About me
LYNN CURRY,
Ph.D.
Owner
and Chief Consultant
CurryCorp
Inc.
Lynn is a cognitive psychologist with years of transformative innovation experience in professions education and health care services. She has worked with the senior strategic levels of most health professions, public and professional education, certification and regulation in Canada, United States and internationally.
Founded CurryCorp Inc. and Seratus Inc.
Vice-President, Professional Services, Canadian College of Health Service Executives (now Canadian College of Health Leaders)
Rosenstadt Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Founding Director, Medical Education Unit; Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Assistant Director, Division of Continuing Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D. Stanford University, School of Education. Major area: educational psychology. Specific emphasis: cognition, evaluation, research methodologies and statistics
B. Ed (Honors) University of Alberta, School of Education
Diploma in Higher Education Management. Bryn Mawr College. Higher Education Resource Services, Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration
Cost Analysis in Education Evaluation. American Educational Research Association.
Human Resource Utilization. Dalhousie University, Institute of Public Affairs, Advanced Management Centre.
Point & Figure Methodology (stock trading technical analysis) Dorsey, Wright & Associates Broker Institute
Best Publication in Professions Education from the American Educational Research Association, Division I: Educating Professionals: Responding to new expectations for competence and accountability. ISBN 1-55542-523-2. Jossey-Bass.
Canada Council Fellow
Proctor and Gamble Award for Dissertation Analysis: The Use of Factorial Design to Screen for Relevant Variables in a Matching to Sample Task
Good Housekeeping Magazine award for one of 50 Best Holiday Recipes (Russian borscht).
Testimonials
"Lynn worked with senior leaders on the Board and senior staff at CAR to revitalize our organization. She introduced innovative ways to discuss, investigate, choose and support new visions for organizational success that accurately identified changing expectations, constraints and opportunities.”
- David Vickar, MD FRCP. Past President, Canadian Association of Radiologists.
“Lynn is an outstanding leader in the consulting field, she has a global vision but a focused attention to local contextual detail. If you choose to work with Lynn be prepared to work seriously and hard. Value for money gets lifted to a new rewarding level with Lynn's approach and results.”
- Don Juzwishin, former CEO, Health Council of Canada
“Lynn is a very skilled consultant with superb capacity to tackle complex issues and deliver pragmatic results for clients.”
- Dennis Kendel, former Registrar, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
“Lynn has continually demonstrated executive leadership in defining, shaping and implementing policy and programs. Lynn's diligence and energy was instrumental in successfully initiating and completing projects on schedule and on budget. It is always a pleasure to work with Lynn and I look forward to working again with her in the future.”
- Mike Fisher, VP Business Development, Medicalis
Selected Clients
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
Ag-West Biotech Inc
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
Alberta Medical Association
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
American Association of Dental Schools
American Osteopathic Association
Appraisal Institute of Canada
Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges
Association of Canadian Medical Colleges
Association of Deans of Pharmacy of Canada
Association of Polysomnographic Technologists
Baylor College of Dentistry
BioProducts Canada Inc
Blackwell Management Group
Boehringer Ingelheim
British Columbia Health Association
British Columbia Health Educators Association
British Columbia Interior Health Authority
Brockville Hospitals
Calgary General Hospital Group
Canadian Association of Anesthetists
Canadian Academy of Endodontics
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Canadian Association of University Schools of Nursing
Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee
Canadian College of Health Leaders
Canadian Consortium for Research and Development in Medical Education
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Canadian Dental Assistants’ Association
Canadian Dietetic Association
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Home Care Association
Canadian Healthcare Association
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Canadian Institutes for Health Research
Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Nurses Association
Canadian Physiotherapy Association
Canadian Resident Matching Service
Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation
Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
College of Chiropodists of Ontario
College of Family Physicians of Canada
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
Dalhousie University
Federation of Medical Licensing Authorities of Canada
Federation Internationale des Podologues
Genome Canada
Genomics Institute
Health Canada
Health Council of Canada
HomeSupport Canada
Liaison Committee on Podiatric Medical Education & Practice
Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Medicine
McMaster University
Medical Council of Canada
Medical Imaging Consultants
Office of the Health Information Highway
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
National Biotechnology Strategy Renewal Task Force
National Council on Ethics in Human Research
National Dental Examining Board
Nutraceutical Network of Canada
New Brunswick Medical Society
Nexus Health
Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness Ontario
Ontario
Medical Association
Ontario Ministry of Health
Organizations for Health Action Lobby (HEAL)
Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada
Physiotherapy Education Accreditation of Canada
Policy Horizons Canada
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc.
Registered Nurses Association of Nova Scotia
Rick Hansen Institute
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies
Royal Ottawa Health Care Group
Royal University Hospital
Royal Victoria Hospital
Saskatchewan Health Quality Council
Saskatchewan Health Services Utilization and Research Commission
Shaikh Khalifa Medical Centre, UAE
Singapore University
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
South-East Health Care Corporation
St. Joseph's Health Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
World Health Organization
A detailed CV is available on request.