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delivering patient care of an exceptionally high quality, has Both Drs. Davis and MacNeil received their awards on
exceptional clinical skills, cooperates with other health June 8 at the Faculty of Medicine’s annual faculty meeting.
professionals and responds to the needs of patients
and their families. Dr. Davis is continually recognized Dr. Joseph Sadek receives Sobey MBA 25th
for her warm and educational leadership style, unique Anniversary Alumni Impact Award
relationships and demonstrated advocacy for her patients. Five Saint Mary’s MBA alumni whose careers have made
She is also awarded on account of her establishing a a significant impact on the region, their industries, and
patient family engagement strategy that became a model in some cases, the world, were recognized on April 28,
for other clinicians. She shows empathy to not only her 2017. Among them was Dr. Joseph Sadek. He received
patients and their families, but also her colleagues and the special one-time Alumni Impact Award at an event
other staff members.
celebrating the program’s 25th anniversary. Dr. Sadek was
Dr. MacNeil received the Faculty of Medicine Community recognized for his impact on the field of ADHD in Canada
Teacher of the year Award. This award recognizes and his service to university students, the people of NS by
excellence in community-based teaching outside of a promoting mental health and suicide prevention.
major academic centre (Halifax, NS and Saint John, NB).
Dr. MacNeill has been extensively involved in education Drs. David Gardner and Patrick McGrath
and teaching of not only medical students and residents, each named a CAMH Difference Maker
but also of colleagues and the community. Based in On November 6 two faculty members were honoured
Amherst, she spends a significant portion of her time at a ceremony at the Cunard Centre in Halifax for their
committed to teaching and was instrumental in having New contributions to mental health in Canada. Drs. David
Glasgow and Amherst recognized as designated clerkship Gardner and Patrick McGrath were each named as one
sites for psychiatry. She has had at least three students of 150 Difference Makers by the Centre for Addictions and
who initially did not consider psychiatry as a career, Mental Health (CAMH). The CAMH Difference Makers
choose the field following their clinical rotation. She works is a national movement to nominate and celebrate 150
to show students the importance of psychiatry as its own Canadians making a difference in mental health. They
discipline, but also how it integrates into non-psychiatric launched a cross-Canada call for nominations in April
practice and to decrease stigma by showing students the 2017 looking for those that are influencing change and
actual reality behind stereotypes (including psychosocial giving new reasons for hope. After 3,700 names were put
determinants of health). As a result of her commitment to forward, the nominations’ committee recommended to
teaching, Dalhousie now has students who list Amherst the national committee the 150 Canadians who they felt
as their top choice when they pick a location for their best represented the country, our diversity and the variety
psychiatry rotation.

Dr. Joseph Sadek (second from left) is presented with the Sobey MBA (L-R) Drs. Patrick McGrath and David Gardner.
25th Anniversary Alumni Impact Award.

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