Kevin W. Eva

Kevin W. Eva

PhD, Hon. FAcadMEd

UBC Division of General Internal Medicine
UBC Rank: Professor

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Focus

The core theme of Dr. Eva’s diverse research interests is the question of how can we improve decision-making in the context of health professional training and practice? Good judgment by and about health professionals, after all, is at the very root of good healthcare, influencing countless outcomes. 

  • The value and limits of subjectivity as a means of assessing performance
  • The promotion and assessment of non-academic characteristics in professional practice
  • The context specific nature of performance
  • The conceptualization, nature, and use of self-assessment
  • The psychological processes that impact upon one’s responsiveness to feedback
  • The nature of clinical expertise.
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Affiliations & Awards

  • Scientist, Centre for Health Education Scholarship, UBC
  • Honourary Skou Professor, Aarhus University (Denmark)
  • Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne (Australia)
  • Visiting Professor, University of Bern (Switzerland)
  • Researcher, University of Maastricht (the Netherlands)
  • Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education (2022)
  • Ian Hart Award for Distinguished Contributions to Medical Education (Canadian Association of Medical Educators) (2020)
  • President’s Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Academic Medicine (Association of Faculties of Medicine in Canada) (2016)
  • John P. Hubbard Award (National Board of Medical Examiners, US) (2013)
  • Outstanding Achievement Award in the Evaluation of Clinical Competence (Medical Council of Canada) (2012)
  • The MILES Award for Mentorship, Innovation, and Leadership in Education Scholarship (Asia-Pacific Medical Education Conference, Singapore) (2012)
Centre for Health Education Scholarship

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