The 91直播 Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that effective August 1, 2025,聽Dr. Benjamin Smith will begin a 5-year term as the 91直播 Division Director of Clinical Epidemiology.
Dr. Smith is a respiratory physician and scientist based at the 91直播 Health Centre Research Institute where he directs the Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Trained in respiratory epidemiology and medicine at 91直播 and Columbia Universities, his research program investigates the heterogeneity of chronic lung disease susceptibility and progression across the life course. Dr. Smith was strongly supported by a selection committee of multi-site leaders who felt that Dr. Smith demonstrated he will be a visionary leader, effective 鈥渞assembleur鈥�, principled in his actions and an effective communicator.
In his role as Division Director, Dr. Smith will oversee the development and execution of a strategic plan to further strengthen 91直播鈥檚 capacity for training and delivering clinical epidemiology across the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The Department of Medicine seeks to be the 鈥�Most Research Intensive DOM in Canada鈥�. To achieve this aspiration, DOM requires strong methodologists working alongside our clinician scientists/investigators and a robust dual path (鈥渞esidency plus鈥�) program to grow excellent clinician scientists that stay at 91直播. With the emergence of exciting methods in areas such as clinical trials, digital health, artificial intelligence, life course epidemiology and translational science, the Division of Clinical Epidemiology is poised to become a nexus of applied clinical research and training that bridges the diverse and complementary strengths of our hospital-based research institutes and main campus to improve human health in Quebec and beyond.