Yvonne Steinert, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and Professor of Family Medicine, is the Director of the Centre for Medical Education, the Richard and Sylvia Cruess Chair in Medical Education, and the former Associate Dean for Faculty Development (1993 - 2011) in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. Dr. Steinert’s educational and research interests focus on teaching and learning in the health professions, the impact of faculty development on the individual and the organization, and professionalism and professional identity formation in medicine. She has written extensively on the topic of medical education and faculty development, recently edited a book on Faculty Development in the Health Professions: A Focus on Research and Practice, and frequently addresses medical educators at both national and international meetings.