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Campus Update: The WRC staff and leadership team are currently working hybrid and are accessible to all questions and concerns via email. For a full list of contacts, please click here
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Undergraduate Elective Capacity | |
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URGENT CALL FOR ELECTIVE CAPACITY
The Undergraduate Medical Education program has an urgent and unprecedented need for first-year elective capacity. Electives are a core curricular component of the program; inability to provide adequate experiences puts UME accreditation in jeopardy and could result in delayed graduation of our students.
We are in urgent need of at least 50 spots per 2-week rotations for:
- July 3 - 16, 2023
- July 17 - 30, 2023
- July 31 - August 13, 2023.
If you/your group have capacity to supervise elective learners during any of the above elective blocks, please sign up below!
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Department of Family Medicine, Full-Time Faculty Member | | |
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The Department of Family Medicine welcomes Waterloo Regional Campus' very own, Dr. X. Catherine Tong (Emergency Medicine) as a full-time faculty member as of March 2023.
Dr. Tong has been a member of the department since 2014 and has demonstrated a commitment to academic excellence. She has led academic programs and has generated scholarship to address difficulty problems in faculty development.
Congratulations Dr. Tong for this achievement!
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Regional Education Lead, PG Internal Medicine | |
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The Waterloo Regional Campus of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University is recruiting for the position of Regional Education Lead (REL) - PG Internal Medicine.
The primary goal for the postgraduate regional program is to ensure high-quality educational experiences for psychiatry residents within the Waterloo-Wellington Region. The goal of the training program is to produce psychiatrists with outstanding knowledge and expertise who demonstrate excellence in all of the CanMEDS roles.
Interested applicants should forward CV and letter of interest in the position by 12:00pm on Thursday, May 18, 2023 to Regional Assistant Dean, Dr. Margo Mountjoy. Interviews will be scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday, May 23, 2023.
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Regional Education Lead, PG Psychiatry | |
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The Waterloo Regional Campus of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University is recruiting for the position of Regional Education Lead (REL) - PG Psychiatry.
The primary goal for the postgraduate regional program is to ensure high-quality educational experiences for psychiatry residents within the Waterloo-Wellington Region. The goal of the training program is to produce psychiatrists with outstanding knowledge and expertise who demonstrate excellence in all of the CanMEDS roles.
Interested applicants should forward CV and letter of interest in the position by 12pm (noon) on Thursday June 1, 2023 to Regional Assistant Dean, Dr. Margo Mountjoy. Interviews will be scheduled for the morning of Monday June 12, 2023.
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The Waterloo Regional Campus is proud to present the Faculty Development Conference Half Day 2023 on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
This year, the McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine - Waterloo Regional Campus is partnering with the KW & Area Family Medicine Residency Program to present our faculty development conference half day.
The faculty development conference half day is open to ALL faculty and residents and will follow a morning of family medicine CME. Participants are invited to attend both sessions, just the faculty development portion, or just the family medicine portion.
This program is accredited for up to 2.75 Mainpro+ credits and MOC Section 1 hours.
Learning Objectives:
- Outline undergraduate and postgraduate teaching opportunities at WRC, review educational leadership skills, and discuss leadership opportunities at the Waterloo Regional Campus
- Define mentorship, distinguish between mentorship and coaching, and discuss features, characteristics, and barriers to effective mentorship.
Schedule:
- 12:45 - 13:30 - Arrival/Check-in/Lunch
- 13:30 - 13:45 - Opening Remarks by WRC Faculty Development Coordinator, Dr. Asha Grosch and KW & Area Faculty Development Coordinator, Dr. Michael Lee-Poy
- 13:45 - 15:00 - For Faculty New and Old: Taking Your Teaching and Leadership Contributions to the Next Level presented by Dr. Margo Mountjoy
- 15:00 - 15:15 - Break
- 15:15 - 16:30 - How to be a Good Mentor presented by Dr. Sarrah Lal
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Join Dr. Sharon Bal and Dr. Laura Purcell at the Pre-Clerkship Conference. This conference is designed for both new and returning faculty to prepare you with the information and skills needed to effectively facilitate Problem-Based Learning tutorials and clinical skills sessions in Medical Foundations.
Learning Objectives:
- Define equity, diversity and inclusivity principles and apply them through simulated cases created for the health professional education context
- Identify characteristics of effective feedback and how to apply these when providing feedback to learners
- Describe how standardized patients can be incorporated into clinical skills teaching and practice teaching with standardized patients in a simulated environment
Schedule:
- 08:30 - 09:00 - Arrival/Check-in/Breakfast
- 09:00 - 09:10 - Welcome and Opening Remarks by the Pre-Clerkship team, Dr. Sharon Bal and Laura Purcell
- 09:10 - 09:20 - Pre-Clerkship Overview presented by Dr. Sharon Bal
- 09:20 - 10:50 - Creating Brave Spaces - EDI presented by Dr. Catherine Tong
- 10:50 - 11:00 - Break
- 11:00 - 11:45 - Student Professional Behaviour: Assessment and Feedback presented by Dr. Isla McPherson
- 11:45 - 12:30 - LGBTQ2SI+ Health: A Primer presented by Dr. Ashifa Jiwa
- 12:30 - 13:15 - Lunch/Networking
- 13:15 - 14:15 - Breakout 1: PBL Tutorial Bootcamp Interactive Workshop for Tutors presented by Dr. Sharon Bal
- 13:15 - 14:15 - Breakout 2: Finding your Teaching Partner(s): Integrating Standardized Patients into Clinical Skills Education for Clinical Skills Preceptors presented by Hannah Jordan and Dr. Laura Purcell
- 14:15 - 14:30 - Wrap-up and Closing
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DID YOU KNOW - There are lots of learner-involved research going on at the Waterloo Regional Campus?!
- Over 85% of learners are currently involved in some type of research or scholarly activity
- There are 20+ research projects that varies in areas including psychiatry, sports medicine, immunology, anesthesia, pediatrics, neurology, pharmacy, pain, and medical education. This can include quality improvement, needs assessment, cohort studies, chart reviews, systematic reviews and educational resource development
- In 2022, two WRC medical learners won McMaster Medical Research Excellence Scholarship in a cross-campus competition
- Several student-authored conference presentations occur every year and on average about 1 student-authored peer-reviewed journal article
Interested in getting involved with Waterloo Regional Campus Research? Visit the WRC Research webpage to find out more!
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The David Braley Primary Care Research Collaborative (PCRC) at McMaster University's Department of Family Medicine advances knowledge to strengthen and advocate for primary care practice, education, and policy through proactive research relevant to the issues of today.
The PCRC works to:
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Build capacity for primary care research, including training, resources, mentorship opportunities
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Generate knowledge through innovative research programs that inform primary care practice, education, and policy
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Facilitate integration of new and existing knowledge to clinical practice, education, and primary care systems and policies
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Enhance health equity by developing and supporting a culture and approach to primary care research that incorporates, values, and enhances equity for Indigenous, racialized, and other equity-deserving groups
At the PCRC, we define research broadly to include all types of inquiry - from applying existing knowledge in new and creative ways to generating knowledge through grant-funded research projects. All these forms of inquiry allow us to better understand the world around us, solve problems, inform decisions, foster innovation, and promote critical thinking.
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Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) Program | |
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MacEssentials Tutor Training
We are excited to announce the latest addition to our MacEssentials Tutor Training: our new e-modules! These asynchronous modules offer academic credit and are designed to complement our revamped virtual workshop, now offered four times a year and shortened to 90 minutes. Our e-modules are available to both new and experienced tutors and can be accessed here. Aspiring tutors are required to complete MacEssentials Tutor Training as a prerequisite to joining the UGME program.
Interested in becoming a tutor with the UGME program? For more information or to register for our next MacEssentials workshop, scheduled for May 10, 2023 at 6pm via Zoom, please email Dagmar Todd. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your tutoring skills with MacEssentials Tutor Training!
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DIRECTOR, CAREER DEVELOPMENT
The MD program is seeking a faculty educator and leader to serve as Director, Career Development. The Director of Career Development will be responsible for coordinating, developing and overseeing formal and informal educational programming related to career exploration and development within the distributed medical education network of McMaster's MD Program. The Director will work with MD program Career Counselors, Chair of Student Affairs and Chair of Electives to ensure an integrated, programmatic and cohesive approach.
Interested application for this position should submit a CV and letter of interest to Jen Lourenco for a complete job description. The position will remain open until May 15, 2023. Interviews for this position will be held at the end of day on May 31, 2023.
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CHAIR, STUDENT AFFAIRS
The MD program is seeking a faculty educator and leader to serve as Chair of Student Affairs. The Chair is responsible for overseeing a program to support students' well-being and success throughout the medical program across the distributed medical education network of McMaster's MD Program. The ideal candidate will also be committed to student wellness, and principles of equity, diversity and inclusion.
Interested application for this position should submit a CV and letter of interest to Jen Lourenco for a complete job description. The position will remain open until May 15, 2023. Interviews for this position will be held at the end of day on June 5, 2023.
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McMaster Clinical Educator Program | |
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CBME Panel
When: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 7:00 - 8:00PM
Where: Delivered virtually on Zoom
Future clinician educators have started to ask important questions about the validity of Entrustable Professionals Activities (EPAs), a key assessment tool in competency-based medical education (CBME) programs. What is the connection between validity theory and the reality of CBME implementation? Join us to find out!
Overall Learning Objectives:
- Form an opinion about whether there is sufficient validity evidence for EPAs in CBME
- Describe some of the challenges inherent in implementing EPAs that might impact their validity
- Explain how validity evidence for EPAs might be collected in their clinical and educational contexts
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Program for Faculty Development (MacPFD) | |
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MacPFD Presents: MacPFD 16th Annual Day in Faculty Development
When: Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 12:00 - 4:00PM
Where: Delivered virtually.
Join us, as we Engage, Develop, and Inspire faculty and health professionals around the world to advance inclusive excellence in their academic, training, and practice environments.
Overall Learning Objectives:
- Describe challenges and opportunities for promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in their respective practice and education environments;
- Identify strategies health professionals and educators can take to support institutional and health professional program EDI goals;
- Address and identify personal actions one can take to support and advance EDI initiatives that recognize facets of institutional culture, power and privileges, and effective allyship
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