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Miriam Boillat was honoured at the 2023 AFMC Awards

Marie Moucarry, Ms. | 25 Apr 2023

On April 16 during the International Congress on Academic Medicine, Miriam Boillat, Interim Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development, and Associate Professor of Family Medicine, received an AFMC (Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada) Award for Outstanding Contribution to Faculty Development in Canada which recognizes excellence in faculty development by an individual faculty member in a Canadian Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Boillat was the Family Medicine Residency Program Director from 1995-2004. She then served as Director of Faculty Development (2004-2009) and Interim Chair (2010-2012) of the Department of Family Medicine. She was the Associate Dean of Faculty Development for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences from 2011-2020. She served as Chair of the Section of Teachers of the College of Family Physicians of Canada from 2011-2014. Her educational contributions span undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, and faculty development. She practices and teaches family medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal.

“Dr. Boillat is one of the most beloved members of the Department of Family Medicine, admired by learners and colleagues alike. She is a role model and mentor to countless students, residents and peers and is continuously rated as an excellent teacher. She advocates tirelessly for more family medicine teachers and role models in medical schools, a better understanding of family medicine by colleagues from other disciplines, and a greater recognition of family medicine by organization leaders.”

Marion Dove, Associate Professor and ChairDepartment of Family Medicine, McGill University
 
David Eidelman, Vice-Principal (Health Affairs), Dean of the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, McGill University
Read the announcement here: https://www.afmc.ca/awards/
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