Since 2003, together with the School of Medicine Students' Union, Imperial College School of Medicine has held an annual awards programme recognising staff excellence in delivering the School's undergraduate programmes.

The School was delighted to re-launch these awards and to welcome back our colleagues and students to campus to celebrate the achievements of our community in person.

Evolving throughout their 20 years and previously known as the Teaching Excellence Awards, the ICSM Education Awards were retitled for 2023 to best celebrate and recognise the variety of contributions made to the success of our programme delivery across both our Medicine and Medical Biosciences programmes, including through teaching, tutoring and student support.

The next ceremony will take place in July 2024 and nominations are now open for this cycle, as the nomination portal is now open year-round. Please submit your nomination at any time (guidance is available on the nomination form), and get in touch with the team if you have any questions.

The deadline for nominations for the 2024 ceremony has been extended until Friday 19 April 2024.

Nomination information

Nomination information & eligibility criteria

Nominations are welcomed via the new online nomination form. Please note that all nominations must include student citations, even if the nominator is a student, to evidence student support. Nominations can be made in the following categories:

AwardEligibility

Teaching Excellence


All teaching staff – all NHS-salaried, including nurses, HCAs etc., and all MBBS and BMB College staff
Please note that teaching fellows should only be nominated in the Teaching Fellow Excellence category

Nominations are welcomed for any staff at Imperial's partner Trust teaching hospitals, district general hospitals, mental health trusts, primary care trusts or practices, and staff actively teaching in any year of either undergraduate programme. 

Confirmation of employment of potential winners will be sought from site lead e.g. DCS, or relevant Phase Director or Head of Year

Teaching Fellow Excellence


Any teaching fellow – includes both MBBS and BMB, and clinical/science teaching, therefore open to both College teaching staff and NHS-salaried staff

Confirmation of employment of potential winners will be sought from relevant FEO Programme team

Supporting the Student Experience


Any staff member providing support to undergraduate students in any capacity, including FEO staff and Trust-based Teaching Coordinators

Confirmation of employment of potential winners will be sought from appropriate leadership, e.g. FEO Section Head or Trust DCS

Excellence in Tutoring


Any type of tutor from any year, any programme

Confirmation of employment will be sought from FEO Tutoring team

Distinguished Teacher Award


Must have won a Teaching Excellence Award previously

No other confirmations required, further information may be sought to confirm range of roles/activity

Head of School Award


Awarded at the discretion of the Head of Imperial College School of Medicine

Nominations not received for this category

Nominators will need to provide their own contact details and details for the nominee. They will also need to provide the following two citations:

Part A: Citation from the nominator
Detail of at least one example of the nominee's significant contribution to the support or delivery of undergraduate education in the School of Medicine.
Please noteNominations made by students must also include additional student citations in Part B.

Criteria to assess the application will include:

  • Continuing commitment to the provision of high-quality teaching or support
  • Demonstration of exceptional practise or innovation
  • Activity or effort 'above and beyond' expectations

Part B: Student Support
Include the name, year group and email address of the student
Citations from students in support of the nomination. We ask ideally for a minimum of two student citations.

Citations are advised not to exceed 250 words, especially when submitting more than the minimum requirement of two.

Nominees who have won an award in the previous three years will normally not be considered.


If you have any questions about the nomination form or your submission, please get in touch with the team here.

Previous winners

2023 winners

Many congratulations to all our 2023 winners:

Teaching Excellence 

  • Dr Aula Abbara
    Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Infectious Disease

  • Dr Josefin Ahnström
    Senior Lecturer, Department of Immunology & Inflammation

  • Dr Brent Bartholomew
    Director of Clinical Studies, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

  • Professor Jim Crawley
    Professor of Haemostasis in the Department for Immunology and Inflammation

  • Mr Bosko Dragovic
    Obstetrics & Gynaecology Consultant (retired), Northwick Park Hospital

  • Dr Simon Erridge
    Research Postgraduate, Department of Surgery and Cancer

  • Dr Paula Fagan
    O&G Specialty Registrar, Northwick Park Hospital

  •  Dr Mark Lethby
    Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at West Middlesex Hospital

  • Miss Roshni Patel
    Consultant in Obstetrics, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
    & Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine

  • Dr Yasmin Razak
    GP, West Ten GPs – Golborne Medical Centre

  • Dr Yousuf Salmasi
    Cardiothoracic Registrar, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals
    Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Surgery and Cancer

Teaching Excellence - Team Award

  • St Mary's Undergraduate Team:

    Dr Lina Alim, Mrs Jo Jones, Dr Sophie Baxter, Dr Emmanouil Dimitrakakis, Dr Jasmine Quraishi

Excellence in Tutoring

  • Dr Rochan Agha-Jaffar
    Consultant Endocrinologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
    & Academic Tutor

Teaching Fellow Excellence

  • Dr Deepak Barnabas
    Strategic Teaching Fellow and Deputy Digital Development Lead, Faculty Education Office (Medicine)

  • Dr Silke Kerruth
    Senior Teaching Fellow, Faculty Education Office (Medicine)

  • Dr Eleanor Sein
    Obstetrics and Gynaecology Teaching Fellow, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
    Research Postgraduate,  Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

  • Dr Shannon O'Floinn
    Clinical Teaching Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Northwick Park Hospital

Supporting the Student Experience

  • Dr Alex Furr
    Learning Technology Lead, Faculty Education Office (Medicine)
  • Ms Sharon Hübscher
    Programme Officer (Year 1 & 2, BSc Medical Biosciences), Faculty Education Office (Medicine)

Head of School Award

  • Professor Mitch Blair
    Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Public Health

2018 winners

Congratulations to all our winners!

Teaching Excellence - Clinical Teacher

  • Dr Doris Abomeli
    Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Mandeep Baveja 
    Department of Primary Care and Public Health
  • Dr Emma Hatfield 
    Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Sam Nayrouz 
    West London Mental Health Trust
  • Dr Kamran Pasha 
    Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust

  • Dr Alexandra Scarlett 
    Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Monjur Showkat 
    Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr William Lynn 
    London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Teaching Excellence - Non-clinical Teacher

  • Dr Paul Strutton 
    Department of Surgery & Cancer

Teaching Excellence - Teaching Fellow

  • Dr Sophie Platts
    Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Supporting the Student Experience

  • Ms Jenna Mollaney
    Department of Primary Care, School of Public Health

Tutoring - Personal Tutor (early Years)

  • Dr Aaron Vallance
    Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College School of Medicine

Tutoring - Imperial Tutor

  • Dr Frances Klemperer 
    Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust 

Tutoring - Medical Biosciences

  • Dr Jahn Firth
    National Heart and Lung Institute

Distinguished Teacher Award

  • Professor Shahid Khan
    Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Associate Dean's Award

  • Professor Karim Meeran
    Consultant Endocrinologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
    Director of Teaching, Imperial College School of Medicine



 

Inaugural Lecture: Tick, no tock - Understanding abnormal heart rhythm

The 2018 Inaugural Lecture was given by Professor Ken MacLeod.

Heart attacks kill heart muscle. Due to modern rapid treatments and evidence-based therapeutic management, most people now survive their attack, but will remain at a higher risk of cardiovascular-related death than the general population. A major determinant of their prognosis is the size, location and architecture of the scar tissue that replaces the dead heart muscle. The scar tissue itself can disrupt cardiac conduction, while the loss of contractile myocardium induces cell remodelling processes that initially compensate for the reduced contraction but, frustratingly, predispose the remaining myocardium to arrhythmias. Over time, that compensation can break down, and the heart starts to fail in pumping an adequate supply of blood to the body while experiencing further arrhythmia complications. Indeed, heart failure-related death can be broadly split into deaths from ‘pump-failure’ and sudden cardiac death due to disorders of rhythm, with small numbers ascribable to other causes.

Ken MacLeod, Professor of Cardiac Physiology within Imperial’s National Heart and Lung Institute, believes the key to more effective management of these patients is a more complete understanding of cardiac arrhythmias, particularly at the cellular level. In his inaugural lecture, Ken will tell the cellular story of the formation of these arrhythmias and will illustrate why such knowledge is essential for logical drug development, and the careful repurposing of old drugs for new uses.

2017 winners

The 2017 event was recorded and is available to view on the College's Panopto service, for those with College login details.

Teaching Excellence Award – Clinical Teachers 

  • Dr Sneha Bhatt, Brook Green Medical Centre - General Practice
  • Mr Sanjay Purkayastha, St Mary's Hospital - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Shahid Khan, St Mary's Hospital - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Steve Metcalf, St Mary's Hospital - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Anton Gunasekera, St Peter's Hospital - Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Ashkan Sadighi, West Middlesex - Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Kewal Singh, Hillingdon - The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr John McSorley, Northwick Park - London North West Healthcare NHS Trust

Teaching Excellence Award – Non-Clinical Teachers

  • Dr Keith Gould, Department of Medicine - Imperial College London
  • Dr Graham Cooke, Infectious Disease - Imperial College London

Teaching Fellow Teaching Excellence Award

  • Dr Anna Stienen-Durand, Chelsea & Westminster - Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Distinguished Teacher Award

  • Dr Gareth Tudor-Williams, St Mary's Hospital - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Supporting the Student Experience Award

  • Mr Glen Fernandes, West Middlesex - Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Dean's Award
The Associate Dean's award celebrates individuals who have supported education over their long career. This award is given at the special request of the Associate Dean/Head of Undergraduate Medicine.

  • Dr John Platt, West Middlesex - Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The 2017 inaugural lecture, 'Food Fight: novel approaches to appetite control', was given by Professor Kevin Murphy, Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine. 

Obesity is one of the most significant contemporary health concerns in the UK, affecting around a quarter of adults. In attempts to understand underlying mechanisms, scientists globally are looking to the biological systems that underpin appetite to explain why we over-eat, and to try to prevent obesity. As obesity levels rise, so has our understanding of how the gut senses particular foods to regulate hunger. In particular, amino acids – the “building blocks of proteins” – seem to help us feel full.

Professor Kevin Murphy has nearly twenty years’ experience in his field. In his inaugural lecture, he examined how the gut detects what you have eaten and signals to the brain to influence appetite, arguing that this relationship can determine our eating behaviour. Looking for novel approaches to controlling appetite by hijacking the pathways by which the gut detects protein, Professor Murphy is battling the obesity epidemic by studying what actually happens in the gut when you eat and the molecular mechanisms involved in satiety, and investigating how we can control appetite by hijacking the pathways by which the gut detects protein. The eventual aim is to make foods that are tasty and popular but which punch above their weight, leaving the consumer satisfied even though they have eaten fewer calories.

2016 winners

Teaching Excellence Awards 2016

Congratulations to our winners:

  • Dr Jacob Addo (Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Dr Mahmood Wahed (Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Dr Anjan Chakrabarty (Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Dr Nina Salooja (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)
  • Dr Ihab Ramzy (London North West Healthcare NHS Trust)
  • Dr Evangelos Vasileiadis (The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Dr Tim Bullock (West London Mental Health NHS Trust)
  • Dr Beena Gohil (Oldfield Family Practice)
  • Dr James Warner (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust)

Teaching Fellow Excellence Award

The Teaching Fellow Excellence Award was introduced in 2016 to celebrate the achievements and calibre of the Teaching Fellows at our NHS Trusts. 

  • Dr Catriona Hall (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)

Distinguished Teacher Award

The Distinguished Teacher Award recognises one excellent teacher who continues to deliver outstanding teaching above and beyond expectation and has previously been awarded a Teaching Excellence Award.

  • Dr Abdul-Majeed Salmasi (London North West Healthcare NHS Trust)

Supporting the Student Experience Award

The ‘Supporting the Student Experience’ Award is given to one member of staff who has a primarily non-teaching role in supporting Imperial students within an NHS environment, who has shown an extra measure of dedication and has achieved excellence in supporting the student experience.

  • Ms Annette Stanley (Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

Associate Dean Award

The Associate Dean's award was introduced in 2016 to celebrate individuals who have supported education over their long career. This award is given at the special request of the Associate Dean/Head of Undergraduate Medicine.

  •  Professor Paul Abel (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)

2015 winners


Teaching Excellence Awards

  • Mr Salah Atrah
  • Dr Masum Khwaja
  • Dr Michael Malley
  • Dr Peter Wills
  • Dr Laurence John
  • Dr Caroline Oliver
  • Dr Ros Lucy
  • Dr Omid Halse
  • Dr Esther Harazi
  • Dr Rula Najim & Dr Nina Dutta (Joint Winners)

Commendations: Dr Anshul Deshraj, Dr Ihab Ramzy, Dr Johnny Swart, Dr Evangelos Vasileiadis

Distinguished Teacher Award

One exceptional previous award winner teacher recognised annually for continuing to deliver teaching above and beyond expectations.  With many outstanding nominations we are very pleased to announce that the 2014–15 Distinguished Teacher Award:

  • Dr Zulfiquar Mirza

Supporting the Student Experience Award

The Supporting the Student Experience Award may be given to one member of staff who has a primarily non-teaching role in supporting Imperial students within an NHS environment, who has shown an extra measure of dedication and has achieved excellence in supporting the student experience.  The winner of the 2014–15 Supporting the Student Experience Award is:

  • Mrs Karen Picken

2014 winners


Teaching Excellence Awards

  • Dr Yiannis Ioannou & Dr Charles Stewart (Joint Winners)
  • Ms Lisa McMillan
  • Dr Paresh Mistry
  • Dr Edward Won Ho Park
  • Dr Eimear Brannigan
  • Dr Alex Chan
  • Dr Ronald Doctor
  • Dr Saleh Okhovat
  • Dr Ravinder Kooner
  • Dr Elizabeth Pearson

Commendations: Dr Vineet Prakash, Dr Pooja Gulati, Dr Nia Williams, Dr Michael Malley, Dr Sian-Tsung Tan, Dr Amit Patel, Mr Salah Atrah, Mr Don McCrea and Dr Martin Hall

Distinguished Teacher Award

One exceptional previous award winner teacher recognised annually for continuing to deliver teaching above and beyond expectations.  With many outstanding nominations we are very pleased to announce that the 2013-14 Distinguished Teacher Award:

  • Dr Naila Kamal

Supporting the Student Experience Award

The Supporting the Student Experience Award may be given to one member of staff who has a primarily non-teaching role in supporting Imperial students within an NHS environment, who has shown an extra measure of dedication and has achieved excellence in supporting the student experience.  The winner of the 2013-14 Supporting the Student Experience Award is:

  • Mr Darren Pirson

Commendations: Ms Juliette Thompson, Ms Bee Vaitha-Smith

2013 winners

  • Dr Suveer Singh - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Hugo Donaldson - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Carolyn Millar - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Christopher Schelvan - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Pallav Shah - Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Wojiek Rakowicz - The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Andrew Greenland - The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Christopher Kelley - The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Amar Sharif - The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr Niraj Arora - West London Mental Health NHS Trust

2012 winners

  • Dr Nicky Coote, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Michael Coren, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Zahid Dhakam, Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr Stephen Goldring, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Gira Patel, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Mary Roddie, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Stuart Rosen, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr James Shelley, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Nuttan Tanna, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr Sarah Woodham, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2011 winners

  • Dr Stella Barnes, The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Moustafa Hafez, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Andrew Harris, Surrey Primary Care Trust
  • Dr Jenny Lebus, Wandsworth Primary Care Trust
  • Dr Sam Nayrouz, West London Mental Health NHS Trust
  • Dr Michael Osborn, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Gillian Park, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr Gulam Patel, Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr John Platt, West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Aaron Vallance, West London Mental Health NHS Trust

2010 winners

  • Mr John Dooley, Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Jeffrey Fehler, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Carolyn Gabriel, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Ewa Lichtarowicz-Krynska, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Zul Mirza, West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Richard Morgan, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Prof Sudipta Purkayastha, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Miss Davina Richardson, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Abdul-Majeed Salmasi, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Mr Ramawad Soobrah, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust

2009 winners

  • Dr Nagi Barakat, The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Musa Barkeji, West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Hugh Bethell, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr Sushen Bhattacharrya, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Mr Raj Bhutiani, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Mr Vassilios Papalois, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Bobby Prasad, Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Amrit Sachar, West London Mental Health NHS Trust
  • Dr Simon Stewart, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Mr Hamid Zadeh, West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

2008 winners

  • Dr Ed Abrahamson, Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Professor Edwina Brown, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Mr Peter Dawson, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Mr Mark Edwards, The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Ben Ellis, Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Mr Ramy Fahmy, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr Mary Hickson, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Mr Don McCrea, West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Kevin Murphy, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Lola Odebiyi, CNWL Mental Health NHS Trust

2007 winners

  • Dr Graham Ball, Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Tim Heymann, Kingston Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Richard Hooker, Kensington & Chelsea PCT
  • Dr Charles Kaplan, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Ms Sharon Kitcatt, Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr Wing May Kong, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr Steve Koury, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr Martin Lupton, Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Stephen Robinson, St Mary's NHS Trust
  • Dr Naila Siddiqui, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust

In posthumous recognition of contribution to teaching:

  • Dr Oliver Smith, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust

2006 winners

  • Dr Jonathan Cooper, Ashford & St Peter's Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Michael Pelly, Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Dr Donald MacDonald, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr Robert N Davidson, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Mr Robin Touquet, St Mary's NHS Trust
  • Mr Christoper J Kelley, Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust
  • Ms Elizabeth Owen, West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Derek Williams, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust
  • Dr Mark Downs, The Surgery, Munster Road
  • Dr Claudia Wald, CNWL Mental Health NHS Trust

2005 winners

  • Dr Hugh Davies, Central Middlesex
  • Dr Iain Lindsay, Charing Cross
  • Dr Deborah Cunningham, St Mary’s
  • Dr Dafydd Thomas, St Mary’s
  • Dr Mark Bower, Chelsea & Westminster
  • Miss Sophie Renton, Northwick Park
  • Dr Simon Dubrey, Hillingdon
  • Mr JK Ng, Hillingdon
  • Dr Simon Michaelson, Central & North-West London Mental Health Trust
  • Dr Fiona Regan, Hammersmith Hospital

2004 winners

  • Dr Dai Thomas
  • Dr Jay Arnold
  • Dr Rod Hughes
  • Dr Lucy Abrahams
  • Dr Chris Bench
  • Ms Sheena Foxwell
  • Dr Nikki Fowler
  • Miss Harriet Owen
  • Mr Roger Marwood
  • Dr Tim Orchard

2003 winners

  • Mr James Powles
  • Dr Rimah El Borai
  • Mr P McDonald
  • Dr Michael Fertleman
  • Dr David Perkin
  • Dr Jeremy Levy
  • Dr Stuart Rosen
  • Ms Denise O'Donnell
  • Dr Don Henderson
  • Mr Martin Thomas

Photos

Teaching Awards Winners photo 2018

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ICSM Teaching Awards 2018 awards table

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ICSM Teaching Awards 2018 winner

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