ERROL STERN, MDCM, FRCPC, FACEP, CHSE-A is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University and an Associate Member of the Institute of Health Sciences Education. He is an attending physician in the Emergency Department at the Jewish General Hospital and Director of the JGH Emergency Medicine Simulation Program as well as the Director of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University - Department of Emergency Medicine Simulation Education Program. In 2020, he was recognized by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare as an Advanced Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (C.H.S.E.-A). Dr. Stern was a former Director of the Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Program at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University.
Dr. Stern’s educational interest includes using simulation-based learning (SBL) as an adjunct to real patient encounters where clinical and communication skills can be enhanced through experiential learning. By replicating clinical scenarios, he supplies opportunities for physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists to interact and learn with action and reflection. Dr. Stern was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2017 by the Department of Internal Medicine at the Jewish General Hospital for his simulation education activities.
Current research interests: simulation education, multidisciplinary team training, observer learners; PoCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound); disaster preparedness; and patient safety.
Email: errol.stern [at] mcgill.ca
Tel: 514-340-8222 ext 23446