Ewa Szumacher MD, MEd, FRCPC

Biography

Ewa Szumacher MD MEd FRCPC is a radiation oncologist at the Odette Sunnybrook Cancer in Toronto, and Full Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto. She specializes in radiation treatment of patients with breast and Genito-urinary malignancies. Dr Szumacher completed Masters in Higher Education at OISE/UT with sub-specialization in health –care professions education. Her educational research is focused on: Needs assessments of patients and healthcare providers in radiotherapy practice Enhancing patients and healthcare providers’ decisional preferences for radiotherapy treatment and Continuing Professional Development. She is a Past President of American Association for Cancer Education and Co-Director of Continuing Professional Development within the Department of Radiation Oncology University of Toronto. She received several awards such as Sunnybrook Education Research Award , Pamela Catton Interprofessional Education Award within UTDRO, and Excellence in Interprofessional CPD Award University of Toronto, Department of Radiation Oncology

From the Nomination

Dr. Szumacher is a champion in interprofessional education, enabling excellence in radiation oncology practice, creating teaching capacity through mentorship, and establishing new standards of practice through innovation and scholarship.

About the Award

The Colin R. Woolf Awards were created to recognize outstanding contributions to continuing professional development. They recognize excellence in the following categories: program development and coordination, long term contributions to continuing professional development, and sustained excellence in teaching in continuing professional development.