USask honours teaching excellence
Three College of Medicine faculty are being recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).
Dr. Kelsey Brose (MD), Dr. Regina Taylor-Gjevre (MD) and Dr. Julia Boughner (PhD) will be honoured with teaching awards during the USask Faculty and Staff Awards event on June 14 at Marquis Hall. The awards celebrate teaching excellence across the university. The complete list of award winners can be viewed at leadership.usask.ca.
Provost’s College Award for Outstanding Teaching
Dr. Kelsey Brose (MD), assistant professor, Hematological Oncology, Division of Oncology
"I had many great teachers during training, and I hope that, at least a little, I can honour my past teachers by carrying on the tradition! What all my many mentors (family, teachers, camp counsellors, colleagues, coaches) have in common is their ability to provide opportunities for self-exploration, guided independence, time and space to practice new skills, and frequent constructive feedback. It’s also important to recognize all those students whose paths have crossed mine. Without their feedback, encouragement, and occasional criticism, being an educator would be much more challenging."
Provost’s Outstanding Teacher Award
Dr. Regina Taylor-Gjevre (MD), professor and division head, Adult Rheumatology
"It is a privilege and a joy to have the opportunity to teach medical students and to work in our MD program curriculum with so many dedicated faculty and staff members. Our students are strongly motivated in their learning with a goal to becoming skilled physicians. As an educator supporting this goal, I feel it is critical to ensure that curricular content and delivery approaches encourage active learning, skill development, opportunities for feedback/deliberate practice and translation to applicability or clinical relevance."
Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award
Dr. Julia Boughner (PhD), professor, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology
“Find a good mentor! Mentorship was crucial to shaping me as a scientist. Each of my mentors has taught me something invaluable, including generosity, integrity, courage, ambition, compassion, and boundaries. No matter the career stage, a good mentor can help you level up. And even if you can't find one, be one: mentoring itself is very rewarding. So maybe look around and see who could use someone in their corner and benefit from your lived experiences and hard-won wisdom.”