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Wellness Committee

The Wellness Task Force includes members representing all hospital sites: McGill University Health Centre (MUHC); Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH); Montreal General Hospital (MGH); Lachine General Hospital (LGH) campus; Jewish General Hospital (JGH); St. Mary’s Hospital Centre (SMHC) as well as early-career, and non-MD faculty.

The task force meets every 6 months to review priorities, discuss communication strategies, discuss needs assessment and outcome measurement, and develop new or adapt existing programs and resources for faculty. Some example programs developed and launched include the “Wellness corner” within the weekly DOM-wide communication channel

CURRENT AND PAST MEMBERS INCLUDE:
Dr. Kevin Waschke, MD.CM., FRCPC, CAGF, FASGE Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Associate Chair of Wellness, Department of Medicine Chair, DOM Wellness Task Force
Dr. Natalie Dayan, MD, MSc, FRCPC Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine Former Associate Chair of Wellness, Department of Medicine Former Chair, DOM Wellness Task Force
Dr. Patricia Dobkin, Ph.D, OPQ Clinical psychologist & faculty member of McGill programs in Whole Person Care
Dr. Mark Smilovitch, M.D, FRCPC Physician in Cardiology at MUHC & faculty member of McGill Programs in Whole Person Care
Dr. Nathalie Ng Cheong, M.D, FRCPC Physician in Nephrology at SMHC
Dr. Michelle Elizov, M.D, MHPE, FRCPC Physician in General Internal Medicine at JGH & Associate Dean of Faculty of Development, FMHS
Dr. Claire Godard-Sebillotte Geriatrician Clinician Scientist at MUHC

CURRENT AND PAST MEMBERS INCLUDE:

Dr. Kevin Waschke, MD.CM., FRCPC, CAGF, FASGE

Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Associate Chair of Wellness, Department of Medicine
Chair, DOM Wellness Task Force

Dr. Natalie Dayan, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
Former Associate Chair of Wellness, Department of Medicine
Former Chair, DOM Wellness Task Force