Teaching

Teaching Experience

 

University of Waterloo                                                           January 2009 - current

Course:          Pharm 110 - A systems approach to the study of the human body part 1

Course:          Pharm 111 - A systems approach to the study of the human body part 2

Coordinator: Dr. Jamie Joseph

Description: This course was conceived by myself and developed with the help of Marissa Cunningham. This newly developed course integrating physiology, anatomy and histology in a lecture/ lab based course designed specifically for first year Pharmacy students. Pharmacy’s Anatomy, Physiology and Histology course (Pharm 110 and 111) will cover all the major human body systems. The major themes are the relationships between structure and function and homeostasis of the cellular environment. A systems based approach will be used. The lectures and laboratory exercises are essential components to the understanding of the structure and function of the human body. During the anatomy labs students will examine anatomical models, human cadaveric materials and histology slides. During the physiology laboratories students will investigate common physiological processes.  In addition to the anatomy and physiology labs we also offer three histology labs focusing on histological techniques and tissue identification.

 

University of Toronto                                                             January 2003 - April 2003

Course:          THE500H Teaching in Higher Education

Instructor: Dr. Susan McCahan, (Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering)

Description: Course for Ph.D. students interested in teaching careers in higher education.  Course focus’ on developing effective teaching methods at the university level, and provides information on current research and effective strategies in teaching.

 

University of Toronto                                                           Sept. 1998 - January 2004

Supervisor: Dr. C. Perumalla (Department of Physiology), c.perumalla@utoronto.ca

Medical Science building Rm 3217, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8; (416)-978-7760

Duties:  Senior Teaching Assistant (TA) for physiology (PSL 200Y, Active Learning Component).  Taught Pharmacy, Radiation science and 3rd year physiology students (PSL 372).

Responsibilities: Supervision of new TA’s, writing TA manual for PSL 200Y (to be published in 2003), marking laboratory reports, writing exams, marking, exam invigilation, active learning component instructor, wrote TA trainee manual.  Note: active learning component refers to the laboratory component to the physiology course.

 

University of Toronto                                                           March 1999 – May 2004

Supervisors: Dr. Steve G. Matthews (Department of Physiology, March 1999-2003), Medical Science building Rm 3240B, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8; (416)-978-1974, stephen.matthews@utoronto.ca.

Dr Roy Baker (March 2004) Co-Director MNU, Department of Biochemistry, Undergraduate Coordinator, 416-978-6921, Fax: 416-978-8548, roy.baker@utoronto.ca.

Duties:  Teaching assistant for the Metabolism and Nutrition course given to first year medical students.

Responsibilities: Invigilation and marking hand written exam component.