COVID-19 Update (March 13)
With the WHO’s declaration of a COVID-19 pandemic and the rapidly evolving situation in Canada, the Royal College Crisis Management Team has been meeting. I want to share the latest updates with you.
Using virtual care to reach our patients
Within my first message you will find a new report that explores how we can use digital technology to reach our patients. Additionally, I have included a short video to introduce myself.
Helping physicians recognize sex trafficking victims through simulated learning
“Good education changes what you do,” says Dr. Bhanji. “Really good education changes how you think. Great education fundamentally shapes who you are.”
The lack of diversity in medicine is an emergency: The way forward
On Saturday, September 28, Dr. Quinn Capers will deliver the ICRE 2019’s closing plenary lecture addressing the lack of diversity in medicine today, and thoughts about the way forward for educators and institutions. Dr. Capers is an interventional cardiologist, medical educator, and the Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs (formerly Associate […]
Dr. Melchor Sánchez-Mendiola: 2019 International Medical Educator of the Year Award recipient
Dr. Melchor Sánchez-Mendiola is a Mexican Paediatrician and medical educator. He studied Medicine and Pediatrics at the Mexican Army Medical School, Mexican Army and Air Force University. He worked as clinical research fellow in the Laboratory of Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, United States of […]
Dr. Adelle Roberta Atkinson: 2019 Program Director of the Year Award recipient
Dr. Adelle Atkinson is an associate professor of Paediatrics in the Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, and a consultant immunologist/allergist in the Division of Immunology and Allergy Paediatrics at The Hospital for Sick Children. Her clinical work focuses on patients with primary immune deficiencies, bone marrow transplantation, and complex […]