Institute for Medical Education Scholarship (IMES) Launch Symposium
Building a Community for Medical Education Scholarship at Queen's Health Sciences
November 23, 2026, 8 am - 1 pm
Faculty and residents are invited to attend an inaugural event for medical education scholarship in November. At the upcoming Institute for Medical Education Scholarship (IMES) Symposium, IMES will be introduced as a community within Queen’s Health Sciences. It aims to connect faculty across departments and build capacity to help educators become scholars.
The event will begin with a keynote presentation by Dr. Jonathan Sherbino, Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean, Health Professions Education Research, McMaster University. Dr. Sherbino will speak on "Why Medical Education Scholarship Matters: People, Programs, and Impact". It is co-hosted by Dr. Boris Zevin, Professor & SEAMO Medical Education Scholar, Department of Surgery, Queen's University, and Dr. Rachel Curtis, Assistant Professor, Postgraduate Program Director, Department of Ophthalmology, and remarks will be given by Dr. Richard van Wylick, Vice-Dean, Health Sciences Education at Queen's Health Sciences.
Topics for the event will include mentorship and career development, funding, grants, productivity, publication, and promotion and recognition of education scholarship at QHS. The full program is available here:
Agenda IMES Launch Symposium Nov 23 2026
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