Dr. Margaret Steele Award for Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Awarded to residents in Psychiatry in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry who have chosen to complete a rotation in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Selection will be based on demonstrated excellence in areas such as: leadership in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, advocacy in the care of children and adolescents with mental health problems, excellence in clinical care and communication with patients and family/caregivers, research, or educational scholarship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry will select the recipients. |
Value: 1 at $1,000, awarded annually
This award was established with a generous gift from Dr. Margaret Steele (BSc 1983, MD 1987). As one of the Division Chairs of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Western from 2001 to 2011 and the lead for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons application for child and adolescent psychiatry subspecialty in Canada, Dr. Steele has been a strong advocate and leader for child and adolescent psychiatry with the ultimate aim to improve the mental health of children and adolescents. She has served as the President of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Association of Professors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of Canada. Dr. Steele is also the first woman child and adolescent psychiatrist who has become a Dean of a Faculty of Medicine in Canada.
