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Chair's Message
In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, the Faculty of Medicine invited university members to attend an Indigenous Garden Unveiling Ceremony at Roger Guindon. The ceremony was led by Alex Petiquan, a PGY3 Resident in Public Health and Preventative Medicine, and one of two Elders, Annie Smith St-Georges, to whom the garden is dedicated. The other Elder is Robert St-Georges. Please follow this link to listen to an interview with Annie where she speaks about the significance of this garden to the medical community: Indigenous Garden takes root at uOttawaMed.
| | On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, we celebrated Franco-Ontarian Day, a special day that marks the rich and unique history of the province’s Franco-Ontarian community. In honor of this occasion, the Department of Family Medicine reaffirms its commitment to support and advocate for our Francophone communities as part of our social accountability mandate by fostering an inclusive environment that respects and values their linguistic and cultural diversity. We are dedicated to ensuring equitable access to healthcare services for all Francophone patients and supporting our Francophone staff and learners through tailored resources and learning opportunities. | |
The Annual Departmental Assembly is on Thursday, October 24, 2024. A combined Essential Teaching Skills 2 and 3 are being offered in the morning. The Departmental Assembly will follow after lunch and include a financial and departmental update, and engaging sessions from our faculty members. View the complete agenda here.
If you have not yet had the opportunity to register, please follow this link. We look forward to seeing you there! For more details and information, please contact Rebecca Celestin at rcelesti@uottawa.ca.
Our Departmental Annual Retreat will be held at the Fairmont Montebello from Friday, April 25, to Sunday, April 27, 2025. This will be an opportunity to come together, reflect on our discipline, and engage our members and broader communities. Calls for presentations and posters will be coming soon.
Our department is recruiting an Assistant Program Director to support the Postgraduate Program Director in the quality delivery of the Postgraduate Program for our department. This position will require a ½ day per week commitment for a three-year renewable term. Please view the complete job description for more information. Interested candidates are invited to send their résumé to Kim Rozon, Education Manager, at dfmpgmanager@uottawa.ca.
For those interested in submitting applications for the Family Medicine Scholarship Fund, the deadline for our next round of funding is Friday, November 1, 2024. Please visit our Family Medicine Scholarship Fund webpage to review the Terms of Reference. Applicants must be at the rank of Assistant Professor to apply or in the process of seeking reclassification to progress in rank. We look forward to supporting your ongoing contributions to our department.
Join this month’s October 24, 2024, Family Medicine Grand Rounds (FMGR) session from 8:00-9:00 a.m. Read the October FMGR flyer for details and speaker information.
I look forward to seeing you soon at our upcoming Departmental Assembly.
| | Celebrating our 2024 Faculty Member Awards of Excellence Winners | | |
We are proud to announce the Department of Family Medicine faculty members who are the 2024 Faculty of Medicine Awards of Excellence winners.
We congratulate the following faculty on this achievement:
| | Social Accountability Award: Dr. Claire Kendall | | International Impact Award: Dr. David Ponka | | Award for Leadership in Wellness: Dr. Erika Tanner | | Dr. Carol Geller – Appointment to Director, Foundational Sciences of the UGME Program | | |
Dr. Carol Geller, Assistant Professor, has been appointed as the Director, Foundational Sciences of the Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) Program. Throughout her career, Dr. Geller has focused on serving inner-city populations, including newcomers and those facing mental health and addiction issues. With a strong interest in supporting struggling learners, she chairs the Canadian National PGME Remediation Leads Collaboration. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Geller on her new appointment. To read the full announcement, click here.
| | | Dr. Andrew Pipe – Promoted to Professor Emeritus | | |
We are proud to announce that at the recommendation of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the Board of Governors, University of Ottawa, Dr. Andrew Pipe, Full Professor, has been promoted to Professor Emeritus in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to medicine and research and his lifelong dedication to advancing patient care.
Dr. Pipe joined the Department of Family Medicine in 1987 and progressed to the rank of Full Professor in 2006. His groundbreaking work, particularly in smoking cessation through the "Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation," has transformed healthcare practices nationwide. As a respected leader, Dr. Pipe has also expanded cardiac rehabilitation programs and developed the "Heart Wise Exercise" model, improving access to care across Canada. His advocacy for tobacco control has had a profound national and international impact. Dr. Pipe is also an acknowledged international expert on drug use in sports, and he continues to be recognized as an international authority on issues relating to drug use and doping in sports. We are grateful for his leadership and influence, which will continue to inspire future generations.
| Dr. Kheira Jolin Dahel - 2024 Artificial Intelligence Seed Funding Program Project Recipient | | |
The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine community awarded a total of $50,000 to five outstanding proposals for its 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Funding Program, with each proposal awarded $10,000.
Congratulations to Dr. Kheira Jolin-Dahel, Assistant Professor, whose proposal was among the winners: Comparison of AI Generated and Human Generated Feedback Reports of Family Medicine Resident Research Project Proposals at the Question and Timeline (QT), Short Report (SR), Progress Report (PR) and Final Report (FR) Stages – An Assessment and Evaluation Project. Click here to read more.
| | | Dr. Kendall Noel – New Role and Article Publication | |
We are proud to announce that Dr. Kendall Noel, Assistant Professor and Director of Evaluations in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa in Ontario, has been recognized for his important work in program evaluation by becoming the incoming Chair of the CFPC’s Board of Examinations and Certification. Congratulations on your new role.
Dr. Noel also recently authored an article titled Perennial post-examination surprises | The College of Family Physicians of Canada (cfp.ca). The article explores the “post-examination surprise”—certification examination failures of competent family medicine residents and experienced practicing physicians. While it is commonly believed that these failures reflect a practicing physician’s busy life (i.e., distracted study time) or the anticipated decline of a clinician’s knowledge due to aging, a review of the literature suggests another explanation. Click here to read the full article.
| | Academic Promotion Call-Out for the 2025 Cycle | | |
Faculty members interested in applying for academic promotion to the rank of Associate and Full Professor in the upcoming 2025-2026 cycle are asked to submit their letter of intent and updated CV to the attention of our Departmental Teaching Personnel Committee by Monday, December 2, 2024. Please submit to fadfm@uottawa.ca.
→ Tip: Bookmark the Faculty of Medicine Academic Promotion webpage to review the academic promotion guidelines and application process.
If you have questions or would like guidance in updating your CV, please contact our Director of Faculty Affairs, Dr. Bill Hogg, at whogg@uottawa.ca.
For those interested in pursuing academic promotion, we strongly encourage you to participate in upcoming workshops organized by the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD) office, noted below:
Is Promotion Possible for Me?
November 7, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., this workshop offers support for faculty at the Lecturer and Assistant Professor levels who are unsure if they should be considering promotion. View the registration information on the CPD webpage.
Moving Forward with Promotion
November 21, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., this workshop offers support for faculty at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels who are getting ready to submit their letter of intent and CV to the Departmental Teaching Personnel Committee for their consideration. View the registration information on the CPD webpage.
| | Research Funding Opportunities | | This is a reminder for those interested in research funding opportunities to keep visiting the Faculty of Medicine’s Medical Education Programs webpage for important updates and upcoming application deadlines. Our faculty are eligible for the Healthcare Education Scholars Program (HESP) and the Foundational Elements of Applied Simulation Theory (FEAST) Course. Applications for both are now open for 2024-2025. For questions, contact Doug Archibald, Director of Research and Innovation, at darchibald@bruyere.org. | | On Friday, September 20, 2024, over 100 Family Medicine PGY-1s and PGY-2s met for the Annual Resident Retreat hosted this year at Camp Otterdale. The day included team-building exercises and activities such as kayaking, volleyball, and yoga, which was a great bonding opportunity for our residents. Daniel Czikk, Program Chief, would like to thank all who participated and those who facilitated the Retreat. | | |
Destination: Family Medicine! - November High School Outreach
On Friday, November 22, 2024, from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., more than 250 high school students will gather to receive bags and working stethoscopes to participate in hands-on experiential learning in one of Canada’s largest Simulation centers. More than 70 family physicians, residents and medical students have volunteered to share their skills and mentor students throughout the day. This program provides grade 9-12 students with exposure to the discipline of Family Medicine and primary care through 20 unique learning opportunities.
This day-long program is the collaborative effort of five teams, including the Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD), the Department of Family Medicine, the uOttawa Skills and Simulation Centre, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education, and Affaires Francophones.
Additional volunteer mentors and “tour guides” for the day are welcome. Access the CPD website to register. Direct questions to Dr. Eric Wooltorton, Associate Professor, Interim Vice-Dean, CPD, at eric.wooltorton@uottawa.ca or Kaitlin Moberg, Lead Coordinator, at kaitlin.moberg@uottawa.ca.
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Vertical Mentorship Program
The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine is looking for physician volunteers interested in becoming mentors for the Vertical Mentorship Program (upcoming year 2024-2025). As a vertical mentor, you will serve as a role model for medical students throughout their programs of study. For more information, click here or contact vmcoord@uoKawa.ca.
TUTOR-PHC Program
Applications for the TUTOR-PHC program are being accepted from graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, mid-career clinicians, and decision-makers in primary care. TUTOR-PHC or Transdisciplinary Understandings and Training on Research – Primary Health Care, is a one-year, pan-Canadian interdisciplinary research capacity building program that has been training primary health care researchers and decision-makers from family medicine, nursing, psychology, epidemiology, social work, occupational therapy, education, policy and many other disciplines since 2003. Application Deadline: Friday, December 13, 2024. For more information please click here, or contact the Project Coordinator, Priya Garg: tutor@uwo.ca
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