the Surgery 101 Team

Dr. White

MB BCh BAO BMedSci(Hons) MSc(Med Ed) PhD FRCS(Gen Surg) FACS FRCSC

Dr White has been involved in surgical education for more than 30 years and obtained a Masters Degree in Medical Education from the University of Calgary in 2009. He was selected as the John Provan Canadian Outstanding Surgical Educator for 2010/11 and was awarded the University of Alberta’s McCalla Professorship in 2010 for Research in Teaching. He is the co-creator of Surgery 101.

Michelle Lindberg

Michelle developed her passion for education as a junior/senior high teacher and then joined the University of Alberta over fifteen years ago. Since then, she has worked to enhance the knowledge and skills of faculty members, students, and community members, through curriculum development, course creation, workshops, and online learning opportunities. With a passion for health care, wellness, and leadership in education, she draws on her knowledge and experience in curriculum planning and development to work with the Surgery 101 team and guests to create outstanding learning materials. She loves being active and motivating our hard-working team to make sure they incorporate active breaks!

Surgery 101 Alumni

Many of our contributors have gone on to successful careers as surgeons, physicians, educators, researchers, and healthcare professionals, while continuing to champion excellence in teaching and lifelong learning. Their creativity, dedication, and commitment to collaboration have shaped the Surgery 101 community and ensured that our resources remain relevant, evidence-informed, and medical student learner-centered.

Together, past and present team members have helped build a global educational resource that has reached millions of learners in nearly every country around the world. Their collective passion for education continues to inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals and reflects the collaborative spirit at the heart of Surgery 101.

Dr. Parveen Boora

Shannon Erichsen

Tracy Berryman

Michelle Peters-Jones

Kellie Wright

Rachel Wang

Vidhi Patel

Natalie Marsden

Jenni Marshall

Kat Pederson

Corey Luda

Lucy Wang

Keshav Bhargava

Juanita Gnanapragasam

Jennifer Dacany

Anna Yu

Jesse Basnak

Youness Elkhalidy

Jennifer Baird

Matt Villeneuve

Justine McKinnon

Cassidy Freeman

Jazleen Dada

Alex Preston

want to get involved?

Interested in contributing to Surgery 101? We welcome collaborators from a wide range of backgrounds and enjoy mentoring students throughout the educational resource development process.

If you have an idea for a new podcast episode or educational resource, our team will work with you every step of the way—from content development and instructional design to editing, production, and connecting you with subject matter experts when needed.

Whether you have a fully developed idea or are just getting started, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out to our team at surgicaleducator@gmail.com to start the conversation.

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