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Dr. Allison Brown

PhD
Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Associate Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine

Associate Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences

Assistant Director, Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program

Cumming School of Medicine, Office of the Dean | Education

Member

Cumming School of Medicine, Office of Health and Medical Education Scholarship

Contact information

Email

allison.brown@ucalgary.ca
dolma.dejikhangsar@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

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Location

Office: HSCB200D

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Background

Educational Background

Ph.D. Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 2020

MSc Health Research Methods, McMaster University, 2017

Allison Brown - Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Dr. Allison Brown is an Associate Professor (tenured) at the Cumming School of Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Department of Community Health Sciences. She is a currently a member of the O'Brien Institute for Public Health (OIPH) and a consultant for the Office of Health and Medical Education Scholarship (OHMES). Dr. Brown completed a PhD in Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary (specializing in Medical Education) in 2020 and a MSc in Health Research Methods at McMaster University in 2017.

Dr. Brown is an applied social scientist who has over 50 publications to date. She is a pragmatic and generalist scholar given her diverse range of methodological expertise in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research as well as her expertise in psychometrics (measurement), assessment, program evaluation, and improvement science. Her areas of interests in medical education are dynamic and eclectic, including:

  • Social accountability
  • Critical pedagogy and transformative teaching
  • Social justice (including equity, diversity, and inclusion)
  • Quality improvement and patient safety
  • Competency-based medical education

Research

Areas of Research

Professional training of medical doctors (MD) and physician assistants (PA) to provide high quality care for diverse and dynamic populations

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Human dynamics in a changing world

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
MDCH 631 Designing Medical Education Research Fall

Awards

  • Insight Development Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. 2022

Publications

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