Prof. Tom McFarlane is the 2021 recipient of the Preceptor / Mentorship Award by the Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology
The following announcement is provided by the Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology.
Tom McFarlane from the University of Waterloo has been awarded the Preceptor / Mentorship Award by the Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (CAPhO). The award recognizes McFarlane as a mentor and preceptor and as a member who has sought student engagement within the profession. The award was presented at the CAPhO Virtual Conference 2021, on Saturday, June 5, 2021.
McFarlane was nominated separately by two former students. In nominating McFarlane, Nastaran Keshmiri wrote, “In addition to being an exemplary clinical lecturer at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy, McFarlane demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to supporting pharmacy students in other areas of oncology including research, educating students on the role of pharmacists in oncology and as a preceptor and clinical pharmacist at the Odette Cancer Centre.”
Alexandra
Goldstein,
current
Doctor
of
Pharmacy
candidate,
started
her
nomination
letter
by
stating
she
has
had
the
“honour
of
having
McFarlane
as
a
professor”.
She
described
his
teaching,
advocacy
work,
and
student
support
initiatives
using
words
such
as
“encouraging”,
“supportive,”
and
“dedicated”.
In
closing,
she
wrote,
“McFarlane
has
shown
a
sincere
dedication
to
supporting
students
with
an
interest
in
oncology
and
to
teaching
within
this
field.
He
exemplifies
the
qualities
of
a
great
mentor
and
he
could
not
be
more
deserving
of
this
award”.
In addition to his academic responsibilities, McFarlane “goes above and beyond” to support students, by volunteering to speak, judge or assess at student events, by being an integral member of the Oncology Pharmacy Interest Group at the University.
See
the
CAPhO
website
to
learn
more
about
the
awards
and
the
association.