Meet the SA Steering Committee

Dr. Eniola Salami

Dr. Eniola Salami

A Family Physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, and is the current Black Health Lead for the MD Program.

Dr. Katherine Smith

Dr. Katherine Smith

A full time emergency physician and the Social Accountability lead for the 51ÁÔÆæ Undergraduate Medical Education Program.

Dr. Kathryn Dong

Dr. Kathryn Dong

The Social Accountability Lead for the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the Alberta Health Services Chair in Emergency Medicine Research.

Learn more about Kathryn's role as Social Accountability Lead.

Dr. Mark Prins

Dr. Mark Prins

A Family Physician. His full-scope family practice in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut included a significant proportion of surgical care.

Dr. Tehseen Ladha

Dr. Tehseen Ladha

A Pediatrician, Assistant Professor and Director of EDI for Postgraduate Medical Education at the 51ÁÔÆæ.

Dr. Wayne Clark

Dr. Wayne Clark

An Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Director of the Wâpanachakos Indigenous Health Program in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the 51ÁÔÆæ.

Michael Van Manen

Michael van Manen

Chair in Health Ethics, the Director of the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, and an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the 51ÁÔÆæ, Canada.

Minn-Nyoung Yoon

Minn-Nyoung Yoon

Associate professor at the Mike Petryk School of Dentistry, 51ÁÔÆæ

Nwanneka Joseph

Nwanneka Joseph

The Social Accountability Program Coordinator for the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

Paulette Dahlseide

Paulette Dahlseide

Registered Dental Hygienist, Assistant Clinical Professor at the Mike Petryk School of Dentistry and Program Lead for the Wâpanachakos Indigenous Health Program in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the 51ÁÔÆæ.

Susan Fawcett

Susan Fawcett

Radiation therapist and the director of the Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy (BScRT) Program in the Department of Oncology.

Sai Vemula

Sai Vemula (they/them)

Third-year medical student currently splitting their time between Edmonton and Ponoka, Alberta, for a rural longitudinal clerkship.

Akshit Ayri

Akshit Ayri

Akshit is pursuing an MSc in Neuroscience within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.

Kevin Li

Kevin Li

A 2nd year medical student at the 51ÁÔÆæ. He completed his BSc. in Cell Biology at the 51ÁÔÆæ and graduated with a Master of Science in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University in 2023.

Lisa Purdy

Lisa Purdy

Associate professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology

Nicole Cardinal

Nicole Cardinal

PGME lead, Wâpanachakos Indigenous Health Program

Jenna Mulji

Jenna Mulji

VP EDI, Medical Students' Association

Karen Lee

Karen Lee

Research Representative