PGME News

PGME New Location:

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

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

Upcoming PGME Workshops:

Workshop Schedule - 2011-2012 
    CHANGES! 
         Personal Financial Management - date change
         Medical-Legal Workshop Module 5 - rescheduled for fall 2012 

Description of PGME workshops
 

NEW!!   FMEC PG Final Report

The Future of Medical Education in Canada Postgraduate (FMEC PG) Project consortium partners are very proud of the release of the final project report, A Collective Vision for Postgraduate Medical Education in Canada.

New Program Directors 2012:
We welcome the following new Program Directors:

Dr. Graham Thompson (Interim) - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Dr. Sarah McPherson (Interim) - Emergency Medicine
Dr. Christopher Naugler - General Pathology
Dr. John Chan - Respirology
Dr. Majeeda Kamualuddeen - Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

2011 CSCI Resident Research Award   

The Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation (CSCI) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) co-sponsor an Annual Resident Research Award Program. This prize is awarded annually for the best resident research project conducted during an RCPSC/CFPC residency training program at each Canadian Medical School. 

The Office of Postgraduate Medical Education is pleased to announce that Dr. Alexander Gregory, a resident in the Anaesthesia Program, has won the 2011 CSCI Award for Excellence in Resident Research. The abstract is entitled “Both preparing to teach and teaching positively impact learning outcomes for peer teaching".

The second prize, offered by the Office of Postgraduate Medical Education, was awarded to Dr. Billie-Jean Martin, a resident in Cardiac Surgery. The abstract is entitled "The association between cardiac rehabilitation and outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease: focus on women and the elderly".

Congratulations to Dr. Alexander Gregory and Dr. Billie-Jean Martin. Sincere thanks to the sponsors for encouraging and recognizing resident research.

CSCI Award Winners 2000-2011