Brian Hodges MD PhD FRCPC

Scientist - The Wilson Centre
Professor - Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
EVP Education and Chief Medical Officer - University Health Network
President - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Brian Hodges is Executive-Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at University Health Network, and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He currently serves as President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Brian is a practicing psychiatrist, teacher and healthcare leader. His research and writing focus on assessment, competence, compassion and the future of the health professions.

Brian earned a degree in Psychology and an MD at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, after which he completed a psychiatry residency and a fellowship in medical education at the University of Toronto. He earned Master’s degree and then a PhD in Education at the University of Toronto. He also completed a Diploma in Health Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Paris where he continues as a guest lecturer.

The authors juxtapose the idea of competence with other highly valued ideas in medical education such as emotion, cognition and teamwork, drawing new insights about their intersections and implications for one another.

Professor Brian Hodges is awarded the 2016 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education. His research has led to changes in educational practice, both scientific and practical, in the training of health professionals around the world. As an example, simulations and assessment of patients’ mental health and students’ communication skills are now included in medical examinations in many countries.