About ICAM
United today for a healthier tomorrow.
The International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), will be a congress that is unparalleled in scope and reputation in Canada, providing unique opportunities for networking and sharing of scholarly work in medical education along the continuum and across academic medicine.
Academic medicine at its finest.
About
Who is the AFMC?

Founded in 1943, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) represents Canada’s 17 faculties of medicine and is the voice of academic medicine in the country. AFMC has been convening yearly since at least 1943. The importance of meeting to advance the collective agenda of academic medicine has always been a core purpose of the association. ICAM is the extension of this long standing tradition.
What has shaped us?
A strong focus on health professions education, particularly medical education, as a core component of our mission.
A strong focus on the enterprise of health research as a key contribution of academic medicine to the societies it serves.
An intersectional social accountability focus encompassing:
- Medicine as a force for social justice and incorporate the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism/de-colonized practices/anti-oppression in teaching, research, and clinical care.
- Medicine as a good within society with commitment to community engagement and accountability towards communities.
- Interdisciplinarity and interprofessionalism as major approaches to accomplish greater social accountability.
Who is behind ICAM?
AFMC is committed to providing delegates with diverse and inclusive programming. Our group of program committees ensure that the congress themes, speakers and events will transcend borders and reflect our international collective.
AFMC
Geneviève Moineau (Chair) | President and CEO
Margaret Steele | Board Member and incoming Board Chair
Julien Poitras | Board Member
Anna Karwowska | Program Committee Chair, Medical Education
Tara Beattie | Program Committee Chair, Health Research
Melissa Shahin | Director, Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Fran Kirby | Director, Member Services
Saleem Razack | Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism Advisor
The mandate of the ICAM EDI-AR Advisory Group is to shape ICAM as a space to address issues of social justice, fair treatment of persons from structurally marginalized groups and, in this regard, challenge the enterprise of academic medicine to address its responsibilities with respect to social justice.
Representative of The AFMC EDI&AR Committee
Saleem Razack | University of British Columbia
Canadian Federation of Medical Students Appointed Equity Lead
Invited | Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS)
International Federation of Medical Students Appointed Equity Lead
Invited
Resident Representation
Invitation Pending
Graduate Student Representation
Invitation Pending
Basic Sciences Research Equity Lead
Ann Doward | Memorial University
Canadian Indigenous Physician Representation
Invited
International Indigenous Physician Representation
Accepting Nominations
Francophone Representation
Salomon Fotsing | Université Du Québec En Outaouais
Canadian Black Physician Representation
Oluseyi (Seyi) Akinola | Black Physicians of Canada (BPC)
Racialized Physician Representation (International perspective)
Ahmed Al Rumayyan | Association for Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (AMEEMR)
Racialized physician representation (International perspective)
Ahmed Al Rumayyan | College of Medicine, King Saud University for Health sciences (KSAU-HS)
Racialized Physician Representation (Lower to Middle Income Countries Perspective)
Ahmed Maherzi | Faculté De Médecine, Université De Montréal
Racialized Physician Representation (South America Perspective)
Richardo León-Bórquez | World Federation for Medical Education (WFME)
Canadian Or International Physician With Disabilities Representation
Accepting Nominations
Canadian Or International Sexual And Gender Diversity Representation
Albina Veltman |St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University
Members At Large
Santanna Hernandez | University of Calgary
Ashok Handa | Nuffield Dept. of Surgical Sciences, Oxford University
The Health Research Program Committee is a scientific advisory committee and will be responsible for planning the Health Research Academic Stream including identifying plenary speakers, proposing content for a call for abstracts and proposing special programs that meet the needs of researchers.
AFMC (The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada)
Brenda Hemmelgarn | Board Member
Peter Nickerson | Chair of the Vice Deans of Research
Aimee Ryan | Chair of Graduate Studies
CITAC (Clinical Investigator in Trainee Association of Canada)
Adam Pietrobon |President
CSCI (Canadian Society of Clinical Investigation)
Nicola Jones | President Elect
CSHRF (Canadian Student Health Research Forum)
Ed Kroeger | Coordinator
The Medical Education Program Committee is a scientific advisory committee that will be responsible for planning the International Medical Education Stream including identifying plenary speakers, proposing content for a call for abstracts and proposing special programs that meet the needs of medical educators.
CAME Foundation (Canadian Association for Medical Education)
Ming-Ka Chan | Board Chair
Dalhousie University, Annapolis Family Medicine Program
Roop Conyers | Family Physician and Site Director
Hospital for Sick Kids, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Karen Leslie | Pediatrician
McGill University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Beth-Ann Cummings | Assistant Dean Health Professions Education
University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital
Saleem Razack | Professor of Pediatrics and Investigator
University of Alberta, Department of Family Medicine
Sudha Koppula | Family Physician
University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Office of the Health and Medical Education Scholarship
Rachel Ellaway | Director
University of Ottawa
Lynn Ashdown | Patient Partner
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine
Katherine Wisener MA, PhD Candidate (She, Her, Hers) | Director of Faculty Development
University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Victor Do | Resident
Suzan Schneeweiss | Associate Dean Continuing Professional Development
The ICAM International Program Committee is a scientific advisory committee and will be responsible for planning the International Academic Stream including identifying plenary speakers, proposing content for a call for abstracts and proposing special programs that meet the needs of our global audience.
AFMC (The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada)
Geneviève Moineau (Chair) | President and CEO
Margaret Steele | Board Chair-Elect
Julien Poitras | Board member
AMEEMR (Association for Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region)
Ahmed Al Rumayyan | President
AMSA (African Medical Schools Associations)
Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa | President
AMSE (Association of Medical Schools in Europe)
Harm Peters | President
CIDMEF (Conférence internationale des Doyens et des Facultés de Médecine d’Expression Française)
Jean-Luc Dumas | Directeur général
MDANZ (Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand)
Kirsty Forrest | Executive Committee Member
PAFAMS (Pan-American Federation of Associations of Medical Schools)
Ricardo León Bórquez | President
SEARAME (South East Asia Regional Association for Medical Education)
Titi Savitri Prihatiningsih | President
The Learner Experience Group will guide the development of specific content for trainees, with possible dedicated learner poster sessions, learner focused tracks, social events, and a career fair.
BMSAC (Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada)
Ikunna (Iku) Nwosu | Chair
CFMS (Canadian Federation of Medical Students)
Alvin Qui | Western Regional Director
CITAC (The Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada)
Danny Jomaa | Director of Partnerships
FMEQ (Fédération Médicale Étudiante du Québec)
Catherine Lajoie | President
FMRQ (Fédération des médecins résidents du Québec)
Jocelyne Carrier | Coordinator of Educational Affairs-Specialties
IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students Associations)
Mădălina Elena Mandache | Liaison Officer for Medical Education Issues
IMSAC (Indigenous Medical Students’ Assocation of Canada)
Jayelle Friesen-Enns | Western Regional Director
Ola Ayoub | Conference Manager
Amelia Hagen |Conference and Content Specialist
Kayla Kidd |Sponsorship and Engagement Specialist
Meaghan Mallory | Administrative Assistant
Angela Kojok | Conference Coordinator
Event Details
Québec City Convention Centre
1000, boul. René-Lévesque East
Québec (Québec) G1R 5T8
Since 1996, the Québec City Convention Centre has hosted over 2,000 events. Nestled atop Parliament Hill, the convention centre is steps from Old Québec and is conveniently connected to ICAM hotel partners, Québec Hilton, and the Québec Delta.
Discover Québec City
The inaugural International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) will be held in Québec City, Canada from April 13th to 18th, 2023 for both in-person and virtual options.
There’s no place like it in North America! It’s the best destination to soak up the lively French Canadian Culture, a unique culture in North America.
Hotel Partners
- Hilton Québec 1100 Rene Lévesque East, Québec City, QC, G1K 7K7
- Delta Québec 690 Boul René Lévesque East, Québec City, QC, G1R 5A8
- Fairmont Chateau Frontenac 1 rue des Carrières CITQ No. 040703, Québec City, QC, G1R 4P5
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At a glance...
- Social Accountability
- Diverse representation in medical education
- Safe learning spaces
- Effects of climate on health
- Supporting health scientists and health scientists in training
- Wellness in academic medicine
- Health workforce needs of the future
- Post pandemic medical leadership
- An environment forward approach to medicine
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Creating Spaces

Creating Space is the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Health Humanities (CAHH). It brings together scholars, teachers, clinicians, artists, and students.
Creating Space attracts presenters from across Canada and around the world, including speakers and participants from the many fields that make up Health and Medical Humanities. Founded in 2010, it is designed to be highly interactive and interdisciplinary.
Creating Space is happening alongside ICAM in the Québec City Congress Center. Please register separately on their website. Registration to ICAM does not include Creating Space registration.
To learn more about Creating Spaces head to their website.
The Patient Voice
We are proud that 2023 ICAM will be Patients Included.
This means that we are “committed to incorporating the experience of patients as experts in living with their condition while ensuring that they are neither excluded nor exploited.” For more information on the Patients Included charter, please visit their website.
Patients Included status recognizes that the event has satisfied all five criteria as identified in the Patients Included charter.





Sustainability
ICAM Carbon Footprint Initiative
The International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) is dedicated to reducing the carbon footprint and environmental impact resulting from the ICAM GHG emissions.
ICAM is making a $10,000 contribution towards the reduction of carbon emissions. Help offset your emissions today.
Learn more about the carbon footprint initiative below:
Working in collaboration with the Université Laval, the Québec City Convention Centre, and the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care, we are committed to making sustainable choices today to create a renewable tomorrow.
Sustainable development is in the Québec City Convention Centre’s DNA. Their commitment is reflected in the concrete steps taken to reduce the environmental impact of all the events held there and to ensure sustainable operations and eco-friendly food service.