Research Activities
We are pleased to highlight some recent presentations and publications related to Continuing Professional Development conducted by the CPD Office and/or Schulich Medicine & Dentistry faculty.
Presentations
2025
McCauley, W., & Femi-Mese, A. (2025). Triangulating Faculty Development Needs Across Perspectives: Results from three Complementary Surveys at a Canadian Medical School [Abstract Oral Presentation]. CERI Research Symposium 2025, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
2024
McCauley, W. A., & Giberson-Kirby, S. (2024, April). Building the Foundations: A Faculty Development Framework for All [Poster presentation]. International Conference on Academic Medicine, Vancouver, Canada.
McCauley, W. A., Watling, C., & Husarewych, L. (2024, April). The Mentored Team Digital Innovation & Research Grants: A Novel Approach [Poster presentation]. International Conference on Academic Medicine, Vancouver, Canada.
Gavarkovs, A. G. (2024, May). The actionable need formula: A practical approach for guiding the needs assessment process [Podium presentation]. Association of Faculties of Medicine Continuing Professional Development Research Symposium, Virtual.
Foxcroft, L. (2024, October). Faculty Mentorship – Empowering Growth and Elevating Patient Care [Podium presentation]. Canadian Association for Medical Education, Virtual.
Gavarkovs, A. G. (2024, February). Contemporary theories guiding health professions education [Invited presentation]. Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON.
Gavarkovs, A. G. (2024, January). What can thermostats and cruise ships teach us about continuing education? [Invited presentation]. Centre for Education Research & Innovation Research Seminar, London, ON.
2023
McCauley, W. A., Foxcroft, L., & Lum, P. A. (2023, April). Resolves: A Supportive System for Addressing Lapses in Professional Behaviour [Poster presentation]. International Conference on Medical Education, Quebec City, Canada.
Foxcroft, L., Lum, P. A., & McCauley, W. A. (2023, April). Schulich Faculty Mentorship Program [Poster presentation]. International Conference on Medical Education, Quebec City, Canada.
Gavarkovs, A. G. (2023, September). Fueling the motivation to learn: Lessons for educators [Invited presentation]. Interdisciplinary Research Group on Cognition and Professional Reasoning, Centre for Applied Health Sciences Pedagogy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC.
Foxcroft, L. (2023, October). Schulich clinical faculty mentorship program [Podium presentation]. PSI Symposium, Toronto, ON.
Foxcroft, L., Lum, A., & McShane, K. (2023, October). Faculty-wide peer-support program during the COVID-19 pandemic: Patterns of access [Podium presentation]. American Conference on Physician Health, Palm Desert, CA.
McCauley, W., Curtis, L., Husarewych, L., & Trudgeon, K. (2023, October). An Interactive Screening Tool to Support the Development of Learning Objectives [Poster presentation]. National Accreditation Conference, Toronto, Canada.
McCauley, W., Giberson-Kirby, S., & McAdam, L. (2023, October). Danger beyond the silos: Finding safety in emerging organizational structures [Poster presentation]. National Accreditation Conference, Toronto, Canada.
McCauley, W., Lum, A., Foxcroft, L., Hutnik, C., Garcia, B., McAdam, L., & Husarewych, L. (2023, October). Supporting Faculty in Their Journey to Promotion: A Flipped Classroom Approach [Poster presentation]. National Accreditation Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Bosma, K., Mangel, J., & Foxcroft, L. (2023, December). Introduction of a universal wellbeing check-in program for clinical faculty in the department of medicine: A pilot project [Podium presentation]. Critical Care Canada Forum Conference, Toronto, ON.
Gavarkovs, A. G. (2023, December). Setting the PACE for learners: Research and practice in motivational design [Invited presentation]. Health Professions Education Seminar, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON.
Archived
Foxcroft, L., & Lum, A. (2022, November). Schulich Peers for Peers physician wellbeing support program [Podium presentation]. OHA Physician Leadership Network Meeting, Virtual.
Foxcroft, L., & Lum, A. (2022, October). Schulich Peers for Peers physician wellbeing support program [Podium presentation]. AMA International Conference on Physician Health, Orlando, FL.
Foxcroft, L., & Lum, A. (2022, April). Peers for Peers wellbeing support program [Poster presentation]. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Calgary, AB.
Publications
2025
Gavarkovs, A. G., Kueper, J., Arntfield, R., Myslik, F., Thompson, K., & McCauley, W. (2025). Assessing Physician Motivation to Engage in Continuing Professional Development on Artificial Intelligence. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 45(4), 287–292.
Gavarkovs, A. G., & McCauley, W. (2025). Physicians’ Values as Motivators for Continuing Professional Development: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 45(3), 219–222.
2024
Gavarkovs, A. G., & McCauley, W. (2024). Physicians’ Values as Motivators for Continuing Professional Development: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000589
Gavarkovs, A. G., Finan, E., Jensen, R. D., & Brydges, R. (2024). When I say...active learning. Medical Education, published ahead of print March 19, 2024. doi: 10.1111/medu.15383
2023
Gavarkovs, A. G., Crukley, J., Miller, E., Kusurkar, R. A., Kulasegaram, K., & Brydges, R. (2023). Effectiveness of life goal framing to motivate medical students during online learning: A randomized controlled trial. Perspectives on Medical Education, 12(1), 444–454. doi: 10.5334/pme.1017
Gavarkovs, A. G., Kusurkar, R. A., & Brydges, R. (2023). The purpose, adaptability, confidence, and engrossment model: A novel approach for supporting professional trainees’ motivation, engagement, and academic achievement. Frontiers in Education, 8. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1036539
Archived
Siu, S., Scarffe, A., Barrett, D., Strong, M., Schulz, V., Dixon, D., & Calvin, J. (2019). Enhancing physician managerial capabilities: Partnership between medicine and business. MedEdPublish, 8, 96. doi: 10.15694/mep.2019.000096.1
Please contact us at cpd@schulich.uwo.ca if you are Schulich Medicine & Dentistry faculty and you would like to include a presentation or publication on this page.
