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Carol (She/Her) is an Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Calgary. She is the Assistant Dean of the Student Advocacy and Wellness (SAW) Hub for the Cumming School of Medicine. She is inspired working with students and supporting them to succeed as the next generation of scientists and physicians. Carol completed her MD at McMaster University, Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Toronto and a Master’s in Education at OISE, University of Toronto. While on faculty at the University of Toronto, she was instrumental in developing The University of Toronto Surgical Skills Centre as the Inaugural Director. Carol has served as the UME Course 2 Chair and Director of the Education Portfolio for the Section of Orthopaedic Surgery. She has supervised graduate students in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering and Graduate Studies in Medical Education. She enjoys being active outdoors, completing a relay Ironman Triathlon with her sisters and hiking in the mountains with Outward Bound. Carol is grateful for the joy she receives as a Yoga Teacher and Reiki Master, teaching Yoga Teacher Training Programs for over 10 years. She has been blending the concepts of curing and healing in her clinical practice for many years.

Dr. Teresa Killam (She/Her) is a family physician with the Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network.  She practises Low Risk Obstetrics at the Riley Park Maternity Clinic and the Foothills Medical Centre. She holds a Master’s Degree in Adult Education and teaches communication skills to medical trainees with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Calgary. She completed residency training at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. She has advocated for trauma informed practice in primary care settings and the implementation of ACE score history-taking into prenatal care in Calgary.  Above all, she is a busy mom trying to keep up with her three active kids!

Dr. Naomi Lear (She/Her) is a Community Family Physician. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and an Associate Director of the Student Advocacy and Wellness Hub at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.

Sharon is a life-long learner and has a passion for being a voice for change and growth for CSM students, staff and community. She brings a wealth of experience to SAWH, having worked in the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) at the University of Calgary for nearly 12 years. Her past CSM experience has been within the Internal Medicine Department, Administrative Services (as Education Coordinator), and as Administrative Supervisor in the Undergraduate Medical Education Department (UME).  Her background is in education, conflict coaching and adult learning, while highlighting mindfulness and a work/life balance for students and colleagues.

She finds happiness and peace when surrounded by nature, and can be found in hiking, kayaking, XC skiing, snowshoeing in the mountains, or on the ice, fulfilling her passion for curling!

BEd., BPE, C.H.N.C.