Early Career Educator Award
The CAG Early Career Educator Award (formerly known as the Young Educator Award) recognizes outstanding contributions by CAG members to gastroenterology through education.
2025 Award Recipient
Jason Silverman, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Selection Process
Candidates must:
- Be within ten (10) years of their first academic appointment
- Hold an appointment at a Canadian university, hospital or research institute
- Be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant resident in Canada
Step One: Nomination
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Nominators and Nominees must be CAG members in good standing for at least 3 years.
Submission Requirements
- Nominations must be submitted by September 15 11:59 PM ET
- Submissions received after the deadline will be considered for the following year.
- The Nomination form must be completed in a single session with the required documentation, it will not save your information to return to at a later time.
Required documentation to be uploaded:
- Letter of Support
- Nominee CV
Upon successful submission, you will be redirected to a confirmation page and will receive a confirmation email. If this does not occur, please contact the .
Step Two: Review
Education Affairs will review the nominations and make recommendations to the Board, who will make the final decision regarding recipients.
Step Three: Approval
Only the award recipient will be notified by email. The recipient will be presented at the CDDW™ Conference, and it is expected they will formally accept it at the Opening and Awards Ceremony.
Previous Award Recipients
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Edwin Cheng | University of Calgary |
| 2022 | Gary Galante | Alberta Children’s Hospital |
| 2021 | Jeff Mosko | University of Toronto |
| 2019 | Steven Gruchy | Dalhousie University |
| 2018 | Samir Grover | University of Toronto |
| 2016 | Geoff Williams | Dalhousie University |
| 2015 | Jan Huizinga | University of British Columbia |
| 2014 | Maitreyi Raman | University of Calgary |
| 2013 | Kevin Waschke | McGill University |
| 2012 | Clarence Wong | University of Alberta |
| 2011 | Dana Farina | Dalhousie University |
| 2010 | Kelly Burak | University of Calgary |
| 2009 | Nicola Jones | University of Toronto |
| 2008 | Sylvain Coderre | University of Calgary |
| 2007 | Alan Barkun | University of Western Ontario |
| 2006 | Gordon Greenberg | McMaster University |
| 2005 | Janice Barkey | University of Manitoba |