Susanna Talarico BSc, BEd, MD, FRCPC, MScCH

Biography

Dr. Susanna Talarico is a Pediatrician at the Hospital for Sick Children, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, and Faculty Lead, Faculty Development for the MD Program at the University of Toronto. She is a passionate medical educator who started her career as a high school math teacher. She continues to be involved in all levels of medical education and has been recognized for teaching excellence at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and for excellence and achievement in faculty development.

From the Nomination

Dr. Talarico has “… a genuine commitment and infectious enthusiasm as she helps to innovate, create, and support projects related to faculty development. She infuses educational theory and a scholarly lens that further enhances the quality and academic rigor of faculty development sessions.”

“Dr. Talarico’s teaching as a faculty developer over the past decade has demonstrated a commitment to advancing excellence in teaching … in faculty development. She has demonstrated sustained commitment, innovative and effective use of teaching methods, … pedagogical competence, … outstanding ability to stimulate learners; all resulting in a high quality and quantity of faculty development sessions that she has developed and delivered.”

About the Award

These awards, named after one of our own award-winning educators, were established in 2005 to recognize outstanding departmental faculty development programs leading to the enhancement of education, instruction, career development, professionalism, inter-professionalism, and/or health professional leadership within the Faculty of Medicine. There are three categories: Sustained Excellence in Teaching as a Faculty Developer, Innovation in Program Development and Design, and Sustained Excellence in Teaching as a Faculty Developer.