PREPARING LEARNERS FOR THE FUTURE

Advancing Expertise in Health Professions

The ExCEL Lab is dedicated to advancing the comprehensive understanding of expertise performance and ongoing development within the diverse health professions. Our mission is to effectively inform and guide curriculum design by providing robust and credible evidence that supports the growth and continuous learning of exceptional clinicians, who are well-equipped to adeptly navigate the complex and ever-evolving demands of the healthcare landscape.

Purposeful Education for Excellence

Excellence in clinical practice should not be left to chance or overlooked as routine. Education must be strategically designed and thoughtfully implemented to ensure that health professionals are thoroughly prepared to meet the complex needs of today’s diverse and intricate patient populations effectively.

Research Foundations and Methodology

Our research is firmly rooted in the well-established theories of expertise, cognition, learning, and education, allowing us to explore these fields in depth. We adopt a flexible and adaptive mixed-methods approach, strategically employing both qualitative and quantitative research techniques to effectively achieve our objectives. The ExCEL Lab’s strong commitment to interdisciplinarity is clearly reflected in the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students, which significantly enriches our research initiatives and fosters a highly collaborative learning environment conducive to innovative ideas and growth.

The Wilson Centre, is an extra-departmental unit in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and a collaboration between the University Health Network and the University of Toronto.

The Wilson Centre is based at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network.