Dr. Joan Sargeant
Head, Division of Medical Education
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University
Dates: November 30, 2016
Purpose of Visit
During this visit to CHES, Dr. Sargeant will be meeting with individual members of the CHES community to discuss their research ideas, offer advice, and explore areas of joint interest.
Biography
Dr. Joan Sargeant, PhD is Professor and Head, Division of Medical Education, and Education Researcher, Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax. She is an educator, researcher and administrator engaged in medical education across the continuum including curriculum design, learner assessment and program evaluation. She is particularly interested in continuous learning, assessment, and feedback across undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing education.
Dr. Sargeant’s research program addresses how performance assessment feedback is received by
physicians and learners, how external feedback is assimilated with one’s self-assessment, and how physicians and learners use feedback and change in response to it. Other areas of specific interest include interprofessional education, professionalism, effective teaching and learning, and knowledge translation. Dr. Sargeant is active in professional organizations nationally and internationally, and is on the editorial board of several medical education journals.