Melissa McGowan
Program Manager
Biography
Melissa has an extensive record of managing large, dynamic research programs and projects while fostering collaborative relationships. She has honed her project managements skills over the past 15 years leading National and International projects and programs across translational pediatric and adult medicine. This work has contributed to improved patient outcomes and experiences, while simultaneously afforded the opportunity to train, coach and mentor countless students, trainees, research staff and clinicians who have moved on through progressive positions, including some leading their own research programs.
Melissa is a recognized strategic critical thinker, planner and logistician with flexibility to be nimble and adapt with contingency plans when needed with changing scope and/or resources.
Melissa is inspired daily by creating bidirectional opportunities for growth and learning among students, trainees, research staff, clinical colleagues and patient partners. Her research interests are in resuscitation, trauma, prehospital care and systems.
Expertise
Administration; Prehospital; Trauma; Trauma Systems; Research Methods; Education; Event Programming & Management
Contact Information
melissa.mcgowan@unityhealth.to
Select Publications
Implementation of a CPR quality data collection program in the emergency department: a quality improvement initiative. Mok G, Vaillancourt S, Fu M, Gray S, Chartier LB, Wong N, Allan KS, Warsi F, Callender C, McGowan M, Petrosoniak A.CJEM. 2025 Mar 7. doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-00882-w. Online ahead of print.
Analysis of secondary trauma transfers within a Canadian regional trauma network: room for improvement? McAleer R, Stephenson R, McGowan M, Nolan B, von Vopelius-Feldt J; FIRST60 Investigators. CJEM. 2025 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-00900-x. Online ahead of print.
Study protocol for a Prospective Observational study of Safety Threats and Adverse events in Trauma (PrO-STAT): a pilot study at a level-1 trauma centre in Canada. Nazir A, McGowan M, Shore EM, Keown-Stoneman C, Grantcharov T, Nolan B. BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 4;15(1):e087994. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087994.
Uses of Fibrinogen Concentrate in Management of Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy in the Prehospital Environment: A Scoping Review. Khattab N, Al-Haimus F, Kishibe T, Krugliak N, McGowan M, Nolan B.Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024 Nov 25:1-9. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2024.2425819. Online ahead of print.
Field trauma triage criteria associated with need for dedicated trauma center care: a single-center retrospective cohort study. Gold-Bersani D, Drennan IR, McGowan M, Nisenbaum R, Nolan B. CJEM. 2024 Jul;26(7):499-506.
Dream one, do one, teach one: a mental practice script for bougie assisted cricothyrotomy. Riggs J, McGowan M, Hicks C. CJEM. 2024 Feb;26(2):90-93.
Are we talking about practice? A randomized study comparing simulation-based deliberate practice and mastery learning to self-guided practice. Petrosoniak A, Sherbino J, Beardsley T, Bonz J, Gray S, Hall AK, Hicks C, Kim J, Mastoras G, McGowan M, Owen J, Wong AH, Monteiro S. CJEM. 2023 Aug;25(8):667-675.
Staff perceptions of the implementation of a trauma video review program at a level I trauma center. Dainty KN, Seaton MB, McGowan M, Nolan B. AEM Educ Train. 2021 Aug 1;5(4):e10714.
The clock is ticking: using in situ simulation to improve time to blood administration for bleeding trauma patients.Gray A, Chartier LB, Pavenski K, McGowan M, Lebovic G, Petrosoniak A. CJEM. 2021 Jan;23(1):54-62.
Trauma Resuscitation Using in situ Simulation Team Training (TRUST) study: latent safety threat evaluation using framework analysis and video review. Petrosoniak A, Fan M, Hicks CM, White K, McGowan M, Campbell D, Trbovich P. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Sep;30(9):739-746.
Latent safety threat identification during in situ simulation debriefing: a qualitative analysis. Shah S, McGowan M, Petrosoniak A.BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn. 2020 Aug 6;7(4):194-198.
An Active Shooter in Your Hospital: A Novel Method to Develop a Response Policy Using In Situ Simulation and Video Framework Analysis. Argintaru N, Li W, Hicks C, White K, McGowan M, Gray S, Petrosoniak A.Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2021 Apr;15(2):223-231.
Perfecting practice: a protocol for assessing simulation-based mastery learning and deliberate practice versus self-guided practice for bougie-assisted cricothyroidotomy performance. Petrosoniak A, Lu M, Gray S, Hicks C, Sherbino J, McGowan M, Monteiro S. BMC Med Educ. 2019 Apr 5;19(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1537-7.