Biography
Catharine M. Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD, is a Clinician Scientist and Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto, Canada. She is also an Educational Researcher in the SickKids Learning Institute, a Scientist in the SickKids Research Institute and a cross-appointed Scientist at the Wilson Centre for research in education.
Dr. Walsh holds an MEd and PhD in health professions education from the University of Toronto. Her research program focuses on studying factors that influence how health care providers develop and maintain complex clinical skills, including endoscopy, and how best to assess competence in performing these skills. She has received numerous educational awards including the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology’s Education Excellence Award. Dr. Walsh chairs the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada’s Specialty Committee in Gastroenterology. She is an active member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and has served as a member of the Training and DDW International Clinical Symposia Committees, contributed to development of InScope and train-the-endoscopy-trainer workshops for the ASGE, and has participated as faculty for a variety of ASGE educational programs.