Dr Bilgic is an Assistant Professor and Education Scientist in the department, with a cross-appointment at the McMaster Education Research Innovation and Theory (MERIT) program. She received her PhD from McGill University in Surgical Education, and completed 2 postdoctoral fellowships at McGill; one at the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning, and second at the Simulation, Affect, Innovation, Learning, and Surgery Lab, second fellowship as a CIHR awarded fellow. This core session of Grand Rounds explores scholarship in medical education, based on Dr Bilgic's research experiences. Dr Bilgic will introduce the topic of scholarship in medical education, followed by an overview of her past and current research interests, and where the field is going.