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About

Dr. Alan Batt is a Canadian health systems scholar whose work has led national reforms in workforce policy, competency frameworks, and integrated care models, improving access and equity across multiple jurisdictions.

His work bridges clinical practice, education, policy, and research – to date, spanning ten countries and five continents – with a focus on professional competency, health workforce evolution, and equitable healthcare delivery. He leads the development of key pan-Canadian frameworks, informs international initiatives, chairs national committees, and provides expert advice to support evidence-informed transformation of health systems.

In addition to teaching and mentoring emerging scholars, he serves in academic and editorial leadership roles internationally. He supervises doctoral research candidates advancing conceptual and system-level understanding of evolving professional roles, workforce evolution, and health system integration.

Dr. Batt’s efforts are focused on collaborative leadership, building research capacity, and translating knowledge into meaningful policy and practice improvements.

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Strengthening health systems

I work to strengthen health systems through applied research, informing intelligent policy development, and system design, with a particular focus on prehospital, primary, and community-based care. My work supports governments, regulators, and health organizations to improve quality, safety, integration, and sustainability across complex health systems.

Improving care for marginalized populations

I focus on improving access, equity, and outcomes for underserved and structurally marginalized populations through culturally safe care models, needs assessments and health system innovation. This work emphasizes co-design, Indigenous health, rural and remote care, and addressing structural and social determinants of health.

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Advancing health workforce policy and regulation

My work advances health workforce policy by exploring professional regulation, advanced practice, education, and workforce optimization—particularly for paramedicine and emerging health professions. I engage with regulators, professional bodies, and policymakers to support evidence-informed reform, self-regulation, and modernized workforce models.

Translating evidence into policy & practice

Across all areas of my work, I prioritize knowledge translation—bridging research, policy, and clinical practice to drive real-world impact. This includes guideline development, standards-setting, expert advisory roles to government, and global collaborations that ensure evidence meaningfully informs decision-making.

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Equity

Co-chair a $1.2million program funded by Healthcare Excellence Canada to support 36 paramedic service teams across Canada to embed social prescribing practices in collaboration with community partners.

Research capacity

Co-chair the Steering Committee of an open-access, research repository dedicated to fostering open science and enhancing the visibility and accessibility of outputs and datasets related to emergency health services in Canada.

Policy

Co-chair an expert Technical Committee tasked with developing a new standard for all out-of-hospital care and inter-facility transport organizations in Canada.

Policy & Workforce

Provide expert advice on the development of evidence-informed strategies related to community parmedicine program maturity models, contextual program development and workforce evolution.

Competency

Lead the development of a contemporary competency framework for the Massage Therapy profession in Canada.

Policy & Regulation

Lead the mapping of competencies of paramedics from select jurisdictions to the regulatory standard in New Brunswick.

Policy

Provide expert input into national review of community paramedicine, and the evidence to support CP programs to reduce 911 calls, unnecessary ED visits and avoidable hospital re-admissions.

Policy

Provide expert advice on paramedic and health system advocacy to municipal government advocacy group advocating for 103 small urban and rural municipalities across eastern Ontario, serving 1.1M residents

Workforce preparation

Lead external reviews of post-secondary health programs, informing provincial decisions on program quality, accreditation readiness, and workforce education standards in Ontario

Competency

Lead the development of a contemporary competency framework for Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technologists in Alberta

Equity

Contributing to provincial leadership of social prescribing advocacy to improve access to community care and social services for older adults across in Ontario through 125+ senior centres, resulting in almost 5000 referrals

Competency

Provided expert input on competency frameworks across multiple health profession and health system reform projects in North America, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa and Australia.

Policy

Provide expert input into national standards related to opioid crisis response, information systems, community paramedicine, and professional competencies.

Policy & Competency

Provide expert input into provincial standards for community paramedicine; led the development of a provincial specialist competency framework; advised policymakers on service and regulatory design.

Workforce retention

Led the development of a contemporary national competency framework for paramedics, and a career framework to structure career advancement to improve workforce retention.

Equity

Supervised the exploration of community paramedic programs ability to meet social needs, and led the development of a bespoke HEC funded needs assessment tool for those developing programs.

Clinical governance

Provided expert advise related to advanced practice, regulatory reform and workforce evolution on a clinical governance and system review of a large North American emergency health service.

Equity

Conducted a review of paramedic service provision and standards for a remote and isolated First Nations community that supported federal investment in community paramedicine.

Current Supervised Projects

Policy

Supervise doctoral research advancing conceptual and system-level understanding of evolving paramedicine role in policy related to people who use drugs.

Student: Jennifer Bolster

Workforce retention

Supervise doctoral research examining organizational and systemic factors that contribute to mental health impacts on the workforce.

Student: Jennifer McCool-Closs

Integrated care

Supervise doctoral research informing advancing integrated care through an intentional focus on equitable engagement of stakeholders and community partners.

Student: Cheryl Cameron

Workforce retention

Supervise doctoral research examining the co-design and development of psychological supports for first responders’ families and friends.

Student: Michelle O’Toole

Competency

Committee member for doctoral research developing a co-created competency framework for mental health clinicians working with Black youth in Ontario.

Student: Rhonda Boateng

Scope of practice

Supervise doctoral research contributing to developing advanced practice workforce capability in paramedicine in Ontario.

Student: Shannon Leduc

Regulation

Committee member for doctoral research exploring evaluation of regulatory college performance.

Student: Michelle Lui

Policy

Supervise master’s research contributing to developing community paramedicine program maturity model

Student: Brianna Wilson

Clinical Practice

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Student: TBA

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