International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE)

Residents at ICRE

As the next generation of medical educators and leaders, the involvement and participation of residents in critical conversations around residency training and transformation is paramount. 

Residents have become an influential and important part of the International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE), and they now make up a significant part of the conference’s primary audience. 

With major transformations currently taking place within medical education systems around the world, and the topic of resident leadership and scholarship increasingly gaining visibility within ICRE’s program, we’re pleased to continue to offer practical and timely resident-focused programming again for 2024. 

Residents at ICRE

As the next generation of medical educators and leaders, the involvement and participation of residents in critical conversations around residency training and transformation is paramount. 

Residents have become an influential and important part of the International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE), and they now make up a significant part of the conference’s primary audience. 

With major transformations currently taking place within medical education systems around the world, and the topic of resident leadership and scholarship increasingly gaining visibility within ICRE’s program, we’re pleased to continue to offer practical and timely resident-focused programming again for 2024. 

Each year, our conference puts out a call to resident leaders around the globe, to recruit some of the best and brightest to the ICRE Resident Co-chairs program.

ICRE Resident Co-chairs act as representatives and advocates for the international resident community leading up to, and during ICRE. The unique and valuable perspectives of this year’s chosen candidates will be reflected in the 2024 conference program.

Meet our outstanding ICRE 2024 Resident Co-chairs

Julia Milden, MD

General Internal Medicine Subspecialty Resident
University of Toronto, Canada

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Julia Milden, MD, is a General Internal Medicine subspecialty resident at the University of Toronto. She completed core Internal Medicine residency at Queen’s University in Kingston, where she served as a Chief Resident, she is now the incoming Chief Resident for the University of Toronto General Internal Medicine program.  Dr. Milden is highly interested in medical education with a special focus on social accountability and structural competency. She is dedicated to exploring how medical learners can advocate for patients and health systems. Having worked with a variety of residency committees and organizations at the hospital, provincial, and national level, she believes supporting resident involvement and leadership in medical education is a key component to residency success.

Dr. Milden is enthusiastic about participating in ICRE 2024 and discovering new initiatives for advancing teaching, feedback, and the learning environment. Outside of the sphere of medicine, she enjoys reading, swimming, and travelling.


Mehrnoush Khoshnevis, MD

Clinical Pharmacology Resident
Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
@Dr_Khoshnevis

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Mehrnoush Khoshnevis, MD, is a third-year resident in Clinical Pharmacology at the Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden. Research is a passion which led to a master’s degree in Biomedicine before she started her medical studies. Dr. Khoshnevis is an active member of her Residency Program Board, and she has long-standing experience of leading and teaching the undergraduate medical students. Currently she participates on a more strategic level in the development of the new medical curriculum at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

Dr. Khoshnevis is looking forward to being a part of the ICRE community and to share international experiences of clinical work environments and important factors for building a more sustainable workplace for future healthcare workers.

In her spare time, she is very interested in travelling the world or hiking in a forest and in recent years she is most likely to be found in the playground with her daughter.

 

 


Ovini Rodrigo, MD

General Academic Pediatric Fellow
Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
@OviniMD

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Ovini Rodrigo, MD, is a general academic pediatrics fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She completed her pediatrics residency at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas, and served as the inaugural Chief Resident for the Primary Care L.E.A.D. (Leaders Evaluating and Addressing Disparities) residency program. She aspires to help mold the next generation of physicians as an academic general pediatrician and medical educator.

She is currently completing a master’s in medical education through the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and looks forward to beginning a master’s in public health through the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2024. Her academic interests include examining how we support trainees during critical career transition points and using narrative medicine to combat imposter syndrome and foster medical trainee resilience. She is an avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction and enjoys writing poems and narrative pieces.


Rory William Clarke, MBBS MRCSEd PGCert(MEd)

General Surgery Registrar
Yorkshire and Humber School of Surgery, UK
@rwc90

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Rory Clarke is a General Surgery Registrar at the Yorkshire and Humber School of Surgery in the UK. He completed his foundation and core training in the Yorkshire Region, and he has also gained international experience with training in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Currently, he is out of program, serving as a Future Leaders Fellow to improve the transition from core trainee to registrar. In parallel, he is pursuing a master’s in clinical education at the University of Leeds. His areas of interest include improving surgical training through the creation of integrated courses and improving access to surgical education, especially for those in the early stages of their careers. Mr. Clarke co-directed the Yorkshire and Humber General Surgery Bootcamp and is currently involved in designing a network for medical educators within his region.

Outside his surgical pursuits, he is a keen rugby fan, playing tag rugby at a regional level, hiking in the Peak District, and discovering new coffee shops and pubs.


Testimonials

“Being an ICRE Chief Resident has been one of the best experiences of my career! I attended my first ICRE in 2019 and was blown away by the passion and energy. It was the most fun, educational conference I have ever attended. I knew immediately that I wanted to continue being a part of this community. Over the next three years, serving as Chief Resident has been like a backstage pass to medical education. I’ve had the chance to work alongside incredible medical educators from across the globe. I’ve found new friends, collaborators and mentors who have profoundly shaped my career and helped me find a home in medical education. I feel fortunate to have helped shape the culture of our community. I would strongly encourage all trainees with a passion for medical education to apply!”

– Dr. Brandon Tang, University of Toronto, ICRE 2022 Chief Resident

“Being a Chief Resident for ICRE was, by far, one of the best things I’ve ever done. Fact. The opportunity to immerse myself in the conversations and debates that occur throughout the conference are a perfect combination of inspiring, energising and fascinating! As Chief you are made to feel part of a welcoming, supportive community of international educators and that you have a real voice; your ideas and opinions are valued, you are part of the conference, and it feels hugely empowering, as a Chief, to know you are working in a team that are focused on advancing junior doctor education across the globe.”

– Dr. Simon Fleming, British Orthopaedic Trainees’ Association, ICRE 2017 Chief Resident, ICRE 2018 Senior Chief Resident, ICRE Co-Chair

“I am so proud to have served as an ICRE Chief Resident over two amazing conferences. It was a rewarding opportunity that provided me with a unique insight into how an international academic program comes together. I had the chance to rub elbows with, and be mentored by, thought leaders in medical education from around the world. I am especially grateful for the friendships I formed with my fellow Chief Residents, whose passion and energy for academic medicine will inspire and motivate me well beyond my time in the role. If you are a physician trainee who aspires to contribute over your career to furthering medical education, I strongly recommend applying to this position!”

– Dr. Mitchell Goldenberg, University of Toronto, ICRE 2017 Chief Resident, ICRE 2018 Senior Chief Resident

“As one of the Chief Residents for ICRE 2016 and 2017, I had the privilege to work alongside international experts and leaders in medical education in what can only be described as a truly transformational experience. From participating in the behind the scenes planning calls where the conference themes emerged, to planning the details of the plenary sessions and selecting keynote speakers, to working with a dynamic team to see the vision come to fruition at the conference, being an ICRE Chief Resident provided experiences that literally changed the direction of my career! The collaborations, connections and community I gained were beyond anything I could have imagined and I would encourage any trainees with a passion for medical education to apply to be a future ICRE Chief Resident!”

– Dr. Brie Yama, University of Toronto, ICRE 2016 and 2017 Chief Resident