Physiotherapist and Collaborative Learning Specialist, St. Michael’s Hospital
Clinical Practice Facilitator, Ontario Internationally Educated Bridging Program, Dept. of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto

Lindsay graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2006 as a Physiotherapist, and has spent the last 12 years working in acute and critical care at St. Michael’s Hospital. In addition to her clinical role, Lindsay is the Collaborative Learning Specalist for St. Michael’s Hospital, an assessor for the Ontario College of Physiotherapists and teaches in both the Masters of Physiotherapy, and the Ontario Internationally Educated Physical Therapy Bridging Programs at the University of Toronto.

CFD Program Faculty: Stepping Stones

Lynda is a pharmacist and Clinical Teaching and Learning Development Educator with the University Health Network (UHN). She completed a Master of Education in Higher Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. She is passionate about teaching and enhancing the experiences of learners in academic and clinical settings. Her current work involves partnering with learners at UHN, building their learning opportunities, and expanding their possibilities as future healthcare leaders.

Education Scientist, The Wilson Centre & Undergraduate Medical Education, Family Medicine

Mahan Kulasegaram's research examines educational assessment from both a psychometric and cognitive perspective. His work aims to advance assessment theory and practice by conceptualizing assessment as an instructional and advancement opportunity. This involves reexamining the entire context of assessment - the objectives, process, tools, learners, and raters - from theoretical perspectives informed by cognitive theory and best evidence on measurement. His other interests also include the role of working memory in decision making and learning in healthcare as well as the application of cognitive theory to instructional design and practice. Additionally, he dabbles in applying novel and advanced statistical methods to large data sets.

Infectious Diseases/HIV Physician, Maple Leaf Medical Clinic
Medical Director, Casey House

Malika Sharma is an HIV and Infectious Disease physician and Clinician Teacher at St. Michael’s Hospital. She has a Masters in Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Clinically, she focuses on caring for people and communities who are often marginalized and oppressed by our healthcare systems, including those who use substances and people living with HIV. Her teaching and scholarly interests center on anti-racist and feminist practices within medical education, harm reduction, and the structural determinants of health.

Best Practices in Education Rounds (BPER), Stepping Stones Program, Atelier

Scientist  & Associate Director of  Training Programs - The Wilson Centre
Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto
Curriculum Scientist, MD Program & Medical Psychiatry Alliance (MPA)
Program Director, Health Professions Education Research, Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Maria’s research program explores the development and maintenance of expertise, with a particular focus on how health professionals deal with uncertainty, novelty and complexity in their daily clinical problem solving. The aim of her research is to evolve understanding of the knowledge and capabilities that underpin this facet of expertise as it occurs in real-world contexts using theoretical frameworks of clinical reasoning and adaptive expertise. The ultimate goal of her research is to translate this understanding to educational design that promotes the development of exceptional clinicians who are able to handle the complexities and challenges of the healthcare workplace. 

Outpatient Psychiatrist & Lead for Collaborative Care, General Psychiatry Program, Mount Sinai Hospital
Site Director, Postgraduate Program, Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital
Associate Professor, University of Toronto

Mark Halman completed his medical school and residency in psychiatry at the University of Toronto and then completed fellowships in Medical psychiatry and HIV psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. From 1994 to 2014, he worked at The Wellesley and then St. Michaels Hospital in the field of HIV Psychiatry. He developed a collaborative clinical and education program with Casey House and worked as a consultant to the World Health Organization on the three by five and IMAI capacity building projects. In 2014, he moved to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he leads the program in collaborative care, aiming to better integrate mental health and psychiatric care into primary care. In 2016, the program was awarded the joint CPA/CCFP award for excellence in collaborative mental health care.

Mark is the Site Director for Postgraduate Education in Psychiatry and teaches the Mount Sinai Resident Interviewing Skills course. Mark has won several awards for his teaching and education including a 2016 Wightman-Berris Academy individual teaching excellence award, the 2012 Casey Award in recognition of his contributions to HIV care and social justice, and the 2011 St Michael’s Physician Social Responsibility in Education award. In 2014, he completed the Education Scholars Program at U of T’s Centre for Faculty Development. His interests in education include working with learners in difficulty.

CFD Program Faculty: Stepping Stones

New & Evolving Academic Leaders Program

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto

Mary Gospodarowicz is professor of radiation oncology at the University of Toronto. She is the past Medical Director of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and past Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto and Chief of the Radiation Medicine Program at Princess Margaret. Mary holds specialty certifications in internal medicine, medical oncology, and radiation oncology. She retired from clinical practice in December 2019. She has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and letters. Her academic interests included clinical trials; she is past chair of the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group Genitourinary Committee. Currently, her major interest are global cancer control and cancer centre organization and performance. She continues to hold a consultant appointment at the Princess Margaret where she advises in the global cancer program, young leaders program, and mentorship. She is engaged in several international NGOs including the UICC and City Cancer Challenge.

Associate Director, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation

Megan Burnett is the Associate Director of the central teaching support office at the University of Toronto, the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI), where she has been actively involved in faculty development for over a decade. Megan has guided the development of key initiatives at CTSI, such as the annual Course Design Institute, and created programming on syllabus design, active learning and lesson planning among other topics. Megan also provides support to faculty members preparing teaching dossiers for the purposes of tenure and promotion. Megan has a Master’s degree in French literature and taught for many years as a Teaching Assistant and Sessional Lecturer at U of T before entering the realm of educational development.

CFD Program Faculty: Stepping Stones

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto
Physiotherapy Academic Clinical Educator and Program Education Lead at Toronto Rehabilitation, University Health Network

Meredith Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Teaching Stream within the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Toronto and teaches in the neurological curriculum of the Master of Science in Physical Therapy (MScPT) program. She also is the Physiotherapy Academic Clinical Educator and Program Education Lead at Toronto Rehabilitation/University Health Network.  In addition, she continues to practice clinically at Balance Physiotherapy. Meredith has also been involved in research related to racism and oppression. She is a graduate of the MScPT program at the University of Toronto and holds a Bachelors in Physiology from Michigan State University.

Mike has over 20 years of experience in Higher Education, working as an educational developer, instructional designer and teacher. Currently, he is Assistant Director at the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation for the Teaching Assistants' Training Program. He works closely with graduate students and faculty exploring a range of teaching-related issues such as teaching presence in online learning, intersection of UDL and decolonization, leadership in educational development, students as partners, and accessibility.