Cynthia Whitehead

EDUCATION
2011.  PhD, Medical Education.  Thesis:  The ‘Good Doctor’ in Medical Education 1910-2010:  A critical discourse analysis. Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Supervisor(s): Dr. Zubin Austin, Faculty of Pharmacy.

2008.  Master of Science in Community Health (MScCH), Health Practitioner Teacher Education (HPTE) stream. Focus on Interprofessional Education. Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Supervisor(s): Dr. Helen Batty.

1987.  MD, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

1984.  A.B. Honors, Magna Cum Laude, Social Studies (interdisciplinary major in history, political science, philosophy, social theory), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

2019 Jul - present. Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

2017 May 22 - present. Honorary appointment, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.

2016 Dec - present. Canadian co-lead, Master of Health Sciences Education, Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration (TAAAC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

2016 Jan 01 – present.  BMO Financial Group Chair in Health Professions Education Research, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2015 Sep 01 - present.  Director, The Wilson Centre for Research in Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, at University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2015 Sep 01 - present.  Scientist, The Wilson Centre for Research in Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, at University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2014 Jul - present.  Vice-President, Education, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2013 Jan - present.     Associate Professor (Status-Only), School of Graduate Studies, Public Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2012 Jul - present.  Clinician Scientist, Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2011 Dec - present.  Scientist, Centre for Ambulatory Care Education (CACE), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2011 Nov 1 - present.  Clinical Researcher, Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1990 - present.  Active Staff and Clinical Teacher, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
CLINICAL
2007 - 2009.  Wound Healing Team Clinician, Teacher & Team Member, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2001 - 2004.  Most Responsible Physician, Stroke Day Hospital Clinician, Teacher & Team Member, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2001 - 2004.  Most Responsible Physician, Acquired Brain Injury Day Hospital Clinician, Teacher & Team Member, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1998 - 2010.  Most Responsible Physician, Stroke Rehabilitation In-Patient Unit Clinician, Teacher & Team Member, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1991 - 2001.  Geriatric Day Hospital Clinician, Teacher & Team Member, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1990 - 1998.  Most Responsible Physician, Geriatric Rehabilitation In-Patient Unit Clinician, Teacher & Team Member, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

UNIVERSITY
2013 Aug 1 - 2014 Apr 30.  Acting Chair, Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2012 Dec - 2015 Sep.  Cross-Appointed Scientist, The Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2011 Jul - 2019.  Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

2011 Dec - 2012 Dec.  Educator Researcher, The Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2011 - 2012.  Clinician Educator, Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2010 Sep - 2014 Jun.  Vice Chair Education, Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2010 Jul - 2012 Jun.  Collaborator Lead, Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2006 - 2010.  Programme Director, Family and Community Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1990 - 2011.  Clinician Teacher, Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

UNIVERSITY - RANK
2006 Jul 1 - 2011 Jun.  Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1990 - 2006.  Lecturer, Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

OTHER
1982 - 1983.  English Teacher, Beijing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications. Teaching conversational English to telecommunications engineers from across China.

Research Synopsis

I conduct critical social science research, interrogating various aspects of health professions education.  I frequently use Foucauldian critical discourse analysis in my work.  Some recent areas of research interest and focus include the history of medical education, globalization of medical education, caring and compassion in health professions education and practice, and interprofessional collaboration.  

Recent Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
RESEARCH ARTICLES

Goldman J, Kuper A, Baker R, Bulmer B, Coffey T, Jeffs L, Shea C, Whitehead C, Shojania K, Wong B. Beyond ‘experiential learning’ in project-based quality improvement education: Questioning assumptions and identifying future directions. Academic Medicine. Impact Factor 5.100. Co-Author.[Accepted]

Bernard C, Fung K, Whitehead C, Andermann L, Fefergrad M, Iglar K, Paton M, Johnson A, Ferguson G, Soklaridis S. Family physicians and health advocacy: Is it really a difficult fit? Canadian Family Physician. Impact Factor 2.039. Co-Author. [Accepted]

Byrne N, Cole DC, Woods N, Kulasegaram K, Martimianakis MA, Richardson L, Whitehead CR.Strategic planning in health professions education: scholarship or management? Academic Medicine. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002852 [Epub ahead of print]. Impact Factor 5.100. Senior Responsible Author.

Soklaridis S, Zahn C, Kuper A, Gillis D, Taylor VH, Whitehead C. Men’s fear of mentoring in the #MeToo era: What’s at stake for academic medicine? New England Journal of Medicine. 2018 Dec; 379(23):2270-2274. Impact Factor 67.512. Senior-Responsible Author.

Feilchenfeld Z, Kuper A, Whitehead C.Stethoscope of the 21st Century: Dominant discourses of ultrasound in medical education. Medical Education. 2018 Dec; 2018 Dec; 52(12):1271-87. Impact Factor 4.883. Senior Responsible Author.

Wondimagegn D, Pain C, Beheretibeb Y, Hodges B, Duguma M, Rose M, Sherif A, Piliotis G, Tsegaye A, Whitehead C.Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration (TAAAC): A relational, partnership model for building educational capacity between a high- and low-income university. Academic Medicine. 2018 Dec; 93(12):1795-1801. Impact Factor 5.100. Senior Responsible Author.

Paradis E, Whitehead CR.Beyond the lamppost: A proposal for a fourth wave of education for collaboration. Academic Medicine. 2018 Oct; 93(10):1457-1463. Impact Factor 5.100. Senior Responsible Author.

Soklaridis S, Bernard C, Ferguson G, Andermann L, Fefergrad M, Fung K, Iglar K, Johnson A, Paton M, Whitehead C.Understanding health advocacy in family medicine and psychiatry curricula and practice: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE. 2018 May 23; 13(5):e0197590. Impact Factor 3.352. Senior Responsible Author.

Korenvain C, Famiyeh I-M, Dunn S, Whitehead CR, Rochon PA, McCarthy LM. Identifying frailty in primary care: A qualitative description of family physicians’ gestalt impressions of their older adult patients. BMC Family Practice. 2018 May 14; 19(1):61. Impact Factor 2.294. Co-Author.

Rice K, Ryu JE, Whitehead C, Katz J, Webster F. Medical trainee’s experiences of treating people with chronic pain: A lost opportunity for medical education. Academic Medicine. 2018 May; 93(5):775-780. Impact Factor 5.100. Co-Author.

Boyd VA, Whitehead CR, Thille P, Ginsburg S, Brydges R, Kuper A. Competency-based medical education: The discourse of infallibility. Medical Education. 2018 Jan; 52(1):45-57. Impact Factor 4.883. Co-Author.

Bandiera G, Ruetalo M, Kuper A, Mylopoulos M, Whitehead C, Kulasegaram M, Woods N. Back from basics: Integration of science and practice in medical education. Medical Education. 2018 Jan; 52(1):78-85. Impact Factor 4.883. Co-Author.

Rangel JC, Cartmill C, Martimianakis MA, Kuper A, Whitehead CR. In search of educational efficiency: 30 years of Medical Education’s top-cited articles. Medical Education. 2017 Sep; 51(9):918-34. Impact Factor 4.883. Senior Responsible Author.

Paradis E, Pipher M, Cartmill C, Rangel JC, Whitehead CR. Articulating the ideal: 50 years of interprofessional collaboration in Medical Education. Medical Education. 2017 Aug; 51(8):861-72. Impact Factor 4.883. Senior Responsible Author.

Soklaridis S, Kuper A, Whitehead C, Ferguson G, Taylor VH, Zahn C. Gender bias in hospital leadership: a qualitative study on the experiences of women CEOs. Journal of Health Organization and Management. 2017 Apr; 31(2):253-68. Impact Factor 1.801. Co-Author.

Feilchenfeld Z, Dornan T, Whitehead C, Kuper A. Ultrasound in undergraduate medical education: a systematic and critical review. Medical Education. 2017 Apr; 51(4):366-78. Impact Factor 4.883. Co-Author.

Kuper A, Veinot P, Leavitt J, Levitt S, Li A, Goguen J, Schreiber M, Richardson L, Whitehead CR. Epistemology, culture, justice and power: non-bioscientific knowledge for medical training. Medical Education. 2017 Feb; 51(2):158-73. Impact Factor 4.883. Senior Responsible Author.

Whyte S, Paradis E, Cartmill C, Kuper A, Boon H, Hart C, Razack S, Pipher M, Whitehead CR. Misalignment of purpose and power in an early Canadian interprofessional education initiative. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2017 Dec; 22(5):1123-49. Impact Factor 3.234. Senior Responsible Author.

Ng JY, Boon HS, Thompson AK, Whitehead CR. Making sense of “alternative”, “complementary”, “unconventional” and “integrative” medicine: exploring the terms and meanings through a textual analysis. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016 May 20. doi 10.1186/s12906-016-1111-3. Co-Author. 

Rangel JC, Cartmill C, Kuper A, Martimianakis MA, Whitehead CR. Setting the standard: Medical Education’s first fifty years. Medical Education. 2016 Jan;50(1):24-35. Senior Responsible Author.

Webster F, Krueger P, MacDonald H, Archibald D, Telner D, Bytautas J, Whitehead C. A scoping review of medical education research in family medicine. BMC Medical Education. 2015 Apr;15(79):1-6. Co-Author.

Paradis E, Whitehead CR. Louder than words: power and conflict in interprofessional education articles, 1954-2013. Medical Education. 2015 Apr;49(4):399-407. Co-Author.

Whitehead CR, Kuper A, Hodges B, Ellaway R. Conceptual and practical challenges in the assessment of physician competencies. Medical Teacher. 2015 Mar;37(3):245-51. Principal Author.

Hubinette M, Dobson S, Towle A, Whitehead C. Shifts in the interpretation of health advocacy: a textual analysis. Medical Education. 2014 Dec;48(12):1235-43. Senior Responsible Author.

Whitehead CR, Selleger V, Vandekreeke JS, Hodges BD. The “missing person” in roles-based competency models: a historical, cross-national, contrastive case study. Medical Education. 2014 Aug;48(8):785-95. Principal Author.

Whitehead C, Kuper A, Freeman R, Grundland B, Webster F. Compassionate care? A critical discourse analysis of accreditation standards. Medical Education. 2014 Jun;48(6):632-43. Principal Author.

Whitehead C, Whitehead CR, McLaughlin G, Zubin A. Harmonious healthcare teams: what healthcare professionals can and cannot learn from chamber musicians. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education. 2014 Jun;4(1):1-17. Co-Author.

Chan MWC, Truong S, Cheung JJH, Whitehead C, Dubrowski A. Do not forget the oldest old: design principles for the 80+. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2014;196:48-50. Co-Author.

Kulasegaram KM, Martimianakis MA, Mylopoulos M, Whitehead CR, Woods NN. Cognition before curriculum: rethinking the integration of basic science and clinical sciences. Academic Medicine. 2013 Oct;88(10):1578–85. Co-Author.

Whitehead C, Hodges B, Austin Z. Dissecting the doctor: from character to characteristics in North American medical education. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2013 Oct;18(4):687-99. Principal Author.

Martin D, Hum S. Han M, Whitehead C. Laying the foundation: teaching policy and advocacy to medical trainees. Medical Teacher. 2013 May;35(5):352-8. Senior Responsible Author.

Whitehead C. Scientist or science-stuffed? Discourses of science in North American medical education. Medical Education. 2013 Jan;47(1):26-32. Principal Author.

Iglar K, Whitehead C, Glover Takahashi S. Competency-based education in family medicine. Medical Teacher. 2013 Jan;35(2):115-9. Co-Author.

Whitehead C, Hodges B, Austin Z. Captive on a carousel: discourses of ‘new’ in medical education 1910-2010. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2012 Oct;18(4):755-68. Principal Author.

Whitehead C, Austin Z, Hodges BD. Flower power: the armoured expert in the CanMEDS competency framework? Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2011 Dec;16(5):681-94. Principal Author.

Kus JV, Tadros M, Simor A , Low DE, McGeer A , Willey BM, Larocque C, Pike K, Edwards IA, Dedier H, Melano R, Boyd DA, Mulvey MR, Louie L, Okeahialam C, Bayley M, Whitehead C, Richardson D, Carr L, Jinnah F, Poutanen SM. New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) producing enterobacteriaceae: local acquisition in Ontario, Canada and challenges in detection. Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). 2011 Aug 9;183(11):1257-61. Co-Author.

Akeroyd J, Oandasan I, Alsaffar A, Whitehead C, Lingard L. Perceptions of the registered nurse role in an urban interprofessional academic family practice setting. Nursing Leadership (CJNL). 2009;22(2):73-84. Co-Author.

Oandasan I, Gotlib Conn L, Lingard L, Karim A, Jakubovicz D, Whitehead C, Miller K, Kennie N, Reeves S. The impact of space and time on interprofessional teamwork in Canadian primary health care settings: implications for health care reform. Primary Health Care Research & Development. 2009;10:151-62. Co-Author.

EDITORIALS, COMMENTARIES AND REVIEWS

Whitehead C,Wondimagegn D, Baheretibeb Y, Mekasha A, Hodges B. The international partner as invited guest: Beyond colonial models of medical education. Academic Medicine. 2018 Dec; 93(12):1760-1763. Impact Factor 5.100. Principal Author.

Whitehead CR.Getting off the carousel: De-centring the curriculum in medical education. Perspectives on Medical Education. 2017; 6(5):283-5. Impact Factor not published. Principal Author.[Also invited]

Kulasegaram K, Buller D, Whitehead C.Taking presentations seriously: Invoking narrative craft in academic talks. Perspectives on Medical Education. 2017 Aug; 6(4):270-2. Impact Factor not published. Senior Responsible Author.

Wong R, Kitto S, Whitehead C. Other ways of knowing: Using critical discourse analysis to reexamine intraprofessional collaboration. Canadian Family Physician. 2016 Sep;62:701-3.

Whitehead CR, Kuper A. Competency-based training for physicians: are we doing no harm? Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). 2015 Mar 3;187(4):e128-9. Co-Author [also invited]. 

Hodges BD, Whitehead C, Martimianakis T, McNaughton N. Medical education... meet Michel Foucault. Medical Education. 2014 Jun;48(6):563-71. Co-Author.

Martin D, Whitehead C. Physician, heal thy system: the challenge of training doctor-citizens. Medical Teacher. 2013 May;35(5):416-7. Senior Responsible Author.

Whitehead CR, Kuper A. Beyond the biomedical feedlot. Academic Medicine. 2012 Nov;87(11):1485. Principal Author.

Whitehead C. The doctor dilemma in interprofessional education and care: how and why will physicians collaborate? Medical Education. 2007 Oct;41(10):1010-6. Principal Author.

CHAPTERS, GUIDES AND MANUALS
Kuper A, Whitehead C, Hodges BD. Looking back to move forward: using history, discourse and text in medical education research: AMEE Guide No. 73. Medical Teacher. 2013 Jul;35(1):85-96. Co-Author.

INVITED PUBLICATIONS
EDITORIALS, COMMENTARIES AND REVIEWS

Whitehead CR, Kuper A. Faith-based medical education. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2016; 22(1):1-3. Impact Factor 3.234. Principal Author.

Whitehead C,Paradis E. One size does not fit all: Balancing individual and system needs in primary care and beyond. Academic Medicine. Impact Factor 5.100. Principal Author.[Accepted]

Paradis E, Whitehead C. The complexities of care and conflict. Academic Medicine. 2019; 94(2): 152. Senior Responsible Author.

Paradis E, Whitehead C.In reply to Nasmith et al and to Tassone et al. Academic Medicine. 2018 Dec; 93(12):1751-1752. Impact Factor 5.100. Senior Responsible Author.

Kulasegaram M, Tonin P, Houston P, Whitehead C. Accreditation drives medical education. Does evidence drive accreditation? Medical Education. 2018 Jul; 52(7):772-773. Impact Factor 4.883. Senior Responsible Author.

Whitehead CR. On gunboats and grand pianos: medical education exports and the long shadow of colonialism. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2016 Feb; 21(1):1-4. Principal Author.

Whitehead CR, Wolff J. Context, patterns and practices: lessons in adaptation from environmental design and planning. Medical Education. 2015 Dec; 49(12):1174-86. Principal Author.

Whitehead CR. What ails medical education? Cynthia Whitehead welcomes a thorough appraisal of American medical residency training. Science. 2015 Jan;347(6219):241. Principal Author.

Weston W, Whitehead C. Why continuity matters: Ian McWhinney’s insights for 21st-century medical education. Canadian Family Physician. 2014 Jan;60(1):11-3. Co-Author.

Kuper A, Whitehead C. The practicality of theory. Academic Medicine. 2013 Nov;88(11):1594-5.  Senior Responsible Author.

Whitehead CR, Austin Z, Hodges BD. Continuing the competency debate: reflections on definitions and discourses. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2013 Mar;18(1):123-7. Principal Author.

Whitehead C. Will the Triple C curriculum produce better family physicians? No. Canadian Family Physician. 2012 Oct;58(10):1071, 1073, 1075-8. Principal Author.

Whitehead C. Rebuttal: Will the Triple C curriculum produce better family physicians? No. Canadian Family Physician. 2012 Oct;58(10):e539, e541. Principal Author.

Kuper A, Whitehead C. The paradox of interprofessional education: IPE as a mechanism of maintaining physician power? Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2012 Sep;26(5):347-9. Senior Responsible Author.

Whitehead C, Kuper A, Webster F. The conceit of curriculum. Medical Education. 2012;46(6):534-44. Principal Author.

Whitehead C, Austin Z, Hodges BD. Intentions versus unintended discursive consequences: reflections upon Sherbino et al.’s commentary on “Flower Power”. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2011 Dec;16(5):699-701. Principal Author.

Whitehead C. Recipes for medical education reform: will different ingredients create better doctors?  A commentary on Sales and Schlaff. Social Science and Medicine. 2010 Jun;70(11):1672-6. Principal Author.

CHAPTERS, GUIDES AND MANUALS

Paradis E, Whitehead CR. Different ways of knowing: Questioning the evidence behind interprofessional collaboration and education. In: Ewers M, Paradis E, Herinek D, editors. Interprofessionelles Lernen, Lehren and Arbeiten. Weinheim, Germany: Beltz Juventa; 2019. Senior Responsible Author.

Feilchenfeld Z, Kuper A, Friesen F, Chen A, Whitehead C. Teaching the social sciences in residency. In: Peterkin AD, Skorzewska A, editors. Health Humanities in Postgraduate Medical Education. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press; 2018. Senior Responsible Author.

Martimianakis MA, Woods N, Kulasagaram K, Mylopoulos M, Whitehead C, Holmboe E. Future directions in research on LICs. In: Poncelet A, Hirsh D, editors. Alliance for Clinical Education Handbook on Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships: Principles, outcomes, practical tools and future directions. Syracuse, NY: Gegensatz Press; 2016. Co-Author. [In Press]

Orsted HL, McNaughton V, Whitehead C. Management and Care of Surgical Wounds in the Community. Chapter in Chronic Wound Care:  A Clinical Source Book for Healthcare Professionals, 4th edition.  Krasner DL, Rodeheaver GT, Sibbald RG editors. Pennsylvania: HMP Communications; 2006. Co-Author.

Kuper A, Whitehead CR, Hodges BD. Looking back to move forward: using history, discourse and text in medical education research (reprint with permission from Medical Teacher). In: AMEE Guide 73 (booklet) Research in Medical Education Series. United Kingdom: Association for Medical Education in Europe; 2014. Co-Author.

BOOKS
Whitehead C. The Good Doctor in Medical Education 1910-2010: A Critical Discourse Analysis. Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing; 2013. 332 p. ISBN: 978-3-659-47493-4. Principal Author.

REPORTS
Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine (COFM). Family Medicine Expansion Report, 2013. Prepared for: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. 2014 Feb 26. Co-Author.

Martimianakis T, Whitehead C, Whyte S, Cartmill C. Integration of Internationally Educated Health Professionals: A Discourse Analysis. Prepared for the HIRE-IEHPs Initiative: Health Force Integration Research and Education for Internationally Educated Health Professionals. Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. 2013. Co-Principal Author.

Whitehead C, Martin D, Fernandez N, Younker M, Kouz R, Frank J, Boucher A. Integration of CanMEDS Expectations and Outcomes. Members of the FMEC PG consortium. 2011. Principal Author.

Freeman R, Whitehead C. The Educational Scholarship Advisory Group Report. Department of Family & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. 2011. Co-Principal Author.

Honours and Awards

DISTINCTIONS AND RESEARCH AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL
Received

Jan. Short Communications Presentation Merit Award, Co-Author 16th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, Singapore.
Awarded for presentation of “Different ways of knowing: Questioning the evidence behind IPE and IPC” by Paradis E, Whitehead C.

2018 Jan Best ePoster Presenter Merit Award, Co-Author, 15th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, Singapore. Awarded for presentation of “Beyond the lamppost: A proposal for a fourth wave of education for collaboration” by Paradis E, Whitehead C.

2017 Jan Best Oral Presenter Merit Award, Co-Author, 14thAsia Pacific Medical Education Conference, Singapore. Awarded for presentation of “Lessons from an analysis of 50 years of writing about collaboration in Medical Education” by Paradis E, Pipher M, Cartmill C, Rangel JC, Whitehead CR.

2016 Jan.  APMEC Merit Award for First Author of ePoster, received for highest rated poster in Session 5A-4. A Telling Absence: Power and Conflict in IPE Articles, 1945-2013 (Whitehead C, Paradis E). Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference.

2015 Sep.  AMEE Research Paper Award for Excellence in Medical Education Research, Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Research Committee.
            
NATIONAL
Received

2018 Nov Canadian Women in Global Health (CWIGH) List of Canadian Women Leaders in Global Health, Canadian Society for International Health.
The aim of CWIGH is to increase the visibility, representation and leadership of women in global health. Successful nominees will be featured on a document to assist journal editors, conference organizers, funders, policy makers, and other institutions in broadening and diversifying their networks.

2017 CAME Certificate of Merit Award, University of Toronto recipient, Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME).
The CAME Certificate of Merit was established to promote, recognize and reward faculty members committed to advancing medical education in Canada.

2009.  Strategic Training Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Strategic Training Program: Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research - Primary Health Care (TUTOR PHC). Total Amount: 4,500 CAD.

PROVINCIAL / REGIONAL
Received
2012 Jul - 2014 Jun    AMS Phoenix Fellowship, Associated Medical Services (AMS) (Research Award). Total Amount: 50,000 CAD.

Nominated
2010.  Residency Program Excellence Award, Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO).

2008.  Residency Program Excellence Award, Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO).

LOCAL (TORONTO, ON, CANADA)
Received

2018. Massey College Senior Fellow, Massey College in the University of Toronto.

2016.  Award of Excellence in Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Distinction).

2013.  Interprofessional Education Award, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto. Awarded for WCH Family Practice Elder Care Team (Distinction).

2011.  Academic Family Physician of the Year, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Distinction).

2011.  Medical Staff Association Service Award, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University of Toronto (Service Award).

2010.  Contribution to Interprofessional Education Team Award, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Distinction).

2010.  Excellence in Education Award for Education Innovation, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto (Distinction).

2010.  Mentorship award, Professional Development, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Distinction).

2009.  Postgraduate Program Leadership Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Distinction).

2008.  Excellence in Leadership Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Distinction).

Nominated
2016.  Award of Excellence in Research Excellence (Senior Category), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Distinction).

2011.  Postgraduate Achievement Award for Role Modeling Clinical Excellence, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Distinction).

Grants

PEER-REVIEWED GRANTS
FUNDED

2018 Oct - 2020 Sep. Co-Investigator & Senior Advisor.Teaching poverty, social determinants, and social accountability. University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Education Development Fund. Principal Investigators: Green S, Goel R, Ernst E. Co-Investigators: Whitehead C, Wright S. Collaborators: Bloch G, Eibisch L, Sharma M, Harriott D, Beder M, Haidar M, Weyman K. 19,978 CAD. Grant.

Oct - 2019 Dec. Co-Investigator. University College London-University of Toronto Collaborative Research Project in International Medical Education. University College London Medical School Research Department of Medical Education and Medical School Education Consultancy. PI(s): Hodges B, Gill D. Co-Investigators: Whitehead C, Martimianakis T, Griffin A, Rashid A. 27,917 CAD. Grant.

2017 Oct - 2018 Sep. Co-Investigator.A dialogical approach to person-centered care. Arnold P. Gold Foundation, Picker Gold Challenge Grant for Residency Training Program. Principal Investigators: Kuper A, Richardson L. Co-Investigators: Kumagai A, Whitehead C, Wright S. 25,000 USD. Grant.

2017 Mar - 2018 Mar. Co-Investigator.Developing pedagogy and tools for dialogic teaching and learning in the clinical setting. Women’s College Hospital, Centre for Ambulatory Care Education (CACE). Principal Investigators: Kuper A, Wright S. Co-Investigators: Gold K, Kumagai A, Ng S, Nyhof-Young J, Richardson L, Whitehead C. 5,500 CAD. Grant.

2016 Sep – 2018 Aug.  Principal Investigator. Leveraging accreditation standards to promote compassion in education and practice. Associated Medical Services (AMS) Inc., Invitational Call to Caring Project Grant. PI(s): Whitehead C. Co-Investigators: Kuper A, Richardson L, Rowland P, Spadoni M, Paradis E, Chapman L. $39,713 CAD. [Grant]

2016 Aug – 2017 Jul.  Co-Investigator. A case study of advanced post-licensure quality improvement and patient safety education. Medical Education Research Grant (MERG), Education Research Development, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. PI(s): Goldman J. Co-Investigators: Jeffs L, Kuper A, Whitehead CR. [Grant]

2016 Jul – 2017 Jun.  Co-Investigator. An Integrated Spiral Curriculum Across the Medical Education Continuum to Support the Understanding and Delivery of, and Advocacy for, Compassionate, Person-Centred Care. Associated Medical Services Inc. (AMS), Invitational Call to Caring Project Grant. PI(s): Kuper A. Co-Investigators: Bourns A, Bryden P, Dubinsky I, Goguen J, Hall P, Kumagai A, Law M, Lazor J, Maniate J, Myloupolos M, Najeeb U, Panisko D, Richardson L, Rowland P, Schreiber M, Sharma M, Whitehead C, Whyte R. $40,000 CAD. [Grant]

2016 Jul – 2017 Jun.  Co-Investigator. Advancing the science and practice of patient engagement in health services organizations. Associated Medical Services Inc. (AMS), Invitational Call to Caring Project Grant. PI(s): Rowland P. Co-Investigator(s): Fancott C, McMillan S, Abelson J, Andress I, Scane K, Hawthornthwaite L, Maybee A, Angl Nicholas E, Tepper J, Whitehead C, Kuper A, Baker GR. $39,968 CAD. [Grant]

2016 Jul - 2021 Jun.  Co-Investigator. The collaborative ideal in Canadian healthcare delivery. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Scheme. PI(s): Paradis E. Co-Investigator(s): Boon H, Nelson S, Spadafora S, Whitehead CR. $300,000 CAD. [Grant]

2016 Jul – 2017 Jun.  Co-Investigator. Understanding alignments between interprofessional education and “High Reliability Organizations”: Implications for curricula and interprofessional development. University of Toronto, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Education Development Fund. PI: Rowland P. Co-Investigators: Ng S, Whitehead CR, Goldman J, Lising D. $3,985 CAD. [Grant]

2016 May - 2016 Aug.  Co-Investigator. Do tomorrow’s doctors have what it takes to provide compassionate care? A textual analysis of accreditation standards. OMSA/Associated Medical Services. Compassionate Care Medical Student Education Research Grant. Student: Amanda Chen. PI: Kuper A. Co-investigator: Whitehead C. 5,000 CAD. [Grant]

2016 Jan - 2017 Jan.  Collaborator. Generalism: looking back to move ahead in curriculum renewal. A critical discourse analysis in undergraduate medical education. University of Toronto, Department of Family and Community Medicine, ‘Art of the Possible’ Education Scholarship Grant. PI(s): Nutik M. Collaborator(s): Alvi R, Freeman R, Moaveni A, Whitehead C. 4,650 CAD. [Grant]

2015 Dec - 2016 Nov.     Co-Investigator. A programme evaluation of the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAACEM). University of Toronto, Department of Family & Community Medicine, ‘Art of the Possible’ Education Scholarship Grant. PI(s): Landes M. Co-Investigator(s): Kuper A, Whitehead CR, Hunchak C, Fremes E, Meshkat N, 5,000 CAD. [Grant]

2015 Jul - 2018 Jun.  Co-Investigator. Towards the development of best practices for the assessment of competency in medical education. University of Toronto, Department of Medicine Integrating Challenge Grant. PI(s): Brydges R, Ginsburg S, Kuper A. Co-Investigator(s): Hodges B, Kulasegaram KM, Mylopoulos M, Norman G, Whitehead CR, Woods N. 200,000 CAD. [Grant] 

2015 Jul - 2016 Jun.  Collaborator. Integration & identity: understanding the mechanisms that foster a holistic physician in longitudinal integrated clerkships.  Associated Medical Services Inc. (AMS), Phoenix Project Call to Caring Grant. PI(s): Bernstein S, Kulasegaram K. Co-Investigator(s): Kuper A, Woods N, Hawa R, Hutchinson C, Weyman K. Senior Mentor(s): Martimianakis MA, Mylopoulos  M. Collaborator(s): Clavell N, Graves L, Kaufman A, Nyhof-Young J, Pittini R, Tartaro P, Webster F, Whitehead CR, Wright S. 35,000 CAD. [Grant]

2015 Jul - 2016 Jun.  Co-Investigator. Where is the caring in clinical assessments? Associated  Medical Services Inc. (AMS), Phoenix Project Call to Caring Grant. PI(s): Wright S, Ginsburg S. Co-Investigators: Whitehead CR, Kulasegaram K. 19,881 CAD. [Grant] 

2015 Jul - 2016 Jun.  Collaborator. Relationships as learning: understanding how relationship  building facilitates patient-centered learning in longitudinal integrated clerkships. Education Development Fund, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. PI(s): Hutchinson C, Kulasegaram KM. Co-Investigator(s): Martimianakis T, Mylopoulos M, Bernstein S. Collaborator(s): Weyman K, Pittini R, Nyhof-Young J, Raed H, Graves L, Wright S, Whitehead C, Woods N. $9,937.50 CAD. [Grant]

2015 Apr - 2016 Jan.  Co-Investigator. Learning in place to support aging in place: a virtual home-based homecare curriculum. Ontario Simulation Network (SIM one), Simulation-based continuing inter professional development program in at-home care of seniors. PI(s): Woods N, Ng S. Co-Investigator(s): McKay S, Whitehead C, Rochon P, Jenkins K, Evans C, Hart C, Gold K, Campbell D. 99,353 CAD. [Grant]

2015 Jul - 2016 Jun. Co-Investigator. Teaching the non-Medical Expert CanMEDS roles in postgraduate medical education: curriculum innovation, curriculum evaluation, and realist evaluation of a complex process. University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Education Scholarship and Research Grants. PI(s): Kuper A. Co-Investigator(s): Whitehead C, Goguen J, Richardson L, Schreiber M, Maniate J, Najeeb U, van Melle E, Sharma 
M, Feilchenfeld Z. 24,998 CAD. [Grant]

2014 Jun - 2015 Sep.  Collaborator. The construction of the Health Advocate Role in Family Medicine and Psychiatry postgraduate curricula. Education Development Fund, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. PI(s): Soklaridis S, Bernard C. Collaborator(s): Whitehead C, Iglar K, Paton M, Fung K, Andermann L, Fefergrad M. 11,020 CAD. [Grant]

2014 Apr - 2016 Mar.  Co-Investigator. Strengthening primary care through family medicine around the world: collaborating towards promising practices. International Development Resource Centre. PI(s): Rouleau K. Co-Investigator(s): Wondimagegn D, Bourget M, Indah R, Maiga M, Godoy-Paiz P, Whitehead C, Wilson L, Redwood-Campbell L, Couturier F, Kapoor V, Lemire F. 60,000 CAD. [Grant]

2013 Oct - 2014 Oct.  Co-Investigator. Developing a Call to Care: Understanding How Family Medicine Residents’ Values Shape their Practice of Patient-Centered Care. Associated Medical Services Inc. (AMS). Phoenix Grant. PI(s): Van Melle E. Co-Investigator(s): Phillips S, Howse K, Joneja M, Cline C, Whitehead C. 40,000 CAD. [Grant]

2013 Jul - 2014 Jun.  Co-Investigator. Teaching the non-Medical Expert CanMEDS Roles: Broadening the Curriculum Beyond Bioscience. Associated Medical Services Inc. (AMS). Phoenix Fellowship. PI(s): Kuper, A. Co-Investigator(s): Whitehead, C. 50,000 CAD. [Fellowship]

2013 Apr - 2016 Mar.  Principal Investigator. Better Education for Better Teamwork: Understanding the Discourses to Improve the Practices of Interprofessional Education. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Operating Grant. PI(s): Whitehead C. Co-Investigator(s): Kuper A, Purkis ME, Boon H, Razack S. Collaborator(s): Reeves S, Nasmith L, Tassone M. 242,261 CAD. [Grant]

2013 Apr - 2014 Mar.  Principal Investigator. Assessing the interest, acceptability, and usability of social networking to support a primary care patient-centred model for vulnerable older adults. Women’s College Hospital (Toronto, ON). Academic Funding Plan (AFP) Innovation Fund. PI(s): Whitehead C. Collaborator(s): Dubrowski A, McCarthy L, Carnahan H, Kapralos B, Cheung JH. 30,000 CAD. [Grant]

2013 Feb - 2014 Jan.  Co-Investigator. Furthering the Foundations for a New System of Care for Vulnerable Older Adults: A Primary Care Team-Based Approach. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Catalyst Grant: Health Services and Systems for an Aging Population. PI: McCarthy, Lisa. Co-Investigator(s): Dunn S, Gruneir A, Moineddin R, Rochon P, Whitehead C. 95,123 CAD. [Grant]

2013 - 2014.  Co-Investigator. Teaching the Intrinsic CanMEDS Roles: Broadening the Curriculum Beyond Bioscience. Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. Dept. of Medicine Educational Scholarship & Research Grants. PI(s): Kuper A. Co-Investigator(s): Goguen J, Schreiber M, Richardson L, Upshur R, Whitehead C. 21,006.4 CAD. [Grant]

2012 Apr - 2014 Mar.  Principal Investigator. Foundations for a primary care patient-centre model for vulnerable older adults. Women’s College Hospital. AFP Innovation Fund. PI(s): Whitehead C. Collaborator(s): Bourgeois N, McCarthy L, Dunn S, Rochon P, O’Brien T, Fernandes L, Novak M. 30,000 CAD. [Grant]

2007 May - 2008 May.  Principal Investigator. Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research - Primary Health Care (TUTOR-PHC). Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship. PI(s) Whitehead C. 4,500 CAD. [Research Fellowship]

NON PEER-REVIEWED GRANTS
FUNDED
2012 Sep - 2013 Apr.  Co-Investigator. Resident Academic Project Support Website: development and evaluation. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto. One-Time Project Fund. PI(s): Webster F. Co-Investigator(s): Krueger P, Iglar K, Law M, Whitehead C. 22,625 CAD. [Grant]

2012 Sep - 2013 Apr.  Co-Investigator. Video observational assessment in family medicine: understanding the mechanisms underlying the innovation. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto. One-Time Project Fund. PI(s): Webster F. Co-Investigator(s): Whitehead C, Batty H, Carnahan H, Grundland B, Iglar K, Pimlott N. 8,000 CAD. [Grant]

2012 Sep - 2013 Apr.  Co-Investigator. Evaluation of “Red-Button” Initiative. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto. One-Time Project Fund. PI(s): Webster F. Co-Investigator(s): Krueger P, Iglar K, Whitehead C. 5,900 CAD. [Grant]

2012 Aug - 2017.  Co-Investigator. How do workplace based interventions facilitate integration of internationally educated health professionals in the Canadian workforce? Health Canada and the Government of Ontario, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. PI(s): Austin Z, Oake W. Co-Investigator(s): Tabak D, McNaughton N, Simmons B, Hynes L, Bystrin M, Whitehead C.  Year 1 approved funding CAD 1,456,515. [Contract]

2012 Jul - 2015 Dec.  Principal Investigator. Discourse analysis of 50 years of Medical Education. Medical Education. PI(s): Whitehead C. Collaborator(s): Martimianakis T, Kuper A. 12,440 CAD. [Contract]

2010 Aug - 2011 Apr.  Co-Principal Investigator. Theme Paper on Teaching and Assessing Non-Medical Expert CanMEDS Roles. Future of Medical Education in Canada (FMEC) Postgraduate Medical Education Project. Association of Faculties of Medicine in Canada. PI (s): Whitehead C, Boucher A. Collaborator(s): Frank J, Martin D, Fernandez N, Younker M, Kouz R. 6,000 CAD. [Grant]

2007 Jul - 2011 Jan.  Co-Principal Investigator. Family Medicine Stroke Prevention and Management Education Program Evaluation. Toronto Stroke Network and Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. PI(s): Sahlas J, Whitehead C. Collaborator(s): Chan D. 40,000 CAD. [Grant]