Committees
- Executive Committee
- Education Council
- Departmental Appointments Committee
- Promotions Committee
- Undergraduate Education Committee
- Postgraduate Education Committee
- Pain Medicine Postgraduate Education Committee
- Fellowship Education
- Continuing Professional Development Committee
- Research Committee
- Faculty Development Committee
- Shields Day Planning Committee
Executive CommitteeB. Orser (Chair) |
Makes operational and policy-related decisions on basis of Chair’s strategic direction including the financial, administrative and research-related issues of the Department. |
Education CouncilM. Levine (Chair) |
A forum of the directors of each educational program of the Department; coordinates educational efforts and makes recommendations about policy and resources. |
Departmental Appointments Committee (DAC)C. Loffelmann (Chair) |
Ensures consistent and appropriate appointment processes for the department; conducts performance reviews of full-time appointments in accordance with the Procedures Manual for the Policy for Clinical Faculty as revised from time to time. |
Promotions CommitteeF. Chung (Chair) |
Reviews faculty applications for promotions; provides recommendations to Chair on promotions. |
Undergraduate Education CommitteeA. Niazi (Chair) |
Promotes excellence in undergraduate education through all years of Medicine, specifically promoting excellence in teaching perioperative medicine (including preoperative evaluation skills; resuscitation; pain management; technical skills; team centered care). Develops and implements innovative teaching through simulation and web-based educational tools. |
Postgraduate Education CommitteeL. Bahrey (Chair) |
Develops and revises postgraduate academic program; evaluates residents, teachers and rotations; participates in a fair, open and transparent selection process for new residents; ensures program adherence to the Standards of Accreditation of the RCPSC; reviews residents in difficulty and makes recommendations to Program Director. |
Pain Medicine Postgraduate Education CommitteeJ. Hanlon (Chair) |
Develops and revises residency academic program; evaluates residents, teachers and rotations; participates in a fair, open and transparent selection process for new residents; ensures program adherence to the Standards of Accreditation of the RCPSC; reviews residents and makes recommendations to Program Director.
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Fellowship EducationD. Yee (Chair) |
Responsible for overall conduct of the program; reviews and revises fellowship program as needed to ensure program offers academically robust and clinically relevant training; develops fellow selection criteria; assesses the quality of clinical fellowship placements based on trainee and supervisor feedback; monitors positions offered at each clinical site to ensure acceptable trainee to staff ratio; advises ACUDA / CAS of program offerings based on past academic year. |
Continuing Professional DevelopmentP. Slinger (Chair) |
Develops, plans, implements and reviews various continuing education initiatives within the department including web-based learning. |
Research CommitteeD. Mazer (Chair) |
Defines priorities, provides advice, and implements new initiatives that promote and support current and future research activities in the department; provides protocol review service and assistance for departmental faculty applying for grants; promotes linkages to foster departmental research activities. |
Faculty Development CommitteeV. Chan (Chair) |
An operations-focused group, the Faculty Development Committee mandate is to advise, plan and implement various program-related initiatives (e.g. Annual Faculty Development Day, New Faculty Experience Program, databases on educational and funding opportunities, needs assessments, etc.) |
Shields Day Planning CommitteeS. Riazi (Chair) |
Organizes the scientific program including theme, speakers, and overall program. Implements program and logistical details. |