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Dr. Penny Jennett
Ph.D. (Curriculum, Administration)
M.A. (Medical Education)
B.A. (Clinical Psychology)
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Calgary
Research Interests:
Telehealth
and Telemedicine; Health Research; Dissemination/Diffusion;
and Health
Education
Contact
at: jennett@ucalgary.ca
 Dr.
Penny Jennett, Professor, Community Health Sciences (past Head,
Health Telematics Unit, past Director, Office of Medical Education)
Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary is recognized
internationally for her expertise in telehealth, e-health, and
health telematics/informatics/education. She is a member of the
Board and Executive, as well as Founding Member and Past-President
of the Canadian Society of Telehealth (CST). Further, Dr. Jennett
was a member of the Board and Executive of Canadian Network for the
Advancement of Research, Industry, and Education (CANARIE) Inc., and
serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Netera. Recently,
she received an honorary life-time membership in the CST, and was
honoured by her colleagues for her contributions to telehealth in
Canada, as well as her tremendous efforts and commitment in building
the University of Calgary, Telehealth Program. In addition, Dr.
Jennett is the recipient of the
first Digital Group of Telehealth Companies “Award of Excellence”
for her significant contributions to telehealth in Canada.
The Medical Sciences Graduate Students’ Association (MSGSA) awarded
Dr. Jennett the 2nd
Annual Golden Apple Award for excellence in graduate science
education (Department of Community Health Sciences) for
demonstrating an outstanding interest and participation in education
and student issues.
Dr. Jennett was Project Lead for the EU-Canada Collaborations in
Health Telematics, was a member of Alberta Telehealth Project
Planning Team, and chaired the Implementation Team for Alberta
Wellnet’s Telehealth Committee. She was also a member of Health
Canada’s Peer Review Committee of First Nation’s Telehealth Research
Project and led a national initiative to build research capacity in
rural and remote areas of Canada.
Last Updated:
February 26, 2008
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