Dr. Margo Mountjoy
International Olympic Committee – Medical & Scientific Committee (Games Group)
Academic & Clinical Lead – University of Guelph Health and Performance Centre
Regional Assistant Dean of McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University Medical School
Dr. Carla Edwards
High-Performance Mental Health Advisor, Swimming Canada
Sports Psychiatrist – University of Guelph Health and Performance Centre
Assistant Clinical Professor, McMaster Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Director, Student Progress - Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
Clinical Educational Coordinator, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine Waterloo Regional Campus
For Episode No. 33 of our Gryph Nation Radio podcast, we have a fascinating conversation about the upcoming Olympic Games with a pair of talented, Tokyo-bound doctors, who just so happen to also have strong Gryphon ties.
Dr. Margo Mountjoy has been a proud member of our Gryphon family since 1988, working in the heart of our campus at the University of Guelph’s Health & Performance Centre, where she currently serves as HPC’s clinical and academic lead. Margo is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University Medical School and Regional Assistant Dean of McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. Over the course of her distinguished medical career, Dr. Mountjoy has worked with the biggest national and international sports organizations out there, such as the World Anti-Doping Agency and the World Health Organization, just to name a few. Later this summer, Dr. Mountjoy will make her way to Tokyo as part of the International Olympic Committee’s Medical and Scientific Commission – Games Group. Her portfolio within the I.O.C. is expansive, but in short, she will be working with a team of doctors from around the globe to help deliver a safe Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Also joining us for Episode 33 is Dr. Carla Edwards, an accomplished Sports Psychiatrist who is also Tokyo-bound. Dr. Edwards came on board at the University of Guelph’s Health & Performance Centre in 2016 and also holds several titles at McMaster University, including an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences. Carla will be heading to Tokyo as part of the Team Canada delegate, as the High-Performance Mental Health Advisor with Swimming Canada.
Throughout our conversation, both Dr. Mountjoy and Dr. Edwards provide some outstanding insight into the challenges that lie ahead when it comes to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.