Dr. Alan K. Laws Travel Award

Alan Laws was born in Warwick, Australia and graduated as the gold medalist from the University of Queensland in 1961. He undertook anesthesia training in England and moved to Toronto in 1966 as a Research Fellow, working with Dr. Barrie Fairley, a clinical anesthetist at the Toronto General Hospital. As a clinician-scientist, he studied the effects of anesthesia on respiratory mechanics.

Dr. Laws had an intense interest in teaching, especially at the postgraduate level. He held morning trouble rounds that became a model for other hospitals. He became very involved in the examination process, becoming Chair of the Royal College Written Test Committee from 1977-88 and Chief Examiner in Anesthesia from 1980-87. Under his leadership, the examinations became more clinically oriented, a process that has continued to this day.

Dr. Laws demonstrated an exceptional intellect and insight into clinical medicine, as well as the ability to impart relevant information to residents. He loved to travel and had an incredible breadth of experience. After his premature death (January 1995), over 120 of his friends, family and colleagues donated to a Memorial Trust Fund that provides an opportunity for senior residents and fellows to travel and experience anesthesia practised elsewhere.

This award provides travel support for senior residents and fellows in furthering academic interests and research projects in anesthesia. It is one of two awards given by the Department of Anesthesia in honour and memory of Dr. Laws.

To apply for the 2016 Laws Travel Award, please click here.

Winners:

2020 Kevin Gorsky, Brittany Prevost, Rebecca Caragata

2019 Alexander White, Bijan Teja

2018 Tariq Esmail, Alexander Amir

2017 Sophia Lane, Kapil Gupta

2016 Matthew Lee, Pablo Perez, Asad Siddiqui

2015 Sanjo Srikandarajah

2014 Marcus Silva Restrepo

2013 Azad Mashari, Zoe Unger

2012 Marco Garavaglia, Han Kim

2011 Faraj Abdallah, Teresa Skelton

2010 Sinziana Avramescu

2009 John Hanlon, Bruno Borges and Sylvain Boet

2007 Angelina Guzzo and Paul McHardy

2005 Alan Chaput

2004 Richard Brull

2003 Trisha Mark

2002 Teddy Lim

2001 Carol Loffelmann

2000 Harald W. Bettger

1999 Rosaleen Chun

1998 Hwan Joo

1997 Philip Peng

1996 Stephane Lambert