Kristin SIVERTZ Memorial Prize in Medicine

Award descriptionA prize of $2,150 has been endowed by the colleagues, friends and family of Dr. Kristin Sivertz in recognition of her many accomplishments as a psychiatrist, medical educator, and senior administrator with the UBC Faculty of Medicine for over 25 years. Kris was a strong, confident, poised, and highly principled individual who was universally admired and beloved for her wisdom, warmth and commitment to the practice of medicine. A consummate professional, Kris called upon all of us to be better and do better by our patients, colleagues and students. This prestigious prize is offered to a third or fourth year MD student who embodies Kris' many extraordinary personal qualities by demonstrating development of the core competencies of an exceptional physician early in their medical training. The prize is made upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Medicine.