International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE)

Program Administrators – archive

October 18 – 19, 2023

The Program Administrators Conference, held in conjunction with the International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE), is a unique learning session designed to meet the specific developmental needs of program administrators including program coordinators, program managers, program assistants and program secretaries who play an essential role in medical education.

We are thrilled to host an in-person conference delivery for the 2023 Program Administrators Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Program Administrators – archive

October 18 – 19, 2023

The Program Administrators Conference, held in conjunction with the International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE), is a unique learning session designed to meet the specific developmental needs of program administrators including program coordinators, program managers, program assistants and program secretaries who play an essential role in medical education.

We are thrilled to host an in-person conference delivery for the 2023 Program Administrators Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Explore the 2023 PA Conference program​

Explore the 2023 PA Conference program, the ICRE 2023 program, and visit the registration page to take advantage of our early bird pricing.​

*New this year, you will no longer be prompted to pre-select your workshop choices in the registration process. All sessions will be first come, first served.

Attend ICRE 2023 for more professional development opportunities​

Want to stay up to date on all the latest changes, innovations and best practices in residency education? Extend your stay in Halifax following the Program Administrators Conference and attend ICRE 2023! Simply add ICRE to your cart when registering.​

Gain approval to attend the 2023 Program Administrators Conference​​

We understand that spending time and money to attend ICRE’s PA Conference and its associated events is a professional development opportunity that sometimes needs to be justified. We recommend that you follow the steps below to demonstrate to your program director or management the positive return on investment (ROI) for your institution, clinic or organization that will result from attending the 2023 PA Conference.​

​​Step 1:​​

Want to stay up to date on all the latest changes, innovations and best practices in residency education? Extend your stay in Halifax following the Program Administrators Conference and attend ICRE 2023! Simply add ICRE to your cart when registering.​

Step 2:​​

Complete a request letter and submit to your program director or management. This letter template, developed specifically for our medical education audience, is meant to help facilitate the approval process and create a business case for attending the 2023 Program Administrators Conference. You may also download our cost/benefit worksheet to help develop a cost estimate.​​

Program Administrators Steering Committee

Chair

Headshot of Diep DoDiep Do
Program Administrator, Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta

Chair-elect

Jennifer Aquin
Medical Education Program Coordinator, Internal Medicine, University of Alberta

Past-chair

Headshot of Paula TaylorPaula Snow
Education Coordinator, Department of Urology, Dalhousie University

CAMEO Representative

Headshot of Ginette SnookGinette Snook
Departmental Education Program Coordinator, Department of Ophthalmology,
University of Ottawa

Members at large

Headshot of Massih BidhendiMassih Bidhendi
Education Program Coordinator, The Hospital for Sick Children

 

 

Denise Biziaev
Medical Education Program Coordinator, University of Alberta

 

Headshot of Kim-Ee ChongKim-Ee Chong 
Program Administrator, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia

 

 

Savannah Clancey
Postgraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto

 

 

Jo-Ann Clarke
Education Program Administrator, Palliative Medicine, Dalhousie University

 

Jennifer Whytock
Program Administrator, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Western University

 

Local Representative

Jennifer Curran
Program Administrator, Division of Hematology/Oncology,
Department of Pediatrics, IIWK Health

Royal College Representatives

  • Courtney Jones, Conference Specialist, Event Management and Hospitality Services
  • Jillian Kerr,Conference Assistant, Event Management and Hospitality Services 
  • Christa McMillin, Manager, Education Strategy, Innovations and Development

 

Contact

For more information, please contact paconference@royalcollege.ca.