Dr. Aleem Bharwani
Positions
Associate Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences
Academic Director, UCalgary Pluralism Initiative
Vice President Research Office
Director, Public Policy and Partnerships
Cumming School of Medicine, Indigenous, Local and Global Health Office
One Child Every Child Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Co-Facilitator
University of Calgary
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
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Background
Educational Background
B.Sc. Medical Sciences, University of Alberta, 2003
Doctor of Medicine (Special Training in Research), University of Alberta, 2004
Master of Public Policy Non-Profit and Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School, 2010
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Projects
Awards
- Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, Recognises service to Canada; recognised for contributions to pluralism and global citizenship. 2023
- Associate Dean’s Letter of Excellence for Lecturing, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Recognises excellence in teaching to pre-clerkship medical students. 2023
- Bronze Award, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Recognises surpassing a threshold of direct teaching hours. 2023
- Gold Star, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Recognises outstanding teaching to pre-clerkship medical students. 2023
- Associate Dean’s Letter of Excellence for Lecturing, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Recognises excellence in teaching to pre-clerkship medical students. 2022
- Bronze Award, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Recognises surpassing a threshold of direct teaching hours. 2022
- Teaching Honor Roll Award, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Recognises outstanding teaching to the 2023 MD Class. 2022
- Associate Dean’s Letter of Excellence for Lecturing, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Recognises excellence in teaching to pre-clerkship medical students. 2021
- Bronze Award, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Recognises surpassing a threshold of direct teaching hours. 2021
- Leader Award, Responsible Leaders Network, The BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, Supports leaders who go beyond their professional and personal duties to work towards social change within and between societies – across communities, cultures, and countries. 2020
- Fellow Award, Royal College of Physicians of London, Recognizes a candidate who has made an out-of-the-ordinary contribution to undergraduate or postgraduate medical education or has made significant impact on the service in the field of their appointment. 2020
- Cumming School of Medicine Alumnus of Distinction Award for Excellence in Education, University of Calgary, Recognises outstanding contribution to Education by an alumnus. 2019
- Award for Resident Mentorship 2-4 Year Programs, Appreciation Award, Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME), Recognises the outstanding contribution of a faulty member who serves as a mentor, role model, an/or advocates for residents. 2019
- Gold Star Teaching Award, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Recognises the contributions and teaching in the Internal Medicine Clerkship, the award is intended to recognize and appreciate preceptors who go “above and beyond” when teaching throughout the Clerkship rotation. 2019
- Lynn McIntyre Award, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Recognises significant service to the O’Brien Institute for Public Health; e.g. strategy, diplomacy, negotiations, on behalf of or in service to the Institute (2017-2018). 2018
- Mentor of the Year Award, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RAC-1), Recognises significant impact on the career development of trainees; demonstrated skills as manager, scholar, and professional. 2016
- Leader of the Year Award, Society of General Internal Medicine, Recognises skills in leadership in any number of areas of academic medicine, including clinical, educational, research or administrative efforts among international SGIM membership (first and only Canadian winner). 2015
- Resident Well Being Award, Professional Association of Residents of Alberta (PARA), Outstanding contributions made to resident well-being by a physician. 2014
- Teaching Award for Clerkship, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Excellence in teaching to medical students in clinical training. 2014
- Benevolent Heart Award, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Excellence in service to community. 2014
- Silver Tongue Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Outstanding teaching to internal medicine residents. 2013
- Associate Dean Letter of Excellence in Teaching, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Excellence in teaching to medical students. 2012
- Teaching Honor Roll Award, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Outstanding teaching to the 2012 MD class. 2012
- Gold Star Teaching Award, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary. 2011
- Students Union Teaching Excellence Award, University of Calgary. 2010
- Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award, American College of Physicians, Awarded annually for exceptional leadership and contributions to the field to one member of the 152,000 international members of the American College of Physicians. 2009
- Buchanan Scholar, Clinical Scholar , Harvard (2008-2010) Full Tuition, Fees and Stipend Scholarship. 2008
- Top 40 Under 40, City of Calgary (population 1 million). 2008
Publications
- Transforming Intractable Policy Conflicts: A Qualitative Study Examining the Novel Application of Facilitated Discourse (Track Two Diplomacy) to Community Water Fluoridation in Calgary, Canada. Bharwani A, Van Dyke J, Santamaria-Plaza C, Palmiano Federer J, Jones P. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(14):6402. (2023)
- Healing dialogue: Can the techniques and practices of Track Two diplomacy play a role in resolving public health conflicts? . Bharwani A, Palmiano Federer J, Latour J. International Journal. (2022)
- Driving health innovation Enshrining inclusive governance in Alberta’s Post-Secondary Learning Act. Bharwani A, Hardcastle L. O’Brien Institute for Public Health and School of Public Policy: Health Horizons Policy Brief Series. (2022)
- Closing the empathy gap towards equitable outcomes: gender equity in the medical workforce. Bharwani A, Ruzycki SM. BMJ Leader. (2022)
- Identifying Leadership in Medical Trainees: Evaluation of a Competency-Based Approach. Jones S, Chan KH, Bourdage J, Bharwani A. BMJ Leader. 6:20-29. (2022)
- We need to work differently in a crisis: Peer-professional leadership to re-design physicians’ work. Woiceshyn J, Huq JL, Kannappan S, Fabreau G, Minty E, Pendharkar S, Bharwani A. BMJ Leader. (2021)
- Challenges to Navigating Pregnancy and Parenthood for Physician Parents: a Framework Analysis of Qualitative Data. Freeman G, Bharwani A., Brown A, and Ruzycki S. Journal of General Internal Medicine. (2021)
- Description of Multi-faceted COVID-19 Pandemic Physician Workforces Plan at a Multi-site Academic Health System. Pendharkar S, Minty E, Shukalek C, Kerr B, MacMullan P, Lail P, Cheema K, Alimohamed N, Allen T, Vlasschaert M, Kachra R, Ma I, Johannson K, Gibson P, Elliot M, Papini A, Smith S, Lemaire J, Ruzycki S, Hunter A, Desjardins-Kallar W, Schaefer J, Zarnke K, Bharwani A, Fabreau G. Journal of General Internal Medicine. (2021)
- Assessing leadership in Junior Resident Physicians using a new multi-source feedback tool to measure Learning by Evaluation from All Inclusive 360 Degree Engagement of Residents (LEADER). Bharwani A, Swynstun D, Paolucci E, Ball C, Mack L, Kassam A. BMJ Leader. 0:1–9. (2021)
- Gender-Based Disparities in Medicine: A theoretical framework for understanding opposition to equity and equality. Ruzycki S, Brown A, Bharwani A, Freeman G. BMJ Leader. (2020)
- Association between the proportion of women on a conference planning committee and the proportion of women conference speakers at medical conferences. Litghow KC, Earp M, Bharwani A, Fletcher S, Ruzycki S. JAMA Network Open. (3): e200677. (2020)
- Association of Physician Characteristics with Perceptions and Experiences of Gender Equity in an Academic Internal Medicine Department. Ruzycki SM, Freeman G, Bharwani A, Brown A. JAMA Network Open. 2(11). (2019)
- Perceptions of Effective Leadership in a Medical School Context. Bharwani A, Kline T, Patterson M. Canadian Medical Education Journal. 10(3). (2019)
- Trends in the Proportion of Female Speakers at Medical Conferences in the United States and in Canada, 2007 to 2017. Ruzycki SM, Fletcher S, Earp M, Bharwani A, Lithgow KC. JAMA Network Open. (2019)
- Investing in the Future: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Mentorship Networks for Residents. Khan OF, Walzak A, Kachra R, Kline TJB, Clement FM, Quan H, Bharwani A. Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine. (2018)
- A stakeholder-based approach to leadership development training: the case of medical education in Canada. Bharwani A, Kline T, Patterson, M. International Journal of Training and Development . 21:3. (2018)
- Barriers and enablers to academic health leadership. Bharwani A, Kline T, Patterson M, Craighead P. Leadersh Health Services. 30(1):16-28. (2017)
- Perspective: a business school view of medical interprofessional rounds: transforming rounding groups into rounding teams. Bharwani A, Harris GC, Southwick FS. Acad Med. 87(12):1768-71. (2012)
- Building a health-peace movement: academic medicine's role in generating solutions to global problems. Khan AM, Janneck LM, Bhatt J, Panjabi R, Marjoua Y, Bharwani A. Acad Med. 84(11):1486. (2009)
- Inclusive Governance in a Faculty of Medicine – a qualitative assessment of current leaders’ perceptions of Faculty governance in a large Canadian medical school: We Know We Need to Do Governance Differently – But We Don’t Know How to Do It. Bharwani A, Roach P, Ali Bik A, Hardcastle L. Accepted. Presentation. Abstract for International Congress on Academic Medicine (Vancouver, BC). (2024)
- It's Not About Power – It's Not About Control at All - Indigenous Wisdom on Inclusive Governance in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of Indigenous Elders’ and Indigenous Scholars’ Perspectives. Bharwani A, Hardcastle L. Roach P. Accepted. Presentation. Abstract for International Congress on Academic Medicine (Vancouver, BC). (2024)
- Transforming Community Engagement: The Potential Role of a University-Based Diplomacy Platform to Tackle Complex Societal Problems and Strengthen Democracy Through Track Two Diplomacy. Bharwani A. International Studies Association. San Francisco, USA. (2024)
- Bringing Peacebuilding to Public Health: Can we Improve Public Health Through Facilitated Discourse About Non-Violent Structural and Cultural Conflicts?. International Studies Association. Montreal, Canada. Bharwani A. (2023)
- New Thinking on Track Two Diplomacy: Healing Dialogue: Can the techniques and practices of Track Two Diplomacy play a role in resolving public health debates. Bharwani A, Palmiano Federer J. International Studies Association. Nashville, Tennessee (virtual presentation). (2022)
- The seven key competencies: An evaluation of leadership in medical trainees.” European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Small Group Meeting on Leadership and Health/Well-being. Jones, S. K., Bourdage, J., Bharwani, A, & Chan, C. Exeter, United Kingdom. (2019)
- #NoMoreManels: Quantifying the Proportion of Female Speakers at North American Medical Conferences. Fletcher S, Lithgow K, Bharwani A, Ruzycki S. Canadian Society of Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. Banff, AB. (2018)
- Assessment of intrinsic CanMEDS roles in residents through multi-source feedback. Kassam A, Bharwani A, Oddone Paolucci E. Canadian Conference on Medical Education. Winnipeg, MB. (2017)
- The effect of white coats on medical students’ perceptions of physicians. Ladha M, Bharwani A, Bass A. Canadian Conference on Medical Education. Montreal, QC. (2017)
- Learning by evaluation from all- inclusive 360 degree engagement of residents (LEADER): Assessment of non-medical expert CanMEDS roles in residents through multi-source feedback. Swystun DM, Bharwani A, Oddone Paolucci E, Kassam A. International Conference on Residency Education. Vancouver, BC. (2015)
- Measuring CanMEDs Roles in Internal Medicine Residents Using Multi- Source Feedback (MSF): The Development and Pilot of an Online Instrument. Kassam A, Bharwani A. The Ottawa Conference, Ottawa, ON. (2014)
- Enhancing Productivity Through Incisive Communication (EPIC): A strategic new faculty orientation program in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Bharwani A, Patel K, Laflamme A, Delver A. Canadian Conference on Medical Education. Ottawa, ON. (2014)
In the News
- Canada thrives when our pluralist spirit thrives. Globe and Mail.
- Citizens as Doctors: Public Health as an Act of Inclusive Citizenship. Global Centre for Pluralism.
- What Stories Will We Tell After This “Wartime” Election, Canada? . Ottawa Citizen.
- Health in All Policies – From Dream to Reality Through Track Two Diplomacy. PLOS Blog.
- Canadian decision-makers: how will you use your power to protect human rights?”. iPolitics.
- Cancer and loneliness: How inclusion could save lives. The Conversation .
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