Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement
The Alan Klass Program in Health Humanities, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and the Office of Innovation in Scholarship and Medical Education (ISME) are pleased to provide one-on-one coaching for the development or refinement of a
Teaching Philosophy Statement (TPS) during the Winter term with
Maurice Mierau. Maurice provides individualized coaching for writing concise and effective Teaching Philosophy Statement. His many years of experience as an editor in academic,
technical, and literary genres leads to meaningful feedback and actionable advice. His suggestions are at the level of presentation, style and copy edit, and not relevant to the subject matter itself.
One-on-one meetings will take place on Zoom/Microsoft Teams at mutually agreed to times. If you are interested, please contact Maurice directly at
mmierau@mauricemierau.com.
Maurice Mierau is a Winnipeg writer and editor who has worked extensively in the College of Medicine with a variety of audiences including faculty. His family memoir, Detachment,
won the Kobzar Literary Award, as well as the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction. His poetry collections include Autobiographical Fictions, Fear Not, winner of the ReLit Award for Poetry, and Ending with Music. Mierau was
founding editor of the Canadian fiction imprint Enfield & Wizenty, and of the online magazine Winnipeg Review. Born in Indiana, he grew up in Nigeria, Manitoba, Jamaica, Kansas and Saskatchewan. He holds an MA in English literature and completed a Columbia
University seminar on Narrative Medicine in 2019.
Ashley LaRosa
Faculty Development Coordinator
Office of Innovation and Scholarship in Medical Education
S204, Medical Services Building, Bannatyne Campus
Max Rady College of Medicine
204-272-3102 phone
204-272-3169 fax
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