Dr. Louise Samson

Biography

Professor at the Department of Radiology, Radio-Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the University of Montreal for nearly 30 years, Louise Samson has distinguished herself by her leadership and visionary spirit. Recognized for her competence and communicative energy, she became in 2006 the first woman elected president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Very active in the field of medical education, she led the radiology program at UdeM from 1988 to 1992 and implemented a formative evaluation reform that was subsequently adopted elsewhere in the country. From 1992 to 1999, Louise Samson carried out monumental work to substitute problem-based learning for traditional teaching. She then advocated for curriculum modification according to a competency-based approach, a method she successfully implemented that today defines the excellence of the University of Montreal at all levels of medical education. Vice-President of the Radiological Society of North America since 2006, she received in 2012 the Gold Medal from the Canadian Association of Radiology, the most prestigious award in her profession. Retired from the University since 2013, Louise Samson currently holds the position of Deputy Director at the Medical Studies Department of the College of Physicians of Quebec.

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