Faculty Professional Development Day Puts Spotlight on CBD Education

On a snowy November 11th, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology hosted the annual Faculty Professional Development Day. This year's theme was "Assessment in Competency-Based Medical Education: Cautions, Considerations and Next Steps". The half-day event explored a number of topics relevant to faculty academic roles and career development with particular emphasis on competency-based medical education.

The event began with our plenary speaker Dr. Lynfa Stroud, Associate Professor with the Department of Internal Medicine, who presented "Pitfalls & Pendulums in the Assessments of Learners and Faculty". This session was met with great enthusiasm from our faculty who described it as informative, evidence-based and practical.

After our plenary session and a light lunch, faculty continued on to our other workshops, including:

• "Coaching and Feedback in CBME/CBD: Let's make it practical and meaningful" presented by Dr. Janet Bodley, Associate Professor with UofT ObGyn
• "Feedback: A Give and Take Relationship" presented by Dr. Dini Hui, Assistant Professor with UofT ObGyn
• "The QuIPS Pathway to Promotion" presented by Drs. Jon Barrett, Professor, and John Kingdom, Chair of UofT ObGyn
• "Competency-Based Medical Education is Here! What do we do now?" presented by Dr. Michèle Farrugia, Assistant Professor with UofT ObGyn

These workshops were described by attendees as comprehensive, helpful and unbiased presentations that aided faculty members in making practical changes to their professional and educational work.

After two sessions of workshops, faculty were invited to a celebratory evening full of awards and networking opportunities. 

For the first time, the new John R. McArthur Distinguished Scientist Award was presented in honour of Dr. John McArthur who, through his career in Gynaecologic Oncology at Toronto General Hospital in the 1940s and 1950s, introduced radiotherapy for cervical cancer. Chair of the Department of ObGyn Dr. John Kingdom described it as an award that had been created to "formally recognize a faculty member who has contributed a lifetime of service to our discipline and is someone who has an undisputed international reputation for their contributions, and a legacy of former trainees continuing in their own independent successful careers." The award was presented to Dr. Stephen Lye, an icon of research in the prevention of preterm birth and reproductive sciences.

Further thanks were given to the Director of Faculty Professional Development, Dr. Filomena Meffe, and the Department's administrative staff for their tireless work in ensuring the success of the event. Dr. Meffe will now be stepping down as FPD Director, as the Department welcomes Dr. Suzanne Wong to the position in the new year.

The Department was pleased to present the following awards:

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