EDI Scholarship in Health and Medical Education Funding Competition
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship in Health and Medical Education Funding Competition
We are pleased to announce the 3rd annual funding competition focused on health and medical education scholarship in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and Indigenous health.
Letters of Intent are due 30 October 2023. See full announcement for requirements and eligibility criteria.
Please note that all applicants are required to participate in the Indigenous Health Education Pathways to Healing Circle (see Pathways to Healing Circle section in the full announcement) prior to submitting an LOI.
Projects submitted to this competition cannot also be submitted to the OHMES Research & Innovation in Health & Medical Education Funding Competition.
2022-23 Award Recipients
There were 9 Letters of Intent received with 7 of those invited to submit a full proposal. All 7 submitted a full proposal which were reviewed by the EDI Funding Competition Review Committee representing ILGH, OHMES, and OPED. Five of the proposals received total funding of $49,754:
Dr. Tito Daodu
Standardized Transformative Anti-Racism Training (START) - Implementation of Anti-Racism Education for Post-Graduate Medical Learners ($9,990)
Dr. Janet de Groot
Education to enhance embodied learning with a decolonizing narrative-based pedagogical tool to address anti-Indigenous racism ($9,764)
Dr. Shannon Ruzycki
Exclusivity of Spaces and Structures in the Medical Training Environment ($10,000)
Dr. Prism Schneider
Applying EDUCATE to Medical Student Intimate Partner Violence Training (mEDUCATE) – Continued Research ($10,000)
Dr. Lauren Walker
Expanding Understanding Sexual Function and Sexual Practices among Transgender and Non-binary People (EXPAND-TNB) ($10,000)
2021-22 Award Recipients
There were 9 Letters of Intent received with 7 of those invited to submit a full proposal. Five full proposals were received and reviewed by the eight member EDI Funding Competition Review Committee representing ILGH, OHMES, OPED and a number of equity-deserving groups.
The following were each awarded a $5,000 grant:
Dr. Jori Hardin
Enhancing Skin of Color Dermatology Training at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Dr. Laurie Hiemstra
Gender Equity and Inclusion for Canadian Orthopaedics (GDICanOrth)
Dr. Alyshah Kaba
Indigenous Themed Simulation: Practice for Change
Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu
Exploring Undergraduate Medical Students’ Sense of Belonging across Medical Schools in Canada