Maria Athina (Tina) Martimianakis MA, MEd, PhD
Scientist and Associate Director, Collaborations and Partnerships
Professor and Director of Medical Education Scholarship,
Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto
Dates of Visit: July 24 – 27, 2023
Biography
Dr. Maria Athina (Tina) Martimianakis is Professor and Director of Medical Education Scholarship at the Department of Paediatrics, and Scientist and Associate Director Collaborations and Partnerships at the Wilson Centre, University of Toronto. Tina studies the material effects of discourse and the socio-politics of education with a particular focus on how we influence learning and the construction of health professional identities through structure, culture and discourse. Her work has explored the effects of discourses such as globalization, collaboration and compassion in health professional education. Her educational practice is closely aligned to her research program. As an educator, Tina employs critical and social cultural pedagogies to develop programming to address hidden curriculum effects, improve the learning environment and to enable health professionals to incorporate complex negotiations of the social world in their educational planning and implementation.
Purpose of Visit
During her visit, Dr. Martimianakis will connect with members of the CHES community to engage in scholarly conversations related to the learning environment, the socialization of learners and other exciting topics related to the socio-politics of education. She is excited to hear about the work conducted by scholars at CHES and hopes that the visit will result in new collaborations between CHES and the Wilson Centre.