Dr. Moira Stewart

Dr. Moira Stewart, MD, PhD

Rank:	Professor, Director, Centre for Studies in Family Medicine Cross-appointment, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Location:	The University of Western Ontario, Research Park, Collip Circle

Educational/Research Interests:	Dr. Moira Stewart is the Director of the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine at The University of Western Ontario. In the MOHLTC's new Applied Health Research Network Initiative (AHRNI), Dr. Stewart is the lead of the System Integration and Innovation Network as well as the Primary Health Care System program. Dr. Stewart has published widely on the topic of Patient-Centered Care and has edited with colleagues an international series of books of books applying the patient-centered clinical method. She is the Principal Investigator on a CIHR Strategic Training Grant on interdisciplinary primary health care research called TUTOR-PHC. This program has educated 77 clinical researchers from more than eight professions from across Canada. Dr. Stewart is also the Principal Investigator on the DELPHI (Deliver Primary Healthcare Information) project, creating a researchable database of the Electronic Medical Record data of 25 family physicians in Southwestern Ontario.

Awards Received:	Honorary Member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (1991), Woman of Distinction Award for London, Ontario (1993), The American Academy on Physician and Patient Award for Outstanding Research (1996), the Dean’s Award of Excellence for Research (2000), the James Mackenzie medal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2004), President of NAPCRG (2003 to 2005), Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care of Ontario, Finalist, Minister's Innovation Award, Health Care Expo (2007), The College of Family Physicians and Research and Education Foundation of Canada, Family Medicine Researcher of the Year Award (2007), 24. Martin J. Bass Recognition Award, Department of Family Medicine, The University of Western Ontario (2008), and co-recipient of the Dean's Award of Excellence - Team Award for the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, May 2010, and the Dr. Brian W. Gilbert Canada Research Chair in Primary Health Care.