Alpna Munshi B.ArtSci. MD FRCPC

Biography

Dr. Alpna Munshi is an Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, and a staff psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She will soon be an Education Scholars Program graduate (CFD) in October 2020. She completed her residency at the University of Toronto and medical school at Dalhousie University. She has been involved in education leadership for the last 7 years as the Director of international Medical Graduate Training, Department of Psychiatry. In this role she has initiated and collaborated on scholarly research and advocacy in the area of IMG resident education, at both local and national levels. In 2019, she was awarded a FoM Education Development Fund grant to study the qualitative experiences of IMG residents and their performance in residency. She is also committed to other areas of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI) as the cultural psychiatry curriculum co-chair in her department from 2013-2020, and serving on the FoM's Diversity Advisory Council and the FoM's Covid Wellness Working Group. She is also passionate about her work as a psychiatric consultant to Women’s Health in Women’s Hands since 2011, where she works in a collaborative care model with racialized and marginalized women. She is a proud participant of the Diversity Mentorship Program with the Undergraduate Medical Education program. She has two young daughters with her husband and lives with her family in Toronto.

Quote from the Winner

I am humbled and inspired by the amazing teachers I have had throughout my life, which have led to my passion for medical education and advocacy for medical learners, particularly those who may be on the margins. Over time, I have incorporated the lessons I have learned from the resilient patients, outstanding colleagues, brilliant medical educators and trainees, and family and friends, into my daily work. They have all taught me that connection to others, curiosity, humility, and hard work are amongst the most important ingredients in the never ending quest to be a better educator and lifelong learner! I am honoured to be working alongside such wonderful colleagues and medical trainees.

About the Award

The Social Responsibility Award was established in 2015. This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of faculty members and residents in the development and/or implementation of socially responsible initiatives, programs or research related to postgraduate medical education. The purpose of the award is to emphasize the importance of social responsibility to postgraduate training and to acknowledge the leadership of specific individuals in helping Postgraduate Medical Education meet its social accountability mandate.