Faculty Leaders

A medical school is only as good as its students and faculty. In addition to more than 3500 instructors who teach students in all four years of the MD Program, we have a team of Assistant Deans, Directors, Course & Clerkship Coordinators, and Longitudinal Theme Leads who have responsibility for making our program one of the best in the country.

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ASSOCIATE DEAN

Dr. Brock Debenham (Interim)

Associate Dean, MD Program - Oversees all aspects of the MD program, including strategic planning, curriculum development, accreditation, collaboration with other team leaders within the MD program and across the faculty, as well as the day-to-day operations of the Undergraduate Medical Education office.

ASSISTANT DEANS

Dr. Laura Stovel

Assistant Dean, Admissions - Leads all aspects of the admissions process, promotes diversity in the recruitment and admissions process, chairs the Admissions Committee, and ensures that all admissions policies and procedures are followed.

Dr. Matthew Curran

Assistant Dean, Academics - Provides support for students experiencing academic difficulties and upholds the academic integrity of the program through chairing the academic standing committees (Years 1 to 4) and managing student academic appeals. 

Dr. Lana Bistritz

Assistant Dean, Curriculum - Leads all aspects of the curriculum for the MD Program, including pre-clerkship, clerkship, and longitudinal themes.

Dr. Karyne Rabey

Assistant Dean, Assessment - Leads the assessment practices for the MD Program, chairs the Assessment Committee, and ensures that all policies and procedures related to assessment in the MD Program are followed.

Dr. Joanne Rodger

Assistant Dean, Program Evaluation - Leads the program evaluation practices for the MD Program, chairs the Program Evaluation Committee, and ensures all aspects of our program evaluation processes align with the policies, procedures and accreditation standards.

Dr. Richard Martin

Assistant Dean, Northern Alberta Medical Program - Leads all aspects of the Grande Prairie site of the MD Program.

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DIRECTORS

Dr. Pamela Brett-MacLean

Director, Arts & Humanities in Health & Medicine (AHHM) - Responsible for the Arts & Humanities in Health & Medicine program, which promotes the arts and humanities in all aspects of medicine.

Dr. Martin Moran

Director, Clerkship - Provides leadership for and oversight of all of the clerkships - collaborating with the coordinators who are responsible for the third and fourth year undergraduate curriculum.

Dr. Oscar Fernandez Garcia

Director, Comprehensive Assessment - Responsible for oversight of the years 2 and 4 comprehensive exams (written and practical components).

Dr. Hollis Lai

Director, Learning Science - Provides leadership for all aspects of education technology and learning analytics for the MD program.

Dr. Rebecca Mitchell

Director, Learning Support - Responsible for identifying and supporting learners who need academic coaching, mentorship, and other learning supports throughout their program.

Dr. Nicholas Arrotta

Assistant Director, Learning Support - Responsible for identifying and supporting learners who need academic coaching, mentorship, and other learning supports throughout their program.

Dr. Saumya Jayakumar

Director, Clinical Skills (Longitudinal Themes) - Provides leadership for the four-year longitudinal themes course, with an emphasis on those themes that focus on clinical skills development (e.g. Longitudinal Clinical Experience, Physical Exam, and Communications). 

Currently Vacant

Director, Professional Identity Formation (Longitudinal Themes) - Provides leadership for the four-year longitudinal themes courses, with an emphasis on those themes that focus on professional identity formation (e.g. Students in Service, Patient Immersion Experience),

Dr. Sanja Kostov

Director, Pre-Clerkship - Provides leadership for and oversight of all of the systems-based pre-clerkship courses - collaborating with course coordinators and hundreds of instructors to ensure the operation of the pre-clerkship curriculum.

Ms Holly Handfield

Manager, NAMP - Responsible for the administration of NAMP, including finance and human resources.

Mr. Murray Diduck

Program Director - Responsible for the administrative aspects of the MD Program, including finance and human resources.

Dr. Joanne Rodger

Director, Program Quality & Accreditation - Provides leadership for all aspects of the accreditation process and is responsible for continuous quality improvement initiatives in the MD program.

Dr. Karen Niederhoffer

Director, Teacher Support (Pre-Clerkship) - Provides resources and support for pre-clerkship teachers in the MD Program, including consultation and advice about educational innovation, teaching strategies, and content delivery.

Dr. Vijay Daniels

Director, Teacher Support (Clerkship) - Provides resources and support for clerkship preceptors and teachers in the MD Program, including consultation and advice about educational innovation, teaching strategies, and content delivery.

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LEADS

Dr. Eniola Salami

Black Health Lead - Provides leadership, consultation, and initiative creation in the MD Program and FoMD on all issues pertaining to Black Health.

Dr. Qaasim Mian

Social Accountability Lead - Works alongside the communities with priority health concerns, promotes social accountability throughout the MD Program, and develops the relationships and processes necessary to guide the MD Program in its social accountability mandate.

Dr. Andre Isaac

Discovery Learning Lead- Responsible for supporting staff and students in Discovery Learning (DL), as well as overseeing the recruitment and training of DL facilitators. 

Dr. Karen Forbes

Curriculum Innovation & Renewal Lead - Responsible for developing new curricular elements and other innovations that enhance the pre-clerkship curriculum, including Integrated Clinical Reasoning (ICR).  

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