Winners in the Academic Staff category were Professor Liliane Asseraf-Pasin of the Faculty of Medicine (School of Physical and Occupational Therapy) and Professor Hiba Zafran of the Faculty of Medicine (School of Physical and Occupational Therapy).
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Professor Liliane Asseraf-Pasin was recognized for demonstrating tremendous leadership and dedication in her work on two key projects which enhance the working and learning environments of people from diverse backgrounds. The first is the McGill Retention Program in which internationally trained, English-speaking physical therapists gain access to professional practice in their field through equivalency training. Second, Dr. Asseraf-Pasin was instrumental in ground-breaking work which led to founding the Joint Curriculum for Interprofessional Education in 2005. The Office of Interprofessional Education (OIPE) was then created in 2016. She is committed to training health professionals who will transform health care delivery through interprofessional collaboration. Together, these initiatives help to shape a more inclusive professional physiotherapy community of practice that serves our pluralistic society |
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As an Occupational Therapist/Psychotherapist Professor Hiba Zafran's teaching focuses on raising awareness of mental illness, highlighting the effects of diversity and intersectionality on the lived experience of health and disease, and promoting participation and engagement of individuals with mental health illness in the areas of self-care, productivity, and leisure. Her nominators referenced the passion, grace and diplomacy with which Dr. Zafran advocates for social justice. Her efforts to formalize a commitment to equity and inclusive education has been exemplary and inspiring within the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, and serves as an example to all of McGill. |
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