Cindy Brassard
Program Lead
613-212-6624
Ms. Cindy Brassard is an accomplished bilingual administrative professional with experience in Healthcare, Medical Education, and Medical School Accreditation. As the Program Lead for the Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry (CAPER), Cindy is responsible for managing CAPER activities and supporting the development and maintenance of national databases related to the supply of residents and fellows enrolled at Canadian medical faculties.
Cindy has an extensive background which includes roles such as Accreditation Specialist for the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, and Executive Assistant, AFMC Data and Information Services and CAPER. Cindy brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in project management, corporate training, developing and deploying Tracking and Reporting System Database, Health Practice Management Solutions System, IT Implementation, and business expansion. Before joining AFMC, Cindy earned a Business Diploma from Loyalist College and held positions at The Ottawa Hospital, Department of Medicine and at the ByWard Family Health Team
Leslie Forward
Senior Data Analyst
613-212-6642
Leslie Forward grew up in Newfoundland and Labrador and attended Memorial University of Newfoundland earning a B.Sc. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Mathematics. Leslie has been employed at CAPER since 1993. His duties include data collection, implementation and programming for the CAPER database. He prepares data tables, charts and graphs for the various CAPER publications as well as for studies, surveys and individual data requests.