• Subspecialty Training (Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology), University of Alberta. 2001-2004
• Residency, Internal Medicine (completed in 2002 at University of Alberta co-incident with subspecialty training),
• Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 1998 – 2002
• MD (Medicine),University of Alberta. 1994 – 1998
• Graduate studies (Neuroscience), Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta. 1992-1994
• BA (Psychology (Honours)), University of Alberta. 1987 – 1991

Professional Qualifications

• RCPSC Specialist Certification in Medical Microbiology. 2004
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia Licentiate. 2004
• RCPSC Subspecialty Certification in Infectious Diseases. 2003
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. 2003
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Licentiate. 2003
• RCPSC Specialist Certification in Internal Medicine. 2002
• Medical Council of Canada Licentiate. 2000

Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao, China. 1983

Awards for Scholarship

• Dean’s Research Fund, University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine

Awards for Service

• Chief Resident, Medical Microbiology, University of Alberta, 2003 – 2004
• Residency Training Committee, Substitute Representative, Dalhousie University Department of Medicine, 1999
• Communications Officer, University of Alberta Medical Students’ Association, 1995 – 1996

Other Awards

• Annual Best Abstract Award, Division of Infectious Diseases Abbott Laboratories Ltd., (for Best Abstract by an
• Infectious Diseases or Medical Microbiology Subspecialty Trainee at University of Alberta), 2003
• George McCracken Infectious Disease Fellow Travel Grant, American Society for Microbiology, To attend 42nd
• Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2002
• Second Prize in Subspecialty Resident Poster Presentations, University of Alberta, Department of Medicine Research Day, 2002
• Rick Hansen Man in Motion Legacy Fund, 1992
• Dean’s Honour Roll, University of Alberta, Faculty of Science, 1990, 1991
• Summer Student Research Fund, National Sciences and Engineering Research Council, 1990

Selected Publications

• Forrest DL, Mack BJ, Nevill TJ, Couban SH, Zayed E, Foyle A. Bone marrow necrosis in adult acute leukemia and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma. 2000 Aug;38(5-6):627-32.

• Antibiotic stewardship and utilization in hospitals
• Quality control assessment and maintenance in consolidation of microbiology laboratories
• Clinical-laboratory interaction, and optimal utilization of laboratory resources; innovative methods for service delivery by medical microbiologists

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