The SIM awards are peer-nominated and peer-reviewed awards that celebrate the very best in our community. Join us in celebrating the achievements, commitment and passion of the individuals and organizations who lead the way!
The SIM Awards are presented annually at the SIM Expo.
SIM Citizenship Award
This award recognizes simulationists across Canada who have made incredible contributions in the field of healthcare simulation. It honours those who have made an outstanding impact on building the simulation community, education, creative professional activities, advocacy, research, and other endeavours. The award celebrates collaborative and dedicated simulationists who have advocated for and championed simulation in their communities. It recognizes leading simulationists who may not be otherwise celebrated through more traditional academic awards.
SIM Innovator Award
The SIM Innovator Award is a national award that recognizes an organization that has demonstrated exceptional commitment to innovate, advocate and advance simulation for education, patient safety and/or quality improvement. The award celebrates an organization at the leading edge of integrating simulation into their activities, using simulation-based strategies to disrupt the status quo and profoundly improve education and/or patient care.
Recipients
Congratulations to all the previous recipients, and thank you for all you have done to support simulation in Canada!
| Year | SIM Citizenship Award | SIM Innovator Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nicole Harder • University of Manitoba | RadyVerse • University of Manitoba |
| 2023 | Annamaria Mundell • Alberta Health Services | Timiskaming District Secondary School • Sim Lab |
| 2022 | Adam Dubrowski • Ontario Tech University | Corporate Nursing Education Team • The Ottawa Hospital |
| 2019 | Karen Schafer • Vancouver Coastal Health | ▸ ‘Be the Beam’ Project Team, The Medical Radiography Program • BCIT ▸ Allan Waters Family Simulation Centre • St. Michael’s Hospital ▸ Institut du Savoir Montfort ▸ Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre |
| 2018 | Karl Weiss • Conestoga College | ▸ Speciality Nursing, School of Health Sciences • BCIT ▸ Clinical Simulation Centre, FHS • Queen’s University ▸ Clinique de diabète et CSME • CHU Sainte-Justine ▸ Emergency Health Services Nova Scotia (EHS NS) • Ambulance Operations – Performance & Development Division |
| 2017 | Colette Foisy-Doll • MacEwan University | ▸ Alberta Health Services • eSim Program ▸ Canadore College ▸ John Abbott College ▸ Dalhousie University • Stroke Interprofessional Team |
| 2016 | Karen Paquette • Cambrian College | N/A |
| 2015 | Elizabeth Horsley Tony Malette Judy Bournais | N/A |
| 2014 | Cathy Smith Julie Rivers | N/A |
| 2013 | Dominic Giuliano Lisa Satterthwaite Louise Moir Luc Simard Marie McEwan Yvonne Galbraith | N/A |
Prior to 2017, SIM-one offered a SIM Student award. Here are the past recipients!
| Year | SIM Student Award |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Megan Mahoney |
| 2015 | Paul Schnider |
| 2014 | Murray A. Hudon |
| 2013 | Lucy dong Xuan Li Meghan Friesen |