Scientific Committee

Dr. MacDonald was award the title of Distinguished University Professor and Professor Emeritus at the University of Ottawa in recognition of her unusual scholarly achievement and pre-eminence in a particular field of knowledge. As Full Professor and Director of Faculty Development in the Department of Family Medicine, she collaborated with the World Health Organization, the National Board of Medical Examiners in the US, Doctor Without Boarders, The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, The Neurotrama and Rick Hanson Foundation, and The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada to design, delivery and evaluated cutting edge digital education products and processes used in over 30 countries. She has supervised two Post Doctorate Candidates, 15 PhD and five MA students and has over 100-refereed publications. She currently is principal investigator in two Erasmus+ research grants with 5 EU countries, hospitals and private industry in Malta.