Global Health and Travel Awards for Undergraduate Medicine
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- Alex W. Strasberg M.D.,C.M.'21 and Harvey M. Weinstein M.D.,C.M.'67 Global Health Award
- Established in 2016 by Rhona Weinstein (née Strasberg), B.A.'67, M.A.'69, and Harvey M. Weinstein, B.Sc.'63, M.D.,C.M.'67, in honour of Rhona's late father, Alex W. Strasberg, M.D.,C.M.'21 and Harvey M. Weinstein, M.D.,C.M.'67, both pioneers and advocates in clinical work and research related to vulnerable populations.
- An immigrant to Canada, Dr. Strasberg was among the earliest Jewish students to graduate from ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Medicine. He became a urologist on staff at the Jewish General Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital, conducted research, and taught in the Department of Urology at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ. He devoted his practice to treating the poor and was for many years the physician of choice for many in the Montreal Chinese immigrant community.
- Dr. Weinstein trained as a psychiatrist at Yale University and worked in university student health at Stanford University as well as in hospital and private practice settings. In later years he earned a public health degree from UC Berkeley and devoted his time to research and policy in refugee and immigrant health. Author of two books and numerous articles, he also became involved in human rights scholarship and advocacy about how countries respond to ethnic cleansing and genocide.
- Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs to provide support for undergraduate medical students or postgraduate residents in the Faculty who are engaged in global health research and/or clinical training related to immigrant, refugee, and aboriginal/indigenous populations, in Canada and abroad. Support may include funds for travel, housing, research, and/or clinical experiences. Preference will be given to projects of merit and projects with cross-disciplinary perspectives as well as faculty support.
- Value: varies.
- Ambassador Paul Frazer
Travel Award for Global Health
- Established in 2015 by Paul
Frazer, B.A.'70, to provide support for one or more graduate
students in the Masters of Science in Public Health program in the
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health
at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, who are completing the practicum in
under-resourced areas in the world. Awarded by the Faculty of
Medicine and Health Sciences upon the recommendation of the Director of Global Health
Programs, and Director of the M.Sc.P.H. program.
- Value: varies.
- The Ashworth Student Travel Award
- Established by M. Anthony Ashworth, M.D.,C.M.'61 and family to honour the late Dorothy and William Ashworth of Montreal, the award(s) will support medical students conducting their elective clinical clerkship in remote regions in Canada or in a developing country. As a result of his many trips to the James Bay region, Dr. Ashworth believed that practising with limited technology made the physician a better clinician. It is hoped that those who benefit from these awards make aid to underserved areas of the world a part of their future responsibility. Awarded by the Faculty Medicine and Health Sciences upon the recommendation of the Director of the Global Health Programs.
- Value: varies.
- Bubbie and Nanny Global
Health Travel Award
- Established in 2015 by Michael
Shevell, B.Sc.'80, M.D.,C.M.'84, in honor of his children's
grandmothers, to provide travel support for post-graduate medical
residents in either pediatrics or pediatric neurology within the
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences who are pursuing an elective overseas in
under-resourced areas in the world, or among underserved
populations in Canada or for professional nurses, occupational
therapists, physiotherapists, speech language therapists, or
psychologists involved in a ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ project overseas. Awarded by
the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon recommendation of the Director of
Global Health Programs, the Pediatric Residency Program Directors,
and the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program Director.
- Value: varies.
- Cavazzoni Family Undergraduate Global Health Award
- Estblished in 2015 by Patrizia Adele Cavazzoni, M.D.,C.M.'87, for three to five outstanding undergraduate students at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ undertaking a mentored research project including an international component with ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Global Health Programs. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs.
- Value: varies.
- Davis, Brun, & De Rito Undergraduate Award for Global Health
- Established in 2016 by Francine Davis, B.Phys.Ther.'69, B.Sc.(PT)'85 in memory of and gratitude for the support of Jeanne Brun, Gisèle Brun, and Tony De Rito. For outstanding undergraduate students at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ undertaking a mentored research project including an international component with ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Global Health Programs, in the area of women's and girls' health. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs.
- Value: varies.
- Dr. Freda M. Omaswa
Travel Award for the Study of Infectious and Tropical
Diseases
- Established in 2017 in memory of
Freda M. Omaswa, M.D.,C.M.'08 by her classmates, family, friends, and
colleagues. Freda was an inspirational human with an exceptional
warmth and sincerity that drove her to always put the needs of
others ahead of her own. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon
the recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs to
provide travel support for an M.D.,C.M. student travelling to Africa in
order to gain experience in tropical and infectious diseases.
Preference will be given to an M.D.,C.M. student travelling to Uganda.
- Value: approximately $3,000.
- Dr. Milan K. Sen Travel Award in Global Health Surgery
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Established in 2016 by Dr. Milan Sen, B.Sc.'94, M.D.,C.M.'98, to provide travel support for undergraduate medical students interested in global surgery within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences who are pursuing an elective overseas in under-resourced areas in the world, or among underserved populations in Canada or the U.S. (e.g., Indigenous populations). Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs in consultation with the Centre for Global Surgery at the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Health Centre.
- Value: varies.
- Dr. Yuk Chan Ma and Dr. Yuen Kok Chan Prize in Multicultural and International Medicine
- Established in October 2006 by Dr. Alice Chan-Yip, M.D.,C.M.'62, in memory of her late parents. Awarded annually by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' Scholarships Committee to a medical student who participates in a Canadian multicultural or international elective of at least four weeks. The prize will be awarded to the student who presents the best project demonstrating an understanding of the contribution of social and cultural factors to health.
- Value: varies.
- Elaine E.L. Wang M.D.,C.M. Travel
Award
- Established in 2015 by Elaine E.L. Wang,
M.D.,C.M.'77, to provide travel support for M.D.,C.M. students
who are pursuing an elective overseas in under-resourced areas in
the world. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon recommendation
of the Director of Global Health Programs.
- Value: $3,000.
- Luger-Mikelberg Travel Award for Global
Health
- Established in 2017 by Sherry Luger, M.D.,C.M.'83
and Michael Mikelberg, to provide travel support for Health
Sciences students who are pursuing an elective overseas in
under-resourced areas in the world, or among underserved
populations in Canada. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon
recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs.
Preference will be given to students travelling to Africa and
Rwanda.
- Value: varies.
- Expendable through 2020-21.
- The Mary A. Metcalf International Travel Fund
- The Mary A. Metcalf International Travel Fund is designated to support the international research of undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-graduate medical residents within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Electives, research projects, or community service programs must be at least four weeks long. The fund's intent is to promote the training of health care workers and researchers to combat global health disparities, by supporting students seeking to work with underserved populations in resource-limited settings.
- Value: varies.
- The Medicine Class of 1965 International Health Student Fund
- Established in May 2000 by the Medicine Class of 1965 in appreciation of the education they received at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ. Funds will be used to allow medical students to pursue research or clinical electives overseas. One bursary will be awarded in each application round.
- Value: varies.
- The Medical Class of '84 Student
Bursary
- Established in 2010 by Medicine Class of 1984
to commemorate their 25th reunion, the award(s) will help support
the travel and accommodation expenses of one or more senior medical
students (year 3 or 4) pursuing an elective overseas in a
developing country. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon the
recommendation of the Director of the Global Health Programs. One
bursary will be awarded in each application round.
- Value: varies.
- OMAF Travel Award
- The Osler Medical Aid Foundation (OMAF) awards are intended to support undergraduate medical students conducting service-learning or clinical electives in underserved communities both in Canada and overseas for a minimum duration of four weeks. Two scholarships of up to $1,000 will be available in each application round, to support travel and accommodation expenses. In keeping with OMAF's heritage as a student-driven scholarship initiative, a medical student will be included on the selection committee for these awards.
- Value: varies.
- William and Caroline Krishnappa Travel Award for Global Health
- Established in 2017 by Harriet H. Stairs, B.A.'67, and Andrea Stairs Krishnappa, B.A.'96, in honour of their grandchildren and children, William and Caroline Krishnappa, to provide travel support for one undergraduate student pursuing a global health project in India in the summer. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs.
- Value: $5,000.
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