Event
The Real World Isn鈥檛 a Case Study: Rethinking How We Teach Complexity in Medicine
This event is organized by the Department of Family Medicine's Faculty Development team and has聽been approved for 1 credit as part of their annual series.
Event title:聽The Real World Isn鈥檛 a Case Study: Rethinking How We Teach Complexity in Medicine
Speaker: Cara Bezzina,聽Academic General Practitioner, experienced medical educator. and researcher at the University of Glasgow.
Date:聽Thursday January 22, 12-1pm
Where:聽Online via Zoom.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, I should be able to:
- Examine how traditional single-disease teaching models constrain learner preparedness for the realities of complex, multimorbid patient care.
- Explore evidence-informed strategies for integrating multimorbidity and complexity into curricula and clinical teaching.
- Enhance supervisory approaches that enable learners to navigate complex, emotionally charged, and communicatively challenging clinical encounters.
About The Speaker
Dr. Cara Bezzina completed postgraduate training in the Scottish Highlands and, since achieving CCT, has combined clinical practice with academic roles. Originally trained in medicine at the University of Malta (MD), she also holds a Master鈥檚 in Medical Education (MMEd) and is a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) and the Academy of Medical Educators (MAcadMEd). Her academic work focuses on multimorbidity and complexity in medical education.
Contact Information
Contact:
Bhinesha Seetaram
Organization:
Faculty Development
Email:
facdevcme.fammed [at] mcgill.ca
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