Leadership Team
Dr. Jacques Bradwejn
Dean
Before serving at the Deanship, Dr. Bradwejn served as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Ottawa and as Psychiatrist-in-Chief at the Royal Ottawa Hospital, positions he has held since January 1998, and as Head of Psychiatry of the Ottawa Hospital since January 1999. He has also held positions at McGill University as Associate Professor of Psychiatry and at the University of Toronto as Professor of Psychiatry.
Dr Jacques Bradwejn trained in medicine at the University of Sherbrooke and in psychiatry at McGill University. He completed a research fellowship in psychopharmacology at McGill University and in neuropsychopharmacology at the University of Montreal. Dr. Bradwejn has also completed the Wharton Certificate of Professional Development at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Wharton Fellows Program.
Dr. Bradwejn has been actively involved in psychiatric and mental health research. His main research interest has been in the field of anxiety disorders for which he gained an international reputation. He has recently expanded his research interests to integration of biological and psychological approaches in the treatment of anxiety disorders and to approaches used by Complementary Medicines.
Dr. Bradwejn has published over 160 articles and book chapters, has made more than 400 scientific and educational conferences and over 350 educational media interventions.
Dr. Paul Bragg
Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education
Dr Paul Bragg graduated from the medical school of Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1981. He subsequently worked as a family physician for 5 years before returning to the University of Ottawa for training in Anesthesia from 1986 to 1990. He served as the Anesthesia program director from 2000 through 2005. Since then he is serving as the Associate Dean of postgraduate medical education.
Dr. Melissa A. Forgie
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education
Dr. Forgie is a graduate of the University of Ottawa's medical school and has fellowships in Internal Medicine, in Hematology and in Thromboembolic Disorders. She has a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology, and is a clinician investigator with the Ottawa Hospital Health Research Institute, as well as Program Director for the University of Ottawa's Hematology Training Program. Her clinical practice specializes in thromboembolic diseases, haemoglobinopathies and transfusional iron overload.
Dr. Forgie is the Association of Faculties of Medicine National Chair for Student Affairs. Dr. Forgie has received several teaching awards, most recently including two faculty awards of excellence in 2010, and teaches in both the Anglophone and Francophone streams of the undergraduate medical education program. She has also received numerous patient care awards and is a 2009 recipient of the Ottawa Hospital Physician Recognition Award.
Stanley J. Hamstra, PhD
Acting Assistant Dean, Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (AIME), Faculty of Medicine; Research Director, Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre, The Ottawa Hospital
The Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (AIME) is proud to welcome its new acting assistant dean as well as Research Director of the Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre, Stanley J. Hamstra.
Stan joined the University of Ottawa on September 1, 2009. Prior to that he was in the Department of Medical Education at the University of Michigan, where he was Director of the Medical Education Scholars Program, and Program Director of the GME Scholars Program - Medical Education Track. These programs provide clinical faculty, residents and fellows with instruction in education theory, leadership, teaching and research methods. Stan is currently Program Committee Chair for the 2010 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) - Division I (Education in the Professions), and immediate past Chair of the Association for Surgical Education's Research Committee.
Stan is an experimental psychologist with expertise in visual perception, sensory physiology and the acquisition of surgical skills. His publications in medical education involve the acquisition of technical skills in surgery and anesthesia, as well as broader issues concerning assessment and education for residents. Stan is currently developing research on competency assessment for residency programs.
Dr. Paul J. Hendry, MD
Assistant Dean, Continuing Medical Education (CME), Paul Hendry received his MD from uOttawa in 1981 where he continued on to complete his residency training in general surgery and cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. During that time he received an MSc in Physiology and following his residency, undertook a basic science research fellowship at Duke University, Durham, NC for two years. He returned to Ottawa as a staff surgeon at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in 1990 and has since become a Full Professor in the Faculty of Medicine. His clinical interests are in heart failure surgery and ventricular assist devices.
He has been involved at all levels of medical education since he joined the University of Ottawa: helping with the development of the first cardiovascular block as part of the new undergraduate curriculum; as a Tutor for PBL and lecturer; as the cardiac surgery coordinator for the Undergraduate Surgical Education Committee; and with resident education. His area of focus now is in Continuing Medical Education (CME) having developed a Postgraduate Course in Cardiac Surgery for the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress and as Scientific Program Chair for Cardiac Surgery for the CCC. He has been involved with the Royal College with its MoCERT program, POS exam and Educational Research and Development Committees. He became the Assistant Dean for CME in 2009 and has worked to broaden the scope of the Office of CME in providing education programs to physicians in our region.
Dr. Bernard Jasmin
Vice-Dean Research
Dr. Bernard Jasmin obtained his Ph.D. in 1988 from the Université de Montréal. Following postdoctoral work in Paris, France, and at the University of Miami, School of Medicine, Dr. Jasmin was recruited as an Assistant Professor in 1992 by the Department of Physiology at the University of Ottawa. He quickly moved through the ranks and was promoted to Full Professor in 2000. In 2002, he became Chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (CMM). His vision in this role was to enhance the quality and stability of academic programs, while increasing the research-intensiveness of the Department.
At the University of Ottawa, Dr. Jasmin has developed an independent and vigorous research program by combining his wide expertise ranging from detailed molecular studies to thorough analyses of physiological properties, to the study of the neuromuscular junction and skeletal muscle plasticity. Dr. Jasmin's research has been recognized by invitations to present at prestigious scientific meetings and institutions, and by several awards including a Scholarship Award from the Medical Research Council of Canada in 1994, a Young Investigator Award from the University of Ottawa in 1997, an Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in 1999 and, more recently, a Scientist of the Year Award from the Ontario Chapter of Muscular Dystrophy Canada and a Quality of Life Award from the CIHR’s Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis.
He now looks forward to many new challenges that this role will offer, and is enthusiastic about exploring the many opportunities that are available to promote the continued development and success of both Basic and Clinical Research within the Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Rama C. Nair
Associate Dean, Professional Affairs
Dr. Nair is a Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Biostatistics) and the Associate Dean for Professional Affairs in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa.
Dr. Nair received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Allahabad, Master of Statistics (Biostatistics) from the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, Master of Science (Mathematics) from the University of Windsor and a Ph.D. (Biometrics) from Cornell University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology.
Dr. Nair’s research interests include the application of biostatistics methods to health research, clinical trials and international health. He has published over 90 articles in refereed journals and contributed to many scientific presentations around the world. He is a member of various scientific advisory committees and consults extensively on the design and analysis of population health studies. Dr Nair has given several workshops on research methodology internationally, in collaboration with the WHO and CIDA. Dr Nair has served many administrative duties at the University of Ottawa, including the positions of Director of Graduate Studies and Acting Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Member of Departmental and Faculty Teaching Personnel Committees, Member of the Gender and Equity committees (Faculty and University) and served on the executive of the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa. He has several years of experience mentoring junior faculty and graduate students with respect to career decisions and personal life. He is liked and trusted by students and colleagues (junior and senior) to be a good source of information, guidance and advice.
Dr. Jean A. Roy, MD, CCFP, FCFP, BA(Ph)
Assistant-Dean, Francophone Affairs
Dr. Roy graduated in medicine from the University of Ottawa and completed his residency in family medicine at the Université de Montréal. He has been an active staff member of the Department of Family Medicine at Montfort Hospital since 1998. From 1996 to 2001, he coordinated the Family Medicine Unit at the University of Ottawa and was responsible for the residency training program in Family Medicine. Dr. Roy was instrumental in the development of the clerkship program in the francophone stream and of various regional training sites for the Faculty of Medicine. From 2001 to 2006, he was Director of the Bureau des affaires francophones (BAF) and was appointed Assistant Dean of Francophone Affairs in 2006. The BAF is responsible for developing the francophone stream within the Faculty of Medicine and maintaining quality throughout. It also conducts activities to recruit students and faculty members, liaises with francophone communities everywhere in the country and runs international cooperation projects with other universities worldwide. Dr. Roy is responsible for the development of teaching activities in medical education, educational tools such as self-learning modules and continuing medical education activities in French.
Mrs. Vanessa Sutton
Chief Administrative Officer
Vanessa Sutton brings a wealth of administrative, financial and project management experience to the position, including sixteen years as CAO of the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital District and seven years as CAO of the applied research Okanagan-Similkameen Sterile Insect Release Program.
Mrs. Sutton is a member of the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario, a past Treasurer & Second Vice-President of the Society of Management Accountants of British Columbia and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators in Canada.
In addition, she is a member of the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum who routinely volunteers her time as a classical and jazz pianist at local nursing homes.
Dr. Sharon Whiting
Assistant Dean, Health/Hospital Services
Dr. Sharon Whiting graduated from the University of the West Indies and subsequently obtained her FRCPC certification in Paediatrics and Neurology. She has been an active member of the Medical Staff at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) since 1986. In 2002, she was appointed Chief of the Division of Neurology in the Department of Paediatrics.
As Chief of Staff & Vice President, Academic Affairs since 2003,
Dr. Whiting has developed a strong linkage between CHEO and the University of Ottawa with an emphasis on education and research. She is affiliated with the University of Ottawa as an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics.
Dr. Whiting is a member of the CHEO Research Institute as well as several international organizations. She founded and currently leads the Canadian Paediatric Epilepsy Network, a multidisciplinary group dedicated to developing research in Paediatric Epilepsy.