Kenna Kelly-Turner

Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Manager

Cumming School of Medicine, Office of Faculty Development

Specialization Lead, Health Professions Education Leadership Stream, Precision Health Program

Cumming School of Medicine, Graduate Science Education

Contact information

kskellyt@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

OFD website

Location

Office: HMRBG20

Background

Educational Background

EdD Adult Learning, University of Calgary, 2026

MA English, University of Toronto, 2009

BEd Education, University of Calgary, 2012

BA (Hons) English, University of Calgary, 2008

Biography

Kenna has been with the University of Calgary since 2013. Kenna serves as Manager, Faculty Development at the Cumming School of Medicine and lead for the Health Professions Education Leadership stream of the Precision Health graduate program. Prior to this, Kenna worked in a variety of areas, including residency education in Public Health and Preventive Medicine, teaching and learning and academic relations at the Haskayne School of Business, and transdisciplinary education in the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Kenna is a doctoral candidate at Werklund School of Education, focusing on addressing harm in postsecondary environments. She loves curricular development and teaching, with broad interests such as social justice, adult learning, health professions education, transdisciplinarity, career development and processes/practices in higher education.

Awards

U Make a Difference Award, University of Calgary. 2021
Superior Service Award, Haskayne Commerce Undergraduate Society. 2016

Publications

Six ways to get a grip on a mentorship program for residents and faculty.. Harper, L., Hergott, C.A., Coderre, S., Kelly-Turner, K., Davis, M. & McLaughlin, K.. Canadian Medical Education Journal. (2025)
Mentorship in medicine is a Complex opportunity. Harper, L., Hergott, C.A., Coderre, S., Kelly-Turner, K., Davis, M. & McLaughlin, K.. Medical Teacher. (2024)
Informing critical Indigenous health education through critical reflection: A qualitative consensus study. . Rame, A., Kelly-Turner, K., Roze des Ordons, A., de Groot, J., Keegan, D., Crowshoe, L., Henderson, R., & Roach, P. . Health Education Journal. (2023)
Evaluating transformative health leadership education for Indigenous health: a mixed methods study. . Lu, M., Moinul, D., Crooks, R., Kelly-Turner, K., Roze des Ordons, A., Keegan, D., & Roach, P. (. BMJ Leader. (2023)
Viewing faculty development through an organizational lens: Sharing lessons learned. . Kolomitro, K., Hamilton, J., Leslie, K., Hazelton, L., Veerapen, K., Kelly-Turner, K., & Keegan, D. . Medical Teacher. (2021)