The Office of Innovation and Scholarship in Medical Education (ISME) at the Max Rady College of Medicine (University of Manitoba)  promotes and supports excellence in teaching, learning, and academic scholarship.  

Strategic Framework

Core Areas of Support

• Faculty Development: Offers workshops, training, and one-on-one consultations to help clinical and classroom teachers build practical skills and share best practices. This helps departments meet accreditation standards for professional programs. 

• Teaching and Learning Support: Provides resources for small-group instruction, tutorial facilitation, curriculum design, and moving courses online. 

• Assessment and Remediation: Guides faculty in evaluating student performance and structuring feedback. 

• Program Evaluation & Curriculum Design: Assists with shaping educational tracks and measuring the effectiveness of medical programs. 

• Educational Research & Grants: Supports medical education research, clinician-investigator initiatives, and scholarly grants. 

• Digital Media & Innovation: Produces educational podcasts (such as 3 Quick Questions, PubCasts, and teaching-focused series on Soundcloud) and manages digital learning spaces. 
   
• On-Demand Resources: A library of resources available for teachers, researchers, and leaders to access at any time from topics ranging from classroom teaching techniques and clinical supervision, to topics relating to equity in the classroom and clinic.