Adaptive Expertise in CanMEDS 2025

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.75445

Author Biographies

  • Nathan Cupido, University of Toronto

    PhD Student, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto and The Wilson Centre, University Health Network and Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

  • Nancy Fowler, McMaster University

    Executive Director, Academic Family Medicine,College of Family Physicians of Canada

    Associate Professor,Dept Family Medicine, McMaster University

  • Lyn K Sonnenberg , University of Alberta

    Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta

    Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital

    Vice President, Medical Council of Canada (MCC)

    Vice Chair, Specialty Committee, Developmental Pediatrics, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

  • Anna Karwowska , University of Ottawa

    Assistant Professor,  Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa

    Vice President, Education Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada

  • Denyse Richardson , University of Toronto

    Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Physiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Faculty, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

    Clinician Educator, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

  • Linda Snell , McGill University

    Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences Education, McGill University, Montreal,Canada

    Senior Clinician Educator, Royal College  of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

  • Maria Mylopoulos, University of Toronto

    Senior Scientist & Associate Director, The Wilson Centre

    University Health Network

    Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics

    Curriculum Scientist, MD Program

    Temerty Faculty of Medicine

    University of Toronto

    Program Director, Health Professions Education Research

    Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation

    Dalla Lana School of Public Health

    University of Toronto

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2022-10-25 — Updated on 2023-03-21

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1: CanMEDS 2025 Special Issue

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Emerging Concepts

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Adaptive Expertise in CanMEDS 2025. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 21 [cited 2025 Dec. 15];14(1):18-21. Available from: https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/75445