Lara Hazelton

Education

BSc Acadia University
MD Dalhousie University
Masters of Education Acadia University

Research interests

Dr. Hazelton is the Director of Education for the Department of Psychiatry. Her areas of scholarly activity include leadership education, faculty development, and medical humanities.

Selected publications   

• Hazelton L, Lazor J, Buckley H, Hamilton JL. Six ways to get a grip on recruiting "Occasional Faculty Developers". Can Med Educ J. 2025 Feb 28;16(1):100-102. 
• MacLeod T, Good K, Connolly O, Esliger M, Murphy C, Hazelton L. Exploring Perceived Bias at Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Acad Psychiatry. 2024 Dec;48(6):659-660.
• Soroka C, Gardner DM, Hazelton L. Educating Residents About Cannabis: Results of a Needs Assessment. Acad Psychiatry. 2021 Jun;45(3):329-333. 
• Saxena, A., Meschino, D., Hazelton, L., Chan, MK., Benrimoh, D., Matlow, A., Dath, D., Busari, J. (2019). Power and Physician Leadership. BMJ Leader BMJ Leader 3:92–98.
• Hazelton, L. (2019). Developing Faculty to Teach Leadership. Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership, 5(3):150-153.

Selected awards and honours  

• 2012 Royal College Fellowship for Studies in Medical Education. Value $37,500.
• 2011 Dr. Gerald and Gale Archibald Gold-Headed Cane Award Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Awarded for excellence in the field of medical humanities. Value: $5000.