Shiphra Ginsburg

Shiphra Rachel Ginsburg is a Canadian physician-scientist. In 2019, Ginsburg was appointed a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Medical Education Research at the University of Toronto.

Shiphra Ginsburg
Academic background
EducationBA, Queen's University at Kingston
MDCM, 1990, McGill University
MEd, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
PhD, 2016, Maastricht University
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto

Early life and education

Ginsburg completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at Queen's University at Kingston and her Medicinæ Doctorem et Chirurgiæ Magistrum (medical degree) at McGill University. Following this, she enrolled at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education for her Master of Education degree before leaving North America for her PhD at Maastricht University.[1]

Career

Following her PhD, Ginsburg returned to Canada and accepted a faculty position at the University of Toronto (U of T). Upon joining U of T, Rochan focused her research on improving the teaching styles of supervisors and improving professionalism in medical education.[2] In 2015, Ginsburg was the Principal investigator for her project "Hidden Meanings: An Exploration of the Influence of Writing Style on Assessment Comments."[3]

As a result of her research, Ginsburg was named Deputy Editor of the journal Medical Education and Director of Education Research and Scholarship in the Department of Medicine. In these roles, she received the Medical Council of Canada’s Outstanding Achievement Award in the Evaluation of Clinical Competence.[2] In 2019, Ginsburg was appointed a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Medical Education Research to assist her research in physician learning effectiveness using qualitative and mixed methods techniques.[4] She was also selected as one of 12 international, inaugural Fellows for the Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education.[5]

References
  1. "Shiphra Ginsburg". University of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. "Dr. Shiphra Ginsburg recipient of prestigious Medical Council of Canada award". University of Toronto. September 24, 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. "Research in Clinical Assessment grant recipient (2015-2016) — Shiphra Ginsburg". Medical Council of Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. "Congratulations to Sinai Health's newest Canada Research Chairs". Sinai Health System. June 25, 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. "KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET PRIZE FOR RESEARCH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION FELLOWS 2019" (in Swedish). Karolinska Institute. 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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