The Faculty of Education at McGill, in collaboration with the Institute of Health Sciences Education offers an MA in Educational Psychology, Health Professions Education with a focus on health professions education.
The students currently involved in the program are:
Yi-Chin Lu, MD
Doctor of Medicine-double major in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medicine
Chang Gung University, Taiwan
Bio to come
Isabel Mora Melanchthon, MD
Family physician
Clinical Professor at Family Medicine Department,
School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), Santiago-Chile.
Isabel completed undergraduate medical degree in 2006 at Universidad de Chile.
After working in Primary Care Health centers as a general doctor for 3 years, she completed her specialization in Family Medicine in 2012 at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Since then, she´s been involved in clinical and academic work, giving classes for undergraduate health professions students and supervising family medicine graduate students.
Isabel completed a Certificate in Medical Education (PUC, 2013), and then a Fellowship in Medical Education (FAIMER, 2020).
She has been in charge of new residents´ Induction Period for 10 years and has participated in different courses along the residency, among other multiple responsibilities at the Family Medicine Department.
Isabel is also an active participant of different external continuous courses outside PUC and conferences about health professions education.
Her topics of interest are:
- CanMEDS competency framework and Competencies in family medicine residency.
- Assessment strategies in postgraduate medical education; Entrustable professional activities.
- Family Medicine and mass media.
- Family medicine model in Chilean primary care.
Isabel decided to enter this Master Program to enhance her skills in HPE research and then continue working in future projects with IHSE researchers.
Wei-Ting Hung, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Department of Medical Education
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Dr. Wei-Ting graduated from Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan in 2005. She received her Ph.D. degree in 2021 from the Institute of Clinical Medicine at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.
Dr. Hung completed her residency training in internal medicine at Taichung Veterans General Hospital and then undertook subspecialty training in allergy, immunology, and rheumatology. Dr. Hung has served as an attending physician at the lupus clinics of Taichung Veterans General Hospital since 2012. She was recruited to the Division of Faculty Development in 2015 due to her enthusiasm and outstanding performance in clinical teaching. Because of her continuous contribution to medical education, she received the award of “Best Teaching Attending Physician of the Year” in 2016 and 2020.
Dr. Hung is responsible for the design and development of the faculty development program. She has used needs assessment and class feedback to refine the program. Dr. Hung initiated several educational research projects since she joined the Division of Faculty Development. Currently, her research focuses on interprofessional education and faculty development implementation. To enhance her skills in medical education, she decided to pursue a secondary degree in health profession education.