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Melinda Davis

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Clinical Associate ProfessorCumming School of MedicineUniversity of Calgary

Melinda Davis

Clinical Associate Professor

Cumming School of Medicine

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Clinical faculty often co-supervise; many graduate programs need a core faculty member as the main supervisor.
15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

Recovery Experiences of Older Adults and Their Caregivers After Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery.
JAMA network open · 2026
Variables impacting the likelihood of successful remediation during residency training.
Medical teacher · 2026
Life-Space Mobility Trajectories After Elective Surgery in Older Adults.
JAMA network open · 2026

All 19 publications

Latest funding

A mixed methods study to evaluate functional recovery, care needs, and caregiver needs in older adults undergoing surgery: The Frail sub-study of the Fit After Surgery study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$424,575

All 1 grants and awards

19 publications.

Recovery Experiences of Older Adults and Their Caregivers After Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery.

Toledano N, Legacy N, Wijeysundera DN, Ku NW, Haase KR, Pitters E, Bennie F, Stephens A, Lorello GR, Kuluski K, McIsaac DI, Chesney TR, Xu K, Siddiqui N, Ladha KS, Mazer CD, Crampton N, McCluskey SA, Parotto M, Del Giudice L, Jerath A, van Vlymen J, MacDonell SY, Davis M, Gregory AJ, Jacobsohn E, MacDonald DB, McGilton KS, Hladkowicz E, Alibhai SMH, Puts M

JAMA network open20266 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0692 PMID: 41823967

Variables impacting the likelihood of successful remediation during residency training.

Mineyko A, Harper L, Weir E, Davis M, McLaughlin K

Medical teacher20261 citations

DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2025.2604242 PMID: 41486642

Life-Space Mobility Trajectories After Elective Surgery in Older Adults.

Ku NW, Toledano N, Legacy N, Xu K, Wijeysundera DN, Haase KR, Pitters E, Bennie F, Stephens A, Lorello GR, Kuluski K, McIsaac DI, Chesney TR, Siddiqui N, Ladha KS, Mazer CD, Crampton N, McCluskey SA, Parotto M, Del Giudice L, Jerath A, van Vlymen J, MacDonell SY, Davis M, Gregory AJ, Jacobsohn E, McGilton KS, Hladkowicz E, Alibhai SMH, Puts M

JAMA network open2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.24553 PMID: 42485039

Helping trainees grow by nurturing mindset, motivation, and grit: a developmental framework for medical education.

Harper L, Motamedi M, Desy J, Coderre S, Davis M, McLaughlin K

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges2026

DOI: 10.1093/acamed/wvag012 PMID: 41569289

Significant new disability after major non-cardiac surgery in older adults aged 65 years and older in Canada: a multicentre prospective cohort study.

Wijeysundera DN, Alibhai SMH, Puts MTE, Xu K, Daza JF, Diep C, Ladha KS, Chesney TR, Mazer CD, Wei AC, Ehtesham S, Hladkowicz E, Pazmino-Canizares J, Choi S, Davis M, Dillane D, Duceppe E, Jacobsohn E, Lorello GR, MacDonald DB, MacDonell SY, Parotto M, Serrano PE, van Vlymen JM, McIsaac DI, FIT After Surgery Investigators

The lancet. Healthy longevity202517 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.lanhl.2025.100789 PMID: 41317744

Twelve tips to optimize group decision-making in medical education: 'Tipping' the scales toward wisdom of the crowd and minimizing groupthink.

Harper L, Kiamanesh O, Coderre S, Kelly-Turner K, Davis M, McLaughlin K

Medical teacher2025

DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2025.2488326 PMID: 40200865

We should nudge clinicians and trainees to participate in health professions education programmes.

Harper L, Coderre S, Lithgow K, Kelly-Turner K, Davis M, McLaughlin K

Medical education2025

DOI: 10.1111/medu.15749 PMID: 40506057

Mentorship in medicine is a Complex opportunity.

Harper L, Hergott CA, Coderre S, Kelly-Turner K, Davis M, McLaughlin K

Medical teacher2025

DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2024.2377392 PMID: 38994853

Six ways to get a grip on a mentorship program for residents and faculty.

Harper L, Hergott CA, Coderre S, Kelly-Turner K, Davis M, McLaughlin K

Canadian medical education journal2025

DOI: 10.36834/cmej.79339 PMID: 40135121

The directors of resident support program: a program evaluation of a resident well-being and support innovation

Shannon Marie Ruzycki, Amanda Roze des Ordons, Melinda Davis, Janeé M. Steele, Kannin Osei Tutu, Lisa Welikovitch

BMC Medical Education20241 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06176-6 PMID: 39420361

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Melinda Davis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Recovery Experiences of Older Adults and Their Caregivers After Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery.

Variables impacting the likelihood of successful remediation during residency training.

Life-Space Mobility Trajectories After Elective Surgery in Older Adults.

Helping trainees grow by nurturing mindset, motivation, and grit: a developmental framework for medical education.

Significant new disability after major non-cardiac surgery in older adults aged 65 years and older in Canada: a multicentre prospective cohort study.

Twelve tips to optimize group decision-making in medical education: 'Tipping' the scales toward wisdom of the crowd and minimizing groupthink.

We should nudge clinicians and trainees to participate in health professions education programmes.

Mentorship in medicine is a Complex opportunity.

Six ways to get a grip on a mentorship program for residents and faculty.

The directors of resident support program: a program evaluation of a resident well-being and support innovation

A mixed methods study to evaluate functional recovery, care needs, and caregiver needs in older adults undergoing surgery: The Frail sub-study of the Fit After Surgery study

Frequent collaborators

Tyler Chesney

Gianni Lorello

Martine Puts

Matteo Parotto

Karim Ladha

Kathy McGilton

Katherine McGilton

Naveed Siddiqui

Aleksandra Mineyko

Angela Jerath

Kerry Kuluski

Kristen Haase

Maria Puts

Amanda des Ordons

Shabbir Alibhai

David Mazer

Alice Wei

Duminda Wijeysundera

Emmanuelle Duceppe

Amanda Roze des Ordons