2026 Early Career Teacher-Educator Award

Evelyn Rozenblyum, MD, FRCPC

Dr. Evelyn Rozenblyum is a pediatric rheumatologist and clinician educator whose work has had a meaningful impact on patient care and medical education in Canada. She completed her medical degree at McMaster University, followed by Pediatric Medicine and Rheumatology training at the University of Toronto, where she developed a strong interest in teaching and education scholarship.

Dr. Rozenblyum is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and holds clinical appointments at St. Michael’s Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), and Women’s College Hospital. She co-leads a Young Adult Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Transition Clinic, which has supported hundreds of patients transitioning from pediatric to adult rheumatology care. Together with Dr. Natasha Gakhal, she has presented this work at the American College of Rheumatology and is actively involved in postgraduate education for ACPAC practitioners, residents, and fellows.

A nationally recognized educator, Dr. Rozenblyum is the Co-Lead of the Canadian Rheumatology Association’s Pediatric Education Subcommittee and a member of the CRA Transition Subcommittee. She contributed to national transition guidelines scheduled for release in 2026. She is a strong advocate for early diagnosis of pediatric rheumatic disease and for improving musculoskeletal assessment skills among pediatricians, family physicians, trainees, and allied health professionals. She regularly delivers educational workshops across Canada, is a frequent presenter at the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) Annual Conference and served on the taskforce that developed the CPS’s first pediatric rheumatology practice point. She also co-led the CRA-sponsored Virtual Pediatric Rheumatology Grand Rounds Series.

In undergraduate medical education, Dr. Rozenblyum is a pre-clerkship course director at University of Toronto and serves as Medical Education Lead for Pediatric postgraduate trainees at St. Michael’s Hospital. In recognition of her teaching excellence, she received the SickKids Community Pediatrics Teaching Award in 2023. She is also Co-Editor of the Residents’ Guide to Pediatric Rheumatology, currently being adapted into a mobile application to support point-of-care learning.

Dr. Rozenblyum is honoured to be recognized by the Canadian Rheumatology Association and remains committed to advancing excellence in pediatric rheumatologic care, education, and advocacy. I am grateful for my colleagues who nominated me, and who I collaborate with and support me.