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Adam Dubrowski

ResearcherOntario Tech University

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Adam Dubrowski

Researcher

Health Sciences

Ontario Tech University

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Latest papers

Digital Health Monitoring and Intervention Suite for Stress in Frontline Nurses: Prospective Cohort Trial
JMIR Formative Research · 2026
Working under pressure: How virtual reality and psychoeducation shape stress and moral distress responses in nurses
Digital Health · 2026
Examining the Validity of the Implementation Quality Rubric for Simulation (IQR-SIM) for Assessing Implementation Quality of Simulation-based Programs.
Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare · 2026

All 41 publications

Latest funding

Beyond Medicalization: Co-Designing VSG-PeriMenoPause for Partner Support
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$80,557
Russia's Media at War: Domestic Content, International Transfer, and Perceived Credibility
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$70,342
International Educated NurseXcel: Virtual Serious Games
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$66,095

All 12 grants and awards

41 publications.

Digital Health Monitoring and Intervention Suite for Stress in Frontline Nurses: Prospective Cohort Trial

Rueda A, Martin J, Parkington K, Perivolaris A, Teferra BG, Lee GH, Tassone VK, Lin Q, Ivanov M, Darnell B

JMIR Formative Research20261 citations

DOI: 10.2196/77818

Working under pressure: How virtual reality and psychoeducation shape stress and moral distress responses in nurses

Parkington K, Rouleau-Tang M, Bhat A, Martin J, Rueda A, Teferra BG, Liu Y, Ivanov M, Darnell BC, Beavers L

Digital Health2026

DOI: 10.1177/20552076261484009

Examining the Validity of the Implementation Quality Rubric for Simulation (IQR-SIM) for Assessing Implementation Quality of Simulation-based Programs.

Nayahangan LJ, Dubrowski A, Clarke K, Beavers L, Friis ML, Yudkowsky R, Konge L, Gustafsson A

Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare2026

DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000928 PMID: 42048536

Communication and Medication-Related Deprescribing for Healthcare Professionals: A Rapid Review of the Literature.

Momand B, Sun W, Abbass-Dick J, Dubrowski A, Papaconstantinou E

Worldviews on evidence-based nursing2026

DOI: 10.1111/wvn.70138 PMID: 41960831

Enhancing Psychiatry Training Using an Agentic AI Simulated Consultation Tool: Prospective Cohort Study.

Rueda A, Al-Shamali HF, Cote Z, Roy N, Janssen-Aguilar R, Joseph J, Teferra BG, Kamaleddin MA, Burback L, Winkler O, Kapralos B, Torres A, Sharma D, Krishnan S, Dumas G, Greenshaw A, Hudon A, Sockalingam S, Zhang Y, Dubrowski A, Bhat V

JMIR medical education2026

DOI: 10.2196/88580 PMID: 42479623

Shaping the Future: Scaling Entrustable Professional Activities to Nonclinical Simulation Operations Specialist Training.

Jagannathan A, Sanchez O, Dubrowski A

Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000945 PMID: 42223328

The HCOL Compass: Preliminary Development and Evaluation of a Systems-Oriented Leadership Tool for Organizational Learning in Small-to-Medium Healthcare Organizations.

Berg G, Rodway J, Dubrowski A, Van Oostveen R

Journal of healthcare leadership2026

DOI: 10.2147/jhl.s631804 PMID: 42569535

Supporting Unpaid Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study to Explore Caregiver Outcomes and Impact of a Co-Designed Simulation-Based Psychoeducation Program in Virtual Reality.

Chiu M, Pistritto SC, Kokorelias KM, Clarke KM, Torres A, Craven CG, Dubrowski A, Kapralos B, O'Hare E, Sadavoy J, Shnall A, Smith MSD, Choudhury N, Burhan AM

JMIR research protocols2026

DOI: 10.2196/87107 PMID: 41813439

C-CASE 2024: Surgical Education Through Innovation01. A 25-year retrospective of Canadian plastic surgery research and its influence: a thorough bibliometric study02. Evaluating knowledge translation applications of a Canadian surgical education app among Saudi Arabian medical trainees03. An educational podcast for trainees to learn about plastic surgery training in Canada — “Doctority Canada: Plastic Surgery.”04. Educational landscape and perspectives on interventional neuroradiology training in residency: a scoping review05. Moving toward collaboration: introducing a pan-Canadian virtual patient initiative06. From classroom to the operating room: equipping medical students for surgical clerkship success through a skills-based workshop07. Participants’ initial reactions and appreciation of ExploreMD, a medical career exploration event in the region of Outaouais, Quebec08. Shoulder dislocation: Health care professionals produce higher-quality content on TikTok09. Weaving our narrative: perspectives from hijab-wearing learners in the operating room10. The impact of extended reality simulators on ophthalmic surgical training and performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 623 eyes11. Impact of a new bilingual online career orientation tool on medical students12. Examining the utility of LearnENT in undergraduate medical education13. Evaluating the current teaching practices for robotic-assisted surgery training during residency in different surgical programs across Canada14. Early exposure to neurosurgery: assessment of perceptions, expectations, mentorship, representation, and competence on medical student interest in neurosurgery15. Digital scribes in medical education: balancing innovation with skill development across educational levels16. A blueprint for near-peer medical student anatomy tutoring17. Enhancing productivity in medical education research groups: a scoping review18. Generative artificial intelligence in plastic surgery medical education: a quality improvement scoping review19. An in-depth exploration of the entrustable professional activity (EPA) assessment–related emotions of residents and faculty across specialties20. Outcomes of a competency-based microlearning mobile application for surgical residents21. Enhancing clinical clerk surgical preparedness using microlearning modules22. From model to mastery: a randomized study on the effect of anatomic model building on medical students’ surgical skills23. From textbooks to headsets: the role of virtual reality in improving medical students’ understanding of liver anatomy24. The Symposium of Medical Student Leadership Development: an initiative to develop future surgical and health care leaders25. Effectiveness of near-peer teaching and experiential learning of casting and splinting: a medical student’s perspective26. Development of a novel simulation-based mastery learning course for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation27. Barriers to Black medical students and residents pursuing and completing surgical residency in Canada: a qualitative analysis28. Introduction of an academic half-day teaching for clinical clerks in surgery: a pilot study29. Efficiency of verbal intelligent tutor instruction in neurosurgical simulation: a randomized controlled trial30. Creation of a novel mindfulness-based cognitive therapy curriculum for surgical trainees: Mindfulness Integration in Surgical Training (MIST) 231. Comparison of ChatGPT and Gemini in responding to pediatric surgery clinical scenarios32. Examining the quality and quantity of verbal feedback in the operating room: a multispecialty study33. Influence of pig eye suturing on medical students’ perception of ophthalmic surgery in community medicine34. The use of different peer feedback frequencies in the acquisition of surgical skills using a decentralized model of simulation

Ordaz DJG, Cordoba M, Delisle É, Branes R, Nguyen S, Daghistani WA, Mozafarinia M, Cordoba C, Maher J, Dorling M

Canadian Journal of Surgery20254 citations

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.000225

Correction: Use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Technologies to Support Resilience and Skill-Building in Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Scoping Review.

Kokorelias KM, Chiu M, Paul S, Zhu L, Choudhury N, Craven CG, Dubrowski A, Redublo T, Kapralos B, Smith MSD, Shnall A, Sadavoy J, Burhan A

Cureus2025

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.c260 PMID: 40873909

Beyond Medicalization: Co-Designing VSG-PeriMenoPause for Partner Support

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Da Silva, Celina

$80,557

Russia's Media at War: Domestic Content, International Transfer, and Perceived Credibility

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Goode, Paul

Keywords: Russia; Georgia; Kazakhstan; Germany; Canada; propaganda; strategic narratives; media

$70,342

International Educated NurseXcel: Virtual Serious Games

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Da Silva, Celina

Keywords: virtual serious games; International Educated Nurses; Canadian healthcare; mixed method research

$66,095

Exploring and describing the life experiences of Canadian female Veterans during, pre and post military service

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Department of National Defence Research Initiative (DNDRI)

Principal investigators: Gamble, Brenda J.

Keywords: female; veterans; Canada; homelessness; intersectionality; life course

$60,000

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sun, Winnie L.

Keywords: exergaming; cooperative gaming; dementia care; vaccine uptake; hand hygiene; educational intervention; feasibility evaluation; social connectedness; infection control; cognitive stimulation

$52,665

Exploring and describing the life experiences of Canadian female Veterans during, pre and post military service

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gamble, Brenda J.

Keywords: female; veterans; Canada; homelessness; intersectionality; life course

$131,731

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sun, Winnie L.

Keywords: exergaming; cooperative gaming; dementia care; vaccine uptake; hand hygiene; educational intervention; feasibility evaluation; social connectedness; infection control; cognitive stimulation

$47,300

Exploring and describing the life experiences of Canadian female Veterans during, pre and post military service

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Department of National Defence Research Initiative (DNDRI)

Principal investigators: Gamble, Brenda J.

Keywords: female; veterans; Canada; homelessness; intersectionality; life course

$20,000

Exploring and describing the life experiences of Canadian female Veterans during, pre and post military service

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gamble, Brenda J.

Keywords: female; veterans; Canada; homelessness; intersectionality; life course

$44,654

Dementia Caregivers Skills Training Through Virtual Reality Simulation (VR-SIM CARERS)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Aging in Place Challenge

Principal investigators: Burhan, Amer M; Smith, Michael S

Keywords: Aging In Place Challenge

$96,240

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Adam Dubrowski

Latest papers

Latest funding

Digital Health Monitoring and Intervention Suite for Stress in Frontline Nurses: Prospective Cohort Trial

Working under pressure: How virtual reality and psychoeducation shape stress and moral distress responses in nurses

Examining the Validity of the Implementation Quality Rubric for Simulation (IQR-SIM) for Assessing Implementation Quality of Simulation-based Programs.

Communication and Medication-Related Deprescribing for Healthcare Professionals: A Rapid Review of the Literature.

Enhancing Psychiatry Training Using an Agentic AI Simulated Consultation Tool: Prospective Cohort Study.

Shaping the Future: Scaling Entrustable Professional Activities to Nonclinical Simulation Operations Specialist Training.

The HCOL Compass: Preliminary Development and Evaluation of a Systems-Oriented Leadership Tool for Organizational Learning in Small-to-Medium Healthcare Organizations.

Supporting Unpaid Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study to Explore Caregiver Outcomes and Impact of a Co-Designed Simulation-Based Psychoeducation Program in Virtual Reality.

Correction: Use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Technologies to Support Resilience and Skill-Building in Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Scoping Review.

Beyond Medicalization: Co-Designing VSG-PeriMenoPause for Partner Support

Russia's Media at War: Domestic Content, International Transfer, and Perceived Credibility

International Educated NurseXcel: Virtual Serious Games

Exploring and describing the life experiences of Canadian female Veterans during, pre and post military service

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

Exploring and describing the life experiences of Canadian female Veterans during, pre and post military service

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

Exploring and describing the life experiences of Canadian female Veterans during, pre and post military service

Exploring and describing the life experiences of Canadian female Veterans during, pre and post military service

Dementia Caregivers Skills Training Through Virtual Reality Simulation (VR-SIM CARERS)

Frequent collaborators

Venkat Bhat

Wendy Lou

Elizabeth Peter

Ginny Brunton

Adriana Shnall

Anthony Nazarov

Joel Sadavoy

Gillian Strudwick

Winnie Sun

Amer Burhan

Jennifer Abbass-Dick

Gillian Sheppard

Michael Woo

Clara Juando-Prats

Efrosini Papaconstantinou

Andrew Greenshaw

Yanbo Zhang

Andrea Simpson

Marcia Clark

Divya Sharma

Ereny Bassilious

Elif Bilgic

Iqbal Jaffer

Jonathan Sherbino

Gabor Fichtinger

Mojgan Hodaie

Brenda Gamble

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Faizan Amin

Quang Ngo

Matthew Sibbald