Risa Freeman

Biographic Data

ID9556037
NAMERisa Freeman
GIVEN NAMESRisa
FAMILY NAMEFreeman
SIGNATUREFREEMAN R
AFFILIATIONSFamily and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
ORCID0000-0001-5117-9563
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR3
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Identifying the exceptional learner in medical education

    Gurpreet Mand, Gurpreet S Mand et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2024

    PURPOSE: This study aims to understand what is known about the high performing or exceptional learner in medical education. There is a rich literature about learners in difficulty, yet little is known about those performing at the high end, also known as exceptional learners. METHODS: A qualitative study was undertaken whereby 15 faculty members at the University of Toronto were interviewed to explore their experiences with these learners. RESULT…

  • Implementation and evaluation of an innovative virtual care curriculum

    Open AccessBatya Grundland, Kulamakan Kulasegaram et al.ARTICLEMedical Education2022

  • The Basic Science of Patient–Physician Communication

    Jacquelin Forsey, Stella Ng et al.ARTICLEAcademic Medicine2021

    PURPOSE: Strong verbal communication skills are essential for physicians. Despite a wealth of medical education research exploring communication skills training, learners struggle to become strong communicators. Integrating basic science into the curriculum provides students with conceptual knowledge that improves learning outcomes and facilitates the development of adaptive expertise, but the conceptual knowledge, or "basic science," of patient-…