Project Archive

Art of the Possible Education Grant Program

Below is a complete archive of Art of the Possible projects administered by the Office of Education Scholarship, listed by DFCM program.

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Faculty Development

DATE	PROJECT LEAD(S)	SITE	PROJECT TITLE
2016 – 2018	Viola Antao (PI) Eleanor Colledge (Co-PI)	Women’s College Hospital	Education Scholarship: Are academic leads prepared and supported to participate in and conduct ES?
2017 – 2020	Renata Leong	Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s	Effectiveness of low cost in situ simulation as a professional development method in office anaphylaxis management
2018 – 2021	David White	North York General Hospital	Evaluation of a new approach to leadership development: “The MasterClass Series in Family Doctor Leadership.”
2019 – 2022	Judith Peranson (PI) Deborah Kopansky-Giles (Co-PI)	Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s	Design, Development and Advancement of a Community of Practice for Health Professional Educators (HPEs): exploring an innovative approach to supporting HPEs in Family Medicine at the University of Toronto
2019 – 2022	Gurpreet Mand	Southlake Regional Health Centre	Understanding the exceptional medical learner
2021 – 2024	KitShan Lee (PI) Samantha Green (Co-PI)	Michael Garron Hospital	The health impacts of climate change: investigating UofT DFCM Faculty knowledge, attitudes, and advocacy activities
2021 – 2024	Milena Markovski (PI) Lana Kiehn (Co-PI)	Southlake Regional Health Centre	A Qualitative Analysis of Resident and Teacher Perceptions to Inform the Design of a Preceptor Field Note at the Southlake Family Medicine Teaching Unit
2024 – 2027	Alis Xu (Co-PI) Lina Al Imari (Co-PI)	Southlake Regional Health Centre	Why They Stay: Factors that Attract and Retain Family Physicians

Postgraduate Education

DATE	PROJECT LEAD(S)	SITE	PROJECT TITLE
2016 – 2018	Batya Grundland	Women’s College Hospital	Caring, Not Just Curing: Role of Digital Storytelling in Fostering Reflection and Reflective Practice
2017 – 2020	Allyson Merbaum	North York General Hospital	How do family medicine residents at North York General Hospital experience Balint groups as it pertains to their wellness in residency?
2017 – 2020	Karen Fleming (PI) Anne Wideman (Co-PI)	Sunnybrook Health Science Centre	Developing an effective maternity care eModule for Family Medicine Residents.
2018 – 2021	Diana Toubassi	University Health Network – Toronto Western	Guided reflection on professional identity to foster wellness skills in residency
2018 – 2021	Rosy Zafar	Trillium Health Partners – Mississauga	Enhancing Diabetes Management in Primary Care: An Innovation and Evaluation of a Training Intervention for Family Medicine Residents
2019 – 2022	Stephen Marisette	Markham Stouffville Hospital	Wellness in Family Medicine Residency: Exploring the Hidden Curriculum
2019 – 2022	Natalie Morson	Sinai Health System – Bridgepoint	A Breastfeeding Education Needs Assessment in Postgraduate Family Medicine at the University of Toronto.
2020 – 2023	Giovanna Sirianni	Sunnybrook Health Science Centre	A Program Evaluation of the Family Medicine and Enhanced Skills (FAMES) Integrated Pilot
2020 – 2023	Sabrina Kolker	Sinai Health System – Mount Sinai	Teaching to Deliver: Experiences of Family Physician Faculty Providing Care and Teaching in an Academic Family Medicine-Obstetrical Care Setting
2020 – 2023	Warren Lewin	University Health Network – Toronto Western	Investigating the state of advance care planning and serious illness communication skills training for residents at the University of Toronto
2021 – 2024	Kim Lazare	North York General Hospital	Teaching Behavioural Medicine to Family Medicine Resident at the University of Toronto: A Needs Assessment
2022 – 2025	Natalie Morson	Sinai Health System – Bridgepoint	Resident Perspectives on Entrustment Scales in Family Medicine Maternity Care
2023 – 2026	Michelle Lockyer	Michael Garron Hospital	Understanding Learner Mistreatment Amongst Family Medicine Residents at the Toronto East Health Network (TEHN)
2023 – 2026	Sherylan Young	Sunnybrook Health Science Centre	Family Medicine Clerkship Rotation Factors and their Effect on Student Performance on the Mastery Evaluation.
2023 – 2026	Gurpreet Mand(Co-PI) Trish O'Brien (Co-PI)	Humber River Hospital	Evaluation of the CQI Program in the DFCM Postgraduate Residency Program
2024 – 2027	Lindsay Herzog	Sinai Health System – Mount Sinai	Exploring the Physical Space in Family Medicine Clinical Supervision
2024 – 2027	Jackie Bellaire (Co-PI) Lindsay Herzog (Co-PI)	Michael Garron Hospital	A Critical Evaluation of a Poverty and Health Family Medicine Residency Workshop informed by Transformative Education
2024 – 2027	Alis Xu (Co-PI) Lina Al Imari (Co-PI)	Southlake Regional Health Centre	Why They Stay: Factors that Attract and Retain Family Physicians
2024 – 2027	Rami Shoucri (Co-PI) Melanie Henry (Co-PI)	St. Michael's Hospital (Academic Family Health Team)	Developing and Evaluating an Innovative Post‐Graduate Medical Education (PGME) Curriculum to support residents in identifying and addressing low‐income patients’ “Health Harming Legal Needs”
2024 – 2027	Nikki Bozinoff (Co-PI) Sarah Whynot (Co-PI)	Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH)	What happens after graduation? Exploring enhanced skills in addiction medicine graduates' career trajectories and perceived optimal practice models.
2024 – 2027	Sahra Gedleh (Co-PI) Nina Yashpal (Co-PI)	Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley	Implementation and Evaluation of a Home/Long Term Care Elective in a Post Graduate Family Medicine Residency Program

Academic Fellowship & Graduate Studies

DATE	PROJECT LEAD(S)	SITE	PROJECT TITLE
2016 – 2018	Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul	Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s	Which components of the INTAPT course are crucial to learner outcomes?
2016 – 2018	Curtis Handford	Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s	Educational outcomes of AFGS Programs
2016 – 2018	Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul (PI) Savithiri Ratnapalan (Co-PI)	Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s	The Role of Graduate Programs in Promoting Educational Scholarship in Health Professionals
2021 – 2024	Deanna Telner (PI) Heather MacNeill (Co-PI)	Michael Garron Hospital	Evaluating educational technology needs in health professional education.
2024 – 2027	Melissa Graham (Co-PI) Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul (Co-PI)	Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley	Improving our Academic Fellowship & Graduate Studies Program through Targeted Innovation: A Scholarly Program Evaluation

Undergraduate Education

DATE	PROJECT LEAD(S)	SITE	PROJECT TITLE
2016 – 2018	Melissa Nutik	Sinai Health System – Mount Sinai	Multisource feedback in the Family Medicine clerkship: a pilot evaluation
2016 – 2018	Melissa Nutik	Sinai Health System – Mount Sinai	Generalism: Looking back to move ahead in curriculum renewal. A critical discourse analysis in undergraduate medical education.
2017 – 2020	Sherylan Young	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre	The Role of the Health Professional Educator in Undergraduate Medical Student Education: A formal curriculum
2018 – 2021	Laurence Biro	Trillium Health Partners – Mississauga	Towards Sexual Health for Every Body? Exploring First Year Medical Students’ Experiences with an LGBTQ-inclusive Sexual History Education Session
2018 – 2021	Sharonie Valin	North York General Hospital	Multisource Feedback in the Family Medicine Clerkship – a pilot evaluation
2018 – 2021	Fok-Han Leung	Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael's	Evaluating a Novel Integrated Clinical Skills Program for Undergraduate Medical Students
2020 – 2023	Azi Moaveni	University Health Network - Toronto Western	Learning from Learner Data: data driven quality improvement for Assessment in Family Medicine
2021 – 2024	Sherylan Young	Sunnybrook Health Science Centre	Effect of an integrated learning e-module on family medicine clinical clerkship education: a pilot study.
2022 – 2025	Michelle Hart	Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care	Transforming Geriatrics Education in Undergraduate Clerkship
2024 – 2027	Chris Gilchrist	Trillium Health Partners ‐ Mississauga Hospital	Assessing the Impact of a Novel Auscultation eModule on Medical Student Learning Outcomes: A Two‐Year Cohort Study
2024 – 2027	Muna Al-Khaifi (Co-PI) Sarah Kim (Co-PI)	Sunnybrook Health Science Centre	Through Their Eyes: A Breast Cancer Survivor‐led Art Workshop for Undergraduate Medical Students
2024 – 2027	Neal Belluzzo (Co-PI) Priya Sood (Co-PI)	Humber River Hospital	What are the barriers and facilitators for community‐based family physicians to act as undergraduate medical supervisors in the post‐pandemic context?

Global Health and Social Accountability

DATE	PROJECT LEAD(S)	SITE	PROJECT TITLE
2016 – 2018	Katherine Rouleau	Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s	DFCM Global Health Educational Activities & Scholarship: An Environmental Scan
2016 – 2018	Megan Landes	University Health Network	A Programme Evaluation of the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM)
2016 – 2018	Praseedha Janakiram (PI) Eileen Nicolle (Co-PI)	Women's College Hospital	The PGY3 Global Health and Vulnerable Populations Enhanced Skills Year: A qualitative review of alumni trajectory following graduation from the Department of Family and Community Medicine.
2017 – 2020	Katherine Rouleau	Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael's	What Impact Are We Having? A Follow Up Evaluation of the Toronto International Program in Strengthening Family Medicine and Primary Care (TIP-FM)
2018 – 2021	Bill Cherniak (PI) Ilana Greenwald (Co-PI)	Markham Stouffville Hospital	Educational assessment of point of care ultrasound training program
2020 – 2023	Saad Ahmed (PI) Latif Murji (Co-PI)	The Scarborough Hospital - General Div.	Stand Up for Health! Can an immersive app transform attitudes toward patients experiencing poverty, amongst family medicine residents?
2020 – 2023	Praseedha Janakiram (PI) Jennifer Kane (Co-PI)	Women's College Hospital	Building and Sustaining Faculty Engagement in an Academic Global Health Partnership: Lessons Learned from Canadian Faculty Teaching Family Medicine in Ethiopia During the COVID Pivot
2024 – 2027	Shelly-Anne Li	University Health Network - Toronto Western Hospital	Practicing Empathetic Conversations: Enhancing Patient-Centered Care for BIPOC Groups through Forum Theatre

Quality & Innovation

DATE	PROJECT LEAD(S)	SITE	PROJECT TITLE
2017 – 2020	Jeremy Rezmovitz	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre	Incorporating Quality in Continuing Education Design
2019 – 2022	Margarita Lam Antoniades	Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael's	Teaching patient safety to family medicine residents through incident analysis. Validation of an innovative educational tool.
2023 – 2026	Gurpreet Mand(Co-PI) Trish O'Brien (Co-PI)	Humber River Hospital	Evaluation of the CQI Program in the DFCM Postgraduate Residency Program

Office of Education Scholarship

DATE	PROJECT LEAD(S)	SITE	PROJECT TITLE
2017 – 2020	Betty Chen	Women's College Hospital	Evaluating the role of an embedded education scientist in an academic family medicine unit at the University of Toronto: A novel approach for education

Emergency Medicine

DATE	PROJECT LEAD(S)	SITE	PROJECT TITLE
2018 – 2021	Edward Xie	University Health Network - Toronto General	Simulation for teaching policy responses to public and global health problems: a novel technique for collaborative and participatory learning.
2022 – 2025	Megan Landes	University Health Network - Toronto General	Drawing on existing competency frameworks for integration of climate health competencies in the CCFP-EM and FRCP emergency medicine programs at University of Toronto

Palliative Care

DATE	PROJECT LEAD(S)	SITE	PROJECT TITLE
2018 – 2021	Ahmed Al-Awamer	University Health Network - Princess Margaret	Online Bridging Program for International Palliative Care fellows
2019 – 2022	Sarah Kawaguchi	Sinai Health System - Bridgepoint	Building competency-based education capacity among palliative medicine faculty and learners
2020 – 2023	Warren Lewin	University Health Network - Toronto Western	Investigating the state of advance care planning and serious illness communication skills training for residents at the University of Toronto
2024 – 2027	Kirsten Wentlandt	UHN & DFCM, Division of Palliative Care	Palliative Care education for nurses, occupation therapists, physical therapists, midwives, and social workers: A systematic review of the evidence, models, format, content and outcomes
2024 – 2027	Alissa Tedesco (Co-PI) Naheed Dosani (Co-PI)	Sinai Health System - Mount Sinai	Working Towards Transformation: Exploring the impact of a rotation in equity‐oriented palliative care on physicians’ perspectives and practices

Care of the Elderly

DATE	PROJECT LEAD(S)	SITE	PROJECT TITLE
2022 – 2025	Michelle Hart	Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care	Transforming Geriatrics Education in Undergraduate Clerkship

Additional AOP Projects

Dates	Lead	Program	Site	Title
2022-2025	Alis Xu	Postgrad	n/a	Preparing Future Family Physicians and Outcomes of Training Project
2017-2020	Betty Onyura	Postgrad	St. Michael’s	Integrated PGY3 program: Feasibility evaluation study
2019-2022	Melissa Nutik	UG	Mt. Sinai	The Office of Education Scholarship Developmental Program Evaluation (OES Program Evaluation: Phase 3)
2019-2022	Betty Onyura	FacDev	St. Michael’s	Coaching Clinical Faculty New to Education Scholarship: Evaluating an Intervention using the Trans Theoretical Model of Change. (Consultation project Phase 2)
2019-2022	Nikki Woods	PG	UHN	An exploration of adaptive expertise in Family Medicine
2020-2023	Nikki Woods	PG/Fac Dev?	UHN	Creating and Sustaining the Pivot to Virtual Primary Care: Implementation and Evaluation of the Virtual Care Competency Training Roadmap (ViCCTR)
2020-2023	Betty Onyura	FacDev	St. Michael’s	Coaching Clinical Faculty New to Education Scholarship: Evaluating an Intervention using the Trans Theoretical Model of Change (Consultation Study Phase 3)
2020-2023	Sherylan Young	Undergrad	Sunnybrook	Effect of an integrated learning e-module on family medicine clinical clerkship education: a pilot study.