Biography
Dr. Naik is the Director of Assessment for the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada. He has 20 years of experience as an educator, and oversees the credentialing of specialist training and the assessment, including examinations, for all medical specialties in Canada.
In 2001, Dr. Naik obtained a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto, and a Fellowship in Education from The Wilson Centre for Research in Education. Following his training, Dr. Naik was recruited to St. Michael’s Hospital, where he started a Research Fellowship program in Simulation, and 3 years later, he was appointed Medical Director of the Allan Waters’ Family Patient Simulation Centre. In 2009, he was recruited from the University of Toronto to establish the University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre (uOSSC) as the inaugural Medical Director. Dr. Naik has focused his career on the integration of simulation into CanMEDS for postgraduate education and continuing professional development. He has over 100 peer reviewed publications and grants, and in 2007 and 2013, Dr. Naik received honour awards from the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society for his international contributions to education.
Appointments
| 2019 - Present | Vice President Royal College International |
| 2018 - Present | Medical Lead, Regional Medical Assistance in Dying *MAiD) Program Champlain LHIN |
| 2017 - Present | Board Member, Board of Directors Canadians Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers |
| 2017 | Research Task Force Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada |
| 2017 - Present | Director, Assessment Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada |
| 2016 - Present | Medical Inspector College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario |
| 2015 | Executive in Residence Telfer Executive MBA Program, University of Ottawa |
| 2014 - 2017 | Vice President Education, The Ottawa Hospital |
| 2014 - Present | Chair, International Medical Education Leaders Forum (IMELF) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada |
| 2011 - 2014 | Clinician Educator, Royal College of Physicians Surgeons Canada |
| 2011 - 2013 | Vice Chair Education, Department of Anesthesia, University of Ottawa |
| 2011 - 2015 | Senior Research Associate, Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (AIME), University of Ottawa |
| 2011 | Co-Director, AIME/uOSSC Fellowship in Education/Simulation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2008 - 2014 | Medical Director, University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa |
| 2006 - 2010 | Chair, Written Exam Committee (Anesthesiology), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa |
| 2004 - 2009 | Clinician/Educator - Researcher, The Wilson Centre for Research in Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto |
| 2003 - 2008 | Director - Anesthesia Simulation, Patient Simulation Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario |
Honours and awards
| 2016 | Patient Experience Team Award (Medical Assistance in Dying Team) The Ottawa Hospital Excellence Awards |
| 2016 | Leadership / Manager Competency Educator Award Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa |
| 2013 | Clinical Teacher Award - Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB |
| 2007 | Clinical Teacher Award - Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB |
| 2007 | Dr. Gerald Edelist Award - University of Toronto Outstanding Postgraduate Clinical Teacher Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto |
| 2004 | Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Research Award Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Annual Meeting, Quebec City, PQ |
| 2003 | Dr. A. J. Dunn Award - St. Michael's Hospital Outstanding Postgraduate Clinical Teacher Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto |
| 2003 | Arts and Science of Clinical Medicine Teacher of the Year Award (Chosen by Medical Students) Fitzgerald Academy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto |
| 2002 | Thomas Donald Hammell Memorial Award - University of Toronto Greatest Contribution to the Residency (Chosen by the Other Residents), Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto |
| 2001 | First Prize - Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Residents' Research Competition Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Annual Meeting, Halifax, NS |