Medals and Prizes

Medals and Prizes in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences

The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences is well aware of the many awards and prizes that are offered to students through various academies, associations, and commercial dental manufacturers. However, due to Faculty policy which was initiated by the Dental Students' Society, only official prizes and awards that are listed in the Course Catalogue will be recognized on student records. Further information regarding financial aid for undergraduate students is available at McGill Scholarships and Student Aid web page.

First Year

James Q. Bliss Annual Book Award

Awarded to the student who obtains the highest standing in the Renal Block E.

Shirley Nancy Endman Prize

Established in 1982 by Louis Endman in memory of his wife. Awarded to the student who obtains the second highest standing in the Renal Block E.

Epidemiology Book Prize

Awarded to the student who obtains the highest standing in Epidemiology of Molecules to Global Health Block A; Year 1 of the medical curriculum.

Joseph Hils Prize

Founded by the late Dr. Joseph Hils, of Woonsocket, R.I. Awarded to the student obtaining the highest standing in the Movement Block H.

F. Slater Jackson Prize

Founded by Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Jackson in memory of their son, the late F. Slater Jackson, M.D. Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the Molecules to Global Health Block A.

Samuel Rosenfeld Prize

Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the Defense Block F.

Mary and Louis Streicher Prize

Established in 1980, awarded to the student with the highest standing in the Digestion and Metabolism Block D.

Second Year

Note: Criteria subject to change due to revised curriculum—Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD) and Fundamentals of Dentistry.

Dr. W.C. Bushell Award

Awarded to the students with the highest overall standing in the Radiology course in the second year of the dental curriculum.

Dr. M. Donigan Award

Presented to the student attaining the highest overall standing in the Physicianship and Dentistry Apprenticeship units in the FMD component of the curriculum.

Joseph Morley Drake Prize

Founded by the late Joseph Morley Drake, M.D. Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the Pathobiology, Treatment, and Prevention of Disease unit.

Dr. Leanore K. Feine Prize

Awarded to an undergraduate student who has best demonstrated commitment to the oral health of the local community.

Charles E. Frosst Medical Prize and Bronze Medal

A bronze medal and prize of $1,000 are awarded annually to a student, in the Basis of Medicine, who has achieved excellence in the unit on Pathobiology, Treatment, and Prevention of Disease and has demonstrated, on the basis of interviews, the most promise in the field of Pharmacology.

Dr. Maxwell and Betty L. Goldenberg Prize

Established by a generous bequest from the estate of Mrs. Betty L. Goldenberg in honour of her husband Dr. Maxwell Goldenberg, D.D.S.'25. Awarded by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences to the student attaining the highest standing in the Practical Clinical Component of Cycle Two (PreClinical Studies), in the second year of the dental undergraduate program.

Robert B. Greenblatt Prize

Endowed in 1987 by Dr. Robert B. Greenblatt, an eminent endocrinologist and Professor Emeritus at the Medical College of Georgia, who graduated from McGill with a B.A. in 1928 and an M.D.,C.M. in 1932. Awarded by the Faculty Scholarships Committee to the student who obtains the highest standing in the Reproduction and Sexuality Block I.

Dr. I.K. Lowry Award

Awarded to an undergraduate student who has obtained the highest overall standing in the Support Tissue course in the second year of the dental curriculum.

Francis McNaughton Prize

Established in 1980, a prize and a book are awarded to the student with the highest standing in the Human Behaviour Block J.

Dr. K.I. Melville Award

Awarded to an undergraduate student who has obtained the highest overall standing in the Foundations of Dentistry course in the second year of the dental curriculum.

Dr. D.P. Mowry Award

Presented to the student attaining the highest overall standing in the second year of the dental curriculum.

Mark Nickerson Prize

Established in 1990 by the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics in honour of Professor Mark Nickerson, a renowned McGill pharmacologist. Awarded to the student in the Basis of Medicine, who has achieved excellence in the unit on Pathobiology, Treatment and Prevention of Disease and has demonstrated, on the basis of interviews, an understanding of the role of pharmacology and therapeutics in contemporary society. Recipients will also receive a scroll.

Dr. Arthur S. Solomon Award

Presented to the student attaining the second highest standing in the FMD component of the curriculum.

Sutherland Prize

Founded in 1878 by the late Mrs. Sutherland in memory of her husband, William Sutherland, M.D., formerly Professor of Chemistry in the Faculty. Awarded to the student who obtains the highest standing in the Basis of Medicine component of the medical undergraduate curriculum.

Third Year

Dr. L.A. Cohn Prize

Awarded to the student attaining the highest standing in Prosthetic Dentistry in the third year of the dental undergraduate program.

Pierre Fauchard Academy Prize

Awarded to the junior Canadian Dental Association Student Governor for demonstrating leadership in the profession.

Dr. Lyman E. Francis Prize

Awarded to the student in the third year of the program who has obtained the highest standing in the subjects of Dental Pharmacology, Oral Pathology, Medicine, and Radiology.

Dr. Gerald Franklin Prize

Awarded to the student attaining the highest standing in the examinations in the third year of the dental undergraduate program.

Dr. Philip J. and Mrs. Stella Gitnick Prize

Established in 2009 by Barbara Gitnick, B.Sc.'70, D.D.S.'78, in honour of her late parents, Philip J. Gitnick, D.D.S.'35, and Stella Gitnick. Awarded by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences Scholarships Committee to an outstanding student entering the fourth year of the D.M.D. program, who has achieved the highest standing in the area of Periodontology.

International College of Dentists Prize (Canadian Section)

Awarded to the student in recognition of scholastic achievement and general character in the third year of the dental undergraduate program.

Dr. Morton and Dr. Jonathan Lang Prize in Dentistry

Awarded by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences Scholarships Committee to an outstanding undergraduate student on the basis of academic merit.

Fourth Year

Canadian Dental Association Student Leadership Award

Awarded to the graduating student who, over their undergraduate years, has shown outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship, character, and humanity and who may be expected to have a distinguished career in the dental profession and society at large. Student must be a member of the C.D.A.

Dr. J.K. Carver Award

Donated by l'Ordre des Dentistes du Québec, awarded to the student in the final year attaining the second highest overall standing in the four years of the dental undergraduate program.

Dr. Aldis Bernard Award

Donated by l'Ordre des Dentistes du Québec, awarded to the student in the final year attaining the highest overall standing in the four years of the dental undergraduate program.

Dr. Soo Kim Lan Prize in Dentistry

Established in 2000 by Arthur Lau, B.Arch.'62, and Crystal S.C. Lau, B.Sc.'62, M.Sc.'64, for graduate students in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences. Awarded by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences to an outstanding graduating student who is entering a residency or postgraduate program.

Dr. W.G. Leahy Prize

Awarded to a student in the final year for meritorious achievement in Clinical Dentistry throughout the clinical undergraduate program.

Dr. Paul A. Marchand and Maurine McNeil Marchand Prize

Awarded to the student in the final year who has demonstrated the highest degree of professionalism and patient management.

Dr. James McCutcheon Medal

Awarded to the member of the graduating class who has demonstrated outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship, and professional achievement throughout the four years of the program in Dentistry.

McGill Alumnae Society Prize

Presented upon graduation to a distinguished student for excellence and high academic standing. Preference given to women students.

Prix Micheline-Blain – ACDQ

Donated by the Quebec Dental Surgeons Association, awarded to a student in the graduating year who has best served the interests of their colleagues throughout the university years.

Dr. A. Gerald Racey Prize

Awarded to the student in the final year who has excelled in the objective structured clinical examination portion of the final oral and maxillofacial examination.

Dr. A.W. Thornton Medal

Donated by the Montreal Dental Club, awarded to the student in the final year attaining the highest overall standing in the four years of the dental undergraduate program.

Prix d’excellence Jean-Robert Vincent

Donated by the Quebec Association for Special Care Dentistry, awarded to a graduating student who attains the highest grade in Geriatric Dentistry.

Dr. A.L. Walsh Prize

Awarded to a student in the final year for meritorious achievement in Oral Medicine throughout the clinical undergraduate program.

Dr. Marvin And Mandy Werbitt Award in Dentistry

Established in 2008 by Marvin Werbitt, D.D.S.'71, and Mandy Werbitt. Awarded by the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences Scholarships Committee to a graduating student who has completed the D.M.D. program, and who has demonstrated outstanding personal initiative and a strong academic standing in Periodontology throughout the four-year undergraduate program.