Established in 1994, the Division of Medical Education in the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, supports the continuum of medical education, including Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education.
The Division undertakes and fosters research and development in medical education, with a particular emphasis in Faculty Development, Communication Skills, Medical Humanities , Medical Informatics, Interprofessionalism and Critical Thinking.
Division of Medical Education factsheet: Find out more about our programs, partnerships, services and scholarly activity.
The Division of Medical Education supports the Mission and Vision Statements of Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine.
Mission Statement
Serving the Maritimes, the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, develops highly competent, caring and socially responsible physicians and researchers through programs of the highest academic quality, within a diverse clinical and research-rich environment.
Vision Statement
The Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University contributes to the improved health of Maritime, national and international communities through our pursuit of new knowledge and its integration within academic and clinical settings.
Faculty of Medicine, Summer Institute
Charting the Seven C’s: Advancing Education Through Assessment
Continuum - Comprehensive - Competency-based - Case-based - Collaborative - Clinical - Curriculum
When: June 14-17, 2012
Where: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Who Should Attend: Clinical, basic and health sciences faculty, medical educators, researchers, allied health professionals, clerkship directors, health professions administration
For more information, please see our website
Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Online Courses
Two new ESME Online Courses are being offered by AMEE for teachers and trainers engaged in undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education in the healthcare professions. These offer a flexible, practical and engaging approach to personal development.
ESME Online: A 12 week overview of key principles and up-to-date approaches to curriculum planning, teaching and learning and assessment, led Professor Ronald Harden. The first course runs from 9 April to 29 June, and the second course from 10 September to 30 November.
ESME Leadership: This 8 week ESME Online Course organized by Stewart Mennin is designed to help participants to identify and strengthen their leadership skills, to understand the dynamics of change, to develop dynamic strategies for sustainability and to enhance negotiation skills. The first course runs from 9 April to 1 June, and the second course from 10 September to 2 November.
For full details and to sign up for either of these exciting new courses please see www.amee.org
Master of Education in Curriculum Studies for Health Professionals
The Master of Education in Curriculum for Health Interprofessionals is offered through a collaboration between Acadia University's School of Education and Dalhousie University's Division of Medical Education.
The Master of Education in Curriculum Studies for Health Interprofessionals is designed for educators and administrators from health fields who wish to explore classic and contemporary theory and research in curriculum studies. The program and courses are designed to enhance your teaching, planning and course delivery as well as your understanding of the theoretical frameworks within which educational programming has been understood. This program is oriented specifically to the needs and contexts of health professionals and the diversity of the interprofessional cohort is a strength of the program that allows for rich practical learning engagements. The ultimate aim of the program is to help you become a more critical, reflective educator.
Deadline for applications is April 2, 2012. For more information, visit: http://healthpro.openacadia.ca
HICT 2012 - the International Forum on Health Care and Information and Communications Technology
This collaborative conference between European and Canadian researchers with an interest in health informatics is being held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from October 19-21, 2012. Keynote speakers include Dr. Michael Graven, Director, Medical Informatics, Dalhousie University.
For registration, submission deadlines and other information, please visit the website.
Dalhousie University CAME Award of Merit Winners
The Dalhousie University recipients of the CAME Award of Merit to be given out at the 2012 Canadian Conference on Medical Education are Drs Peter MacDougall (a pain specialist in the Dept. of Anesthesia) and John Fraser (a Halifax family physician who specializes in addictions) in recognition of their work in educating family physicians and other health care professionals about appropriate use of opioids in chronic pain.
Appropriate prescribing of opioids and management of associated addictions are major societal concerns and are regularly reported in the media. Drs Fraser and MacDougall have worked closely together and made tremendous efforts over many years to educate physicians and other health care professionals about these areas. They have put Dalhousie University in the forefront of developing and implementing educational strategies.
Dr. Lara Hazelton (Department of Psychiatry, cross-appointed to the Division of Medical Education) is the recipient of the 2012 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Fellowship for Studies in Medical Education to support her Masters of Education thesis work. Her topic is “To Identify How Residency Program Directors Interpret and Integrate the “Elements” of Can MEDS Professional Role into the Post-Graduate Curricula.” Dr. Hazelton's research is drawn from data collected by the DME Research Working Group on Professionalism in Medicine - of which she was a part. Congratulations, Lara!
Dr. Anna MacLeod, Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Education, has recently co-authored a chapter entitled "Teaching International Medical Graduates" in Community-Based Medical Education: a Teacher's Handbook (edited by Len Kelly), published in 2012. With the increase in internationally educated learners and the diversity in patient populations, there is a need for teachers to prepare students to deal with both these issues.
Radcliffe Publishing notes that "This comprehensive handbook provides a concise overview of information required to implement up-to-date educational strategies, offers direction on academic principles and teaches clinicians how to manage learners. Designed specifically with busy physicians in mind, it is organized to act as both a quick trouble-shooting resource and a reflective educational guide." (taken from the publisher's blurb).
She has also co-authored a chapter entitled "Queer Theory, Ethnography and Education" in Handbook of Qualitative Research (edited by Sara Delamont) published in 2012.
Edward Elgar Publishing notes that this book "offers both basic and advanced discussion of data collection, analysis and representation of all the best qualitative methods used in educational research" (taken from the publisher's blurb).