Our Team
Medical Director: Dr. Leslie Nickell leslie.nickell@utoronto.ca
Program Director: Dr. Peter Tzakas PAProgram.Director@utoronto.ca
Academic Coordinator: Dr. Sharon Naymark sharon.naymark@utoronto.ca
Scholar/Research Lead: Sharona Kanofsky PA-C, CCPA, MScCH sharona.kanofsky@utoronto.ca
Program Coordinator: Melissa Rodway paprogram.coordinator@utoronto.ca
Program Office: physician.assistant@utoronto.ca
BScPA Admissions: admissions.pa@utoronto.ca
For all admissions related questions, please contact the Admissions Department.
CLINICAL OFFICE
Clinical Placement Officer: Teena McLaren clinical.pa@nosm.ca
Responsible for administrative issues regarding clinical placements, funding, and logistics
Clinical Course Director: Britton Sprules CCPA bsprules@nosm.ca
Responsible for oversight of student progress in clinical rotations, clinical assessments, evaluating clinical curriculum, and approval of final clinical rotation schedules
COURSE DIRECTORS
PAP110/120/130: Longitudinal Clinical Experience: Zlata Janicijevic, PA-C, CCPA
PAP112 Anatomy: Dr. Paulo Koeberle
PAP113 Physiology: Dr. Nohjin Kee
PAP114/134 Clinical Skills I and III: Jeff Straw, PA-C, CCPA
PAP119/129/139 Professional Competencies: Sharona Kanofsky, PA-C, CCPA, MScCH
PAP122 Pathology: Dr. Iram Siddiqui
PAP124 Clinical Skills II: Kevin Penney, CCPA
PAP125/135 Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures I and II: Chris LeBouthillier, CCPA
PAP127 Pharm: Dr.Trish Marr, PharmD
PAP136/246 Medical Foundations I and II: Dr. Peter Tzakas
PAP138 Behavioural Medicine: Dr. Anne Wormsbecker
PAP258 Health Promotion and Education: Dr. Julia Alleyne
PAP250-260 Clinical I and II: Britton Sprules, CCPA
PAP251 PA Scholar (EBM & QI): Drew Gould, CCPA
PAP269 Medical Ethics: Heather Sampson, CCRP
We are pleased to announce that two of our Course Directors were CAPA Award Winners in 2020!
Dr. Peter Tzakas, PA Educator of the Year Award Winner
Drew Gould, Tom Ashman Physician Assistant of the Year Award Winner