International guests
INTERNATIONAL
GUESTS
Chris Watling.
MD, MMEd, PhD, FRCPC
Executive Director Royal College Canada
Chris Watling is the Executive Director of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, a position he assumed on July 1, 2024. Previously, he was a Professor in the Departments of Oncology, Clinical Neurological Sciences and Family Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University of London, Canada; Vice Dean (Acting), Fellowship and Educational Strategy; and the Director of the Schulich Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. A neurologist by clinical training, he holds an MSc in Medical Education from the University of Dundee and a PhD in Health Professions Education from Maastricht University. His research, widely published in the medical education literature, explores how and why feedback influences learning and how the professional culture of medicine shapes its educational practices. He is an avid teacher of academic writing and co-author, with Lorelei Lingard, of a recent book on the topic: Story, Not Study: 30 Brief Lessons to Inspire Health Researchers as Writers.
Dr. Glen Bandiera.
BASc, MD, MEd, FRCPC
Head of Emergency Medicine St. Michael’s Hospital Canada
Dr. Bandiera holds degrees in Engineering/Management Science (Waterloo), Medicine (McMaster) and Education (OISE/UT. He is an Emergency Medicine specialist with advanced training in Trauma Resuscitation at McMaster University. For over 10 years he has been Chief of Emergency Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital, and for the past 7 years, he is also Associate Dean of Postgraduate Medical Education at the University of Toronto, where he is a Full Professor.
His academic interests include the areas of: evaluation, faculty development, and physician leadership; he has published over 100 articles in the area. He has used his expertise to promote leadership capacity, competency assessment and inclusion strategies locally, nationally and internationally.
Dr. Bandiera is the Executive Director of Standards and Assessment for the RCPSC. In addition, he has served as Chair of the RCPSC Accreditation Committee and the RCPSC Emergency Medicine Specialty Committee, President of the Canadian Medical Education Association and founding Director of the Canadian Medical Education Association Foundation.
Linda Snell.
MD, MHPE, FRCPC
McGill University Canada
Linda Snell MD MHPE FRCPC is a Professor of Medical and Health Sciences Education at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a Senior Clinical Educator at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). She has held numerous clinical and educational leadership roles across all levels of medical education at McGill, the RCPSC, nationally and internationally. She co-authored the CanMEDS 2015 Professional Role and co-edited the CanMEDS 2015 competency framework. With three colleagues, she produces a weekly medical education journal club, the PAPERs (“Practitioners and Academics Analysing Educational Research”) podcast. Clinically, Dr Snell is a consultant in general internal medicine.
Jonas Nordquist.
PhD
Director Karolinska University Hospital Canada
Dr Nordquist is the Associate Director of Residency Programs at Karolinska University Hospital. He leads strategic educational initiatives such as leadership development for residency directors and residents, and is the Director of the Karolinska Institutet Research Award in Medical Education (KIPRIME) Fellows Program. Dr Nordquist is also a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and a Visiting Scholar at the Wilson Center in Toronto, Canada.
He is also the Director of the joint faculty development center with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in the US and Karolinska University Hospital. He is a co-founder of MedEd on the Edge.
Dr Nordquist is a world-leading expert on the development of learning spaces in medical education. His research focuses on educational leadership and how physical space impacts learning.
He has served as a WHO expert in medical education in the areas of international health professional education curriculum design and sexual and reproductive health. Dr. Nordquist is a Harvard-Macy Scholar in Medical Education at Harvard Medical School.
He is a member of the IMELF steering committee. He is the chair of the RCPSC International Medical Education Awards.
Dr. Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce.
MD, FRCSC, PhD, MBA, MBOE, FACS
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Canada
Dr. Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, MD, FRCSC, PhD, MBA, MBOE, FACS, joined Beth Israel Lahey Health as President of Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in March 2023. Dr. Moffatt-Bruce is responsible for leading Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, a century-old tertiary academic medical center renowned for its clinical model of care, innovative technology, pioneering medical treatments, and cutting-edge research.
Previously, Dr. Moffatt-Bruce was CEO of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Royal College International, and previously served as CEO of the Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center University Hospital. She completed her undergraduate degree at McGill University and the Faculty of Medicine and her General Surgery residency at Dalhousie University. She completed a PhD in Transplant Immunology at the University of Cambridge, England, and completed her fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University, California. She earned her Master of Business Operational Excellence and Executive Master of Business Administration from the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University. She was named among Becker’s Health Care’s “Women Hospital Presidents and CEOs to Know” for 2024. She was recently named among the Top 100 Women-Led Companies in Massachusetts by Women’s Edge and the Boston Globe.
Rodrigo Cavalcanti.
MD, PhD
University of Toronto Canada
Rodrigo Cavalcanti is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto and Director of the Internal Medicine Training Program. He is Director of the HoPingKong Centre, University Health Network and a CanMEDS Clinical Faculty at the RCPSC. He completed his PhD and MSc at the University of Toronto. His research interests include: simulation, student competency assessment, and analytics in medical education. He is a recognized educator, with multiple awards including the Meredith Marks New Educator Award from the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) and the Critics Choice Award from the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME).
CARLOS GOMEZ -GARIBELLO.
PhD
McGill University Canada
Professor Gómez-Garibello is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE) and an Associate Member of the Department of Surgery at McGill University. His research interests include the development of methods for assessing resident performance in the clinical setting and the measurement of surgical skills and knowledge. Professor Gómez-Garibello is a leader in assessment in postgraduate medical education at McGill University.
ADELE ATKINSON
MD, FRCPC
Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Dr. Atkinson completed her MD at McMaster University in 1994. She then completed her pediatric residency and fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Toronto in 1998 and 2000.
Dr. Atkinson is currently a Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics and a Consulting Immunologist/Allergist in the Division of Immunology and Allergy at the Hospital for Sick Children of Canada. Her clinical work focuses on patients with primary immunodeficiencies, bone marrow transplants, and complex allergic diseases, with an emphasis on reactions to foods, drugs, and biologics.
Dr. Atkinson currently holds the position of Associate Chair of Education and previously served as Director of the Core Pediatric residency training program for 17 years. She is a graduate of the Education Scholar’s Program, through the Center for Faculty Development, U of T. She is the recipient of the PARO Best Residency Program (2008), the Dr. Sarita Verma Mentoring and Advocacy Award (2009), the Harry Bain Award for Teaching Excellence (2014), the Department of Pediatrics Continuing Education Award (2018), the Canada Chairs of Pediatrics Clinical Educator Award (2018), the International Conference on Residency Education – Program Director of the Year Award (2019), and the CPS – Michel Weber Education Award (2020). She devotes over 50% of her time to activities related to medical education, and her current efforts focus on an academic approach to improve the learning environment for all students.
She also holds other leadership positions, including Chair of the Pediatric Specialty Committee of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is a Senior Fellow of Massey College, University of Toronto.
Finally, she is a Clinical Educator at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, specializing in the implementation of competency by design.
ROSA MALENA DELBONE
Phd
Basil
A physician and PhD in Internal Medicine with a specialization in Hematology, I am also a Fellow of the FAIMER Brasil Institute and a specialist in Education for Health Professions. I currently work as an Associate Professor at the UFMG School of Medicine and Academic Superintendent at Santa Casa BH School of Health, in addition to working as a Consultant in Health Education. In 2019, I coordinated the development and implementation of the first curriculum based on Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in the General Surgery Residency of Santa Casa BH Hospital. As a co-founder of the ResLife APP, I developed an innovative tool for the assessment of EPAs both in Residency and Undergraduate courses. I obtained the Certificate of Attendance from the International Online Course Ins and Outs of Entrustable Professional Activities, in 2021. I am also the Editor of the EPAs in Health Education Series, with e-books for Residency, Undergraduate and Technical Education, published by Santa Casa BH School of Health. I am a member of the Clinical Educators group of the Minas Gerais Residency Association-Royal College of Canada and I am the General Coordinator of the EPA-Brazil Project, with support from the National Board of Medical Examiners. I am also a researcher in the international project D-CREDO, which explores digital technologies to improve education in clinical reasoning. Previously, I taught in the Master’s in Health Education at UNIFENAS-BH, in the Specialization Course in Health Education at the USP School of Medicine and in the Master’s in Assessment for the Training of Health Professionals at the University of Minho, in Portugal. I was awarded the 52nd Jabuti Prize for Literature for the book “Laboratory Medicine for the Clinician”.
GUESTS
Dr. Julián Varas.
MD, MS, SAGES, ASE
Catholic University of Chile
Dr. Varas is a General Surgeon and Associate Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He is the Alternate Director of the Center for Experimental Surgery and Simulation at the PUC. Dr. Varas is an expert in surgical simulation and in reducing human error through training and feedback. Together with his team, they have developed more than 18 validated simulated training programs in all fields of surgical specialties. They are currently focused on expanding this knowledge in all critical areas of health worldwide.
Marcia-Corvetto.
MD
Catholic University of Chile
Dra. Lorena Isbej Espósito.
DDS and MMEd
Catholic University of Chile
Dr. Lorena Isbej Espósito is a Dental Surgeon and Periodontologist from the University of Chile. She currently works as the coordinator of the Education Office at the School of Dentistry. She obtained her Master’s degree in Medical Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and is a PhD candidate in Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. Her line of research is in Self-Regulated Learning and how to promote this competence for diagnostic reasoning in undergraduate students.
Isabel Mora.
MD
Catholic University of Chile
Dr. Isabel Mora is a general physician from the University of Chile and a Family Physician with a specialization in Adults from the UC. She is currently an academic at the Department of Family Medicine at UC, teaching undergraduate, graduate and continuing education courses. Her focus is medical education, especially competency-based medical education and resident evaluation. She loves music, traveling and learning about new cultures.
SOFIA BASAURI.
MD, MMEd
Catholic University of Chile
Specialist in Emergency Medicine and current Head of the Residency Program at the Catholic University. Master in Medical Education from the University of Scotland. He actively participates in the Center of Excellence and the Center for Medical Education and Health Sciences. His lines of development in the academic area are curricular development with a focus on competencies and academic development or faculty development, mainly in postgraduate and resident education.
NATALIE THÖNE.
MD, MMEd
Catholic University of Chile
Medical Surgeon specializing in Otorhinolaryngology UC
Master in Medical Education UC
Adjunct Instructor Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Coordinator of the Otorhinolaryngology Residency Program UC
ALEXANDRE S. MOURA.
MD, MPH, PhD
Hospital of Minas Gerais Brazil
Professor of Postgraduate Studies in Health Sciences and member of the teaching coordination of the Faculty of Santa Casa Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Infectology residency tutor at the Minas Gerais Hospital Foundation. Brazil.
IAN EPSTEIN.
MD
Dalhousie University Canada
Dr. Ian Epstein is an internist and gastroenterologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. Dr. Epstein has worked extensively in medical education, serving as the Director of the Internal Medicine Program at Dalhousie from 2013 to 2023, where he was instrumental in the implementation of Competency Design. He is currently Vice Chair of the Royal College of Internal Medicine Specialty Committee and serves as Associate Dean for Professional Affairs at Dalhousie University.
LORENA CIFUENTES.
MD
Catholic University of Chile
Dr. Lorena Cifuentes has been the Postgraduate Director of the Faculty of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile since September 2019. She is a Pediatrician, with a Diploma in Clinical Teaching, and has been involved in the training of residents since the beginning of her academic life. Her other field of specialization is evidence-based medicine, and she is an active teacher for postgraduate students and faculties. She is also currently a teacher of the Diploma in Medical Leadership at the Faculty of Medicine.
MARCELA GREZ.
PS, PhD
Catholic University of Chile
Marcela Grez is a psychologist with a PhD from Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. She also holds a postgraduate degree in clinical psychology and a diploma in hospital psychology. She currently works in the Postgraduate Department of the School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, coordinating the cooperation agreement with the Royal College of Canada and working on the implementation of the CanMEDS model in medical specialty programs.
Matías González.
MD, PhD
Diego Portales University
Dr. Matías González (Chile), MD, PhD, is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Diego Portales University. He has a long teaching career in other prestigious institutions, also holding positions of responsibility.
Dr. González completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Chile, and his specialization in Psychiatry at the same University. In addition, he was awarded the title of Doctor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona, Spain, where he completed a fellowship in Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine.
In Chile, he has been one of the promoters of Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, with notable achievements such as the creation of the first Subspecialization Program in Liaison Psychiatry in Chile, which was approved by a competent body and which currently trains future generations of Liaison Psychiatrists in Chile. It is worth mentioning that it is the first Subspecialization Program in Liaison Psychiatry at the national level and one of the first in the region. He also promoted the development by the Chilean Ministry of Health of a project for the creation of new Liaison Psychiatry Units in the Chilean public service, launching a pilot Unit in the Los Lagos region, Chile. Dr. González has worked on numerous clinical research projects in his field, where his publications in Delirium stand out, achieving important distinctions such as the Beltrán Baguena Award, granted to the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology 2013 for the best clinical publication of the year.
In the area of Medical Education, he has produced numerous publications, in addition to being Deputy Director of Postgraduate Studies at the UC School of Medicine and Director of the Master’s Degree in Medical Education and Health Sciences at the same institution.
He is currently interested in the development of Medical Education, emphasizing academic excellence, equity, leadership, and student well-being.
Karin Kleinsteuber Sáa.
MD
Diego Portales University
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Diego Portales University (Nov 2024).
Specialist in Neurology (1992-95 U. Chile) and in Pediatric Neurology (1995-98, CONACEM).
Full Professor U.Chile. Academic of the Pediatric Neurology Specialist Training Program U.Chile (1998, since 2003 at Roberto del Río Hospital). Distinguished for several years with the Best Teacher Award of the program. Collaborator in the creation of the Specialty Teaching Polyclinic (Neuropediatrics) in Primary Care (C. Cristo Vive, SSMN).
In charge of the first Accreditation process of the Pediatric Neurology Program (APICE, 2015, 7 years). Accreditation Coordinator of Medical Specialty Programs, Faculty of Medicine U.Chile (2015-2018).
Postgraduate Director, Faculty of Medicine, U. Chile (2018-2022).
Researcher in clinical studies in Duchenne Dystrophy and Cerebral Palsy, and in medical education, with publications (book chapters, and articles in national and international journals).
Manager of training in Good Teaching Practices (BPD), member of the BPD Committee and Coordinator of the BPD Course taught since 2021 in several annual versions (DECSA, U.Chile).
Distinguished with the “Academic Career Award 2022” by the Chilean Medical Association for work in training specialists, formulating programs and generating specialization instances in Postgraduate and Post-graduate studies, Invited member of the Medical Education Commission of the Chilean Academy of Medicine.
Andrés Bernasconi.
PhD
Catholic University of Chile and CNA
Andrés Bernasconi is a professor at the Faculty of Education of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He holds a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, a master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Sociology of Organizations from Boston University. He has been academic vice-rector and vice-rector for research and postgraduate studies at the Andrés Bello University, and dean of the Faculty of Legal Sciences at the University of Talca. He is currently president of the National Accreditation Commission of Chile.
Claudia Véliz Paiva.
DDS, MPH, MEM
University of Chile.
Dental surgeon from the U of Chile, Master in public health and health systems from the U Mayor and Master in medical education from the UC.
She is currently an associate professor at the U de Los Andes and serves as director of the teacher training area of the Faculty of Dentistry.
He teaches in the education diplomas of the Faculty of Dentistry and in the master’s degree in education in health sciences of the U Andes.
