Call for Research Rounds
Have you or a member of your research team presented a study at a conference or released findings for a new publication? Would you like an opportunity to engage, inspire and connect with your fellow family practice researchers? The Research Rounds provide a platform for us to come together as a department, share our latest findings and foster collaboration. If you or a team member are interested in doing a virtual presentation for the Research Rounds, reach out to Hiresh Gindwani, DFP Research Coordinator at hiresh.g@ubc.ca.
CIHR Grant Awarded
Advancing Equity-Focused Implementation Science: A Multiple Case Study of Best Practices for Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care has been awarded funding for 2024-2027. Principal Investigator JA Shaw (U Toronto), Co-Principal Investigators include RJ Petrella and J Kornelson (UBC) with: N Clark, PJ O’Campo, CA Steel Grey, I Aberjirinde, A David, K McGrail, J Rayner, L Stephenson, W Wodchis, O Bhattacharyya, J Murphy, V Redditt, S Torres, R Yoon, A Browne, D Martin, C Risdon, P Wankah Nji.
Provider Experience Study: Primary Care for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness (PriSMI)
Take part in a single 60-minute interview about your experiences. PriSMI is a CIHR-funded research program about the role of primary care in managing chronic illness among people living with serious mental illness (SMI). People with SMI often experience barriers to care, and understanding how primary care services are provided to them may help reduce avoidable hospitalizations and deaths. For the provider interview study, the PriSMI team is looking for family physicians and primary care nurse practitioners to describe their experiences caring for people living with SMI. Participants will receive a $120 honorarium for a 60-minute interview. Interested? Please check your eligibility here.
For more information, contact erandall@uottawa.ca.
Applications Open for EduCanada Scholarships for 2024-2025
Go Global is currently accepting from prospective Visiting International Research Students (VIRS) applications for the following programs:
1. Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) (UBC deadline Tuesday, March 5, 2024)
2. Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (UBC deadline Thursday, March 7, 2024)
3. Study in Canada Scholarships (UBC deadline Thursday, March 7, 2024)
General Eligibility Criteria:
- These awards are available to Visiting International Research Students (VIRS) to undertake research or study at UBC for a period of 4 to 6 months
- Students currently enrolled in a UBC degree are ineligible to apply
- The candidate’s research may commence as early as August 1, 2024 and no later than February 1, 2025
- All awards are available to graduate and undergraduate students for study or research activity
- For undergraduate exchange students, a signed agreement or understanding between UBC and the student’s home institution must be in place at the time of application and must be from a current UBC student mobility partner institution. For a list of UBC mobility partners, please consult the partner university search tool
- Preference is given to students coming to undertake research from institutions with which UBC has established research activity
Due to the large number of applications, an internal ranking of applications will be undertaken by a cross-UBC committee that will consider the strength of research, the applicant’s letter of intent, and alignment with UBC’s strategic initiatives.
*For specific eligibility requirements for each program, please visit the website.
Application Process:
EduCanada requires all applications to be submitted by a single representative at UBC on behalf of the student. As such, the Go Global office at the Vancouver campus plays a coordinating role in this process, and submits all applications on behalf of the University of British Columbia.
The deadline to nominate and submit all application documentation for the Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) is Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
The deadline for the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program and Study in Canada program is Thursday, March 7, 2024.
We ask that the complete application be submitted to go.global@ubc.ca by the due date in order to ensure that the application can be reviewed and processed in time.
V Foundation for Cancer Research Translational Grant
UBC is anticipating an invitation to nominate one applicant to apply to the V Foundation for Cancer Research Translational Grant. This grant opportunity is intended to support adult cancer research that moves a novel strategy from the laboratory into a human clinical trial or uses specimens from a clinical trial to develop biomarkers or mechanisms.
Award Highlights:
The Translational grant provides researchers with $800,000 over 4 years (indirect costs up to 10% of direct costs allowed) to support preclinical/translational research as described above. The research should apply in some direct way to human beings within 3 years of the end of the grant.
Please note that epidemiology, behavioral science, and health services research projects are not eligible for this grant.
Applicant Eligibility:
Faculty must have dedicated research space as well as dedicated research time, and be eligible for Principal Investigator status on major research grants (e.g. R01 Grants from NIH). Though the sponsor indicates that tenure is a requirement, clinical faculty who can meet the above criteria are eligible from UBC.
Nomination Process:
As an invited institution, UBC is required to hold an internal adjudication of potential nominees and select one candidate to move forward for nomination to the V Foundation.
UBC internal selection deadline: February 29, 2024 (5pm)
Interested candidates should submit the following items by the internal selection deadline of February 29th, 2024 to kevin.mccartney@ubc.ca:
1) Summary of research proposal (1 page max)
2) Up to date UBC CV
3) Draft recommendation letter (3 pages max), with confirmation that this has been reviewed and approved by your Department Head, or any Head able to allocate resources.
The 3-page letter should address:
- Why you should be selected
- The institutional resources available to you
- How you incorporate EDI into your work and leadership
- How science communication to a diverse audience is (or will be) part of your work / mentoring plan (as appropriate)
- How patient advocacy / communication is (or will be) part of your work / mentoring plan (as appropriate)
The 1-page research proposal should provide an appropriate and sufficiently detailed plan to move a novel strategy from the laboratory into human clinical trial OR uses clinical trial specimens to develop biomarkers or mechanisms.
Please send all relevant materials to Kevin McCartney, Award Nomination Development Officer (Health) by February 29 (5pm). A panel of UBC reviewers will select one (1) candidate for nomination to the V Foundation in March (TBD), and a full application will be due in April (TBD) if selected.
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