Dr. Geoffrey Watson appointed Co-Director of the Master Teacher Program
The Department of Medicine is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Geoffrey Watson as Co-Director of the Master Teacher Program, beginning on July 1, 2024.
Dr. Watson is a Staff Medical Oncologist and Clinician Teacher at Mount Sinai Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto (U of T). He completed his basic and specialized training in medical oncology in Dublin, Ireland and also has a Master’s degree in Biomolecular and Biomedical Informatics.
Dr. Watson joined the Bras Drug Development and Sarcoma Programs at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre as a clinical research fellow in 2019. During this time, he served as the Chief Fellow of the Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, and was awarded with a Hold’em for Life Oncology Clinician Scientist Award in 2019, an ASCO Merit Award in 2020 and 2021, as well as the Novartis Oncology Young Canadian Investigator Award in 2020 and 2021. He successfully completed the Master Teacher Program in 2022 and is currently enrolled in the Stepping Stones: Foundations in Education Program at the Centre for Faculty Development (CFD).
Dr. Watson is currently the Integrated Clinical Experience (ICE) Year 1 Site Coordinator at Mount Sinai Hospital, an Internal Medicine Academic Advisor and Faculty Career Advisor within the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, U of T. He was also the Interim Clerkship Co-Director at Mount Sinai Hospital until March 2024. He currently serves on several academic committees including the Division of Medical Oncology Medical Education Committee.
Dr. Watson has a particular interest in patient education and the evolving role of virtual education. He has won several awards and grants for his research in this field including an American Association for Cancer Education (AACE) Grant in Research, Education, Advocacy, and Direct Service (READS), the 2023 Rethink Breast Cancer and Pfizer Global Medical Quality Initiative Grant and the 2023 Mount Sinai Hospital Innovation in Education Award.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Watson on his appointment!
