Anna Jarvis Paediatric Emergency Medicine Teaching Award
The Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section established the Anna Jarvis Paediatric Emergency Medicine Teaching Award in 2010 to recognize an individual in the field of paediatric emergency medicine who has been identified as an exceptional educator at all levels - undergraduate, postgraduate, continuing education.
The award is presented during the CPS Annual Conference during the section’s programming and the recipient receives a commemorative plaque and a cash award of $500.
Awarded every other year, the next award will be presented in 2026.
Current recipient(s): Dr. Arielle Lévy
This year’s recipient of the Anna Jarvis Paediatric Emergency Medicine Teaching Award, Dr. Arielle Lévy, is a paediatric emergency physician at CHU Sainte-Justine and full professor at the University of Montreal. She has dedicated a stellar career to advancing simulation-based medical education, faculty development, and paediatric resuscitation.
Dr. Lévy directs the Clinical Learning, Attitudes and Skills Centre (CAAHC) at the University of Montreal, overseeing simulation activities that span undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing professional education. From 2012 to 2024, she was co-medical academic director of the CHU Sainte-Justine Simulation Centre, where she led the implementation of Royal College–accredited programs and promoted simulation across paediatric and interprofessional domains. She was involved in the creation of the online and hybrid Simulation Education Training (SET) Course and is actively involved in the Canadian Pediatric Simulation Network.
Dr. Lévy is also a co-author of the last two editions of American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support guidelines and has advanced simulation as a scientific method through multicentre studies in pediatric trauma, virtual learning, and augmented-reality decision support (InterFACE-AR). She has published widely and contributed to national curricula for the RCPSC.
Through her leadership, scholarship, and commitment to educational excellence, Dr. Lévy continues to advance innovation and quality in simulation-based CPD.
About Dr. Anna Jarvis
Dr. Anna Jarvis has trained and worked across Ontario for most of her career. She has held a succession of academic appointments at the University of Toronto over more than 30 years, and clinical positions at hospitals including The Hospital for Sick Children and Credit Valley Hospital. In the last ten years, she has begun assuming a more active role in student development at the Faculty of Medicine, where she has been associate dean since 2006. She was an active member of the national task force that led to the accreditation of paediatric emergency medicine (PEM) at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; she also took part in the development of PEM as an independent subspecialty.
Dr. Jarvis has received a host of teaching awards, with trainees now working on all continents as leaders in their departments, divisions or research fields.
Nominations
The candidate must:
- Be recognized by trainees of all levels (medical student, residents and fellows) to be an excellent educator.
- Be recognized by colleagues as an excellent educator.
- Have taught in a spectrum of different learning environments (e.g. divisional lectures, conference based workshops, simulation, outreach PALS/APLS courses, plenary lectures at large conferences, etc.).
- Have shown excellence in education at the local, provincial and national level by being a sought after speaker for conferences and CME events.
- Have shown excellence in education at the international level by speaking at multiple international conferences/meetings.
Current section executives are not eligible for nomination and cannot nominate candidates while serving their terms.
Submissions
Submissions must include:
- Three letters of support (Maximum 2 pages each) from:
- A current paediatric emergency medicine colleague who is a CPS member.
- A current non-paediatric emergency medicine colleague (e.g. family physician, adult emergency physician).
- Former trainees – medical students, resident, fellows.
- A copy of the nominee’s updated curriculum vitae. Maximum 3 pages.
Submit your nominations using the Submit Nomination button.
This award is sponsored by the Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section.
Past recipients
Dr. Savithiri Ratnapalan
Dr. Ilana Bank
Dr. Jonathan Pirie
Dr. Marilyn Li
Dr. Vincent Grant
Dr. Gina Neto
Dr. David McGillivray
Last updated: Apr 30, 2026