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In her opening remarks, Lesley Fellows, MDCM, DPhil, Vice-President (Health Affairs) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, said: 鈥淪ince its beginning in 1975, originally as the Centre for Medical Education and now as the Institute of Health Sciences Education, this group has helped to transform a rapidly growing field.鈥�听

鈥淭he evolution that I鈥檓 really pleased by is that it has taken up a position as an Institute, as a hub to bring people together across the whole Faculty and outside the Faculty.鈥�听

Spirit of collaboration, innovation and collegiality听

The symposium began with an opening plenary, presented by Tina Martimianakis, PhD, Professor and Director of Medical Education Scholarship in the Department of Paediatrics, and Scientist and Associate Director, Collaborations and Partnerships in the Wilson Centre, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. In her address, Professor Martimianakis鈥� highlighted how socio-cultural and discursive forces shape the professional identities of health professions, setting the tone for important conversations that permeated the day.听听

Oral and poster presentations occurred in concurrent sessions across the day, where emerging and established scholars shared their education research, innovations and work in progress and engaged in dialogue with colleagues.听

During the second plenary session, three student teams from both Montreal and Campus Outaouais presented their promising health sciences education innovations to a 鈥�Dragon鈥檚 Den鈥�-inspired panel of experts in the field, including:听

• Farhan Bhanji, MD, Vice-Dean, Education at 惭肠骋颈濒濒鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Associate Member at the IHSE听

• Carlos Gomez-Garibello, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Faculty Member at the IHSE听

• Jeffrey Wiseman, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences Education, and Faculty Member at the IHSE听

• Meredith Young, PhD, Associate Director, Research, and Associate Professor at the IHSE听

Prof. Martimianakis also chaired a closing plenary, titled 鈥楾he Future of Health Sciences Education Scholarship鈥�, with Robert Sternszus, MDCM, MA(Ed), Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Faculty Member at the IHSE, Tim Dub茅, PhD, Associate Professor at the Universit茅 de Sherbrooke, and Lia Sanzone, N, BScN., M.Sc.(A), M.Sc.Adm. (Cert.), Associate Professor at the Ingram School of Nursing.听

Reflecting on the day, Prof. Kinsella said: 鈥淚 am inspired by the spirit of collaboration, innovation and collegiality that has defined the symposium.鈥�听

鈥�Together, we can continue to push the boundaries of knowledge, nurture the next generation of leaders and build inclusive communities that promote excellence in health sciences education and practice.鈥�听

Recognizing the impact of the Cruesses听

As the symposium concluded, Prof. Kinsella paid tribute to the enduring legacy and impact of Richard Cruess, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Medical Education, and former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and his late wife Sylvia Robinson Cruess, MD, Professor Emerita of Medicine and Health Sciences Education.听听

In their honour, she also announced the Drs. Richard and Sylvia Cruess Legacy Fund, which will support the IHSE鈥檚 work in research and scholarship, education and capacity building, and community outreach and engagement.听听

Prof. Kinsella also presented Dr. Richard Cruess with a painting of Lady Meredith House, home to the Institute of Health Sciences Education and a place where he continues to share insights, advice and guidance with the next generation of scholars in the field.听听

Accepting the painting, Dr. Cruess shared his 鈥渁dmiration鈥� and 鈥渢otal gratitude鈥� for the symposium and the decades-long connection that he and Dr. Sylvia Cruess have had with the Centre for Medical Education and the IHSE.听听

鈥淲hat all of you want to do is to make health sciences education better,鈥� he told attendees. 鈥淚鈥檓 so grateful that you have welcomed us, cherished us and taught us.鈥�听

He also expressed his belief that the field could help navigate various changes and challenges in health: from the impacts of artificial intelligence to the need to ensure professionalism values the role of the healer.听听