DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE - BLYE FRANK, PhD
Welcome to the web page of the Division of Medical Education. Whether you are a current undergraduate or graduate student, a resident, a faculty member, alumni or anyone looking for information about our Division and its work, this site will, hopefully, prove useful to you.
I took up the position of Headship of the Division on September 15, 2006 and very much look forward to the next five years of working within our mission to benefit society through equal commitment to exemplary patient care, education and the discovery and advancement of knowledge.
In keeping with the pursuit of excellence in education and research in the Faculty of Medicine, the Division of Medical Education offers its expertise across undergraduate, post graduate, and faculty. Our four programmes (Communication Skills, Faculty Development, Medical Humanities, Medical Informatics, and Program in Health and Medical Education Research) are committed to improving medical education and research through their active engagement within our faculty and the wider university community, as well as nationally and internationally.
The Division, with a history of offering quality resources, is committed to working with students and faculty and invites inquiries as we move forward to new and exciting partnerships.
Blye W. Frank, PhD
Professor and Head
Awards and Recognition
Dr. Blye Frank, Professor & Head, Division of Medical Education
2005 May Cohen Gender Equity Award, 2005, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada. Outstanding effort or achievement of an individual, program, department or school in improving the gender equity environment in academic medicine in Canada.
1999 Award for Research Excellence, Mount Saint Vincent University,
1998 Distinguished Teacher Award, Association of Atlantic Universities, Halifax, NS, Canada
1997 Alumnae Award for Teaching, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Research Listings
HIMM @ Work: Building a National Research Agenda in Men’s Health (with J. Evans, Dalhousie U.), Canadian Institutes for Health Research, $5,000 (Submitted)
Snakes, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: Autism and Our Boy’s Health, Canadian Institutes for Health Research Café Scientifique (2008-2009), $3000
Homophobia and Heterosexism in Undergraduate Medical Education: An institutional ethnography of a Canadian medical school, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2006-2009), $108,000
Re-designing Tutor Preparation in Problem-Based Learning to Meet the Needs of a Diverse Medical Student Population, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2006-2007), $5000
Connecting Communities: Building strong youth partnerships through information and communication technology (ICTs), Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2006), $49,260
Factors that Influence Rural Integration and Retention of Immigrant Health Professionals, Atlantic Metropolis Centre (2005), $5000
Men, Masculinities and Health Research Network, Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Institute of Gender and Health (2005), $10,000
Development and Implementation of a Cultural Competence Program for the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Professions at Dalhousie University, Canadian Heritage, (2004-2007), $120,683
Comprehensive Evaluation of the Resident Teacher Training Program, Division of Medical Education Research and Development Fund, Dalhousie University (2004), $5000
Post-Colonial Masculinities and Schooling in the New Millennium, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2002-2005), $129,216
Gendering and Getting Gendered – Masculinity and Psychiatry, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (1997-2000), $45,000
Masculinity and Schooling, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (1994-1997), $50,000
HIMM @ Work: A national research agenda for boys’ and men’s health in Canada - submitted-under review (with J. Evans, Dalhousie U.), Nova Scotia Health Research Fund, $10,000
Men’s Health: Exploring the Intersections of Health, Illness, Men and Masculinities Across the Lifecourse (with J. Evans, Dalhousie U.), Nova Scotia Health Research Fund, (2007-present), $227,804
Advancing Knowledge Transfer (with P. Cameron, Dalhousie U), Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (2006-2007), $100,000
Background Report: Canadian men’s health (with P. Cameron, Dalhousie U), Bureau of Women’s Health and Gender Analysis, Health Canada (2006), $9951
Teaching and Learning Technology: Enhancing equity for youth at the margins of Canadian society (with D. Looker, MSVU) Initiative on the New Economy, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2003-2007), $799,000
Critical Literacies for Physicians in the 21st Century (with K. Mann, Dalhousie U.) Division of Medical Education Research and Development Fund, Dalhousie University (2004), $5000
Beyond Boys’ Education: Addressing gender and diversity in schools (with W. Martino, Murdoch U.), Murdoch University Special Research Excellence Grant, Murdoch University (2004), $14,500
Contradictions and Tensions in the Lives of Men: Exploring masculinities in the numerically female-dominated professions of nursing and elementary school teaching (with J. Evans, Dalhousie U.), Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2003-2006), $133,503
Investigation of the Tutor Training Program: Developing best practices to enhance student learning for the delivery of quality health care (with B. Holmes, Dalhousie U.), Division of Medical Education Research and Development Fund, Dalhousie University (2003-2004), $15,000
Francophone Mental Health Services in Rural Nova Scotia: Language Culture and Service Provision (with Principal Investigator D. Langille, Dalhousie U.), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2008-2009), $40,499
Seamless Care: Working towards sustainablility (with J. Mcfetridge Durdle and K. Mann, Dalhousie U.), Health Canada, $66,500
Men’s Priorities for Healthy Aging: A gender analysis (with C. Tannenbaum, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal), Canadian Institutes of Health Research, $100,000
Vulnerability and Resilience Among Sexual Minorities in Canada (with Principal Investigator D. Julien, Université du Québec à Montréal), Canadian Institutes in Health Research (2006-2010), $805,185
Homosexualités et Société: Vulnérabilité et resilience chez les minoritiés sexuelles au Québec (with Principal Investigator D. Julien, Université du Québec à Montréal), Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture (2006-2010), $456,604
Investigating Determinants of Adolescent Pregnancy: A study of factors influencing youth in a rural Nova Scotia community (with Principal Investigator D. Langille, Dalhousie U.), Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (2006-2009), $148,930
Bodies of Sameness in Places of Difference: Lesbian couples’ birthing in relationship with perinatal nurses (with Principal Investigator L. Goldberg, Dalhousie U.), Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (2005-2007), $117,671
Which Program Elements of the League of Peaceful Schools Violence Prevention Program Contribute Most to Improved School Climate? (with Principal Investigator J. LeBlanc, Dalhousie U.), Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2004-2007), $91,000
Exploring Family Physicians’ Responses to Multi-Source Feedback Assessment (with Principal Investigator J. Sargeant, Dalhousie U.), Medical Council of Canada (2004), $20,415
Issues of Quality and Continuing Professional Development/Maintenance of Competence (Co-Applicant with Principal Investigator K. Ho, University of British Columbia), Primary Health Care Transition Fund (2003-2006), $1,050,000
Physicians Perceptions of Impact and Value of Community-based Small Group Communication Skills Workshops (with Principal Investigator J. Sargeant, Dalhousie U.), Division of Medical Education Research and Development Fund, Dalhousie University (2003-2004), $12,156
Seamless Care: An interprofessional education project for innovative team based transition care (with Co-Principal Investigators K. Mann & J. McFetridge-Durdle, Dalhousie U.), Health Canada (2005-2008), $1,058,747
Mapping the Terrain: A collaborative inquiry into future directions for faculty development research (Collaborator with Principal Investigator R. Woodhouse, University of Toronto), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2002-2003), $4600