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Jamie Kellar of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy has been recognized with the President’s Teaching Award – the highest honour for teaching at the University of Toronto.

An associate professor, teaching stream, Kellar is also the faculty’s associate dean, academic, and a licensed pharmacist with a passion for teaching that grew from her clinical role as an advanced practice pharmacist in the field of mental health.

Kellar said she was delighted to receive the award, which comes with a five-year designation as a member of the President’s Teaching Academy, as well as a grant for $50,000 to support research and teaching activities.

“The health professions can be a bit insular. We talk to medicine and nursing, but don’t get out of our lane too often,” she said. “The academy will provide exposure to world-class faculty with fresh ideas, and some of what we’re doing in Pharmacy is broadly applicable, so I hope to share those efforts as well.”

Kellar has been an advocate for pharmacy education and practice reform through education research. Her innovative teaching strategies, educational scholarship and leadership have been recognized through the University of Toronto Early Career Teaching Award, and the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada National Award for Excellence in Education. She has also received the National Wellspring Pharmacy Leadership Award.