About Us
Established in 2008/09 under the leadership of Dr. Herbert Ho Ping Kong, the Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice (CEEP) served as an "incubator" for innovative programs in medical education and ambulatory practice in Internal Medicine. The early years were centered on expanding simulation teaching in General Internal Medicine. We quickly expanded to include humanism and the art of medicine and education in quality improvement as key priority areas. From the beginning a major objective was to build capacity, through fellowships that supported further scholarly training for trainees in an academic General Internal Medicine career.
Executive Committee
Executive Committee Chair:
Rodrigo B. Cavalcanti MD FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Director, The HoPingKong Centre
Executive Committee Members:
Nadine Abdullah MD MEd FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Pillar Lead, Art of Medicine, The HoPingKong Centre
Luke Devine MD MHPE FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Pillar Lead, SBME, The HoPingKong Centre
Thomas MacMillan MD MSc FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Pillar Lead, QI & New Models of Care, The HoPingKong Centre
Chief Medical Resident MD PGY4
Toronto Western Hospital
Core Internal Medicine, University of Toronto
David Frost, MD FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Site Director/CTU Director, General Internal Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital
Rob Wu MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Site Director/CTU Director, General Internal Medicine, Toronto General Hospital
Daniel Panisko MD MPH FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Gladstone and Maisie Chang Chair in the Teaching of Internal Medicine,
University of Toronto-University Health Network
Lori Albert MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Course Director, CPC-1, MD Program, University of Toronto
Ben Kaasa MD CCFP
Assistant Professor, Dept of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Program Director, PGY-3 Academic Hospital Medicine, University of Toronto
Advisory Board
Advisory Board Chair:
Rodrigo B. Cavalcanti MD FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Director, The HoPingKong Centre
Advisory Board Members:
Andrew Chang
Director, Raymond Chang Foundation
Chairman, Mercatus Technologies Inc.
Peter Cram MD MBA
Division Director,
General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, UHN-SHS
Mark Daitchman
Former CEO, MicroAge Technology Services
Karen Leslie MD MEd FRCPC
Professor of Paediatrics, University of Toronto
Director, Centre for Faculty Development
Elizabeth Petrova
Principal Gift Manager,
Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation
Debra Pugh MD MHPE FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Vice-Chair, Central Examination Committee, Medical Council of Canada
James Rassos MD FRCPC
Clinical Assistant, General Internal Medicine, UHN-SHS
Clinician-Scholar Fellow, The HoPingKong Centre