IHSE MEETING

IHSE Thursday Morning Meeting

9:00 - 10:00
Co-Founders:
Saad Razzaq, CCFP (c), MDCM, MSc, GrDip (Clinical Research)
Andrei Khramtsov, MDCM (c), B.Eng
Aymen Sahal, MDCM (c)

Faculty mentor at McGill:
Tamara Carver

Title: Differential: A Scalable Solution for Clinical Skills and Reasoning in Medical Education

Blurb:
This one-hour session will introduce Differential, an AI-powered virtual clinical skills and reasoning and simulation tool developed by medical trainees to address the persistent gap in clinical decision-making preparedness among medical students. With over 200 active users across UGME and PGME—including faculty educators—Differential offers scalable, case-based learning aligned with the Medical Council of Canada's objectives, allowing students to practice and receive feedback in an engaging, low-resource format. During the session, we will:

• Present the problem and educational gap addressed by Differential
• Demonstrate the platform’s interface, features, and use cases
• Share preliminary data from pilot studies and institutional partnerships
• Discuss opportunities for integration into McGill’s UGME curriculum and beyond
• Explore collaboration models and licensing options tailored to academic centers

We invite IHSE leadership to engage in a discussion on how Differential can complement clinical education and advance the goals of competency-based training.

10:00 - 11:00 
Cara Bezzina, PhD candidate from Glasgow.  
Professor Meredith Young on Supervisory Committee 
Title: Multimorbidity Matters - So What Are We Going to Do About It?
Session Goal: To generate ideas and gather perspectives that will inform the direction of my PhD work

Dr. Cara Bezzina, MD (Melit.), MMEd, MRCGP, MAcadMEd, is a primary care physician, medical educator, and doctoral candidate at the University of Glasgow. Her PhD, funded by the Wellcome Trust and supervised in part by Prof. Meredith Young, is part of the Multimorbidity PhD Program for Healthcare Professionals. Her research focuses on how undergraduate medical learners are taught to care for patients with multimorbidity, with an emphasis on primary care.

She previously led the Communication Skills programme at the University of Glasgow Medical School and has been awarded several competitive academic fellowships in recognition of her contributions to medical education and scholarship. Originally from Malta and Canada, Dr. Bezzina is now based in Scotland, where she combines clinical practice with research and teaching.