The Deanery Awards 2011

The Deanery wanted to publicly recognise the work undertaken by educators throughout the Deanery, the efforts and achievements of postgraduate trainees, and the contribution of the Deanery administrative staff. The Deanery therefore initiated the ‘Oxford Deanery Educator, Trainee, and Deanery Awards’ for the first time in 2011. The nominating window was June 2011 – September 2011 and the Deanery received 48 nominations across the different categories. Nominations for Educators were for either Primary & Secondary care, and for the roles of Educational Supervisor or Training Programme Director. Nominations for trainees again, were for either Primary or Secondary Care, and for individuals' contribution to the function, quality management or education within their specialty Schools. The outstanding contribution awards focused on both educators and trainees who the Deanery felt had made an outstanding contribution across a sustained period of time. The Deanery also wanted to acknowledge the contribution that the Deanery administrative staff make to the Deanery as a whole, to training in general and to individual learners in Primary and Secondary Care. The shortlisting panel consisted of members the Deanery Exec, where nominations were reduced to a shortlist of 2 per category [where possible].

Areas the panel took into account when considering the nominations:

• Involvement with Committees
• national work;
• communication;
• initiative;
• innovation;
• leadership;
• involvement with more than one event;

The awards ceremony took place on the evening of Tuesday 15th November at the Oxford Belfry and was hosted by Peter Lees, Medical Director of the SHA who, with Michael Bannon, Postgraduate Dean, presented each award winner with a framed certificate. 

The award winners are detailed below:

• Educator: Primary Care - Dr Premila Webster as Primary Care Training Programme Director
• Educator: Primary Care - Dr Noel McCarthy as Primary Care Educational Supervisor
• Educator: Secondary Care - Dr Mike Gibson as Secondary Care Educational Supervisor
• Educator: Secondary Care - Dr Chris Davies as Secondary Care Training Programme Director
• Educator, Primary and Secondary Care - Dr Denise Best for her outstanding contribution to Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education over a sustained period of time
• Educator, Primary and Secondary Care - Dr Barbara Thornley for her outstanding contribution to Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education over a sustained period of time
• Trainee: Primary Care - Dr Kieran Collison for her contribution to the function of the Oxford Deanery School of General Practice  
• Trainee: Primary Care - Dr Suchi Yarlagadda for her contribution to education within the Oxford Deanery School of Public Health
• Trainee: Secondary Care - Dr Ed Gaynor for his contribution to the function of the Oxford Deanery School of Paediatrics
• Trainee: Secondary Care - Dr Tom Bannister for his contribution to education within the Oxford Deanery Foundation School
• Trainee: Primary and Secondary Care - Dr Carl Morris for his contribution to Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
• Deanery Employee of the Year: Primary Care - Mr Roland Hardyman for his contribution to education and training