Jason Silverman, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Contact

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Pediatrics Dept

Email: silverman@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

medical education nutrition online learning intestinal failure medical education residency pediatrics intestinal failure therapy microbiome pediatric short bowel syndrome

About

Dr. Silverman, MD, MSc., FRCPC is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics. He is also the Program Director for the Pediatric Gastroenterology training program. He is extensively involved in medical education with roles in learner assessment, trainee mentorship and curriculum development.

Clinical Interests

His primary clinical interest is in Intestinal Failure, and he is co-lead for the CHildren's Intestinal Rehabilitation Program (CHIRP) at the Stollery Children's Hospital, and also co-chairs CHIRPNet, a network of 4 Canadian intestinal rehabilitation programs.

Teaching

Dr. Silverman's primary academic interests are in the use of technology, social media and alternative approaches such as the flipped classroom in postgraduate medical education. With colleagues from the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), he is a co-host of Bowel Sounds: the Pediatric GI Podcast, a podcast aimed at providing education and career mentorship. Recent work has focused on adaptations in learner assessment in the context of COVID-19.

Featured Publications

Medical Education Blog and Podcast Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Patrick E Boreskie; Teresa M Chan; Chris Novak; Adam Johnson; Jed Wolpaw; Andrew Ong; Katherine Priddis; Pranai Buddhdev; Jessica Adkins; Jason A Silverman; Tessa Davis; James E Siegler

Cureus. 2022 March; 14 (3):e23361 10.7759/cureus.23361

Mechanical Complications in Central Lines Using Taurolidine vs Ethanol Lock Therapy in Children with Intestinal Failure

Strauss, Jaclyn; Boctor, Dana Liza; Silverman, Jason A.; Casey, Linda

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION. 2022 February; 74 (6):776-781 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003434

Formative Learner Assessment in the Time of COVID-19: Implementing a Pediatric Postgraduate VOSCE

Canadian Conference on Medical Education. 2021 April;

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