Dr. Dina Brooks wins 2015-16 Faculty of Medicine Graduate Teaching Award

This award recognizes sustained contributions (at least fifteen years of all graduate appointments as of December of application year) to any aspect of graduate teaching including:

• graduate student supervision and mentoring
• curriculum development
• regular support of Graduate Departmental, Faculty and University graduate activities
• graduate program administration (as applicable)

Vice Dean, Dr. Allan S Kaplan states that in her nomination, Dr. Brooks was described as:
 

"...willing to work personally with any student who may be struggling to help maintain the student in the program. You provide a holistic graduate student experience that is highly valued by your students. Clearly, your students are deeply appreciative of your selfless dedication to their training. You were described as a truly exceptional professor and outstanding supervisor." -Vice Dean, Dr. Allan S Kaplan

Dr. Dina Brooks, belonging to the Department of Physical Therapy, is a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Her research experience has included varied models (e.g., anaesthetized animals, conscious animals and humans) and different research approaches. She is presently involved in research in two main patient populations: individuals with chronic lung disease and those with cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Brooks will receive her award at the Faculty of Medicine Education Achievement Celebration on May 11, 2016. 

Every year, over the last 6 consecutive years, the RSI faculty has received a Graduate Faculty Teaching Award (10 in total). This is a true testament to the outstanding teaching and mentorship abilities of our faculty in addition to being outstanding researchers.

Once again congratulations to Dr. Dina Brooks and all past faculty winners of the Graduate Faculty Teaching Awards. We are very proud of your accomplishments!

Graduate Faculty Teaching Awards – Past RSI Recipients:

2014-2015

• Dr. Stephanie Nixon - Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
• Dr. Deirdre R. Dawson - Continued Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
• Dr. Alex Mihailidis - Continued Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship

2013 - 2014

• Prof. Luigi E. Girolametto - Senior Sustained Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
• Prof. Angela Colantonio - Graduate Student Mentorship
• Prof. Nancy M. Salbach - Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Mentorship

2012 - 2013

• Prof. Michelle Keightley - Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Mentorship

2011 - 2012

• Prof. Barbara Gibson - Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Mentorship

2010 - 2011

• Prof. Tom Chau - Graduate Student Mentorship

2009 - 2010

• Prof. Jill Cameron - Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Mentorship