Appointment of Dr. Mona Jabbour, Interim Chair/Chief, Department of Pediatrics

* Joint Announcement *

Dr. Bernard Jasmin, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa (uOttawa), and Dr. Lindy Samson, Chief of Staff and Chief Medical Officer for CHEO, are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mona Jabbour as Interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine and Interim Chief of the Department of Pediatrics at CHEO for a two-year term effective July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023.

As Interim Chair/Chief of the Department, Dr. Jabbour replaces Dr. Ciarán Duffy, to whom we extend our deepest appreciation for his 10 years of exemplary leadership in clinical care, research, education and advocacy to optimize the health of children and youth in the communities we serve.

A Pediatric Emergentologist and Clinical Investigator, Dr. Jabbour has held appointments with the Faculty of Medicine since 1992. She is an Associate Professor with the Department of Pediatrics with a cross-appointment to the Department of Emergency Medicine. She has served as Vice-Chair of the Department of Pediatrics since 2011, prior to which she was Chief of the Division of Emergency Medicine at CHEO. Her extensive list of hospital appointments includes her current role as Clinical Investigator in the Evidence to Practice Research Program with the CHEO Research Institute, as well as Board Chair of the Children’s Hospital Academic Medical Organization (CHAMO).

Dr. Jabbour has served on numerous external committees, boards and working groups. She is a founder and Implementation Co-Director of TRanslating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK), a national knowledge mobilization network that seeks to elevate the quality of pediatric emergency care in all Emergency Department settings. Additional current roles include Implementation Science Consultant with the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Innovation and Improvement Center Dissemination Project in the United States, Chair for the Provincial Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness Initiative, and Chair of the Lung Health Foundation’s Provincial Asthma Care Pathway for Emergency Departments, among many others. Her research interests include improving systems of care, implementation, and curricular innovations and assessment. She has delivered dozens of invited presentations at national and international bodies on myriad topics relating to medical education and pediatric emergency medicine.

Dr. Jabbour has extensive leadership experience in medical education with the Faculty and CHEO, including Pediatric Residency Director, CHEO Continuing Medical Education Director and Undergraduate Stage I Co-Chair. She has served on committees dedicated to post-graduate and undergraduate education, innovations in medical education, professional development and clinical faculty promotions. She has held several roles at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), including Chief Examiner for the Pediatrics certification exam, and Education Coordinator with the initial launch of the CanMEDS project. 

Dr. Jabbour earned her MD at McMaster University in Hamilton and completed residency training in Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa in 1992. She also completed fellowship training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Ottawa in 1992 and her Master of Higher Education with specialization in Health Professions Education at the University of Toronto in 1997.

CHEO’s Board of Directors has approved this appointment and final approval at the University of Ottawa governance is expected shortly.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mona Jabbour on her appointment as Interim Chair/Chief of the Department of Pediatrics.