• Aaron Jattan assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine.
  • Assistant professor
    Associate program director

    Max Rady College of Medicine
    Department of Family Medicine
    S100, 750 Bannatyne Avenue
    University of Manitoba
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R33 0W2

    Phone: 204-318-2555
    aaron.jattan@umanitoba.ca

Appointments

Chief Medical Officer (acting), Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA)

Research summary

Dr. Jattan's research interests include exploring how learners act on feedback in the clinical setting. Additionally, he has conducted research on the impact of practice variation and non-clinical roles in protecting physicians against burnout. 

Dr. Jattan continues to publish novel curricula developed by the Department of Family Medicine including those related to Patient Safety and Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS).

Previously, Dr. Jattan has conducted research in how to reconcile gaps in rural medical education including the need for more focused resident-as-teacher curricula.

Research interests

  • Curriculum design
  • Feedback
  • Medical education
  • Physician burnout
  • Rural medical education

Biography

Aaron Jattan is an assistant professor in the department of family medicine at the University of Manitoba where he works as the associate program director and curriculum lead. He is also a family physician and hospitalist working primarily out of St. Boniface Hospital.

Dr. Jattan completed his medical school at the University of Ottawa and his residency at the University of Manitoba in the Brandon stream. He has additionally completed his Master's in Medical Education through the University of Dundee.

In Winnipeg, Dr. Jattan also serves as the chief medical officer (acting) for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA). He also chairs and sits on national committees with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). He continues to be actively engaged in research involving clinical feedback and curricular innovation.

He sits on national committees with both the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and Choosing Wisely Canada. He continues to be actively engaged in research involving clinical feedback and curricular innovation.

Education

  • MMEd, University of Dundee (2021)
  • BMSc, Western University (2010)
  • MD, University of Ottawa (2015)

Contact us

Family Medicine
S100, 750 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R33 0W2 Canada

204-318-2555
204-789-3671