On February 19, 2021, we acknowledged the invaluable contribution of the many preceptors and site fieldwork coordinators in our clinical community who contribute to the MScOT program and the education of its students.
This year’s awards recognized contributions during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Fieldwork Educator Recognition Award
Fifty-one clinical educators received a Fieldwork Educator Recognition Award
Congratulations to this year’s recipients:
Emma Adams
Noosha Afshin Jah
Carolyn Alma
Tanya Alves
Sara Asadinik
Kathlyn Babia
Ariel Berdock
Tina Cammalleri
Jordana Caruso
Jessica Casey
Samantha Chefero
Kalaa Chockalingam
Myra Del Rosario
Bryan DeMarchi
Amie Enns
Imelda Falco
Julie Famewo
Reema Farhat
Michael Flores
Erin Fraser
Kelsey Gamble
Elizabeth Gartner
Yarima Gonzalez
Jenna Gourdeau
Darlene Hubley
Mhairi Kay
Sharon King
Cara Kircher
Isabel Lam
Frances Lau
Melinda Machado-Cayley
Sherna Marcus
Meridith McClenaghan
Shelan McCreery
Jennifer Moebs
Andrea Moss
Yonit Nisan
Laxee Nithiyananthan
Michele Patterson
Annette Petersen
Anna Ponzani
Shawn Shams
Danika Sherman
Lindsay Sinclair
Laura Thompson
Kate Turner
Faith Webster
Kelli Young
Raghad Zaiyouna
Farhana Zaman
Stacey Zammit
Exceptional Fieldwork Teaching Award
Congratulations to Myra DelRosario, Trillium Health Partners – Credit Valley Hospital.
Myra has demonstrated a strong commitment to fieldwork teaching, supervising 22 students over the past ten years and coordinating placements for 73 students at Credit Valley Hospital over the past five years. Myra is also involved as a clinical lab instructor and as a member of our Fieldwork Advisory Committee. Fieldwork students consistently praise Myra for her excellent clinical teaching skills and the provision of a superb learning environment. Here are comments from recent students:
I believe that Myra is deserving of this recognition award because through my placement she taught me the true value of reflective and reflexive practice. Not only is she a skilled occupational therapist with a busy schedule but she also ensures that her students have ample time to reflect on their learning. Not every preceptor will go as in depth with their students by challenging them to think about what they are doing and how they are performing. This greatly benefited my learning during placement and I will always appreciate the time that she invested in me.
[Myra] took so much time to teach us and allow us opportunities to have hands on learning. Excellent communication skills, great explanation of her actions and role of OT -Made me feel very safe to ask questions, gave us resources to learn more, inspired me to want to learn more about pediatric [occupational therapy].
Myra has shown excellence, dedication, passion, and expertise in all her work with the university and is very deserving of this award!
Exceptional Fieldwork Partner Award
Congratulations to this year’s recipients:
CBI Health Group
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Unity Health Toronto – Providence Healthcare
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre – St. John’s Rehab Campus
