Due to the recent developments with COVID-19, and as directed by McMaster University, in-person MERIT events have been cancelled until further notice. With the exception of MERIT Rounds, which will be livestreamed (please see our events page for more information). Thank you and stay well.
Start 24 March, 2021 at 8 AM
End 25 March, 2021 at 8 PM
Engage with world-famous speakers discussing mentorship in the health professions with a specific lens on EDI. Topics include: the evidence for ‘what works’ with mentorship, mentorship & power, mentoring trainees, and health systems & mentorship.
Start 31 March, 2021, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Insight U is a community of practice for simulation based learning in health care. The meeting is coordinated by Dr. Sandra Monteiro, Assistant Director of Research at the CSBL and Scientist with MERIT.
Start 27 April, 2021, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Start 18 May, 2021, 5 PM
End 6 PM
This presentation will discuss literature that illuminates the seemingly common experience of training outcomes not preparing graduates to be able to provide the care than patients need and deserve. With this foundation, patient-focused approaches to assessment will be argued as a way forward, positing that the future of high quality care depends on better physician performance assessment.
Start 9 June, 2021, 5 AM
End 9 AM
Hamilton
This research day is dedicated to celebrating the rich history and future of Health Professions Education scholarship across the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University.
Start 27 October, 2021, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Insight U is a community of practice for simulation based learning in health care. The meeting is coordinated by Dr. Sandra Monteiro, Assistant Director of Research at the CSBL and Scientist with MERIT.
Start 24 November, 2021, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Insight U is a community of practice for simulation based learning in health care. The meeting is coordinated by Dr. Sandra Monteiro, Assistant Director of Research at the CSBL and Scientist with MERIT.
Start 23 February, 2021, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Join us for discussions in health professions education at the MERIT Journal Club. Be prepared to discuss!
Start 17 February, 2021, 4 PM
End 5 PM
Insight U is a community of practice for simulation based learning in health care. The meeting is coordinated by Dr. Sandra Monteiro, Assistant Director of Research at the CSBL and Scientist with MERIT.
Start 16 February, 2021, 5 PM
End 6 PM
We will discuss how the needle can be moved forward in simulation by building on educational theory as well as reviewing lessons learned from the study of trauma resuscitations in the real world.
Start 2 February, 2021, 12 PM
End 1 PM
MERIT is offering an opportunity for you to network, discover and discuss topics in health professions education. Join our featured guest as they take us on an in-depth look into a topic in HPE and a presentation of their current work.
Start 19 January, 2021, 8 AM
End 9 AM
In this session, we address the prevalence of failure in medical education, we share insights from researchers and educators from around the world about their experiences with failure, and we share tips for how to harness failure as an opportunity for growth.
Start 8 December, 2020, 12 PM
End 1 PM
The MERIT thinkTank is a monthly education research consultation service, where you can bring a project in development and receive feedback from multidisciplinary MERIT scientists and scholars.
Start 18 November, 2020, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Insight U is a community of practice for simulation based learning in health care. The meeting is coordinated by Dr. Sandra Monteiro, Assistant Director of Research at the CSBL and Scientist with MERIT.
Start 17 November, 2020, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Participants will be guided through an exploration of the experience of shame in medical learners. They will learn about the events related to patient care, learning, and assessment that can trigger shame and the individual and environmental factors that can contribute to it.
Start 3 November, 2020, 12 PM
End 1 PM
MERIT is offering an opportunity for you to network, discover and discuss topics in health professions education. Join our featured guest as they take us on an in-depth look into a topic in HPE and a presentation of their current work.
Start 21 October, 2020, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Insight U is a community of practice for simulation based learning in health care. The meeting is coordinated by Dr. Sandra Monteiro, Assistant Director of Research at the CSBL and Scientist with MERIT.
Start 20 October, 2020, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Dr. Partovi helps healthcare organizations manage and analyze data using Amazon software tools such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Start 15 October, 2020, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Join us for discussions in health professions education at the MERIT Journal Club. Be prepared to discuss!
Start 6 October, 2020, 12 PM
End 1 PM
The MERIT thinkTank is a monthly education research consultation service, where you can bring a project in development and receive feedback from multidisciplinary MERIT scientists and scholars.
Start 22 September, 2020, 5 PM
End 6 PM
ALiEM focuses on identifying gaps/inefficiencies and prototyping creative digital solutions in health professions education. The speaker will share lessons learned, insights, and pearls from the 11-year journey.
Start 15 September, 2020, 12 PM
End 1 PM
MERIT is offering an opportunity for you to network, discover and discuss topics in health professions education. Join our featured guest as they take us on an in-depth look into a topic in HPE and a presentation of their current work.
Start 3 June, 2020, 9 AM
End 1 30 PM
Hamilton
This research day is dedicated to celebrating the rich history and future of Health Professions Education scholarship across the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University.
Start 21 May, 2020, 7 PM
End 8 PM
From undergraduate admissions to postgraduate exam preparation, our panelists have some innovations that they would like to share with our community - and to engage in a discussion about what might come next?
Start 19 May, 2020, 5 PM
End 6 PM
This event will be livestreamed on Zoom. Drawing upon sociological studies of work and learning in organizations, Dr. Rowland will ask participants to explore the role of educators in supporting professional learning in clinical workplaces.
Start 5 May, 2020, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Join us for discussions in health professions education at the digital version of the MERIT Journal Club. Be prepared to discuss!
Start 29 April, 2020, 5 PM
End 6 PM
Hamilton
This event has been postponed until further notice. Participants will learn about the events related to patient care, learning, and assessment that can trigger shame and the individual and environmental factors that can contribute to it.