ReThink
Organizing Commitee

Chair,  ReThink Committee

Dr. Sandra Monteiro, PhD is a Scientist with the McMaster (Faculty of Health Sciences Program for) Education, Research, Innovation and Theory (MERIT) and the Assistant Director of Scholarship in the Centre for Simulation Based Learning. Her research program applies theories of human cognition to the development of effective health professions education and assessment.

Co-Chair,  ReThink Committee

Dr. Teresa Chan (@TChanMD) is an associate professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine at McMaster University.  She is the associate dean for Continuing Professional Development McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences. Previously, she was the assistant dean for McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences Program for Faculty Development (@MacPFD).  She is an avid scholar in health professions education and works with the MERIT group (@MERIT_McMaster), and conducts research and scholarship within this area. 

Chair,  ReThink Symposium

Dr. Catherine Tong is an Assistant Clinical Professor affiliated with the Dept of Family Medicine at McMaster University.  She currently practices emergency medicine at the Grand River and St. Mary’s General Hospitals in Kitchener-Waterloo, and family medicine at the Grand Valley Institute for Women, a federal correctional facility in Kitchener.  She is the faculty development coordinator at Waterloo Regional Campus, and the team lead for the Inspired Teaching Team of the Program for Faculty Development at the Faculty for Health Sciences. 

ReThink Committee Member

Dr. Jonathan Sherbino (@sherbino) is the Assistant Dean, Health Professions Education Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University. He is a professor in the Department of Medicine.

Jonathan is a Clinician Educator, co-editing the CanMEDS 2015 Framework and co-hosting the KeyLIME (Key Literature in Medical Education) podcast with an audience in more than 40 countries. He has published more than 150 papers.  Jonathan is an award-winning teacher, including the national 2018 Canadian Emergency Medicine teacher of the year. His research focuses on competency-based medical education and clinical reasoning

ReThink Committee Member

Mathew Mercuri BKin , MSc, PhD (@MathewMercuri) is a researcher in the Division of Emergency Medicine within the Department of Medicine. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.

ReThink Committee Member

Mark Lee is a research project support for the McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) program, and a sessional instructor with the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) program Child Health Specialization at McMaster University. His curiosities has led him to explore a variety of research areas, some of which include: innovation in teaching and learning, clinical reasoning, education science, and child & youth development.

ReThink Committee Member

Amy Keuhl, MA, OCT, is a Project Officer with the McMaster Education Research, Innovation and Theory (MERIT) Program. She has previously worked as a policy analyst with the federal government and teaching Indigenous students in remote, northern communities.

ReThink Committee Member

Danielle Stayzer, HBA, M.Ed, is a Manager in the Office of Continuing Professional Development.  Her work in post-secondary has focused on student development and leadership training, academic program management, administrative leadership, and organizational development.