Amonpreet (Preet) K. Sandhu

Dr. Amonpreet Kaur Sandhu Dhillon

MD, FRCPC, MSc(MedEd)
Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Clinical Associate Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | Hospital Pediatrics

Director Career Development and Sustainability

Cumming School of Medicine, Office of Faculty Development

Hospital Pediatric Specialist

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Contact information

Email

Phone number

Office: 403.955.2953

Location

Alberta Children's Hospital : N/A

Background

Educational Background

BSc Chemistry, University of Winnipeg , 1996

MD University of Manitoba, 2000

FRCPC Pediatrics, University of British Columbia , 2004

MSc Medical Education , University of Calgary , 2012

Research

Areas of Research

Pediatric Clinical Teaching Unit

Teaching and learning, challenging communication, strutural organization 

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in PGME
Precision Coaching in CBME
Curriculum design and development

Indigenous child health clinical curriculum for pediatric training, Communication skills training for pediatric hematology-oncology training programs 

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Projects

PEPP Mentorship Program

I am a part of the ever-growing Professionals Engaging with Purpose Program (PEPP) Mentoring Academy in the Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine. I am open to mentoring interested individuals in the Faculty of Medicine on the following topics: career planning and development, career transitions, medical education, leadership and work-life integration. 

Awards

  • Dr. Husam Saki Pediatric Clinical Teaching Award , 2007
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Fellowship for studies in Medical Education , Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. 2009
  • CARE award- Education , Department of Pediatrics . 2019
  • Golden Lego award for excellence in clinical teaching , Pediatric PGME . 2021
  • PGME award of Excellence, Outstanding committment to residency education , Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary . 2022

Publications