DIME’s goal is to be the University of Ottawa’s primary resource for expertise in medical education research, with a mandate to support education and educational scholarship in clinical medicine locally, nationally and internationally.

Department of Innovation in Medical Education
The Department of Innovation in Medical Education (DIME) is a new, non-clinical department in the Faculty of Medicine that offers teaching, research and scholarship in the area of medical education. DIME promotes innovation and advances in medical education scholarship and enables and evaluates breakthrough advances across the medical education continuum.
New master’s program to address global shortage of anatomy instructors
Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2022
A unique program is arriving at the Faculty of Medicine, a first in Canada that’s addressing a global need in medical education.
Two outstanding medical educators at uOttawa win AFMC awards
Posted on Friday, February 12, 2021
Congratulations to uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s 2021 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) award winners: Dr. Robert Bell (Clinical Teacher Award) and Dr. Ali Jalali (John Ruedy Award for Innovation in Medical Education).
Dr. Claire Touchie receives Medical Council of Canada Distinguished Service Award
Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2021
In recognition of more than 25 years of dedication to improving medical education standards, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) has honoured Dr. Claire Touchie with the 2021 Dr. Louis Levasseur Distinguished Service Award.