YEAR AWARDEE
2022-2023 Amy Inkster
2021-2022 Vanessa Porter
2020-2021 Giulia Del Gobbo
2019-2020 Tiffany Carlaw
2018-2019 Giulia Del Gobbo
2017-2018 Jack Hickmott
2016-2017 Samantha Wilson
2015-2016 Emma Hitchcock
2014-2015 Peter Thompson
2013-2014 Samantha Wilson
2012-2013 Peter Thompson
2011-2012 George Chung
2010-2011 Courtney Hanna
2009-2010 Farah Zahir
The Medical Genetics Teaching Assistant Award was first instituted in 2010 by a group of MEDG 530 students who felt that their hard-working TA (Farah Zahir) deserved to be recognized in a special way. Since then, the term-end students’ evaluation form includes a section for them to recommend (or not) their TA for this distinctive award. Students write comments and rank their TA (on a scale of 1-5) on the following criteria:
- The TA promoted learning in the course
- The TA communicated effectively
- The TA was well-prepared for the course
- The TA stimulated interest in the course
- The TA was accessible to students
- The tutorial sessions were informative
- The Canvas postings were helpful
Course coordinators are also asked to comment on and rank the TA’s performance of their duties. The Teaching Assistant Award Review Committee is composed of several members of the Research Day Committee. They receive copies of the student and course coordinator evaluations where the identifiers (the TA’s name and course name) have been removed, ensuring an unbiased process of selection.