Season 5, Episode 4: Celebrating 30 Years of Leadership and Learning in Health Professions with Dr. Keith Wilson

Season Five Episode Four: Keith Wilson 

 

In celebration of the Harvard Macy Institute’s 30th anniversary, this blog & podcast series honors the remarkable individuals who have shaped and supported our community over the years. These accomplished educators, leaders, and champions of health professions education have contributed to the institute’s enduring legacy. Through their leadership, innovation, and commitment to advancing education, they continue to inspire and guide future generations. Join us as we highlight their journeys, achievements, and reflections on the impact of HMI on their professional lives and the wider global community. 

 

This episode of the Harvard Macy Institute podcast features Dr. Keith Wilson, a much admired member of the HMI Community. Keith is an educator with Dalhousie University in Eastern Canada where he is the chair of assessment for the undergraduate medical education program, and the assessment and evaluation lead for postgraduate family medicine. A family physician by training currently working clinically in geriatrics, he also holds a PhD in experimental psychology that he completed prior to his medical studies. Keith has been faculty with the HMI educators, assessment and technology courses. 

In this wide-ranging conversation, Keith gives us insights into his insatiable curiosity and enthusiasm, and the diverse places and roles those character traits have taken him. We take a deep dive into technology, AI, and social media, and indulge in some crystal ball gazing about where those advances are taking us in education and in clinical practice. 

We reflect on the special place of the Harvard Macy Institute in Keith’s career and his ongoing contributions to our community. The conversation is delightful and inspiring. 

 

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Keith Wilson, BA, MD, PhD, CCFP, FCFP, is the chair of assessment for undergraduate medical education and an associate professor of family medicine at Dalhousie University. He is also the medical director of geriatric assessment units at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. John, New Brunswick. Keith’s academic interests include curricula design, assessment, continuing professional development, systems thinking in health professions education, and leadership. 

 

Your host for this episode is Victoria Brazil (Educators, ’05, Leaders ’07, Assessment ‘10). Victoria is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine. She hosts the HMI podcast, and is co-producer of Simulcast - a podcast about healthcare simulation.