RACHEL ELLAWAY, MD is Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, and Director of the Office of Health and Medical Education Scholarship for the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She is an Affiliate Member of the Institute of Health Sciences Education.
She was the Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Planning at the Northern Ontario school of Medicine before moving to Calgary in 2015. Dr. Ellaway is also the editor in chief of the journal Advances in Health Sciences Education (AHSE), chair of the national medical education centre directors’ group, and she was the creator and Maîtresse de Cérémonies of the AMEE Fringe for many years. As an internationally acclaimed scholar her work has encompassed many aspects and debates in contemporary medical education including educational technologies, contexts, philosophy of educational science, and philosophies of equity and service. Her contributions have been recognized in many awards including the CAME Ian Hart Award for Distinguished Contribution to Medical Education, the RCPSC Duncan Graham Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education, the AFMC President’s Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Academic Medicine, and the Meridith Marks Mentorship Award.
Email: rachel.ellaway [at] ucalgary.ca
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