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I am writing to solicit your support for a survey in the field related to educational offerings within our Network. Teaching hospitals are complex organizations in which there are diverse learning needs. Our Network is undertaking a large-scale Organizational Learning Scan (OLS) initiative to identify how we can better support staff and physicians in their pursuit of ongoing education. A better-educated staff translates to better, higher quality patient outcomes.

Nominations are being accepted for the Dr. Vincent James Hughes Physician Humanitarian Award.

Due date: Friday, October 26, 2018

Please send nominations to Dr. Ralph George, MSA President at [email protected]  and [email protected]

In recognition of Dr. Tom Parker’s contributions to the field of health sciences research, his commitment to resident and trainee education, and his outstanding leadership as Physician-in-Chief, the Department has established the Dr. Thomas G. Parker Resident Research Rounds, which will be held annually in June as part of the Medical Grand Rounds schedule at St. Michael’s Hospital.  This year’s round was held on Wednesday, June 6 with Amanda Li.

Congratulations Tom!

May 22 was the 30^th anniversary of Higgins Day, our resident research presentation event.  To mark this occasion, members of the Higgins Family joined us to pay special tribute to their father, Dr. H. Patrick Higgins, a former SMH Physician-in-Chief.  As well, Dr. Larry Leiter, the keynote speaker, acknowledged the outstanding role Dr. Higgins played not only at SMH but at the University of Toronto.

At the “Year in Review” grand rounds on June 13, I had the pleasure of announcing a new Chair for the SMH Department of Medicine Physician-in-Chief.

Dr. Dan Selchen has decided to step down as Head of the Division of Neurology at the end of his second five year term on June 30, 2018.

Continuing our series on our faculty members who have been recently promoted, Matthew Muller was promoted to Associate Professor as of July 1, 2017. Congratulations, Matthew!

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the dinner this year! I hope you enjoyed the evening as much as I did.   And for those of you who could not attend, I hope you will be able to join us next year.  I was pleased that many members of the hospital leadership were in attendance:  Tim and Cathy Rutledge, Sonya Canzian. Tom and Joanne Parker, Art & Myra Slutsky, as well as our University Department Chair, Gillian Hawker.  I was also very pleased that Sharon Freeman joined us as well to present the inaugural Michael Freeman Award for Integrity and Professionalism.