2023 Award Recipients
This award was established in 2008 to recognize exceptional students who have a record of academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, and make significant contributions to our community.
Dr. Mathieu Chin
Doctor of Medicine
Mathieu Chin dedicated a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and time to student government in both the and the Faculty of Medicine. He was president of the MD Class of 2023 and the Calgary Medical Students’ Association. In these roles, he represented the provincially and nationally, and led multiple advocacy initiatives. For example, he enhanced student education and accessibility by obtaining $225,000 of funding for various projects, the most recent being UpToDate subscriptions for medical students. In addition, he served as the chair for the Ice Bowl, an ice hockey tournament for medical students in Western Canada.
He also volunteered for various ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ organizations and programs including the Peer Assisted Student Session program (PASS) and at the , Faculty of Kinesiology. He was a mentor to high school and undergraduate students through the Calgary Medical Students’ Association and the Pathways to Medicine program. Chin also provided vaccinations to the public throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chin has received many awards throughout his academic career including the prestigious and a CFMS-MD Financial Leadership Award. His academic achievements include a first-authored peer-reviewed publication analyzing the biomechanics of an ankle injury, multiple abstracts in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, and poster presentations given in Canada and internationally. Additionally, he has participated in 12 research projects exploring diverse topics from wearable technology to cannabis legalization.
He is excited to give back to the Calgary community as an incoming internal medicine resident physician beginning this July.