Educational Excellence Day
The annual Educational Excellence Day event is your chance to promote and recognise your team or colleague for their outstanding work, inspiration and contributions to supporting and improving healthcare.
The purpose of the Educational Excellence Awards is to officially recognise and celebrate the nominated successes achieved during the academic year of Doctors and Dentists in training, Trainers and Educators across Northern Ireland. Plus - we have a ‘Special Recognition Award’ as one of the highlights of the event.
The first Educational Excellence Awards Day was hosted in 2017 and has been a popular annual event ever since.
NIMDTA hosted its 8th Annual Educational Excellence Awards event at The Malone Hotel, Belfast on Friday, 6th June 2025. To read a short write up and view photos from the event click here
The 2026 event programme is provided below. Simply click on the icon to access the complete list of guest speakers and presentations.
ADEPT Clinical Leadership Fellows
Each year, our current cohort of ADEPT Clinical Leadership Fellows showcase their outstanding work through poster presentations at Educational Excellence Day.
Poster presentations are submitted in advance of the event and are displayed on the NIMDTA website, as well as featured in a showreel during the live event. On the day, each Fellow then delivers a five-minute oral presentation on their Clinical Leadership Fellowship (CLF) project at the live event.
Together, the posters and presentations provide insight into:
• project outcomes and impact
• innovations and experiences from their host organisation placements
• feedback on formal leadership training including mentoring and coaching they attended as future leaders in healthcare
Click here to view Poster Presentations for the 2026 event!
✨ And this year was especially significant…
We were delighted to celebrate 10 years of the ADEPT Clinical Leadership Fellowship Programme!
How are Educational Excellence Awards obtained?
Educational Excellence Awards are presented to winners, following a nomination and judging process, via the following categories:
- Innovation in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Innovation in Training (Trainees)
- Innovation in Training (Trainer/Educator)
- Outstanding Success in National Examination
Who is eligible for Nomination?
Nominations for are open to:
- Doctors and Dentists in a Northern Ireland training programme (Foundation, GP, Hospital Specialty & Dental Training) during each new academic year.
- Trainers/Educators who were in a recognised role during each new academic year.
- All Local Education Providers (LEPs)
Nomination Submission
Please note that the nomination process has now closed.
For further information or queries please contact: valuedtrainees@hscni.net
Meet former Educational Excellence Award Winners