Teaching Excellence
CU Medicine is committed to advancing excellence in medical and healthcare education. Through a range of University and Faculty teaching awards, we recognise educators who demonstrate outstanding achievement, innovation, and dedication in teaching and learning.
These awards include:
Faculty Education Award
The Faculty Education Award recognises faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and made significant contributions to medical and healthcare education. The award honours both sustained achievements in teaching and learning, as well as leadership in educational innovation, curriculum development, and academic scholarship within the Faculty. The Award categories, eligibility and selection criteria mirror those of the University Education Award and the UGC Teaching Award.
The Faculty Education Award is administered by the Education and Academic Affairs team of the Faculty and Planning Office. Nominations are typically invited in November or December each year. The selection panel comprises members of the Deanery of Education, appointed by the Associate Dean (Education).
Award Categories and Eligibility
There will be three categories under the Award, namely General Faculty Members, Early Career Faculty Members and Collaborative Teams.
(1) General Faculty Members (open to individuals only)
Nominees should be full-time staff (excluding visiting staff) with teaching duties which focus primarily on UGC-funded programmes (i.e. the majority of the courses in terms of number or hours taught by the nominees are UGC-funded).
(2) Early Career Faculty Members (open to individuals only)
Nominees should have no more than six years of teaching experience in higher education institutions as at the closing date for nomination. The nominee should be full-time staff (excluding visiting staff) with teaching duties focusing primarily on UGC-funded programmes.
(3) Collaborative Teams
The nominated team should be inter-disciplinary (i.e. involving more than one department within a UGC-funded university) and/or inter-institutional (i.e. involving more than one UGC-funded university). A team comprising only members from the same department may also be nominated providing that its pedagogical work possesses strong potential for application beyond the disciplinary and institutional boundaries. A team leader should be designated and the nominated team may comprise a maximum of five members including the team leader. Each nominated team must include at least one full-time teaching staff (excluding visiting staff) with teaching duties focusing primarily on UGC-funded programmes. The team may also include other academic and/or supporting staff employed on a full-time or part-time basis.