Overview
The Office of the Vice-Dean, Education and Community Engagement launched the Education Impact Award in 2026 to recognize exceptional contributions to education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS).
鈥淥utstanding Education for Outstanding Learners鈥� is at the core of the FMHS Strategic Plan, but what does this mean in practice? The award selection committee aims to highlight educational innovations that merit the use of such superlatives, based on their thoughtful integration of new initiatives to meet the educational needs of our Schools and programs.
Some examples might include:
- Assessment strategies using new technologies
- Strategies to implement sustainable active learning or student-led learning activities
- Innovative teaching practices with the potential to benefit learners from different professional backgrounds, and/or that are translatable to other Departments, Schools or Faculties
We encourage the submission of initiatives led by both established educators and by faculty or students whose contributions may be 鈥榖ehind the scenes.鈥�
Eligibility
Initiatives may be submitted by:
- Faculty who are tenure-stream or contract academic staff;
- Learners currently enrolled as an undergraduate, graduate, or health professional students or residents in the FMHS (full-time or part-time).
Note: Teams may be composed of FMHS learners and faculty and can include clinical supervisors; however, a clinical supervisor without a faculty appointment cannot be the primary applicant.
Submission
Applications must include:
- A completed submission form
- Letter of support (500 words or less) from the Associate Dean, School Director, Department Chair, and/or Program Director of the primary applicant, highlighting the benefit of the initiative to the educational mission.
Please submit application package to: admin-vdeducation.med [at] mcgill.ca
Timeline
The 2026 award competition is now closed. The call for applications for the 2027 Education Impact Award will go out in the Fall of 2026 and will be announced in Health E-News and on this page.
Evaluation
A committee appointed by the Office of the Vice-Dean, Education and Community Engagement select the initiatives to be showcased according to the following criteria:
- Demonstrated effectiveness of a teaching strategy or educational practice in a FMHS School or program (i.e., the innovation must already have been implemented; plans for future implementation are not eligible);
- Evidence of impact on learners / learning;
- Demonstrated benefits in terms of using resources efficiently (e.g., sharing teaching/educational resources to reduce waste/overlap/redundancy; methods/approaches that reduce the need for costly materials; leverages strengths across units, programs and schools);
- Sustainability (can be maintained over time with existing resources);
- Evidence-based and attuned to current challenges facing health sciences education.
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Winners
The winners of the 2026 Education Impact Award can be found .