Dr Achal Kumar Dhir
ACADEMIC HONOURS / AWARDS
2020: Humanitarian of the year, Canadian Anesthesia Society, an annual award, Canada
2019: Honorary International Professor, Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation (AHERF), India.
2015: Fellow teacher of the year award (2014 – 2015), Department of Anesthesia and Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
2014: Certificate of Appreciation for Educating Respiratory Therapy Students, Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada.
2013: Hind Rattan (Jewel of India) Award, 32nd International Congress of Non-Resident Indians by NRI welfare society of India, New Delhi
2010: Fellow teacher of the year award (2009 – 2010), Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
2009: Certificate of appreciation for teaching/training anesthesiology staff, Max Group of Hospitals, Delhi, India
2008: USC Teaching Honor Roll. Award of excellence in teaching in Medicine, University Student Council, UWO
2007: Best Undergraduate Teacher of the Year (2006 – 2007), Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
2005: Certificate of Appreciation for Educating Respiratory Therapy Students, Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada.
2005: Certificate of Merit for Taking Initiatives to Develop Educational Activities in Alumni, Meerut Medicos Delhi Chapter, India.
2003: Prize for Second Best Paper, McMaster – Western resident annual research day competition, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
2001: Second Prize for Short Story Competition, Gulf News’ (National daily newspaper) annual competition, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
1994: Indian Prime Minister’s Acknowledgement to the team members for performing India’s first successful heart transplantation.
1982: Gold Medal for First Rank in the Diploma in Anesthesia (DA) examination at the university level, Meerut University, Meerut, India.