University of Calgary

Contact us

The Postgraduate Medical Education Office of the University of Calgary is located at:

G02 (Ground Floor), Heritage Medical Research Building
3330 Hospital Drive NW
Calgary  AB  T2N 4N1

Office hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Phone:  403-210-7984
Fax:       403-270-0178

E-mail: pgme@ucalgary.ca
Web: http://www.medicine.ucalgary.ca/postgrad

PERSONNEL:

 

Associate Dean:

Joanne Todesco, MD FRCPC
Phone:403-220-7448
E-mail: jmtodesc@ucalgary.ca

  • Residency Training Program issues
  • Resident issues and appeals
  • PGME policies, special circumstances, and conflict resolution
  • Issues arising from PGME Committee meetings
  • Liaison with Faculty of Medicine, Alberta Health & Wellness,     CHR, PARA, RCPSC, and CFPC

Director:

Lori Mudrick-Donnon, Ph.D.
Phone: 403-220-4118
E-mail: mudrick@ucalgary.ca

  • PGME funding (Teaching honorariums, Professional Development, Infrastructure)
  • Program Administration
  • Leadership
  • AIMG clinical support for residency training
  • PGME policies and procedures
  • Salary support for residency positions 
    (incl. sub-specialties)
  • Resident/Fellow numbers

Administrative Assistant:

Leanne Johnson
Phone: 403-210-7984
E-mail: johnsolc@ucalgary.ca

  • PGME Administrative support
  • Room Bookings
  • Peoplesoft – e-Procurement
  • Program Administrators support
  • PGME purchasing
  • Program contact/e-mail lists

PGME Office Manager:

Janice Elliott
Phone: 403-220-7448
E-mail: jelliott@ucalgary.ca

  • Admin support to Associate Dean
  • Scheduling of appointments and meetings
  • Support/scheduling of PGME Meetings
  • Support to program administrators
  • CaRMS / Allocation of residency positions
  • J-1 Visa support letters
  • Liaison with RCPSC and CFPC
  • Resident questions and concerns

Financial Administrator:

Melanie Corrigall
Phone: 403-210-9849
E-mail: melanie.corrigall@ucalgary.ca

  • Process expenses for all residency programs
  • Assists in budgets for professional development
  • Assists with summaries for PD & AIMG funding
  • Assists in annual reporting to AHW

Financial Administrator:

Melissa Ataeian
Phone: 403-210-7649
E-mail:  mataeian@ucalgary.ca

  • Process expenses for all residency programs
  • Assists in budgets for professional development
  • Assists with summaries for PD & AIMG funding
  • Assists in annual reporting to AHW

Registration & Financial Coordinator:

Karen Fedato
Phone: 403-220-5076
E-mail: kfedato@ucalgary.ca

  • Registration of residents and fellows in UofC student system
  • Questions about tuition fees
  • Resident travel grants
  • Sponsored IMG/DND funding
  • IMG tuition fee billing and stipends
  • CAPER Report

Elective & Evaluation Coordinator:

Julie McEwen
Phone: 403-210-7782
E-mail: jmcewen@ucalgary.ca

  • Process prearranged electives
  • Royal College evaluations (FITERS/CCTs)
  • CPSA Registration for electives
  • Promotion forms to programs
  • Recording of rotation schedules
    and statements of clinical rotations
  • Resident Certificates

Resident Administration Coordinator:

Michele Wong
Phone: 403-220-2740
E-mail: mmwong@ucalgary.ca

  • Resident and Fellows contracts
  • CPSA Registrations
  • IMG work permit applications

Special Projects Coordinator:

Liz Mauro
Phone: 403-210-6682
E-mail: emauro@ucalgary.ca

  • PGME – Resident Workshops
  • Processing invoices
  • Teaching summaries
  • Administration for teaching honoraria
  • Support for the processing expenses for all residency programs

Assistant Professor

Aliya Kassam, Ph.D.
Phone: 403-210-7526
E-mail: kassama@ucalgary.ca

  • PGME research and evaluation
  • PGME member of MERU
    (Medical Education Research unit)

Accreditation Chair:

Theresa Trotter, MD
Phone: 403-220-8561
E-mail: Theresa.Trotter@albertahealthservices.ca

  • Internal and External accreditation reviews

Research & Review Coordinator:

Michèle Cowan, MSc.
Phone: 403-220-8561
E-mail: mcowan@ucalgary.ca

  • Internal and external accreditation reviews
  • Review of new program applications
  • International applications and contracts 
    E-mail: imgapps@ucalgary.ca
  • Workshop evaluations
  • Support of PGME research
  • PGME website

Resident Wellness Chair:

Joan Horton, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Phone: 403-875-4163
E-mail: horton@ucalgary.ca

  • Facilitate Resident Wellness Committee
  • Counselor & Resource Link for residents
  • Serve on Accommodations Committee Meetings
  • Liaise with PARA, PFSP, ETLR, OFD & UME
  • Needs and Assessment Research
  • Suggested link: http://ephysicianhealth.com/
  • Suggested link: PFSP: 1-877-767-4637