Professor
College of Community and Global Health
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
490 Hargrave Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 0X7
Email: pierre.plourde@umanitoba.ca
Pierre Plourde, MD, FRCPC
Cross appointments
- Professor, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Leadership style
As curriculum co-director for Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) in the College of Community and Global Health
Teaching philosophy
Teaching drives my quest and passion for life-long learning. I love to teach because I love to learn, and I love to be around co-learners. Placing myself into teaching opportunities provides continual co-learning opportunities. Therefore, considering students as my co-learners and “not-quite-yet-qualified” colleagues, my teaching approaches can be best summed up as striving for simplicity, utility, and respect.
I pride myself and enjoy being able to translate complex material into terms and concepts that are simpler and easier to remember. Simplicity is one of the core concepts of my teaching philosophy. If the subject matter isn’t useful, then I don’t feel that it is worth teaching. What I find students really appreciate in their teaching sessions are those “pearls” that are not necessarily found in textbooks. Hence, my teaching focusses on the most useful and helpful information.
I make it a point in my teaching sessions to inform students of the utility of their attendance and reassure them that they will not have wasted their time with me. I expect to receive respect from students, only because I expect that they will have experienced the utmost respect that I have for them. I consider students my co-learners and my colleagues.
Biography
Past and present positions
Academic positions
- Co-director, Undergraduate Medical Education Program, College of Community and Global Health, University of Manitoba (2023–present)
- Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba (2018–present)
- Professor, College of Community and Global Health, University of Manitoba (2018–present)
- Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université Lumière, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (2017–present)
- Associate professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (2005–2018)
- Associate professor, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba (2001–2018)
- Assistant professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (2000–2004)
- Assistant professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba (1992–2000)
- Program coordinator, Pre-Clerkship (Med II) Problem Solving Curriculum, University of Manitoba (1998–2009)
Medical leadership roles
- Site medical director, GeoSentinel – Winnipeg Site, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (in collaboration with the International Society of Travel Medicine and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Winnipeg, MB (2015–present)
- Medical director, Integrated Tuberculosis Services, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MB (2010–2023)
- Medical director, Healthy Sexuality and Harm Reduction Services, Population and Public Health Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MB (2005–2023)
- Medical director, Communicable Diseases Unit, Population and Public Health Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MB (2000–2012)
- Medical director, Travel Health and Tropical Medicine Clinic, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MB (2000–present)
- Medical officer of health, Population and Public Health Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MB (2000–present)
- Director, Infection Prevention and Control, St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, MB (1995–2000)
Public health and research roles
- Designated site physician, Canadian Malaria Network, Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada Special Access Program, Winnipeg, MB (2005–present)
Education
- Doctor of Medicine (MD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Cum Laude (1979-1983)
Awards
2024:
- Valued Service Award, Health Partners International of Canada
2023
- Alumni Award of Distinction, University of Ottawa
- Exceptional Leadership Award, University of Ottawa
2022
- Jim Parker Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Educator of the Year Award for Undergraduate Medical Education, Manitoba Medical Students’ Association
2021
- Moira Walker Memorial Award for International Service, Infection Prevention and Control Canada
2019
- Clinical Educator of the Year Award for Post-graduate Resident Education, Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
2018
- Certificate of Honour and Merit, la Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Infirmières de l’Université Lumière, Haïti
2015
- Clinical Educator of the Year Award for Post-graduate Resident Education, Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
- Jim Parker Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Educator of the Year Award for Undergraduate Medical Education, Manitoba Medical Students’ Association
2011
- Jim Parker Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Educator of the Year Award for Undergraduate Medical Education, Manitoba Medical Students’ Association
2010
- Dr. Jack Armstrong Humanitarian Award, Doctors Manitoba
2007
- Jim Parker Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Educator of the Year Award for Undergraduate Medical Education, Manitoba Medical Students’ Association
2001-2002
- Most Outstanding Program (Problem Solving – Med II PBL), Manitoba Medical Students Association
2000
- First Mentor of the Year Award, Region 2 (Manitoba and Saskatchewan), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
2000-2001
- Honourary Senior Stick, Manitoba Medical Students’ Association
Contact us
College of Community and Global Health
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Room S113 - 750 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Canada
204-789-3473