Jerome Leis MD, M.Sc., FRCPC

Biography

Dr. Leis is an Infectious Diseases physician at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre where he is the Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control. As Associate Professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Leis leads a research program focused on prevention of healthcare associated infection and promoting judicious use of healthcare resources. He enjoys working with multi-level and has been the Infectious Diseases co-faculty lead for the co-learning curriculum in Quality Improvement since 2014.

From the Nomination

"I worked most closely with Dr. Leis while leading our fellows’ QI project. He helped design our project on the topic of antimicrobial stewardship for community-acquired infections among patients admitted to the general medical wards at Sunnybrook. He is an exceptional mentor because he was available to discuss the project regularly, but he gave us the autonomy and skills to make it successful. He taught me the importance of engaging effective stakeholders and communicating persuasively. Above all, it is Dr. Leis’ enthusiasm for QI that is so captivating. He exemplifies the kind of leader that I hope to be, singularly focused on improving care for all patients through multifaceted interventions. His dynamism in QI is what has motivated me to pursue a graduate work in this area."

"After working with Dr. Leis in different scopes of clinical practice and research, I
always think of him as one the greatest examples of academic medicine dedication, organization, enthusiasm and efficiency. He is also a great model for stewardship in all aspects of medical practice."

About the Award

The Excellence in Resource Stewardship Teaching Award was established in 2021. The award recognizes faculty members and postgraduate trainees (residents and fellows) who effectively mentor learners in concepts of resource stewardship and demonstrate exemplary resource stewardship in their own clinical practices.