Stanley J. Hamstra, PhD – Associate Director, Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (AIME), Faculty of Medicine; Research Director, Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre, The Ottawa Hospital

The Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (AIME) is proud to welcome its new Associate Director, as well as Research Director of the Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre, Stanley J. Hamstra.

Stan joined the University of Ottawa on September 1, 2009.   Prior to that he was in the Department of Medical Education at the University of Michigan, where he was Director of the Medical Education Scholars Program, and Program Director of the GME Scholars Program – Medical Education Track.  These programs provide clinical faculty, residents and fellows with instruction in education theory, leadership, teaching and research methods. Stan is currently Program Committee Chair for the 2010 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Division I (Education in the Professions), and immediate past Chair of the Association for Surgical Education’s Research Committee.

Stan is an experimental psychologist with expertise in visual perception, sensory physiology and the acquisition of surgical skills. His publications in medical education involve the acquisition of technical skills in surgery and anesthesia, as well as broader issues concerning assessment and education for residents. Stan is currently developing research on competency assessment for residency programs.