Dr. Stella Yiu
Dr. Stella Yiu MD, CCFP-EM, MEd
Associate Professor
TOH DEM Roles:
Director, Continuing Professional Development/Faculty Development

Site: The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)



Biography

Medical school

  • Toronto (0T1)

Residency

  • Family Medicine, CCFP (EM) 
  • Emergency Medicine - Ottawa (2004)

Academic Focus

  • Medical Education Research
  • Mentorship
  • S Yiu, M Yeung, W Cheung and JR Frank, Stress and conflict from tacit culture forges professional identity in newly graduated independent physicians, Advanced 

Award Highlights 

  • Excellence in Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine Faculty Development Program, University of Ottawa 2022
  • Innovations in Medical Education - Stephen Abrahamson Award for Innovation, Innovations in medical Education Conference, University of Southern California 2022
  • Best Poster, Meridith Marks Day, Department of Innovation in Medical Education, Ottawa 2019
  • Mentor of the Year, University of Ottawa Vertical Mentorship Program, 2018-19, 2013-14

Selected Publications

  • Yiu, S., Yeung, M., Cheung, W., and Frank, J.R., Hidden beneath the surface: what are the knowledge and skills for successful transition to practice, Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, published online August 2025,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-01000-6
     
  • Yiu, S., Yeung, M., Cheung, W., Kwok, E., Mann, G., Williams, A., and Frank, J.R., A Novel Model of Patient Handover in Emergency Medicine—Addressing Hidden Tensions in Culture, AEM Education and Training, 2025; 9:e70087 https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.70087
     
  • Yiu, S., Yeung, M., Cheung, W., and Frank, J.R., Stress and conflict from tacit culture forges professional identity in newly graduated independent physicians, Advances in Health Sciences Education, published online Dec 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-022-10173-z
     
  • Lipinski, M., Ahn, E., Cheung, W., and Yiu, S., Evaluating a Canadian tertiary care emergency department physician wellness program, Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (2025) 27:395–399 https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-00887-5

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Updated - April 2026