CBME Executive Committee
The CBME Executive Committee is accountable to the Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education. The committee is responsible for the overall oversight and strategic planning for the implementation of Competence by Design in the RCPSC programs at McMaster University as well as ensuring that there is overall alignment with the CFPC. Review the Terms of Reference here.
Name | Program |
Parveen Wasi | Associate Dean, PGME |
Lisa Colizza | CBME Lead/PGME |
Sophia Boljanic | PGME |
Valerie Mueller | Chair, Faculty Development Subcommittee |
David Callen | Chair, Learner Development Subcommittee |
Ranil Sonnadara | Co-Chair Program Evaluation Subcommittee |
Julia Smerilli | Co-chair, Program Administrators Subcommittee |
Diane Reid | Faculty, Otolaryngology |
Sarah Kinzie | Program Director, Family Medicine |
Brad Petrisor | Associate Chair, Surgery |
Matt Newman | Resident, Otolaryngology |
CBME Implementation Subcommittee
The CBME Implementation Subcommittee is accountable to the CBME Executive Committee, Postgraduate Medical Education. Review the Terms of Reference here.
Name | Program |
Parveen Wasi | Associate Dean, PGME |
Lisa Colizza | CBME Lead/PGME |
Stuart McAslan | Assistant Manager, PGME |
Bojana Babic | Associate Program Director, pediatrics |
Alim Pardhan | Program Director, Emergency Medicine |
JoAnn Corey | CBD Lead, Psychiatry |
Diane Reid | Faculty, Otolaryngology |
Vanessa Lentz | Psychiatry |
Ranil Sonnadara | Director, Education Science, Surgery |
Alison Baker | Chair, Physician Lead, Family Medicine, Waterloo |
Ilun Yang | Competence Committee Chair, General Surgery |
Victoria David | Resident, Hematology |
Candice Stroud | Program Administrator, Anesthesiology |
Laura Klyne | Education Lead, Pediatrics |
Tracy Mestdagh | Project Manager, MedSIS |
Zuzana Romano | MedSIS |
Cheyenne Reid | MedSIS Technical Support Analyst |
CBME Evaluation Subcommittee
The CBME Evaluation Subcommittee is accountable to the CBME Executive Committee, Postgraduate Medical Education. Review the Terms of Reference here.
Name | Program |
Ranil Sonnadara | Co-Chair, Surgery |
Lisa Colizza | CBME Lead, PGME |
Parveen Wasi | Associate Dean, PGME/CBME |
JoAnn Corey | CBE Lead, Psychiatry |
Enas El Gouhary | Program Director, Neonatal-Perinatal |
Vanessa Lentz | Psychiatry |
Leslie Martin | Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine |
Crystal Hann | CBD Lead, Radiation Oncology |
Diane Reid | Faculty, Otolaryngology |
Allison Baker | Assessment Director, Family Medicine |
Julia Smerilli | Program Administrator, Emergency Medicine |
Scott Caterine | Junior Resident, Diagnostic Radiology |
Victoria McKinnon | Junior Resident, Plastic Surgery |
Kathleen Logie | Senior Resident, General Surgery |
CBME Faculty Development Subcommittee
The CBME Faculty Development Subcommittee is accountable to the CBME Executive Committee, Postgraduate Medical Education. Review the Terms of Reference here.
Name | Program |
Valerie Mueller | Chair, Obstetrics Gynecology |
Parveen Wasi | PGME/CBME |
Lisa Colizza | CBME Lead, PGME |
Ruth Chen | Emergency Medicine |
Ilun Yang | General Surgery |
Meera Luthra | Endocrinology |
Brad Petrisor | General Surgery |
Dillon Horth | Anesthesiology |
Snezana Popovic | Anatomical Pathology |
Siraj Mithoowani | CBD Lead, Hematology |
Christina Ma | Internal Medicine |
CBME Learner Development Subcommittee
The CBME Learner Development Subcommittee is accountable to the CBME Executive Committee, Postgraduate Medical Education. Review the Terms of Reference here.
Name | Program |
David Callen | Chair, Pediatric Neurology |
Lisa Colizza | CBME Lead |
Ghazaleh Kazemi | Program Director, Medical Oncology |
Lisa Van Houwelingen | Program Director, General Surgery |
Aaron Kugler | Resident, Anesthesiology |
Michelle Woolridge | |
Victoria David | Resident, Hematology |
Alexandra Davidson | Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Phillip Staibano | Resident, Otolaryngology |
Elaine Choi | Resident, Pediatric Neurology |
Spencer van Mil | Resident, Pediatrics |
Shahistha Sayeda | Resident, General Pathology |
Stephan Tran | Resident, Radiation Oncology |
Bayane Sabsabi | Resident, Neonatal-Perinatal |
Vicky Breakey | Undergraduate Representative, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology |
Spencer Sample | Resident, Emergency Medicine |
This committee meets on an ad hoc basis. However, there are two annual joint meetings with the CBME Faculty Development Subcommittee.
CBME Resident Subcommittee
The CBME Resident Subcommittee is accountable to the CBME Learner Development Subcommittee. The Resident Subcommittee is comprised of a CBD Resident Lead from each program. Review the Terms of Reference here.
Name | Program |
Michelle Woolridge | Co-Chair, Pediatrics |
Abdullah Alrumaih | Co-Chair, Urology |
Nikfar Nikzad | Anatomical Pathology |
Michael Nixon | Anesthesiology |
Brian Wang | Diagnostic Radiology |
Alisha Greer | Critical Care |
Jeffrey Fournier | Anatomical Pathology |
Scott Caterine | Diagnostic Radiology |
Deeqo Mohamud | Cardiology |
Dennis Wang | Gastroenterology |
Madeleine Wootton | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
Jordan Trevisonno | Clinical Immunology and Allergy |
Alex Dufort | Geriatric Psychiatry |
Vishal Varma | Diagnostic Radiology |
Nicole Li | Diagnostic Radiology |
Manijeh Mohammadi | Endocrinology |
Kristyne Onizuka | Gastroenterology |
Nermeen Feltaos | General Pathology |
Dana Trafford | Geriatric Medicine |
Wendy Ye | Internal Medicine |
Brody Duncan | Medical Microbiology |
Sapna Gupta | Medical Oncology |
Daniel Schep | Radiation Oncology |
Bayane Sabsabi | Neonatal-Perinatal |
Mez Kutky | Nephrology |
Taylor Duda | Neurosurgery |
Aaron Gazendam | Orthopedic Surgery |
Jakob Pugi | Otolaryngology |
Nasser Ambu-Ali | Pediatric Critical Care |
Falana Sheriff | Pediatric Clinical Immunology & Allergy |
Emily Hutchings | Pediatrics |
Kathleen Logie | General Surgery |
Louise Guolla | Pediatric Hematology/Oncology |
Neha Arora | Pediatric Neurology |
Rachael Tweedle | Psychiatry |
Kazim Mirhadi | Psychiatry WRC |
Sandeep Dhillon | Rheumatology |
David Youssef | Respirology |
Hammad Rafay | Respirology |
Mohammed Farooqi | Respirology |
Sepideh Mohajeri | Surgical Foundations |
Graham McClure | Vascular Surgery |
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CBME Program Administrators Subcommittee
The CBME Program Administrators Subcommittee assists and advises the Postgraduate Medical Education Office in developing an infrastructure that supports Program Administrators through the transition to CBD. The CBME Program Administrators Subcommittee is accountable to the CBME Executive Committee, Postgraduate Medical Education. Review the Terms of Reference here.
Name | Program |
Sarah Richardson (Co-chair) | Critical Care Medicine |
Julia Smerilli (Co-chair) | Emergency Medicine |
Lisa Colizza | CBME Lead |
Candice Stroud-Grundy | Anesthesia |
Andrea Howe | Cardiac and Vascular Surgery |
Jessica Klunder | Family Medicine |
Lynn Pacheco | Geriatric Medicine |
Wendy Clark | Nephrology |
Laura Klyne | Pediatrics |
Ann-Marie Turner | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Lauren Douglas | Urology |
CBME Faculty Leads
The CBME Program Lead (RCPSC) is the faculty member who will guide the transition and implementation process for competency based medical education at the program level. Within the Family Medicine program (CFPC), the faculty members most responsible for competency based medical education are the Triple C Leads (site directors, curriculum director, assessment director, and faculty development director). The CBME Program Lead and Triple C Lead will, in collaboration with the Program Director, ensure all aspects CBME implementation are carried out within the program.
Name | Program |
Mike Parrish | Anesthesiology |
Richard Whitlock | Cardiac Surgery |
Simon Oczkowski | Critical Care Medicine |
Jill Rudkowski | Critical Care Medicine |
Yoan Kagoma | Diagnostic Radiology |
Alim Pardhan | Emergency Medicine |
Zahira Khalid | General Internal Medicine |
Ilun Yang | General Surgery |
Mimi Wang (on leave) | Geriatric Medicine |
Mimi Wang (on leave) | Geriatric Psychiatry |
Siraj Mithoowani | Hematology |
Barbara Connolly | Neurology |
Blake Yarascavitch | Neurosurgery |
Valerie Mueller | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Amadeo Rodriguez | Ophthalmology |
David Wilson | Orthopedic Surgery |
Christina Grant | Pediatrics |
Naveen Sidhu | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine |
Celina Lin | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Mark McRae | Plastic Surgery |
JoAnn Corey | Psychiatry |
Crystal Hann | Radiation Oncology |
Sophie Corriveau | Respirology |
Raj Carmona | Rheumatology |
Poitr Zareba | Urology |
Fadi Elias | Vascular Surgery |