Patricia Houston (Vice Dean, Medical Education at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine) is a longstanding leader in health professions education. In this wide-ranging conversation, she reflects on the extraordinary privilege that comes with caring for others as a health professional and the importance of understanding the full context and the people at the centre of the stories that we receive.

Reflecting on her work as an anesthesiologist in Toronto during both the SARS outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic, Patricia shares how these experiences shaped her collaborative approach to leadership and discusses her journey, values, and the ideas that have influenced how she leads and supports healthcare teams today.

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