Nicole Woods PhD
Scientist - The Wilson Centre
The Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research at UHN
Director, The Institute for Education Research (TIER) at UHN
Professor - Department of Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Nicole Woods is a cognitive psychologist who received her PhD at McMaster University (2005). Her work examines the role of basic science knowledge in clinical reasoning and the development of medical expertise. Applying principles of memory and human cognition to education across the health professions, her research program focuses on the mental representation of categories and instructional design that supports cognitive integration of basic and clinical sciences. Working with her research collaborators and graduate students, Dr. Woods is building a theoretical model of knowledge acquisition and integration in the health professions. Although most closely linked to undergraduate education, her work has implications for the development of expertise along the entire spectrum of professional education.
To find out more about Dr. Woods’ research visit the EXCELAB website here.
More about Dr Woods: https://youtu.be/fUMCyj1tGWE
Current Fellows and HPER Doctoral Students: Nicole Bajcar, Kristy Cheung, Nathan Cupido, Jacquelin Forsey, Jordan Holmes