Adelle Atkinson, University of Toronto

Research

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Pediatrics Pediatrics and reproductive medicine Pediatrics and reproductive medicine, n.e.c.Immunology

Latest papers

Exploring the intersection of learning and discomfort in health professions education.
Medical teacher · 2025
From struggle to strength: Embracing productive failure in clinical learning.
Medical teacher · 2025
Twelve tips for fostering productive struggle in the clinical learning environment.
Medical teacher · 2025

All 34 publications

Latest funding

GRADE: GRAded challenge for Drug allergy Evaluation
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$336,600

All 1 grants and awards

34 publications.

01

Exploring the intersection of learning and discomfort in health professions education.

Molloy E, Nordquist J, Atkinson A, Chappell K, Sterpu I, Darvish B

Medical teacher2025

DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2025.2571049 PMID: 41063429

02

From struggle to strength: Embracing productive failure in clinical learning.

Mylopoulos M, Steenhof N, Mickleborough T, Atkinson A, Martimianakis MAT

Medical teacher2025

DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2025.2550477 PMID: 40889164

03

Twelve tips for fostering productive struggle in the clinical learning environment.

Mickleborough T, Martimianakis MAT, Mylopoulos M, Atkinson A, Steenhof N

Medical teacher2025

DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2025.2547725 PMID: 41379106

04

Developing Performance Mental Skills (PerMS) in Medical Education: Supporting Well-Being Using the 3 M + S Framework.

Do V, Abraham R, Jacobsen R, Lewis M, Goldstein C, Atkinson A, Sonnenberg LK

Medical science educator2025

DOI: 10.1007/s40670-024-02225-3 PMID: 40353033

05

Competency-Based Medical Education at Scale: A Road Map for Transforming National Systems of Postgraduate Medical Education.

Karpinski J, Stewart J, Oswald A, Dalseg TR, Atkinson A, Frank JR

Perspectives on medical education2024

DOI: 10.5334/pme.957 PMID: 38371306

06

Evaluating Pediatric Macrolide Allergy Using Direct Graded Oral Challenges.

Sillcox C, Gabrielli S, O'Keefe A, McCusker C, Abrams EM, Eiwegger T, Atkinson A, Kim V, Copaescu AM, Ben-Shoshan M

JAMA pediatrics2024

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.3685 PMID: 39374030

07

Assessing Pediatric Cephalosporin Allergic Reactions Through Direct Graded Oral Challenges.

Sillcox C, Gabrielli S, O'Keefe A, McCusker C, Abrams EM, Eiwegger T, Atkinson A, Kim V, Copaescu AM, Ben-Shoshan M

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.10.009 PMID: 37832819

08

Competence By Design: a transformational national model of time-variable competency-based postgraduate medical education

Frank JR, Karpinski J, Sherbino J, Snell LS, Atkinson A, Oswald A, Hall AK, Cooke L, Dojeiji S, Richardson D

Tijdschrift voor Medisch Onderwijs202482 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.5334/pme.1096 PMID: W4392917340

09

Improving inpatient paediatric de-labelling of allergies to beta-lactams: a quality improvement study

Wong J, Atkinson A, Timberlake K, Beck CE, Maguire B, Science M

Archives of Disease in Childhood20242 citations

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326533

10

Providing culturally responsive care in a pediatric setting: are our trainees ready?

Chen A, Blatman Z, Chan A, Hossain A, Niles C, Atkinson A, Narang I

BMC medical education2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04651-0 PMID: 37730640

GRADE: GRAded challenge for Drug allergy Evaluation

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ben-Shoshan, Moshe

Keywords: Amoxicillin And Cephalexin; Antibiotic Allergy; Broad Spectrum Antibiotics; Diagnostic Tools; Graded Oral Challenge; Pediatric Cohort; Prevalence Of True Allergy

$336,600

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

Frequent collaborators

Pediatrics
Medicine
Department of Paediatrics
Family Medicine
Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Department of Medicine
Ophthalmology
Other

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Moshe Ben-Shoshan

Allergy and Clinical Immunology

5 shared papers, latest 2024

Maria Mylopoulos

Department of Paediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Jolanta Karpinski

Department of Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Denyse Richardson

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Nancy Fowler

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

David Chitayat

Computer Science

1 shared papers, latest 2008

Sumit Gupta

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Asim Ali

Ophthalmology

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Indra Narang

Translational Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Meredith Giuliani

Department of Radiation Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Viren Naik

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Pediatrics Dear Professor Atkinson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Exploring the intersection of learning and discomfort in health professions education." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Adelle Atkinson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Exploring the intersection of learning and discomfort in health professions education.

From struggle to strength: Embracing productive failure in clinical learning.

Twelve tips for fostering productive struggle in the clinical learning environment.

Developing Performance Mental Skills (PerMS) in Medical Education: Supporting Well-Being Using the 3 M + S Framework.

Competency-Based Medical Education at Scale: A Road Map for Transforming National Systems of Postgraduate Medical Education.

Evaluating Pediatric Macrolide Allergy Using Direct Graded Oral Challenges.

Assessing Pediatric Cephalosporin Allergic Reactions Through Direct Graded Oral Challenges.

Competence By Design: a transformational national model of time-variable competency-based postgraduate medical education

Improving inpatient paediatric de-labelling of allergies to beta-lactams: a quality improvement study

Providing culturally responsive care in a pediatric setting: are our trainees ready?

GRADE: GRAded challenge for Drug allergy Evaluation

Frequent collaborators

Moshe Ben-Shoshan

Naomi Steenhof

Maria Mylopoulos

Cedric Manlhiot

Jolanta Karpinski

Teresa Chan

Denyse Richardson

Douglas Mack

Nancy Fowler

David Chitayat

Brent Williams

Sumit Gupta

Michelle Science

Farhan Bhanji

Asim Ali

Evelyn Constantin

Julia Orkin

Indra Narang

Geetha Mukerji

Chavon Niles

Meredith Giuliani

Viren Naik

Adelle Atkinson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Exploring the intersection of learning and discomfort in health professions education.

From struggle to strength: Embracing productive failure in clinical learning.

Twelve tips for fostering productive struggle in the clinical learning environment.

Developing Performance Mental Skills (PerMS) in Medical Education: Supporting Well-Being Using the 3&#xa0;M&#x2009;+&#x2009;S Framework.

Competency-Based Medical Education at Scale: A Road Map for Transforming National Systems of Postgraduate Medical Education.

Evaluating Pediatric Macrolide Allergy Using Direct Graded Oral Challenges.

Assessing Pediatric Cephalosporin Allergic Reactions Through Direct Graded Oral Challenges.

Competence By Design: a transformational national model of time-variable competency-based postgraduate medical education

Improving inpatient paediatric de-labelling of allergies to beta-lactams: a quality improvement study

Providing culturally responsive care in a pediatric setting: are our trainees ready?

GRADE: GRAded challenge for Drug allergy Evaluation

Frequent collaborators

Moshe Ben-Shoshan

Naomi Steenhof

Maria Mylopoulos

Cedric Manlhiot

Jolanta Karpinski

Teresa Chan

Denyse Richardson

Douglas Mack

Nancy Fowler

David Chitayat

Brent Williams

Sumit Gupta

Michelle Science

Farhan Bhanji

Asim Ali

Evelyn Constantin

Julia Orkin

Indra Narang

Geetha Mukerji

Chavon Niles

Meredith Giuliani

Viren Naik

Developing Performance Mental Skills (PerMS) in Medical Education: Supporting Well-Being Using the 3 M + S Framework.