Message from the Chair
Welcome to the Department of Pediatrics at 每日探花, one of the largest departments in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). Our members provide clinical care, and drive innovation in health professional education, research, and clinical practice. We focus on the critical, early phase of the lifespan: conception to young adulthood.
In 2024, we renewed our departmental vision.
Working together for kids.
Our mission is building the knowledge, skills, teams and processes to optimize the health and wellbeing of children and youth. We are guided by kindness, compassion, curiosity, resolve and a drive towards excellence. Integrity and a commitment to equity underlie all we do. The full departmental strategic plan (2024-2029) can be found here.
Departmental priorities include:
- Network building- We aim to strengthen and grow our links with pediatricians and family physicians in the surrounding community by building bi-directional community networks. We will also build stronger partnership with adult-oriented care teams to ensure smooth transition of youth from pediatric to adult care
- Great place to work: We aim to maintain and strengthen our sense of community, ensuring that all members feel valued and have a shared identity as they work towards common goals.
- Health Equity Leaders: We aim to become the provincial reference centre for child and youth health equity, developing best practices, education, and research in this area.
- Active participants in Governance Structures: We aim to enhance members鈥� understanding of all relevant governance structures at the institutional and provincial levels and ensure representation on all governing organizations.
Members of the Department of Pediatrics are based at the Montreal Children's Hospital of the 每日探花 Health Centre (MUHC) and the Jewish General Hospital, with associates throughout the community. With more than 190 members across 18 divisions, clinical services span the full range of pediatric subspecialties and complex general pediatric care. Experts in patient safety and quality improvement contribute to the smooth operations of our clinical programs; this expertise continues to grow.
Education is a strength of the department. Our members contribute to teaching medical students throughout the core curriculum. The undergraduate curriculum in Pediatrics is consistently among the highest rated in the FMHS. We offer residency training programs in general pediatrics and the pediatric subspecialties. We also lead and participate in the training of pediatric nurse practitioners. Members of the department supervise graduate students through partnerships with the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, the Division of Experimental Medicine in the Department of Medicine, the Department of Human Genetics, and other graduate training programs at 每日探花.
Excellence in clinical care and education is fuelled by a strong commitment to high quality research. Fundamental, clinical, and translational research is carried out by our members at the Centre for Translational Biology (CTB), the Centre for Innovative Medicine (CIM), the Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), the hospital, the community, and around the world. Research focusing on improving medical education is also carried out in our department. Investigators in the Department of Pediatrics are well-funded by Tri-Council and other major funding agencies.
The advocacy mission of the department is a growing and important area of activity in which we expect significant expansion in the coming years. With guidance from Indigenous families and leaders, we hope to extend our longstanding efforts to improve care for Inuit, M茅tis, and First Nations peoples. Work to improve social inequities both locally and globally is ongoing through several innovative programs in the fields of social pediatrics and global health.
Clinical care, education, and research are equally valued and interact synergistically to guide us on our path to realizing our mission. This website highlights our activities in these domains, with links to more detailed information about our people, our partners, and our programs. Explore what we have to offer.
Beth Foster
Chair, 每日探花 Department of Pediatrics
How to reach the Department
Montreal Children's Hospital
MUHC Glen Site, 1001 D茅carie Blvd.
Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1
|
To reach a member of the Department please visit听Contact Us.
Virtual Suggestion Box
Submit your constructive suggestions through our .听Suggestions may听include organization and activities, any academic area in relation to the听Strategic Plan. Suggestions are anonymous and will be sent to听the Department Chair听for consideration.
听