Christine is an educator and academic consultant.

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Multiple publications through the Besrour Centre of the College of Family Physicians of Canada Arya N, Gibson C, Ponka D, Haq C, Hansel S, Dahlman B, Rouleau K, and Ponka D. Family medicine around the world: overview by region. The Besrour Papers: a…

  • Multiple publications through the Besrour Centre of the College of Family Physicians of Canada

Relevant Work and Training:

  • Doctoral candidate of Professional Studies by Public Works at the University of Middlesex in London UK, commenced winter 2022 and submitted Sept 2023 (viva pending).

  • Consulted through Global Familymed Foundation in Myanmar and in Ethiopia around curriculum design and evaluation for family medicine programs.

  • Masters in Medical Education through University of Dundee (Scotland) - dissertation was on creating a Health Equity residency with a flexible portfolio for assessment. Published in Canadian Medical Education Journal.

    • This portfolio has been adapted in other disciplines at the University of Calgary (Bachelor of Health Sciences, BHSc) and across the country (Memorial University in Newfoundland)

  • Small group teaching and large group lectures at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine

  • Associate Program Director for family medicine x 2 years and Program Director for Health Equity Enhanced Skills year x 6 years (University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine)

  • Member of WONCA working parties on Education, on Mental Health, on Marginalized Populations

  • Curriculum development (Global Health enhanced skills at the Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary)

  • Creation of novel assessment tools (portfolios, 360 multi-source feedback, self-guided learning). Published in Canadian Family Physician.