CAS – JOHN BRADLEY YOUNG EDUCATOR AWARD
Dr Anton Chau
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Dr. Anton Chau is a Clinician-Scientist and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia. Since his initial appointment, Dr. Chau has made significant contributions to advancing the clinical and research education of fellows, residents, and students in anesthesia.
Dr. Chau is passionate about teaching obstetric anesthesia in his clinical practice and consistently earns exceptional ratings as a teacher who challenges his trainees to engage in critical thinking and reasoning. He also cultivated confidence and competence in the critical appraisal of literature and quantitative methods among anesthesia residents while serving as the former UBC Anesthesia Journal Club Director. Dr. Chau is a five-time recipient of the UBC Anesthesiology Residency Program Master Teacher Award for teaching excellence. Furthermore, his commitment to mentoring Family Practice Anesthesia residents as they transition to full independent practice has earned him the UBC Family Practice Anesthesia Program Outstanding Teacher award.
During his seven-year tenure as the Fellowship and Research Director at BC Women’s Hospital from 2016-2023, Dr. Chau spearheaded the development and implementation of a clinical and research curriculum in obstetric anesthesia. To date, Dr. Chau has trained and mentored over 40 anesthesia fellows, residents, and students. His outstanding mentorship was acknowledged with the BC Children’s and Women’s Medical Staff Association Mentor/Educator of the Year Award in 2018. That same year, he was nominated for the Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology Teacher of the Year Award.
At present, Dr. Chau serves as the Competency Chair for the UBC Clinician-Investigator Program and hopes to inspire medical students as well as residents from all Canadian Royal College residency programs to pursue and sustain careers as clinician-scientists. Within CAS, he currently holds the position of secretary-treasurer for the CAS Obstetric Anesthesia Section and serves as Vice-Chair for the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee.
Given in recognition of excellence and effectiveness in education in anesthesia.