Man standing outdoors with coniferous trees in the background. He's pretty happy looking, wearing a plaid navy jacket, dark blue tie with light blue and orange stylistic flowers, and pink-framed glasses.

David Keegan

MD CCFP(EM) FCFP CHPE
Pronouns: he/him/lui

Affiliations

Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine

Contact information

Email

dkeegan@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

LearnFM - the shared Canadian curriculum in Family Medicine

PivotMedEd - AFMC's online medical education scholarship portal

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-7891

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Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Medicine Memorial University, 1995

Family Medicine Residency Training Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997

FM Emergency Medicine Residency Training The University of Western Ontario, 2002

Certificate of Health Professions Education University of Illinois at Chicago, 2026

Projects

LearnFM

Found at learnfm.ca, this is the shared Canadian curriculum in Family Medicine.  LearnFM is a collaboration of all Departments of Family Medicine in Canadian medical schools, and provides a variety of open-access learning resources to support medical student learning in FM.  LearnFM has been officially recognized by the United Nations as a partner in the Sustainable Development Goals initiative.

Chair, National Advisory Committee on Preventive Health Services, Public Health Agency of Canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/corporate/mandate/about-agency/external-advisory-bodies/list/national-advisory-committee-preventive-health-services.html

Awards

  • The Calgary Award (2019) - Community Achievement (Education), City of Calgary. 2020
  • The Creative Use of Puppetry in Teaching Award, CSM UME Class of 2018. 2017
  • Excellence in Education Award, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. 2015
  • Killam Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Calgary. 2014
  • Merit Award, Canadian Association of Medical Education. 2012
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Hippocratic Council, The University of Western Ontario. 2008