Selected Publications

Aliya Kassam, PhD

Teaching mindfulness-based stress management techniques to medical learners through simulation.  Smith S, Griggs L, Rizutti F, Horton J, Brown A, Kassam A. CMEJ  Vol. 12 No. 1 (2021)

Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical learner wellness: a needs assessment for the development of learner wellness interventions. Cherak, S., Brown, A., Kachra, R., Makuk, K., Sudershan, S., Paget, M., & Kassam, A. (2021). Canadian Medical Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.70995

Wellness in medical education: definition and five domains for wellness among medical learners during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Cherak, S. J., Rosgen, B. K., Geddes, A., Makuk, K., Sudershan, S., Peplinksi, C., & Kassam, A. (2021).Medical Education Online, 26(1), 1917488.

Acknowledging a Holistic Framework for Learner Wellness: The Human Capabilities Approach.  Kassam A, Ellaway R.Acad Med. 2020 Jan;95(1):9-10. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003026.PMID: 31860619 

Lessons Learned to Aid in Developing Fatigue Risk Management Plans for Resident Physicians. Kassam A, Cowan M, Topps M.Teach Learn Med. 2019 Apr-May;31(2):136-145. doi: 10.1080/10401334.2018.1542307. Epub 2018 Dec 31.PMID: 30596293.

Predictors of Well-Being in Resident Physicians: A Descriptive and Psychometric Study.  Kassam A, Horton J, Shoimer I, Patten S.J Grad Med Educ. 2015 Mar;7(1):70-4. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-14-00022.1.PMID: 26217426 

Mentorship for Residents in Psychiatry: a Competency-based Medical Education Perspective with Career Counseling Tools. Cohen J, Kassam A.  Acad Psychiatry. 2016 Jun;40(3):441-7. doi: 10.1007/s40596-014-0248-y. Epub 2014 Dec 12.PMID: 25500997

A controlled trial of mental illness related stigma training for medical students.  Kassam A, Glozier N, Leese M, Loughran J, Thornicroft G.BMC Med Educ. 2011 Jul 29;11:51. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-51.PMID: 21801355

Reducing the stigma of mental illness in undergraduate medical education: a randomized controlled trial.  Papish A, Kassam A, Modgill G, Vaz G, Zanussi L, Patten S.BMC Med Educ. 2013 Oct 24;13:141. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-141.PMID: 24156397

Mental Illness: Clinicians' Attitudes (MICA) scale-psychometric properties of a version for healthcare students and professionals.  Gabbidon J, Clement S, van Nieuwenhuizen A, Kassam A, Brohan E, Norman I, Thornicroft G.Psychiatry Res. 2013 Mar 30;206(1):81-7. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.09.028. Epub 2012 Oct 16.PMID: 23084597

Reducing stigma and discrimination: Candidate interventions.Thornicroft G, Brohan E, Kassam A, Lewis-Holmes E.Int J Ment Health Syst. 2008 Apr 13;2(1):3. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-2-3.PMID: 18405393 
 

Allison Brown, PhD

Smith S, Griggs L, Rizutti F, Horton J, Brown A, Kassam A.  Teaching mindfulness-based stress management techniques to medical learners through simulation.  CMEJ  Vol. 12 No. 1 (2021)

Gender-based disparities in medicine: a theoretical framework for understanding opposition to equity and equality.  Ruzycki SM, Brown A, Bharwani A, Freeman G.  BMJ Leader Published Online First: 04 January 2021. doi: 10.1136/leader-2020-000231

Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical learner wellness: a needs assessment for the development of learner wellness interventions. Cherak, S., Brown, A., Kachra, R., Makuk, K., Sudershan, S., Paget, M., & Kassam, A. (2021). Canadian Medical Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.70995

Nevertheless, They Persisted: How Women Experience Gender-Based Discrimination During Postgraduate Surgical Training. Brown A, Bonneville G, Glaze S. J Surg Educ. 2020 Jul 9:S1931-7204(20)30220-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.06.027. Online ahead of print.J Surg Educ. 2020. PMID: 32654996
 

Andy Bulloch

Wellbeing and mental health amongst medical students in Canada.  Wilkes C, Lewis T, Brager N, Bulloch A, MacMaster F, Paget M.  Intl Review of Psychiatry  Pages 584-587.  Volume 31, 2019 - Issue 7-8: Published online: 22 Oct 2019.
 

Mike Paget

Wellbeing and mental health amongst medical students in Canada.  Wilkes C, Lewis T, Brager N, Bulloch A, MacMaster F, Paget M.  Intl Review of Psychiatry  Pages 584-587.  Volume 31, 2019 - Issue 7-8: Published online: 22 Oct 2019.

Cherak, S., Brown, A., Kachra, R., Makuk, K., Sudershan, S., Paget, M., & Kassam, A. (2021). Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical learner wellness: a needs assessment for the development of learner wellness interventions. Canadian Medical Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.70995

Franco Rizutti, MD

Smith S, Griggs L, Rizutti F, Horton J, Brown A, Kassam A.  Teaching mindfulness-based stress management techniques to medical learners through simulation.  CMEJ  Vol. 12 No. 1 (2021)
 

Shannon Ruzycki, MD

Ruzycki SM, Brown A, Bharwani A, Freeman G.  Gender-based disparities in medicine: a theoretical framework for understanding opposition to equity and equality.  BMJ Leader Published Online First: 04 January 2021. doi: 10.1136/leader-2020-000231

Experiences of breast feeding at work for physicians, residents and medical students: a scoping review.Frolkis A, Michaud A, Nguyen KT, Bruton Joe M, Lithgow K, Ruzycki SM.  BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 15;10(10):e039418. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039418. PMID: 33060090

Association of Physician Characteristics With Perceptions and Experiences of Gender Equity in an Academic Internal Medicine Department.  Ruzycki S, Freeman G, Bharwani A, et al.  JAMA Netw Open, 2019;2(11):e1915165, doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15165

Trends in the Proportion of Female Speakers at Medical Conferences in the United States and in Canada, 2007 to 2017.  Ruzycki S, Fletcher S, Earp M, Bharwani A, Lithgow K.  JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(4):e192103. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2103

Applicant gender and matching to first-choice discipline: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Canadian Resident Matching Service (2013–2019).  Ruzycki S, Earp M, Ma IWY.  CMAJ Open