Overview
The annual Mac-CARE Excellence in Teaching Award honors a community preceptor from each of McMaster University’s four clinical education campuses—Grand Erie Six Nations, Osler, Halton, and Burlington—as well as the two medical education campuses in the Waterloo and Niagara regions. This prestigious award is presented with deepest appreciation to preceptors who demonstrate outstanding teaching, enthusiasm, and motivation for medical learners, embodying the life-long, self-directed learning model of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.
How Preceptors Get Nominated and Win:
At the start of each calendar year, the Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) offices issue a call for nominations. Learners nominate preceptors, and these nominations are then redacted and reviewed by the MEC and CEC Directors and Coordinators, who cast their votes.
Recent Mac-CARE Excellence in Teaching Award Winners
Burlington CEC
2023 Winner – Dr. Daniel Hoppe
Specialty – Orthopedic Surgery
Grand Erie Six Nations CEC
2023 Winner – Dr. Neil Howatt
Specialty – Surgery
Halton CEC
2023 Winner – Dr. Arsalan Ahmad
Specialty – Hospitalist
Niagara Regional Campus MEC
2023 Winner – Dr. Lara Gunton
Specialty – Dermatology
William Osler Health System CEC
2023 Winner – Dr. Luke Hays
Specialty – Emergency Medicine
Waterloo Regional Campus MEC
2023 Winner – Dr. Chris Hinkewich
Specialty – Anesthesia