies for lymphoid malignancies at Princess Margaret Hospital. She is also presently enrolled in the Eliot Philipson Clinician-Scientist Training Program and Clinical Investigator Program at the University of Toronto.
"Receiving the Department of Medicine Resident Researcher award is a profound honour and serves as an encouragement for my future academic endeavours. I extend my sincere gratitude to my esteemed research mentors whose sponsorship made this accomplishment achievable."
Resident Teacher of the Year Award
Mobolaji Adeolu, PGY3 Internal Medicine
"I am deeply honoured to receive the inaugural resident teaching award from the University of Toronto's Department of Medicine. This award acknowledges my ongoing efforts to develop an engaging and learner-centered approach to clinical teaching in medicine. Moreover, it reflects the nurturing learning environment within our department that has encouraged and empowered our residents to develop their unique approaches to clinical teaching. Receiving this award further solidifies my commitment to advancing my skills as an educator and to enhancing the quality of clinical education in medicine."
Award for Excellence in Mentorship
Eshita Kapoor, PGY4 Internal Medicine and Chief Medical Resident (Mount Sinai Hospital)
"I never once left a meeting with any of my mentors feeling empty-handed. I always left with a new range of possibilities introduced to me and my heart felt full. As I move on in my training, I hope that I can be that kind of mentor for my trainees. Getting a chance to be even a small part of their journey has been special and it serves as a reminder of my appreciation for the joy that each and every one of them bring me every day."
Emerging Clinician Award
Alainna Jamal, PGY2 Internal Medicine
"My sincere thank you to everyone who has contributed to my education and who has helped manage our complex patients. I look forward to paying this forward to trainees junior to me."