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The Office of the Vice Dean, Education has been looking at ways to share information and celebrate teaching and learning in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. One avenue is this newsletter, and we want to know what you think.

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Thank you! 

Shirley Schipper
Vice-Dean, Education

University of Alberta Library (UAL) Images of Research Competition

Do you know a graduate student whose research is perfect for visual representation? Encourage them to enter the Images of Research Competition and Exhibition. Submissions open to graduate students. The competition is open Jan 25 to Feb 12, 2021. University of Alberta graduate students are invited to submit a digital image that best represents their research for the chance to win cash prizes and bragging rights. Those interested in participating are urged to attend one of the preparation workshops to learn how to craft their entry.

The Family Medicine residency program celebrates 10 years of CBME

In 2009, the Department of Family Medicine developed and piloted a teaching and assessment framework founded in the concept of assessment for learning and evidence-guided workplace-based assessment called the Competency-Based Achievement System (CBAS). In 2010, CBAS was fully implemented for all of our residents. CBAS follows the CBME assessment guidelines of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and has been cited as a highlight of our residency program in two accreditation cycles. Evaluation of CBAS has shown that family medicine residents are observed and assessed by multiple observers across multiple settings, and that assessment information about our residents has significantly increased since implementation of CBME.

We are happy to share the success of CBME in family medicine residency training, even as we continuously work to ensure that our training and assessment is the best that it can be for our residents.

You can learn more about CBAS here, and here, and you can read about some of our outcomes here.

If you have any questions about how assessment works in family medicine residency training, you can contact Dr. Shelley Ross.

Congratulations to the University of Alberta winners of the 2021 CAME Certificate of Merit Award: 

• Dr. Tammy McNab, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology & Metabolism)
• Dr. Elaine Yacyshyn, Department of Medicine (Rheumatology)
• Dr. Curtiss Boyington, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Career Incubator Webinar Series: Fireside chat with Dr. Andy Kokaji, '08 PhD
January 27, 7 - 8 p.m. 
Register here

Indigenous Women's Health Panel Discussion
Join our panelists in a discussion surrounding Indigenous Women’s Health.
January 28, 2 - 3 p.m.
Register here

Presented by the Office of Lifelong Learning - Chronic Heart Failure Webinar 
Speaker: Dr. Justin Ezekowitz
February 9, 7 p.m.
Register here