Biography
Dr. Touchie is the Associate Director – Educator Development and the Director for the CiMED/uOSSC Medical Education/Simulation Fellowship with the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CiMED). As a clinician, she cares for HIV-infected patients with a special interest in women’s and refugee health. She has held various leadership positions in medical education including Chief Medical Education Officer at the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) and Vice-Chair, Education for the Department of Medicine. She has led many innovative projects over the years including the development of the medical school curriculum at Toronto Metropolitan University, the first new medical school in Canada in over 20 years; the national Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for the Transition from Medical School to Residency; the implementation of the MCC-360, the multisource-feedback tool of the MCC; the founding of the Ins and Out of EPAs – An international course to name a few. She is an international leader in the areas of validity, EPAs and curriculum development. Dr. Touchie enjoys mentoring the next generation of educational leaders locally, nationally and internationally through collaboration and mentorship. She is cross-appointed to the Department of Innovation in Medical Education. .
Recent Publications
- J. Phung, L. Cowley, L. Sikora, S. Humphrey-Murto, K. LaDonna, C. Touchie, R. Khalifé. From Structure to Culture: Stakeholder Perceptions and Experiences of Competency-Based Training with Entrustable Professional Activities (SPECTRE). Medical Education 2026 published on-line ahead of print August 3, DOI: 10.1111/medu.70275
- Romanova, S. Humphrey-Murto, C. Campbell, D. Archibald, S. Ruller, L. Shoppoff, C. Touchie. Supporting self-regulated learning in medical school: a national survey. Cureus 2026;18(5):e108984, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.108984
- D. Pugh, M. Roy, I. Bartman, V. Ly, T.J. Wood, C. Touchie. Association Between Physician Licensing and Certification Examination Performance and Quality of Patient Care: A Systematic Review. Academic Medicine 2026 published on-line ahead of print March 23, DOI: 10.1093/acamed/wvag065
- G. Gauthier, F. Moreau-Johnson, C. Landry, T. Dubé, C. Touchie. Curriculum development as a governance process: insights from a new PharmD program. Advances in Health Sciences Education 2026 published on-line ahead of print February 14, DOI: 10.1007/s10459-026-10517-z
- C. Touchie, O. ten Cate, Y.S. Park, B. Kinnear, D. Taylor. Validity theory applied to entrustment as an approach to assessment. In: ten Cate O, Burch VC, Chen HC, Chou FC, Hennus MP. (Eds). Entrustable Professional Activities and Entrustment Decision Making in Health Professions Education, Chapter 5, pp.51-63 [2024] London: Ubiquity Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bdc.e