Notable News
- Congratulations to Chelsia Watson for receiving the University of Toronto Student Leadership Award.
- Congratulations to Ruwandi Kariyawasam for beginning her Faculty position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology of the University of Alberta.
- Congratulations to Ana Hernandez for completing her Medical Lab Tech program and receiving her MLPAO licensing certificate.
- Congratulations to Olamide Egbewumi for being accepted into the University of Bristol MSc Digital Health program.
- Congratulations to Chelsia Watson for being awarded the 2023-2024 EDI IMS Continuing Bursary for Black and Indigenous Students.
- Congratulations to Osaru Omoruna for receiving the Inclusive Excellence Admissions Scholarship.
- Congratulations to Osaru Omoruna for being accepted into the MSc program at U of T’s IMS and Department of LMP.
- Congratulations to Ruwandi Kariyawasam for completing her Fellowship in Clinical Microbiology
- Congratulations to Akshat Pal for successfully passing the MSc-to-Phd transfer examination at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Enrique Trinidad for being accepted into medical school at the University of Warsaw.
- Congratulations to Zain Ahmad for acceptance into the MSc program at U of T’s IMS.
- Congratulations to Omer Jamal for acceptance into the MSc program at U of T’s IMS.
- Congratulations to Bethel Samson for being accepted into medical school at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Chelsia Watson for being awarded the 2022-2023 EDI IMS Continuing Bursary for Black and Indigenous Students.
- Congratulations to Dr. Hira Raheel for matching to General Internal Medicine at Western University.
- Congratulations to Dr. Alainna Jamal for matching to General Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Layla Ahmed for acceptance into the MSc program at U of T’s IMS.
- Congratulations to Michelle Zhao for acceptances into the MPH programs at both NYU and Columbia.
- Congratulations to Ranie Ahmed for acceptance into the MSc program at U of T’s IMS.
- Congratulations to Candice Madakadze for securing a position as a Clinical Research Associate at CADTH.
- Congratulations to Olamide Egbewumi for acceptance into the MSc program at the University of Strathclyde.
- Congratulations to Ranie Ahmed for being accepted into the Masters of Science program at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Shveta Bhasker for being accepted into the Master of Health Informatics program at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Raesham Mahmood for being accepted into the Design Thinking Experience Program at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Aquilla Reid who just graduated with her Masters of Biomedical Science (MBS) from the University of Guelph.
- Congratulations to Jahmar Hewitt for receiving the University of Toronto Student Leadership Award.
- Congratulations to Rahel Zewude for matching to Adult Infectious Diseases at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Rochelle Melvin for matching to Adult Critical Care Medicine at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Kim Marks-Beaubrun for her acceptance into the Master of Science Nursing program at McGill.
- Congratulations to Shareese Clarke for completing her RN degree and passing her licensure examinations.
- Congratulations to Melissa Phuong for successfully defending her PhD.
- Congratulations to Chelsia Watson for acceptance into the MSc program of the Institute of Medical Science with an Open Fellowship Award
- Congratulations to Ruwandi Kariyawasam for her wedding to fiancé Jonathan Persad on Friday August 6th.
- Congratulations to Ranie Ahmed and Omer Jamal for publication of their paper on Racial Equity in the Fight Against COVID.
- Congratulations to Michael Klowak for receiving the 2021-22 Queen Elizabeth II/Dr. Arnie Aberman Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology.
- Congratulations to Eric Shao for receiving the 2021-22 Master’s program Canada Graduate Scholarship
- Congratulations to Swana Kopalakrishnan for being honoured in the UHN / MSH Hollenberg Research Competition.
- Congratulations to Dr. Dylan Kain for completing the Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship.
- Congratulations to Dr. Leila Makhani for completing the Gorgas course in Clinical Tropical Medicine.
- Congratulations to Dr. Aisha Khatib for becoming the Associate Editor of social media for the Journal of Tropical Medicine.
- Congratulations to Rochelle Melvin and Fiona Haxho for placing in the top 3 of the UHN/Sinai Health Great Cases in Medicine Competition.
- Congratulations to Celine Lecce for being accepted into the MD program at Queens University.
- Congratulations to Raesham Mahmood for being accepted into the Institute of Medical Science MSc program at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Bryan Gascon for being accepted into the MD/PhD program at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Michelle Dong for being accepted into the MD program at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH
- Congratulations to Dylan Kain for receiving a Clinician Scientist Training Program Fellowship for pursuing PhD studies at the Oregon Health Sciences University.
- Congratulations to Swana Kopalakrishnan for matching to General Internal Medicine at Western University.
- Congratulations to Sabrina Yeung for matching to General Internal Medicine at McMaster University.
- Congratulations to Sonia Igboanugo for receiving the 2021 altona Canada Medical Student Research Award.
- Congratulations to Aquilla Reid-John for being accepted into the Biomedical Science MSc program at the University of Guelph.
- Congratulations to Michael Klowak for receiving the IMS Open Fellowship Award.
- Congratulations to Michael Klowak for receiving the 2020-21 Queen Elizabeth II/Dr. Arnie Aberman Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology.
- Congratulations to Dr. Ruwandi Kariyawasam for successfully defending her PhD at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Anjola Ogunsina for being accepted into medical school at the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom.
- Congratulations to Sonia Igboanugo for being accepted into medical school at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Arghavan Omidi for being accepted into Dentistry at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Chelsia Watson for receiving the Dr. Ezra Nesbeth Scholarship for leadership, and academic excellence.
- Congratulations to Isabel Ng for completing her MSc in Global Health at McMaster University.
- Congratulations to Dr. Aisha Khatib for winning the ASTMH 2019 Annual Meeting Travel Award, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Congratulations to Ruwandi Kariyawasam, Priyanka Challa, and Osaru Omoruna for receiving the 2019 Para Tryp Travel Award.
- Congratulations to Ruwandi Kariyawasam on her receipt of the 2019-20 Queen Elizabeth II/Dr. Arnie Aberman Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology.
- Congratulations to Dylan Kain for passing his Internal Medicine exam and earning his FRCPC designation.
- Congratulations to Nessikha Karsenti for being accepted into medical school at Western University.
- Congratulations to Sonia Igboanugo for receiving McMaster University’s President’s Award for excellence in student leadership.
- Congratulations to Jason Kwan for being accepted into medical school at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Sabrina Yeung who won 3rd prize at the UHN/MSH Hollenberg Competition.
- Congratulations to Shareese Clarke for being accepted into the Nursing program at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Eric Shao for receiving a Summer Undergraduate Research Award.
- Congratulations to Dr. Philip Dwek for completing the Gorgas course in Clinical Tropical Medicine.
- Congratulations to Priyanka Challa who will be beginning a masters degree in AI at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Christian Lecce who was accepted into the Doctor of Medicine program at University College Dublin.
- Congratulations to Dr. Dylan Kain for being selected to participate in the Infectious Disease Fellows Program at ASM Microbe 2019, in San Francisco, California.
- Congratulations to Eric Shao for winning the ASM Student and Post-Doctoral Travel Award, for ASM Microbe 2019, in San Francisco, California.
- Congratulations to Jamie Sookhoo who will be beginning a PhD at Manitoba University.
- Congratulations to Rochelle Melvin for matching to the Internal Medicine program at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Leila Makhani for completing her fellowship in Clinical Tropical Medicine.
- Congratulations to Ruwandi Kariyawasam for winning the IMS U of T fellowship award.
- Congratulations to Rachel Lau for earning her MSc of Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
- Congratulations to Dr. Aisha Khatib for successfully completing the CTropMed examination, leading to a Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health.
- Congratulations Dr. Andrea Boggild on her new appointment as Editor in Chief of the Journal Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine, and Vaccines.
- Congratulations to Ruwandi Kariyawasam for winning the ASTMH-ACMCIP Award for Advanced Training.
- Congratulations to Swana Kopalakrishnan for ranking 2nd in Category 4 of the UHN/MSH Hollenberg Competition.
- Congratulations to Taylor Kain for ranking 3rd in Category 1 of the UHN/MSH Hollenberg Competition.
- Congratulations to Melissa Phuong for receiving an Ontario Graduate Scholarship, as well as a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
- Congratulations to Michelle Dong who will be beginning a masters degree in Immunology at Harvard University.
- Congratulations to Dale Jechel for matching to the Family Medicine program at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Nessika Karsenti who was accepted into medical school at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.
- Please see the tv series “Monsters Inside Me" season 8 episode 4 for information on Strongyloidiasis.
- Congratulations to Jugvinder Grewal who was accepted into medical school at Western University.
- Congratulations to Swana Kopalakrishnan who was accepted into medical school at Queens University.
- Congratulations to Sabrina Yeung who was accepted into medical school at the University of Toronto.
- Congratulations to Andrew Purssell for matching to General Internal Medicine in Ottawa.
- Congratulations to Jordan Mah for matching to General Internal Medicine at Mcgill.
- Congratulations to Michael Stevens and Leah Kincaid for finishing dermatology residency.
- Congratulations to Ruwandi Kariyawasam for receiving the ISTM young investigators award in Barcelona, Spain.
- Congratulations to Ruwandi Kariyawasam for receiving second place in the Elsevier-ASTMH Clinical Research Award at ASTMH 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Congratulations to Avinash Mukkala and Priyanka Challa for receiving an Honourable Mention at the University of Toronto SURP Research Day.
- Congratulations to Michelle Dong for being the only Canadian to receive the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ASTMH Travel Award Grant.
- Congratulations to Farah Jazuli who matched to the Emergency Medicine program at McMaster for her 5-year residency.
- Congratulations to Melissa Phuong who was accepted into the MD/PhD program at the University of Ottawa, matriculation 2016.
- Congratulations to Farah Jazuli who won 3rd prize at the UHN/MSH Hollenberg Competition.
- Congratulations to Cara Macrae who won 2nd prize at the UHN/MSH Department of Medicine “Great Cases in Medicine" competition.
- Congratulations to Ruwandi Kariyawasam who has received an award through the School of Graduate Studies to present her research overseas.
