Medical Education Fellowship - DEM

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Department of Emergency Medicine - DEM

Fellowship Programs - DEM

Medical Education

The 1-year fellowship program is designed to be a supportive scaffolding to a Master-level advanced degree in medical education or health professions education. The program provides a collective community-of-practice approach to becoming a Clinician Educator as an emergency physician, with ongoing real-time mentorship and sponsorship throughout the coursework portion of the Master-level degree (see Curriculum for more details).

The optional additional year (total 2 year program) provides for more formalized support with the scholarly project (see Overview and Requirements), and furthermore provides specialized support to complete a portfolio of activities necessary for the Practice Eligibility Route in becoming a Diplomate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (DRCPSC credential) in the Clinician Educator Area of Focused Competency (AFC). This fellowship in and of itself is not accredited as an AFC DRCPSC program.

The DEM Medical Education fellowship is a joint offering, in collaboration with the Fellowships of the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CiMed). Fellows will concurrently apply for both programs, with one complementing the other.

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Mission statement

“To produce clinician educators from an emergency medicine background with strong foundational teaching skills in addition to advanced medical education training, experience and credentials”

Fellowship objectives

Demonstrate knowledge of sound concepts of medical education, including learning theory, instructional methods, assessment, curricular design, program evaluation, change management, leadership and research
Develop and employ strong foundational clinical teaching skills to learners both within and outside of the Department of Emergency Medicine, as evidenced by teaching evaluations
Complete a scholarly project (e.g. education initiative, healthcare professions education research, program evaluation, QI project or equivalent)
Produce a curriculum vitae and teaching dossier that can be built upon as a clinician educator
Engage in receiving and providing mentorship and sponsorship
Participate actively in the fellowship curriculum, and in scholarly knowledge dissemination

Why this fellowship is the right choice for you?

“The biggest benefit of this fellowship is that you are plugged into a community of practice. You won’t be doing an asynchronous or virtual Master program on an island by yourself. You’ll have people to discuss your coursework and reading with, mentors and sponsors who open doors and provide opportunities for education leadership opportunities, and in general get to be part of a vibrant ecosystem of medical education.” – Former fellow

Didactic sessions

As part of the CiMED component of the fellowship, all Fellows participate in the Foundations in Applied Medical Education (FAME) program, formerly known as the Healthcare Education Scholars Program (HESP), and complete a scholarly project under supervision.

We will meet on a flexible basis on Wednesdays depending on cohort needs, alternating between virtual and in-person sessions. The virtual sessions will focus primarily on the asynchronous coursework of the fellows, and will serve as a Q&A format of review, to go over general concepts and themes. The in-person sessions will be higher-level group discussions, often with guest speakers who are experts in the respective fields being studies.

Scholarly output

A scholarly capstone project is required to successfully complete this fellowship – this is the same output that is required for the CiMED component (not two separate projects).

This can be in the form of an educational initiative, a de novo research project (either qualitative or quantitative), or other agreed-upon alternative. The deliverable is in the form of a manuscript suitable for submission to a reasonable peer-reviewed journal. Fellows will receive formal ongoing support and mentorship from a DEM clinician educator/methodologist.

A Master-level thesis, or Master program-related scholarly output is an acceptable alternative, the submission for which can be deferred until the completion of the Master program. Local mentorship and support for the Master program project can continue even after completion of the fellowship if the fellow requests. This can occur in addition to the formal project supervision that may be provided by the Master program home institution. The deadline for the final deliverable can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Journal club

The DEM Medical Education fellows are required to participate in the quarterly medical education journal club operated by the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CiMED) from the University of Ottawa. Furthermore, they are each required to present 1 journal article during the fellowship. Typically, 2 articles are presented per session. Some sessions are virtual and take place with partner institutions across the world, and some are in-person, often on Tuesday evenings.

Teaching commitment

As a program designed to produce clinician educators, it is also within the scope of the fellowship to inculcate strong clinical teaching skills. There are numerous teaching opportunities such as undergraduate bedside clinical teaching, undergraduate simulation, postgraduate off-service residents or emergency medicine academic day sessions and continuing professional development. The requirement is for approximately 1 teaching session per 4-week block.

Curriculum vitae and teaching dossier

As part of professional development, fellows will be required to create/revise their curriculum vitae (CV) and teaching dossiers (TD). The teaching activities undertaken throughout the year, the educational leadership roles associated with the DRCPSC portfolio, and any research or scholarly output throughout the year are examples of the content that will be included in the CVs and TDs.

Meet our team

Program Director

Dr. Eusang Ahn ([email protected])

Program Administrator

Kennedy Beuman ([email protected])

Other Faculty list

Dr. Jason Frank
Dr. Andrew Hall
Dr. Warren Cheung
Dr. Stella Yiu

Last updated - December 2025