Ontario Student Medical Education Research Conference (OSMERC)

Interested in medical education? The 2026 Ontario Student Medical Education Research

Conference (OSMERC) will be hosted on Sunday, January 18th, 2026! OSMERC was established for students, by students, and aims to provide a platform for research in the areas of medical and health professions education. If you are involved in medical education research such as assessment and feedback, curriculum design, novel pedagogies, student and practitioner wellbeing, artificial intelligence in healthcare education and practice, we’d love to see your abstract submissions – keep an eye out for further announcements!

Abstract Submissions are Now Closed!

Registration is Now Closed!

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Jennifer McPhail, MD MScPT: “How Students Become Educators”

Dr. Charlotte McEwen, MD, BScN :“Training for the High-Risk and Rare: Lessons Learned from the World of Cardiac Surgery”

Workshops

Workshop A: Introduction to Design Thinking in Healthcare led by Dr. Anna Nowacki.

Workshop B: From Immersion to Precision: Integrating XR, AI, and Makerspace Technologies into Clinical Skills Training led by Torres, A.; Jagannathan, A.; Abdo, S.; Kapralos, B.; Dubrowski, A.

Thank you to our 2026 Gold Sponsor:

Thank you to our 2026 Bronze Sponsors:

Thank you to our 2026 Partner Sponsors:

OSMERC 2025

Best Oral Presentation:

Aaron Dou and Joy Du (Impact of a national virtual oncology course on medical student knowledge and professional identity development)

Best Poster Presentation:

Sahaj Puri and Charlotte Armstrong (Highlighting First-Year Medical Students’ Experiences with Research at a Three-Year Medical School: A Survey)

OSMERC 2024

Best Oral Presentations:

1st place: Christina Lim and Matthew Van Oirschot (Exploring the Use of 3D Holographic Animations on Mixed-Reality Headsets to Teach Surgical Knot Tying Skills in Comparison to Current Teaching Modalities)

2nd place: Chloe Lau (Perfectionism in medical students: Associations with depression, loneliness, and stress)

3rd place: Christian David Neira Agonh (Assessing the Quality and Accessibility of Online Central Line Tutorials Using a Global Rating Scale)

Best Poster Presentations:

1st place: Alexa Moschella (Learning plan use in undergraduate medical education: a scoping review)

2nd place: Amr Saleh (The Predictive Power of Short Answer Questions in Undergraduate Medical Education Progress Difficulty)

3rd place: Nima Behravan, Darsh Shah, Nujud Al-Jabouri (Incorporating Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) into the Education and Assessment of Professionalism for Healthcare Professionals and Trainees)

OSMERC 2023

Congratulations to all presenters last year at OSMERC 2023 for their fantastic work. A special shout out to our winners and runner-ups for best oral and poster presentations:

Best Oral Presentation: Gilmar Gutierrez, Isis Lunsky, Olivier Rabu (Developing an Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) with Individuals with IDD as Simulated Patients for use in Early Medical Education)

Runner-Up Oral Presentation: Sarah Klapman, Brynna Wilson, Celine Vereecken Smith (The PATIENT Project: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Bring Patient-Centred Care to Case-Based Medical Education)

Best Poster Presentation: Danielle Solish, Michael Pierce (Slowing Down in Simulation: The Impact of a Forced Pause on Cognitive Load, Performance and Experience)

Runner-Up Poster Presentation: Eden Meisels, Rachel Goldfarb (Understanding department of family and community medicine resident perspectives on using an experience tracking tool in order to optimize educational value)

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I present if I am not the first author of a project?

Yes, you can present as long as you have contributed to the project and received approval from your supervisor.

Can I present a project as part of a group?

Absolutely! Group presentations are allowed.

Can I submit an abstract for a work-in-progress project?

Yes, works in progress are welcome for submission and presentation.

Am I allowed to submit more than one project abstract?

Yes, multiple abstract submissions are permitted.

Can I present if I am a member of OMSA?

Yes, OMSA members are eligible to present.

Who can I contact if I have further questions or conflicts of interest?

Please email us at osmerc@omsa.ca for any additional inquiries or to discuss conflicts of interest.

Jenny Zhao

OSMERC Co-Chair

Veronica Sacco