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• Dr. Sherry Hu, Division of Neurology, effective November 1, 2022

• Dr. Matthew Miles, Division of Digestive Care & Endoscopy, November 1, 2022

• Dr. Scott Lee, Division of General Internal Medicine – short locum from November 11-17, 2022.

• Dr. Daniel van Zanten, DGH Internal Medicine, effective November 30, 2022

• Dr. Lilia Panamsky, DGH Internal Medicine, effective December 1, 2022

• Dr. Kate Green, DGH Internal Medicine, effective January 2, 2023

• Dr. Nicolas Berbenetz, Division of Cardiology – changed from locum to 1.0 FTE effective January 3, 2023

• Dr. Roxana Astani, Division of Medical Oncology – locum from January 4 – April 30, 2023

• Dr. Wasan Wahab, Division of Neurology – locum from January 23 – May 26, 2023

• Amanda Collins, Education Program Assistant, Division of Medical Oncology

• Ashley Doucette, Team Lead, Division of Neurology

• Katelyn McLeod, Administrative Assistant, Division of Hematology

• Brian Quick, Administrative Assistant, Division of Cardiology

• Nina Nedic, DoM Undergraduate Medical Education Coordinator, has moved to the Department of Family Medicine.

• Jocelyn Jaques, Administrative Assistant, Division of Geriatric Medicine

• Kaitlyn Henderson, Administrative Assistant, Division of Geriatric Medicine, has moved back to Calgary.

• Jenny Pierce, Team Lead, Division of Neurology, has moved to another position outside of Nova Scotia Health.

• Dr. Duane Sheppard leaves Dartmouth General Hospital on December 31, 2022.

• Dr. Costa Apostolides leaves the Division of Geriatric Medicine on December 31, 2022.

Please contact Heather Fraser, Physician Resource Office, at Heather.Fraser@nshealth.ca if you have any questions.

Application deadline: December 31, 2022

Call for Interest

The Department of Medicine has the responsibility to complete divisional surveys and searches. These provide an opportunity to review the operations and performance of a Division’s clinical care, education, and research mandates, and may evolve into a divisional search if a leadership role vacancy is identified. Committee work will include reviewing documentation about the division, conducting interviews and informing reports / recommendations.

Faculty members are requested to volunteer to participate in one the upcoming survey/search committees. To be considered, please complete the short online form: http://surveys.novascotia.ca/DoMSurveyCommittees

Please contact Heather.Fraser@nshealth.ca if you have any questions.

To help further the work of the strategic plan, we are focusing on strengthening our toolkit to improve culture and conflict in our workplace. Content submitted by Diane LeBlanc, Basia Solarz and Brennan Dempsey.

Sometimes when we offer feedback, there is a mismatch between our intentions and the impact our words have.

In most cases, people communicate with good intent - they seek to help us grow, to understand new information, and to build relationships and teams. However, good intentions do not ensure a positive impact, nor do they protect the communicator from consequences if an impact is especially negative.

It can be helpful to offer feedback with this dynamic in mind. Clearly stating one's intent at the outset of a conversation can be a helpful way of setting limits and expectations. And when we are negatively impacted by someone, we can share that as well. A statement such as "I'm sure you were trying to stick to our agenda, but when you cut me off during that meeting, I felt like you didn't care about my input regarding this problem."

While sharing impact can be difficult, it can - and should - lead to reasonable requests for behaviour change to preclude the negative impacts. This is also true in terms of diversity and inclusion. For example, even when a person's intentions are good, microaggressions have a negative impact. Sharing these negative impacts should lead to improved communication as people align their intentions with the impact their words have on others.

A Focus on EDI and Clinical Pearls at Medicine Matters 2022

by Dr. Trudy Taylor, Chair, Continuing Professional Development Committee

Department of Medicine members gathered on November 4 for our Annual Medicine Matters event at the Atlantica Hotel Halifax. As our first foray back into the world of in-person events, the day was a resounding success. While maintaining COVID precautions, attendees could enjoy learning and socializing with their colleagues.

The day started with a plenary talk from Ann Divine, Founder and CEO of Ashanti Leadership, who discussed a strategy for creating change within organizations through an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) lens. Attendees spent the remainder of the morning rotating through small group break-out sessions. In one session, attendees learned about harm reduction approaches to reduce barriers to care, facilitated by Dr. Tommy Brothers, GIM and CIP resident, and Landon “Morty” Morton, an Outreach Support Worker at Mainline Needle Exchange. In the second session, members learned about microaggressions and allyship and then had the opportunity to practice communication skills in role-playing scenarios where microaggressions occurred, facilitated by Drs. Hayam Hamodat, core internal medicine resident, and Yasmeen Mansoor, pediatric nephrology fellow/former core pediatric resident at Dalhousie. Finally, the third session afforded extended time to discuss organizational change through the EDI lens with our plenary speaker.

To start the afternoon, Drs. Nick Forward and Sam Searle debated Dr. Allen Tran and special guest Dr. Hailey Hobbs, a former core internal medicine trainee at Dalhousie and current Critical Care physician at Queen’s University, who joined us virtually. Unintentionally, this pitted four former core internal medicine trainees from the same graduating class and made for a lot of fun. The resolution was “Be it resolved that all administrative and academic meetings should be held virtually moving forward.” Although it was almost too close to call, a high-tech clap-o-meter smartphone application helped us declare our debate winners. Congratulations to Drs. Forward and Searle, who successfully argued the negative side of the debate.

A trio of small group break-out sessions rounded out the afternoon with a high-yield clinical focus. First, Dr. Jeff Ratushny, a community colleague in Bridgewater and former core internal medicine resident at Dalhousie, taught attendees about a high-yield approach to shortness of breath with his usual enthusiasm. Next, Dr. Alison Dixon discussed very useful clinical pearls in her session on a high-yield approach to shortness of breath. Finally, Dr. Chinmoy Chowdhury led a highly interactive and fun session on a high-yield approach to abdominal pain with some fantastic educational cases.

Thank you to all our speakers, attendees, and organizers for a highly educational day!

DoM Teach the Teachers – Registration Open

February 21, 2023 – Online

Dr. Ian Epstein – Reflections on a Decade of Leadership in Postgraduate Medical Education

As Dr. Ian Epstein, division of Digestive Care & Endoscopy, wraps-up his two-terms as Internal Medicine Residency Program Director on December 31, he reflects upon his journey and offers insights and advice to residents and administrators.

On December 1, Dr. Epstein started a new chapter of his career as Assistant Dean of Professional Affairs for Dalhousie Medicine in Nova Scotia in the new Office of Professional Affairs.

Dr. Epstein will continue with his current role as Co-division head of the Division of Digestive Care & Endoscopy. On behalf of the Department of Medicine, thank you for all you have done to advance resident education over the last decade. We wish you continued success!

Dr. Ian Epstein

Photo courtesy Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University

Isha Seth: When did you start your role as Internal Medicine Residency Program Director?

Ian Epstein: I was appointed the incoming Program Director in October 2012. From October 2012 through February 2013 I shadowed Dr. Darrell White who was the Program Director at that time. My term officially began on March 1, 2013. Dr. Lori Connors has been appointed the incoming Program Director. Her term officially begins on January 1, 2023. Dr. Connors has been working with me since November and I will continue working with her through her transition period.

IS: How many residents have you seen graduate through the program?

IE: Over a period of 10 years, with an average of 20 residents graduating core internal medicine each year, I’ve seen approximately 200 Internal Medicine Residents go through our program!

IS: Looking back over your last ten years, what advice would you give to current residents and program directors? 

IE: Just enjoy the ride. Don't try to prejudge it too much. Don't try to control it too much. The volume of work that you have to do in a Residency program; whether you're a resident, a faculty, a program director or a program administrator, is so immense, and the surprises and challenges and variables are constantly changing and shifting. The best approach is to try to stay organized, but also not to try and control everything. Try not to have rigid expectations when it comes to patient outcomes, patient diagnoses, the hours of work, the nature of the work, the intensity of the work. As a program director also try not to have rigid expectations about the curriculum. Try to make micro adjustments as you go and move towards getting better. 

It's a tough 3 years doing core IM residency, and then 2 to 3 more years more for sub-specialty. It can be exhausting, but when you look back on it, you have learned so much and you've established the template for the kind of doctor you're going to be for the rest of your career. When you're in the middle of it, you sometimes lose that perspective.

IS: What advice to you have for Dr. Lori Connors who will be officially starting her role on January 1?

IE: I think the key to my success, or at least my longevity, in the role was 2 things:

• Remember to put people first. This means putting the residents first, but also the patients they are looking after; as well as their coworkers, the teams, and everybody involved in the program. Be constantly and deliberately people centered. Start every conversation, and make every decision from that place, always starting with your residents.
• Trust your team. I lean heavily on the whole team, especially Katie [Barkhouse], Amanda MacKay, Emike Ibeagboade, Alicia Mason, Dr. Alexa Smith in Saint John, Dr. Aaron LeBlanc and heavily on the postgrad office at Dalhousie. Dr. Andrew Warren during his 10 years as Postgraduate Dean was an immense help. It’s about empowering and trusting people you work with because you can’t direct a program with 200 over graduates over 10 years spread across 3 provinces all by yourself. That’s impossible! Thank you to the team. Katie [Barkhouse] was there for the whole 10 years. She deserves a lot of credit. The team is making a difference: including past team members too including you [Isha], Sophie [Montreuil], Meegan [Dowe], Magnus [McLeod] and Eric [Grant]. 

IS: Tell me more about your new role that you will start on December 1 – Assistant Dean of Professional Affairs (DMNS).

IE: The role is Assistant Dean for Dalhousie Medicine Nova Scotia. Dr. Samantha Gray, who is also in our department, is the Assistant Dean for Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick. The two of us will work together to try to build that office from scratch. There is an acknowledgement and understanding that the working environment for doctors, medical residents and medical students/clerks is challenging. No field is immune to its pressures and biases. Medicine is not different in that way. We are reckoning now in our profession with record levels of burnout and concerning trends where people regret having gone into medicine and difficulties associated with that. With poor physician wellness, along with high rates reported of harassment, sexism, and racism it is a challenging workplace. Dalhousie launched a working group about two years ago to look at the learning environment. Andrew Warren and Carolyn Thomson led this work. One of the recommendations from the working group was to have a new office in the medical school to focus on professionalism in the learning environment. We need to move towards a future where we are able to get along, and have a positive, healthy, professional experience at work. Manitoba has an office of professional affairs. A few other medical schools have something similar or are coming on-board. Dal has decided to fund and launch a new Office of Professional Affairs and Sam and I have been tasked with building that up. It’s exciting because it is a logical extension after my 10 years as program director. I pride myself in putting people first and treating people well and caring about their experiences. It’s about the students, the residents, the faculty, and all of our co-workers. It may seem an ominous task to take on something so massive, but I don’t think we need to solve every problem in the first few weeks. It’s a long-term task to create policies and processes that will be new and that can tackle this in different ways than we’ve tried before. The office plans to work with people in the hospital setting, not just the university. We will be providing education for people so they can have their own tools. We will be a resource for people and a place for people to come. It is not about policing or revisiting older ways of doing things. We plan to work closely with the Faculty Development Office.

It's very front of mind for me as a program director. For 10 years, I lived in a bubble as a program director. I sometimes assume every doctor I work with, and every nurse I work with, thinks about the experience of the learners all the time like I do. A lot of people have no idea the kinds of micro and macro aggressions people are facing day to day, nor what kind of a toll that takes on people when they go home at the end of the day, nor how it contributes to some of the problems we have with burnout in our profession. I always say, the work is hard enough. You don't need to make it harder.

IS: What other thoughts would you like to share about your 10-year tenure as program director?  

IE: It is bittersweet. Many people would not be surprised to hear me say that since graduating from medical school, I have spent 13 of those 18 years involved in this program in one way or another. It is hard to walk away. Ten years feels right; there’s an accomplishment in that. There are challenges coming ahead and new leadership and a new direction is always good.  

The bittersweet part comes because it's been such a huge part of my life. I'm proud of what we've accomplished. I'm proud of having done a full decade. I'm very touched by the outpouring of kind words I've received from residents in the last few months. But the sweet part is the realization that it's not necessary to fix everything and make it perfect in leadership roles. It's embracing the concept of the continuous quality improvement cycle. You need someone who's new and energetic every 5 to 10 years to refresh that and take that on. I've gone through a lot of problems over the 10 years, and I feel like we've successfully tackled them. The pandemic, the launch of Competence by Design, the move of the Royal College Exam from subspecialty to core medicine, adopting new accreditation standards, and grappling with fall out of duty hour changes from when it went from noon post-call to an 8 a.m. post-call day. That was all in my tenure. Any one of those would be a generational shift, and I've had to do them all within 10 years. 

I am excited to take the energy into a new office. I am looking forward to extending some of the work that I've enjoyed most as PD, which has been trying to help our residents and faculty work through tense situations. There will be outreach components to my new job as well. I am proud of the outreach we have done, with increased distribution of the program into communities across P.E.I., New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The Saint John distributed campus launched in 2007 during Darrell White’s tenure. During my tenure we launched a NS Regional Stream where residents spend up to half a year in Cape Breton. This coming July 1 we are launching a regional stream for New Brunswick where Residents will spend up to half the year in Moncton. The groundwork for this all came during my 10 years. I am very proud of that. We’ve put a lot of effort into building that program and have added other sites like Summerside, Miramichi, Truro, Bridgewater, and Yarmouth. We had Amanda [MacKay] join the team as our regional education coordinator, which was a brand new role in 2020. My new role will also allow me to do more outreach into other departments. I haven't gotten to know surgeons and psychiatrists and anesthetists as much, outside of niches where we collaborate in Halifax or Saint John. Where my new role is a Faculty of Medicine appointment, and although Samantha Gray and I are both members of the Department of Medicine, our work will be across the entire faculty, and we are excited for the work ahead.

Dr. Alexa Smith steps down as

Saint John Site Director

We wish Dr. Alexa Smith all the best as she steps down from her role after a 4 year term as Saint John Site Director for the Core Internal Medicine (IM) Residency Training Program. Alexa has been a strong leader for the SJ site, guiding the program through incorporation of Competence by Design (CBD), Internal Review and the pandemic.

Dr. Aaron LeBlanc becomes

Saint John Site Director

Our Associate Program Director Dr. Aaron LeBlanc will be taking the Site Director reins from Dr. Smith on January 1, 2023. Aaron is an IM graduate and past chief resident of the Saint John program. We are excited to welcome him into his new role. Dr. LeBlanc will keep his Competence Committee Chair role along with his Associate PD role for the interim. The call for Associate PD Halifax is out – if you have any questions, please contact the core education office team.

Appointments of Drs. Ian Epstein and Samantha Gray, Assistant Deans of Professional Affairs

~ A message from Dr. David Anderson, Dean of Medicine, Dalhousie University and Dr. Jennifer Hall, Associate Dean, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick~ 

On behalf of the Faculty of Medicine, I am pleased to announce the establishment of the Office of Professional Affairs (OPA), and the appointments of Dr. Ian Epstein, Assistant Dean of Professional Affairs (DMNS), effective December 1, 2022, and Dr. Samantha Gray, Assistant Dean of Professional Affairs (DMNB), effective November 1, 2022.

Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean, Faculty of Medicine, the Assistant Deans will work collaboratively to provide academic and administrative leadership to support the creation and maintenance of healthy learning environments within the Faculty of Medicine by addressing learner mistreatment and promoting professionalism. They will oversee outreach and education activities, working to promote the OPA’s services, and serving as a resource on healthy learning environment and professionalism.

The Assistant Deans will co-chair the OPA Advisory Committee, whose mandate is to support of the Faculty of Medicine’s commitment to the promotion of a healthy learning environment and professionalism among faculty, staff, and learners. The committee will make recommendations and provide key information and materials to the OPA. The Assistant Deans will also update and maintain Faculty of Medicine policies and procedures on learner mistreatment. 

Dr. Ian Epstein is an assistant professor in the Division of Digestive Care & Endoscopy in the Department of Medicine here at Dalhousie. Originally from Toronto, Dr. Epstein graduated from Dalhousie Medical School, then completed Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology training at Dalhousie in 2007 and 2009, respectively. He has been a faculty member in the Division of Digestive Care & Endoscopy since 2009, the same year he started his clinical practice. His clinical interests include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and functional bowel disorders. He is a dedicated teacher and is currently finishing his second term as Program Director for Dalhousie’s Internal Medicine Residency training program. He is also co-division lead for the Division of Digestive Care & Endoscopy, and Vice-Chair of the Internal Medicine Specialty Committee at the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Epstein has been recognized for his exceptional work and is a recent recipient of the Young Alumnus of the Year Award from the Dalhousie Medical Alumni Association, the Stephen Couban Outstanding Faculty Residents Choice Award from the Department of Medicine, and Outstanding Physician of the Year Award from Crohn’s & Colitis Canada. 

Dr. Samantha Gray is an associate professor in the Division of Medical Oncology in the Department of Medicine at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick. She graduated from Dalhousie Medical School and went on to complete her Internal Medicine residency in 2010, and her Medical Oncology subspecialty training in 2012, both at Dalhousie. She has been a faculty member in the Division of Medical Oncology since 2012, and a resident advisor in the Internal Medicine Residency Program since 2015. She completed her Master of Education in Adult Education in 2017 and has been actively involved in teaching at both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels at Dalhousie. She has been actively involved in the transition to Competence by Design for Internal Medicine Postgraduate Training program in Saint John and has been an Academic Advisor since 2019. Since 2020 she has been the Site Director for Medical Education in the Saint John Area for Horizon Health Network in New Brunswick. She is the recipient of the Excellence in Medical Education award from the Department of Medicine, and most recent recipient of the 2022 Academic Advisor of the Year with the Department of Medicine. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Epstein and Dr. Gray to their new roles.

Fond Farewell - Nina Nedic

A fond farewell to our friend Nina Nedic (Undergraduate Education Coordinator) who isn’t moving too far from medical education but has left the Department of Medicine December 2, 2022 to pursue a site program administrator role for the Department of Family Medicine. We wish her all the best in this exciting opportunity.

Medicine Subspecialty Match

Congratulations to Internal Medicine and Subspecialty Residents on the Medicine Subspecialty Match.

Results were announced early in November. We wish each of you continued success in your respective specialties.

Research Evening held on December 1, 2022

Research Evening 2022, held at the Atlantica Hotel, had a good turn out to introduce our newest department researchers. Presenters included:

Dr. Mary Ellen Macdonald, J & W Murphy Foundation Endowed Chair in Palliative Care

• Public Health Palliative Care: researching death, dying and grief

Dr. Shane Journeay, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

• Occupational Medicine & PM&R Research: bridging work

Dr. Julie Zhu, Division of Digestive Care and Endoscopy

• Research in Hepatology: finding opportunities

Research Excellence Awards were awarded to:

• Dr. Jennifer Jones, Associate Professor, Division of Digestive Care and Endoscopy
• Dr. Stephanie Snow, Associate Professor, Division of Medical Oncology
• Dr. Amy Trottier, Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology

Dr. Shelly McNeil won Mimi’s cooking basket from Bird’s Nest Cafe on Barrington Street. Stay tuned for more research excellence awards at Research Week April 18-21, 2023.

Dr. Melissa Andrew, DoM Research Director (left), with Dr. Amy Trottier, recipient of the DoM Research Excellence Award (Assistant Professor).

Award recipients not pictured:

Dr. Jennifer Jones

Dr. Stephanie Snow

Photo credit: Isha Seth

Dr. Christine Short, Department Head, (second from left) with Research Evening presenters Dr. Mary Ellen Macdonald, Dr. Julie Zhu, and Dr. Shane Journeay.



Photo credit: Isha Seth

Deadline for DoM Research Awards Extended to January 23, 2023

Please see attached guidelines and nomination information for the Department of Medicine Research Awards:

DoM Cross-Appointed Faculty Research Excellence Award (PDF)

(one award may be presented)

DoM Research Staff Excellence Award (PDF)

(up to two awards may be presented)

The deadline for nominations for these awards is noon on Monday, January 23, 2023.

Please submit nominations to DoMResearch@nshealth.ca . 

Note: Nominations are now closed for the DoM Faculty (primary appointment) Research Excellence Awards.

Call for Abstracts - Research Week 2023

Open to all DoM Faculty, Residents, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Research Fellows, and Research Staff.

DoM Research Week will take place the week of April 18-21, 2023. It is anticipated the event will include in-person and virtual components.

The DoM Research Committee invites you to submit an abstract for consideration for DoM Research Week 2023. Please share with your trainees and research groups as needed.

Late submissions will not be accepted. As noted on the form, please keep the body of the abstract no more than 20 lines of text (Times New Roman, size 10, within the form margins), as this is the maximum amount that will be displayed in the abstract booklet.

DoM Research Staff Excellence Award (.DOCX)

Please complete the attached abstract submission form and return it to DoMResearch@nshealth.ca by

Monday, February 6, 2023.

Dr. David Haase (retired DoM member) is the recipient of the 2022 Dr. John Savage Memorial Award for Faculty Leadership in Global Health

The Dr. John Savage Memorial Award for faculty leadership in global health was started in 2003 in memory of Dr. John Savage, a friend and colleague of the Dalhousie Medical School and ambassador of the need to promote healthy communities worldwide. Dr. Savage served as a physician, Premier of Nova Scotia, and Mayor of Dartmouth. He had a long-standing commitment to global health, particularly in West Africa with the Nova Scotia Gambia Association. This award is given to a faculty member who exhibits outstanding leadership and humanitarian contributions to global health.

Dr. David Haase is the Co-Chair of PLANS and a retired physician and faculty member, with a commitment to equitable health care and increasing diversity of health professionals. Dr. Haase has been a mentor to many students and faculty members in the Faculty of Medicine, is one of the original members of the Health Association of African Canadians, and has played a crucial role in supporting the African Nova Scotian community through the COVID-19 pandemic. As a physician, mentor, and educator, Dr. Haase has had a significant positive impact on the African Nova Scotian community, Dalhousie University, and the province of Nova Scotia as a whole, making him the perfect recipient for the Dr. John Savage Memorial Award.

Faculty of Medicine Awards for Excellence in Medical Research

Six faculty members have recently been recognized by the Faculty of Medicine for their incredible contributions to the research community. Congratulations to the 2022 recipients including:

Department of Medicine:

Dr. Amanda Vinson, Division of Nephrology, recipient of the Faculty of Medicine Award for Excellence in Patient-Oriented Research

Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, Division of Geriatric Medicine, recipient of the Faculty of Medicine Award for Career Excellence in Research Mentorship

Olga Theou, PhD, receives Dalhousie University President’s Research Excellence Award

Congratulations to Dr. Olga Theou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Faculty of Graduate Studies, for receiving the Emerging Investigator Award – one of the President’s Research Excellence Awards. Dr. Theou’s accomplishments were celebrated at Dal’s 2022 Legacy Awards that took place at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on November 7, 2022.

See the recipients of this year’s Legacy Award: https://www.dal.ca/news/2022/11/10/dalhousie-legacy-awards-2022.html

Dr. Stephanie Snow and Dr. Matt MacGillivary receive 2022 DMAA Awards

The Dalhousie Medical Alumni Association Honoured Recipients of 2022 Alumni Recognition Awards on November 25, 2022. Dr. Stephanie Snow (MD ’05), staff medical oncologist at the QEII and associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine, received the 2022 Young Alum of the Year Award. Dr. Matt MacGillivary (MD ’18), Clinical Dermatology and Cutaneous Science Resident, received the Resident Leadership Award, Royal College Specialties and Subspecialties.

https://www.dal.ca/news/2022/11/18/dal-medicine-s-alum-of-the-year-improves-the-lives-of-transplant.html

Dr. Michael MacGillivary receives RDoC Outstanding Volunteer of Year Award

Four RDoC volunteers were announced as RDoC Outstanding Volunteers of the Year at the June 11, 2022 meeting of the Board of Directors. Through their efforts, each of these exemplary individuals has played a key role in advancing RDoC’s work on behalf of our members.

Mike is originally from North Sydney, Nova Scotia and has a BSc (Hons) Biology and an MSc Biology from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. He worked for 3 years as a marine biologist before entering into medical school at Dalhousie University, Halifax campus. He is now at Dalhousie completing a Dermatology residency (PGY4).

Mike has served as a member of the RDoC Board since 2019. During this time he has served as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Succession Planning Task Force, the Executive Director Search Committee, and the Awards Committee. He has also represented RDoC as a member of the Canadian Medical Association’s Virtual Care Task Force and the Royal College Assessment Committee. 

Mike says “the major highlight for me was meeting and collaborating with residents from across the country to tackle a myriad of issues related to resident education and wellness. It has been a true privilege to work with such a diverse and talented group of people over the last three years.”

To future volunteers, Mike says, “I would offer the following two pieces of advice: 1. Have an incredibly open mind and be willing to listen, learn and engage. I have learned so much about leadership, governance, finances, and the power of collaboration. 2. Buy into the RDoC brand and display those traits not only when representing RDoC, but also when caring for patients. One of the pillars of the brand is a solutions-oriented approach, it’s amazing how far this will go in any situation.”

Congratulations Mike!

Presented June 2022

From:

https://residentdoctors.ca/awards/2021-2022-rdoc-outstanding-volunteers-of-the-year/

Making Waves Award Program 2022 – Recipients Announced

Every day throughout our organization employees, physicians, learners, and volunteers deliver high quality care and services in all areas of our province.

In 2019, as a means to celebrate some of these dedicated and hardworking individuals, Nova Scotia Health launched the Making Waves Award Program. This program recognizes exemplary efforts and contributions across the organization and includes notable contributions in the area of quality improvement.

Congratulations to all Making Waves Award Program winners including these DoM winners:

Call for Nominations:

Dr. G. W. Archibald Gold-headed Cane Award in the Medical Humanities

Presented each year to a physician faculty member who:

1. Exemplifies a humanistic approach to clinical care and stimulates learners to engage with arts and humanities in their personal and professional life.
2. Integrates scholarly work related to the humanities into their professional life, and acts as a mentor in scholarship and/or research in the medical humanities.
3. Serves as an effective role model in the medical humanities.

Nominations will be received from any medical trainee, faculty or staff member of the Faculty of Medicine by January 31, 2023.

Submit nomination letter outlining how the individual meets the above criteria, a maximum of three additional letters of support, and an abbreviated 2-page CV (font size 12) to: medhuman@dal.ca

Call for Applications:

Dr. F. Ian Maclean Memorial Prize

A new prize has been established to honor Dr. F. Ian Maclean. The Dalhousie Society for the History of Medicine and the family are honoured that this prize commemorates his memory.

Dr. Maclean began his career in science as an undergraduate in the University of Toronto in 1947, eventually retiring in 1995 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Dalhousie University. He was a popular and conscientious teacher, devoting considerable energy to the introductory courses in biochemistry that he taught in the School of Nursing.

The prize recognizes the accomplishments of a Dalhousie Medical or Nursing student (undergraduate, graduate or resident) who demonstrates excellence in a scholarly project related to the history of medicine.

Submissions through but not limited to videos, presentations, papers, etc.

Submit to: medhuman@dal.ca

Deadline: January 31, 2023

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