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The Shame Conversation. Shame is a normal and deeply personal emotion that regulates our social behavior and is critical for societal functioning. It can also be damaging, chronically experienced, and pathological, and it is deeply embedded in the culture of medicine.  The Shame Conversation's goal is to bring shame to the surface, examine its presence in healthcare, and build a more resilient culture.

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Dr. David Sauder (2023 Cohort)

• Dr. David Sauder is an orthopedic surgeon in Saskatoon.  He graduated from U of S medical school in 2000.  He completed an orthopedic surgery residency in Saskatoon in 2006.  He then trained in upper limb surgery at University of Western Ontario in 2007.  He has maintained a busy surgical and trauma practice in Saskatoon since 2007.  From 2016 - 2023 he was the program director for the U of S Orthopedic Surgery residency.  The Clinician Educator Program has allowed him to reflect on his time as program director to gain new insights on past experiences.  It has also given him a more solid footing in educational theory and how it applies to medical training.  Since beginning the program, he has involved himself in several projects to improve orthopedic education.  These endeavours include developing a collaborative relationship with anesthesia in the field of simulation.  He also improved the curriculum for arthroscopic surgical simulation training for orthopedic trainees.  He has now moved on to leading the development of an annual orthopedic education day for the province of Saskatchewan.

Dr. Eugene Choo (2021 Cohort)

• Dr. Eugene Choo is a cardiac anesthesiologist in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and serves as the Program Director for the Postgraduate Anesthesiology Program at the University of Saskatchewan. Through the Clinician Educator Program, he developed a strong foundation in medical education theory, which he applies to support resident learning through ongoing curriculum development, meaningful assessment strategies, and continuous program improvement. He is committed to helping train the next generation of anesthesiologists to become not only excellent clinicians, but also reflective educators and leaders.

Dr. Alanna Baillod (2020 Cohort)

• Dr. Alanna Baillod is a Geriatric Psychiatrist with the department of Psychiatry in Saskatoon. She completed medical school and Psychiatry residency at the University of Saskatchewan. She completed her Geriatric Psychiatry subspecialty training at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Baillod is currently the Clerkship Director for Psychiatry, the CBD lead for Psychiatry, the Competence Committee Chair for Psychiatry, and the Assistance Program Director for Psychiatry. She is also part of the RCPSC Geriatric Psychiatry Examination Committee.

Dr. Dawn De Souza (2020 Cohort)

• Dawn De Souza completed her residency at the University of Saskatchewan. She obtained her Clinician Educator Diploma in 2023 through the Clinician Educator Diploma Program at the University of Saskatchewan. Active throughout her career in both Undergraduate and Postgraduate medical education, and interested in learning more, the Clinician Education program at the University of Saskatchewan offered her an attractive learning opportunity as it was self paced, and self directed. This allowed her to continue her busy practice while in the program. Despite their own busy practices, the enthusiastic program director and faculty offered many opportunities for learning, quickly responsive and eager to foster growth and collaboration. The knowledge and skills gained from the CEd program further assist her in her responsibilities such as assistant residency program director, family medicine resident training in Psychiatry, Preclerkship Foundations, and on education committees such as the Royal College Fellowship Examination and Undergraduate Competency Committee.

Dr. Kaitlyn Hughes (2020 Cohort)

• Dr. Kaitlyn Hughes is a family physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Academic Family Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. She graduated from the U of S with an M.D. in 2016 and completed her Family Medicine residency training in Regina in 2018. Dr. Hughes practices full-scope family medicine with low-risk obstetrics at the Regina Family Medicine residency training site. She obtained her Clinician Educator Diploma (CEd) in 2023 through the Clinician Educator Diploma Program at the U of S. She previously served as the Regina Family Medicine Clerkship Coordinator and now acts as the Saskatchewan Family Medicine Curriculum Director. Dr. Hughes has a passion to share and exchange knowledge with others. She has a strong interest in behavioural medicine and strives to engage learners with different teaching style and methods in different educational contexts. The Clinician Educator Diploma Program offered an opportunity to explore structured foundational and theoretical learning to complement practical experience. It is a self-directed format which provides the flexibility necessary to meet both clinical and academic responsibilities. The engaging and safe learning experience provided the opportunity to collaborate with medical educators and leaders throughout Saskatchewan.

Dr. Nicole Shedden (2020 Cohort)

• Dr. Nicole Shedden is a family physician and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S). She graduated from the U of S with an M.D. in 2017 and completed her Family Medicine residency in 2019. She obtained her Clinician Educator Diploma (CEd) in 2022 through the Clinician Educator Diploma Program at the U of S and was the first graduate from the program. She is currently Year 1 Co-Chair for the undergraduate (UG) program at the U of S College of Medicine (CoM), and Course Director for the Success in Medical School course.During her time in the CEd Program, Dr. Shedden was involved in the development of a Disaster Medicine curriculum for the UG program, and a simulation-based Behaviour Medicine (social determinants of health) curriculum for the Department of Academic Family Medicine (DAFM). She also led and supervised a quality improvement project in the DAFM to improve resident-led verbal case presentations using the SNAPPS teaching and learning framework. During this project, she co-produced several medical education videos for resident and faculty development, as well as a novel instrument for resident workplace-based assessment.As a result of her involvement in the CEd Program, Dr. Shedden was invited to apply and successfully interviewed for the Year 1 Co-Chair role in the CoM. In this role, she frequently uses the knowledge and skills she acquired in the program to teach medical students, to aid in medical student remediation, to participate in discussions surrounding curriculum, assessment and program evaluation. She joined the Canadian Preclerkship Leads, a community of practice where she is able to identify preclerkship education issues and discuss potential solutions with experts in the field.The U of S CEd Program provides a challenging, yet highly stimulating and supportive environment for fellows to pursue their medical educational interests. There are many learning opportunities, such as the monthly T-TIME (Timely Topics in Medical Education) sessions and local faculty development sessions. The program supports fellows in their education by providing relevant literature and advertising educational workshops and conference opportunities locally and abroad. Fellows are encouraged to collaborate on units to share resources, knowledge, and workload. The Program Director and Unit Supervisors are highly supportive of fellows and receptive to their feedback.

Kent Stobart - Unit Supervisor, Leadership | 2020-2025

Marla Davidson - Unit Lead, Curriculum | 2020-2025

Quinten Paterson - Unit Supervisor, Foundations | 2022-2025

Lynsey Martin - Unit Lead, Assessment | 2020-2023

Kalyani Premkumar - Unit Supervisor, Scholarship | 2020-2023

Alia Teja - Unit Supervisor, Teaching & Learning | 2020-2023

Kathy Lawrence - Unit Supervisor, Assessment | 2021-2022

Carla Angelski - Unit Lead, Simulation | 2020-2021

Cindy Deschenes - Unit Supervisor, Leadership | 2020-2021