Dr Michelle Elizov appointed Associate Dean
Congratulations to Dr Michelle Elizov for her appointment to the role of Associate Dean, Faculty Development, Faculty of Medicine, À¦°óSMÉçÇø, effective June 1.
Dr Elizov is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, and a member of the Division of General Internal Medicine, Jewish General Hospital (JGH). She replaces Dr Miriam Boillat, who has held the role of Associate Dean, Faculty Development for the past nine years.
Working with the Assistant Deans, Faculty Development at the Montreal Campus and Campus Outaouais, as Associate Dean, Dr Elizov will be responsible for development programs and activities for faculty members and other key stakeholders in the Faculty of Medicine. Her responsibilities will include planning and conducting faculty-wide educational initiatives, and site-specific workshops and rounds to promote faculty skills in teaching, research and leadership.
She will also be responsible for flagship programs such as the Teaching Journey Program and Leadership Development Program, as well as orientation and career development sessions for faculty members in collaboration with Academic Affairs and the Office of the Dean. Dr Elizov will also ensure that faculty development programs and appropriate educational resources are available at the Campus Outaouais and across the À¦°óSMÉçÇø RUISSS territory.
Dr Elizov has been a member of the Faculty Development team since 2005, most recently serving as Assistant Dean. Over the course of her career, she has gained significant expertise in health professions education through roles such as Chair of the General Internal Medicine (GIM) Postgraduate Training Program Competence Committee at À¦°óSMÉçÇø, and as Vice-Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada GIM Specialty Committee. She was also the Director of University and Medical Education, CIUSSS Centre Ouest de l’Ile de Montreal from 2015 to 2017.
In her time as Assistant Dean, Dr Elizov was responsible for leading the Strategic Planning process for Faculty Development, establishing the short-, medium- and long-term goals of the program. She guided the team in determining how best to define and achieve excellence in faculty development. Building on relationships she developed in her role as Director of University and Medical Education for the CIUSSS, she helped the Faculty Development office collaborate more extensively with teaching partners. She also led increased collaborations across the Faculty’s Schools and with other partners such as the Academic Affairs office. She contributed to Faculty-wide initiatives including ongoing development of a Chairs’ School, a Peer Coaching initiative, and a Faculty-wide blended learning series.