Program: MSc in Family Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
McGill University

Thesis title: Family doctor, educator and learner: Managing professional identities in an international blended education program for faculty development
Thesis Advisory Committee: Charo Rodríguez (Principal Supervisor), Peter Nugus (Co-Supervisor)

Short biography
Dr. David Ortiz-Paredes, general physician and member of the Family Medicine Education Research Group, obtained his Master’s degree from McGill University’s Department of Family Medicine in 2019. Dr. Ortiz-Paredes was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, where he completed his medical education at Universidad Javeriana. His experience as a primary care physician in a small town in Colombia sparked his yearning for further knowledge in the doctor-patient relationship, role modelling, communication skills, medical professional identity and continuing professional development. “At that point in my early career, I was happy as a clinician, but I felt that primary care was a complex milieu and that I still had a lot to learn to become a better doctor,” shares Dr. Ortiz-Paredes. This is one of the reasons why he started his MSc in the Department of Family Medicine in 2017, selecting the Medical Education option.