Walter Tavares
Assistant Professor
Telephone number
416-287-7478
Biography
Dr. Walter Tavares is an Assistant Professor in Health Professions and Practice in the Department of Health and Society and . He is also a Scientist with the Wilson Centre for Health Professions Education Research and York Region Paramedic Services in the Community Health Services Department, and Director of the . He is also founder and Chair of the – a research capacity development initiative. Dr. Tavares’ program of research aims to create advances in health professions education, including assessment and continuing professional development both at a conceptual and practice level. Second, is to contribute to community-based health and social services, especially where it includes advances in policy, science and practice of Paramedicine.
Education
- BSc, Life Sciences with a minor in Psychology and Specialist in Paramedicine (University of Toronto)
- MSc, Health Research Methodology (Transfer to PhD), McMaster University
- PhD, Health Research Methodology, McMaster University and Fellowship in Health Professions Education Research, University of Toronto
Affiliations
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
- MD Education, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
- Wilson Centre for Health Professions Education, University Health Network
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- McNally Project for Paramedicine Research
- York Region Paramedic and Senior Services
- Ontario Paramedic Association
- Paramedic Chiefs of Canada