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The Review Process
The Review Process
This year, independent and experienced reviewers from various education, clinical and research sectors assisted with the challenge of reviewing the merit awards applications. We sincerely thank them for their expertise and commitment in delivering knowledge to help scores the applications to the Merit Award Program.
College of Reviewers
The review and scoring processes for the Merit Award Competition were designed to be as fair, thorough, and unbiased as possible. Each application was reviewed by four independent peer reviewers. These experienced faculty reviewed and scored each application using a standardized scoring system. The faculty members who served on the College of Reviewers are experienced reviewers from various education, clinical, and research sectors.
Based on the advice of the Review Committee, the department awarded 25 merit awards (funded) and 11 research commendation awards (non-funded).
The reviewers for this cycle were:
Name | Hospital Site | Department | Academic Rank |
Albert Yee | SHSC | Orthopaedics | Professor |
Andre Amaral | SHSC | Emergency and Critical Care Medicine | Associate Professor |
Andrea Gershon | SHSC | Respirology | Associate Professor |
Avery Nathens | SHSC | Surgery | Professor |
Bourke Tillman | SHSC | Emergency and Critical Care Medicine | Associate Professor |
Charles de Mestral | SMH | Surgery | Assistant Professor |
Damon Scales | SHSC | Emergency and Critical Care Medicine | Professor |
Darlene Reid | UofT | Medicine | Professor |
David McKnight | - | Retired | Professor |
David Goldstein | WCH | Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery | Professor |
David Juurlink | SHSC | Internal Medicine | Professor |
Dominique Piquette | SHSC | Emergency and Critical Care Medicine | Assistant Professor |
Donald Redelmeier | SHSC | Internal Medicine | Professor |
Donna Stewart | TGH | Psychiatry | Professor |
Edward Etchells | SHSC | Internal Medicine | Associate Professor |
Evan Propst | HSC | Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery | Associate Professor |
Ewan Goligher | TGH | Medicine | Assistant Professor |
Frances Chung | TWH | Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine | Professor |
Ghislaine Doufle | TGH | Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine | Assistant Professor |
Gordon Rubenfeld | SHSC | Emergency & Critical Care Program | Professor |
Hong-Shuo Sun | UofT | Surgery, Physiology and Pharmacology | Professor |
Howard Leong-Poi | SMH | Cardiology | Associate Professor |
Issac Odame | HSC | Haematology/Oncology | Professor |
Jane Batt | SMH | Respirology | Professor |
John Granton | TGH | Intensive care | Professor |
Julie Hallet | SHSC | Surgery | Associate Professor |
Kali Barrett | TGH | Emergency and Critical Care Medicine | Associate Professor |
Laurent Brochard | SMH | Emergency and Critical Care Medicine | Professor |
Lesley Gotlib-Conn | SHSC | Emergency & Critical Care Research | Adjunct Professor |
Lisa Burry | MSH | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist | Assistant Professor |
Luc Mertens | HSC | Echocardiography | Professor |
Mansoor Husain | TGH | Medicine | Professor |
Margaret Herridge | UHN | Emergency and Critical Care Medicine | Professor |
Mark Levine | HSC | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine | Associate Professor |
Michael Farkouh | TGH | Medicine | Professor |
Neill Adhikari | SHSC | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Associate Professor |
Niall Ferguson | MSH | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Professor |
Pamela Morgan | - | Retired | Professor |
Patricia Murphy | TGH | Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine | Professor |
Paul Karanicolas | SHSC | Oncology | Associate Professor |
Peter Slinger | TGH | Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine | Professor |
Peter Dirks | HSC | Neurosurgery | Professor |
Pier Bryden | HSC | Medicine | Associate Professor |
R. Jun Lin | SMH | Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery | Assistant Professor |
Robert Fowler | SHSC | Medicine | Professor |
Robert Chen | UHN | Neuroscience | Professor |
Thomas Forbes | TGH | Surgery | Professor |
Trung Le | SHSC | Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery | Assistant Professor |
Victoria McCredie | TWH | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Assistant Professor |
Vincent Chan | TWH | Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine | Professor |
Warren Lee | SMH | Medicine | Associate Professor |
The Scoring System
The Application Process
The application package and instructions are modelled after the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation and Project Grant programs.
The applications will be assessed by an independent review committee. This committee comprises independent and experienced reviewers from varied education, clinical and research sectors. The committee will assist with reviewing all applications.
Please note that Faculty applying for an award will not be invited to review applications.
Additional information:
- Decisions will be based on the score and ranking of the application and eligibility criteria.
- We seek to support research excellence as judged by standard metrics, such as peer-reviewed publications, external grants, and the development of high-quality investigators and trainees.
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At least one award has been allocated for education-related research, although applicants will be considered for all available awards. To foster evolving areas within the specialty, one additional award will be offered for Safety and Quality Improvement Project.
The scoring criteria are as follows:
Senior applicants (excluding new investigators)
Research Summary Page |
Not scored |
Research Concept, idea and originality |
20% |
Research Approach and expertise |
40% |
Mentorship, Training and research environment |
10% |
Curriculum Vitae and research metrics |
15% |
Further criteria (see below)– |
15% |
New Investigator applicants (< 5 years since faculty appointment)
Research Summary Page |
Not scored |
Research Concept, idea and originality |
20% |
Research Approach and expertise |
40% |
Mentorship, Training and research environment |
30% |
Curriculum Vitae and research metrics |
5% |
Further criteria (see below)– |
5% |
Further criteria
Specific research activity criteria (related to this award)
Is the research already funded by a peer reviewed funder? Y/N
Will this research project lead directly to a funding application to a peer reviewed funder? Y/N
Will this merit award promote cross disciplinary, collaborative research across hospital sites, varied academic units / or labs? Y/N
Will this research lead to important opportunities to translate basic science evidence to the bedside or change / improve clinical practice directly? Y/N
General research engagement criteria
Applicant holds a current appointed at a school of graduate studies Y/N
Applicant currently supervisors graduate students Y/N
Applicant currently supervisors postdoctoral research fellows Y/N
Applicant currently holds a research leadership role in an organisation that advances science. Y/N
Applicants’ research aligns with research priorities of their hospital. Y/N
Applicants‘ research aligns with research priorities of the University Department. Y/N
Applicant is part of a national or international research consortium. Y/N
Applicant has previously been awarded a merit award from the department. Y/N
If yes, was the research coming from that award funded from a peer reviewed funder. Y/N
If yes, was the project completed within the time frame specified on the original proposal? Y/N
If yes, did that research lead to peer reviewed funding. Y/N
Conflicts of Interest
To uphold transparency, it is important to note that Dr. Brian Cuthbertson, Vice Chair of Research and Innovation, was not involved in assigning reviewers or the assessment process.
No faculty member who submitted an application was invited to be a member of the College of Reviewers.
Questions
Please contact us if you have questions or concerns related to the review process.