Dr. Christina Cookson
Position: Assistant Professor and Associate Postgraduate Program Director, Department of Famiy Medicine
Office: Victoria Family Medical Centre
Phone: 519-433-8424
Email: ccookso@uwo.ca
Dr. Christina Cookson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Western University. She completed her medical degree and family medicine training at Western, along with a third year of enhanced skills training in Academic Family Medicine. She was a locum physician at several academic teaching centres before starting as a full time faculty member at the Victoria Family Medica Centre in 2019 where she practices comprehensive family medicine, including office-based patient care, clinic procedures and long-term care.
Dr. Cookson has been in the role of Assessment Director for the department since 2016 and is the chair of the Competency Committee. She is also the program coordinator for the PGY3 enhanced skills program in Academic Family Medicine. Dr. Cookson has a particular interest in medical education research and is currently pursuing research in competency-based medical education in postgraduate family medicine training.
