Biography
Medical school
- University of Ottawa (2011)
Residency
- FRCPC in Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa (2016)
- AIME Fellowship in Simulation (2015)
Academic Focus
- Simulation
Award Highlights
- Dr. Janet Nuth Teaching Award (2023)
- Dr. Gordon Wallace Teaching Award (2018)
- Dr. Gordon Wallace Teaching Award (2017)
Selected Publications
- Fisk P, Hall A.K, O’Brien M, Cheung W. Simulation education in the age of competency-based medical education: a study of the use of simulation-based education in Canadian emergency medicine programs. Can J Emerg Med (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-00935-0
- Drew D, O’Brien M, McMurray L, Cheung W, Vaillancourt C. Use of Simulation to Assess the Impact of Pre-arrival Checklists on Resuscitation Competency of Emergency Medicine Residents. University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine (2025). 15(2):54-61
- Sahi N, Humphrey-Murto S, O’Brien M, Brennan E, Hall AK. Current Use of Simulation for EPA Assessment in Emergency Medicine. CJEM 2024 Mar;26(3):179-187. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00649-9. Epub 2024 Feb 19.
- Prudhomme N, O’Brien M, McConnell M, Dudek N, Cheung W. The Relationship Between Entrustment Scores in the Simulated and Workplace Environments Among Emergency Medicine Residents. CJEM, 1-8. doi:10.1017/cem.2020.388
- Baylis, J., Heyd, C., Thoma, B., Hall, A., Chaplin, T., Petrosoniak, A.,...O'Brien M…Caners, K. Development of a national, standardized simulation case template. CJEM, 1-3. doi:10.1017/cem.2020.394
- Chaplin T, Thoma B, Petrosoniak A,…O'Brien M,… A. Hall. Simulation-Based Research in Emergency Medicine in Canada: Priorities and Perspectives. CJEM. 2019 Sep 26:1-9. doi:10.1017/cem.2019.416.
Personal interests
- Skiing
- Running
- Biking
Updated - June 2026