Contact Information
It can be challenging and difficult to know who to reach out to when you have been the recipient of unprofessional behaviour, mistreatment, discrimination etc. There are multiple avenues to go in dealing with professionalism concerns:
- Do nothing and let it go
- Approach the person
- Approach a trusted faculty person, supervisor, course coordinator or colleague
- Advocacy & Wellbeing Office
- Office of Professionalism
- Supervising Education Office (ie: UGME, PGME, Med Lab Sci, Graduate Studies, Dentistry, dental hygiene, radiation therapy)
- Alberta Health Services (report to the AHS Clinical Lead for your specialty)
- Governing Bodies (CPSA, AB Dentistry College, Dental Hygienists Assoc Alberta, Med Lab Technologists AB,
- Radiation Technologists AB etc)
People tend to reach via different avenues depending on their comfort and preferences. The Reporter of professionalism concerns has multiple options available for support. We work together in promoting professional behaviours and interactions in our learning environments and workplaces.
Contact information for professionalism concerns and questions
Dr. Sandy Widder
Interim Associate Dean, Professionalism
Phone: 780-407-2005
Email: widder@ualberta.ca
Dr. Widder is available for any questions or concerns regarding Professionalism within the FoMD.
Contact information by Program
Dr. Darryl Rolfson
Associate Dean, MD Program
Office of Undergraduate Medical Education
Phone: 780-492-9535
Email: drolfson@ualberta.ca
Brock Debenham
Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs
Office of Undergraduate Medical Education
Phone: 780-492-9522
Email: brock.debenham@ualberta.ca
Dr. Lawrence Cheung
Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education
Phone: 780-492-9732
Email: lcheung@ualberta.ca
Dr. Cheung is the Associate Dean, PGME and oversees all matters that pertain to the safe and professional learning environment for post-graduate trainees.
Dr. Gregory Funk
Associate Dean Research, Graduate Programs
Phone: 780-492-8830
Email: gf@ualberta.ca
Dr. Funk oversees all graduate programs in the Faculty of Medicine and can help address all academic and professional concerns that any graduate students within the FoMD may have. He can also provide you with different resources depending on the type of issue. Students are also welcome to contact the appropriate Associate Dean at FGSR.
Dr. Blaine Aucoin
Associate Chair, Student Affairs
Email: baucoin@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 492-9121
Dr. Sharon Compton
Associate Chair, Dental Hygiene
Professor & Graduate Program Director, MSc in Medical Sciences (Dental Hygiene)
Email: sharon.compton@ualberta.ca
Dr. Compton oversees all professionalism concerns, as they pertain to the dental hygiene students.
Dr. Gisele Gaudet-Amigo
Director, Student and Academic Services
Email: ggaudet@ualberta.ca
Ms. Susan Fawcett
Director, Radiation Therapy Program
Department of Oncology
Phone: 780-492-7975
Email: susan.fawcett@ualberta.ca
Susan is the Director of the Radiation Therapy Program at the University of Alberta. In this role, she addresses the well-being and professionalism of all radiation therapy students.
Dr. Karen Matejka
Contract Teaching Assistant Professor
Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Phone: 780-492-2503
Email: kmatejka@ualberta.ca
Ms. Roberta Martindale
Program Coordinator
Associate Professor
Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Phone: 780-492-0990
Email: roberta.martindale@ualberta.ca
Ms. Lisa Purdy
Director, Medical Lab Sciences
Associate Professor
Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Phone: 780-492-6511
Email: lpurdy@ualberta.ca