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May 12, 2026

At the 2026 International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) in Ottawa, CFD Director, Latika Nirula shared our faculty development research and future directions with the broader health professions education community.

Our team’s work was well represented at the conference:

• A scoping review examining interventions that support targeted improvement of teaching in health professions education (team members: Marcel D’Eon, Qian Wu, Suzanne Zerger, Teruko Kishibe, Gregory Turner, and Latika Nirula). To view the poster click here: https://canva.link/iw82ch2p2cu1d1l

• A workshop delivered with external collaborators that explored faculty members’ fear of feedback and approaches to fostering a more supportive feedback culture. Titled “Walking on Eggshells Without Breaking Them: Unscrambling Faculty Apprehensions around Feedback,” this session was collaboratively developed and delivered by Joanne Hamilton (University of Manitoba), Katherine Wisener (University of British Columbia), Heather Buckley (University of British Columbia), and Latika Nirula (University of Toronto).
• A workshop held collaboratively with other thought leaders in faculty development that reimagines faculty development as a driver of organizational change, positioning it beyond individual programs and offerings. Titled “Beyond the Workshop: Faculty Development as an Agent of Change for the Future of Academic Medicine,” this AFMC Faculty Development Committee session was presented by Fareen Zaver (University of Calgary), Susanna Talarico (University of Toronto), Elizabeth Roslowsky (University of Alberta), Latika Nirula (University of Toronto), Joanne Hamilton (University of Manitoba) and Heather Buckley (University of British Columbia).

To round off the conference, Latika Nirula, received the 2026 AFMC Award for Outstanding Contribution to Faculty Development in Canada, recognizing her leadership in advancing faculty development practice and scholarship, through an equity-informed lens.

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