Acknowledgements/Contributors
Many people contributed to the development of this report, both directly and indirectly.
Thank you to the ‘Planning to Plan’ Working Group, who recommended a planning framework, including process and engagement principles. The ‘Planning to Plan’ Working Group membership included Paul Tonin (lead), Caroline Abrahams, Alison Freeland, Christopher Jones, Wendy Leslie, Maureen Morris, Paula Rowland, Suzan Schneeweiss.
Thank you to the Medical Education Executive Committee for overseeing development of the strategic plan. The Medical Education Executive Committee membership included Patricia Houston (Chair), Caroline Abrahams, Trevor Cuddy, Heather Flett, Alison Freeland, Meredith Giuliani, Gurpreet Grewal, Gina John, Nicola Jones, Mahan Kulasegaram, Marcus Law, Maureen Morris, Tony Pignatiello, Suzan Schneeweiss, Paul Tonin.
Thank you to the following leads, who were instrumental in articulating the strategic initiatives and corresponding actions included in this document and who will continue to be instrumental in moving them forward:
- Integrate a social justice, anti-oppression and advocacy lens across the curriculum
- Ritika Goel, MD-PGME Social Justice, Anti-Oppression and Advocacy Theme Lead
- Provide integrated or harmonized faculty development resources focused on themes and topic relevant across the continuum
- Jana Lazor, Director, Faculty Development, MD Program; Latika Nirula, Director, Centre for Faculty Development
- Enable, support, implement and evaluate health professions education scholarship and evidence-informed innovations to have a tangible impact at Temerty Medicine and beyond
- Kulamakan (Mahan) Kulasegaram, Temerty Chair in Learner Assessment & Program Evaluation
- Develop and refine integrated resources and programming to promote and support learner wellbeing across the continuum
- Heather Flett, Temerty Profession in Learner Wellness; Tony Pignatiello, Associate Dean, Learner Affairs
- Develop and implement a harmonized approach to preventing and addressing learner mistreatment across the continuum and at all clinical sites
- Reena Pattani, Director, Learner Experience; Meeta Patel Assistant Director, Learner Experience; Tony Pignatiello, Associate Dean, Learner Affairs
- Develop and support equity-informed and supportive approaches to learner professional identity formation
- Nadia Incardona, Faculty Lead, Ethics & Professionalism
- Enable and support staff-informed identification of talent development and engagement needs, opportunities and implementation strategies that build upon existing University and Temerty Medicine programming
- Staff Talent Development Working Group: Trevor Cuddy (co-Chair), Laura Leigh Murgaski (co-Chair), Christopher Chipman, Aaron Forward, Bochra Kurabi, Hana Lee, Barbra MacDonald, Morag Paton, Charlene Sturge
- Harness and enhance technology for increased effectiveness, including integrated and improved data management
- Caroline Abrahams, Director, Policy, Analysis & Systems, Postgraduate Medical Education; David Rojas, Director, Program Evaluation, MD Program; Jack Zhang, Senior Project Manager, Office of the Vice Dean, Medical Education
- Enable and support a harmonized approach to program evaluation, including accreditation
- Caroline Abrahams, Director, Policy, Analysis & Systems, Postgraduate Medical Education; David Rojas, Director, Program Evaluation, MD Program
Thank you to all the administrative staff, learners, faculty, and Temerty Medicine and hospital-based education leaders who provided feedback and input as part of our engagement process.
Thank you to Diego Altamira Olvera from the Temerty Medicine Office of Continuing Professional Development for designing the icons included in this strategic plan, to Roberta Brown and Ishita Luther from central communications for their technical support, and to Lynsey Mellon, Communications Officer, Office of the Vice Dean, Medical Education for managing the production of these strategic plan webpages.
Thank you to Sarah Yaffe and Kayte McKnight from MASS LBP, who were instrumental in the development of this strategic plan and without whom we would not have heard the many voices that populate the medical education community.
Finally, a very special thanks to Paul Tonin, Senior Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the Vice Dean, Medical Education for his collaborative leadership in the conception, development and writing of this plan.