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Irene Ma

ResearcherUniversity of Calgary

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Irene Ma

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Healthcare Waste Internal Medicine Laboratory Testing Low Value Testing Routine Laboratory Testing Social Comparison Utilization

Latest papers

A validity evaluation of lexicon-based sentiment analysis of medical students' clinical performance from in-training evaluation reports.
Medical education · 2026 · first author
Does learner handover bias ratings, entrustment decisions, and feedback across repeated encounters with the same resident?
Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice · 2026
How to Design a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Course Using Educational Theories.
The Journal of continuing education in the health professions · 2026

All 34 publications

Latest funding

Accelerated Remote Consultation Tele-POCUS In Cardiopulmonary Assessment
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Re-purposing the Ordering of 'Routine' laboratory Tests among hospitalized medical patients (RePORT study)
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$665,552
Re-Purposing the Ordering of 'Routine' laboratory Tests on clinical teaching units (RePORT study)
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 4 grants and awards

34 publications.

A validity evaluation of lexicon-based sentiment analysis of medical students' clinical performance from in-training evaluation reports.

Ma I, Paget M, Desy J, Harvey A, Bendiak G, Naugler C, McLaughlin K

Medical education2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/medu.70101 PMID: 41288118

Does learner handover bias ratings, entrustment decisions, and feedback across repeated encounters with the same resident?

Humphrey-Murto S, D'Aoust J, Halman S, Shaw T, Daniels VJ, Stroud L, Ma I, Cummings BA, Wood TJ

Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10459-025-10460-5 PMID: 40810855

How to Design a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Course Using Educational Theories.

Cutler T, Roy-Burman P, Bai J, Chen L, Gee EY, Mints G, Ma I, Wong T

The Journal of continuing education in the health professions2026

DOI: 10.1097/ceh.0000000000000603 PMID: 40167384

Re-Purposing the Ordering of Routine Laboratory Tests in Hospitalized Medical Patients (RePORT): protocol for a multicenter stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial to evaluate the impact of a multicomponent intervention bundle to reduce laboratory test over-utilization.

Ambasta A, Holroyd-Leduc JM, Pokharel S, Mathura P, Shih AW, Stelfox HT, Ma I, Harrison M, Manns B, Faris P, Williamson T, Shukalek C, Santana M, Omodon O, McCaughey D, Kassam N, Naugler C

Implementation science : IS2024

DOI: 10.1186/s13012-024-01376-6 PMID: 38956637

A Novel Tool for Predicting an Abnormal Echocardiogram in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism: The PEACE Score.

Al Jalbout N, Ma I, Shokoohi H, McFadden K, Kabrhel C, Giordano N, Liteplo A

The Journal of emergency medicine2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.11.011 PMID: 38311529

Mitigating diagnostic performance bias in a skin-tone balanced dermatology curriculum.

Hardin J, Mourad A, Desy J, Paget M, Ma I, Traboulsi D, Johnson NA, Ali AA, Parsons L, Harvey A, Weeks S, McLaughlin K

The clinical teacher2023

DOI: 10.1111/tct.13613 PMID: 37649356

Start spreading the news: a deliberate approach to POCUS program development and implementation.

Gaudreau-Simard M, Kilabuk E, Halman S, Wooller K, Woo MY, Arntfield R, Ma I, Forster AJ

The ultrasound journal2023

DOI: 10.1186/s13089-023-00309-6 PMID: 36892686

Association of Sonographic Sarcopenia and Falls in Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department.

Wongtangman T, Thatphet P, Shokoohi H, McFadden K, Ma I, Al Saud A, Vivian R, Hines R, Gullikson J, Morone C, Parente J, Perkisas S, Liu SW

Journal of clinical medicine2023

DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041251 PMID: 36835787

The life of a laboratory requisition form: Patient compliance with clinical laboratory testing in a Canadian primary care health region.

Ma I, Nguyen L, Kandalam V, Vaska M, Kellerman J, Decker J, Naugler C

Clinical biochemistry2022First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2021.10.009 PMID: 34699764

Is the Utilization of Helicobacter pylori Stool Antigen Tests Appropriate in an Urban Canadian Population?

Ma I, Guo M, Pillai DR, Church DL, Naugler C

American journal of clinical pathology2020First author

DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqz210 PMID: 32145011

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Irene Ma

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A validity evaluation of lexicon-based sentiment analysis of medical students' clinical performance from in-training evaluation reports.

Does learner handover bias ratings, entrustment decisions, and feedback across repeated encounters with the same resident?

How to Design a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Course Using Educational Theories.

Re-Purposing the Ordering of Routine Laboratory Tests in Hospitalized Medical Patients (RePORT): protocol for a multicenter stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial to evaluate the impact of a multicomponent intervention bundle to reduce laboratory test over-utilization.

A Novel Tool for Predicting an Abnormal Echocardiogram in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism: The PEACE Score.

Mitigating diagnostic performance bias in a skin-tone balanced dermatology curriculum.

Start spreading the news: a deliberate approach to POCUS program development and implementation.

Association of Sonographic Sarcopenia and Falls in Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department.

The life of a laboratory requisition form: Patient compliance with clinical laboratory testing in a Canadian primary care health region.

Is the Utilization of Helicobacter pylori Stool Antigen Tests Appropriate in an Urban Canadian Population?

Accelerated Remote Consultation Tele-POCUS In Cardiopulmonary Assessment

Re-purposing the Ordering of 'Routine' laboratory Tests among hospitalized medical patients (RePORT study)

Re-Purposing the Ordering of 'Routine' laboratory Tests on clinical teaching units (RePORT study)

Development of a typology for patient navigation: Defining the essence of a complex intervention

Frequent collaborators

Christopher Naugler

Richelle Mychasiuk

Bruce Wright

Samantha Halman

Mathilde Gaudreau-Simard

Deirdre McCaughey

Caley Shukalek

Remo Panaccione

Krista Wooller

Anshula Ambasta

Mark Harrison

Braden Manns

Anshula Ambasta

Daniel Muruve

Tyler Williamson