Global Health Night/Friesen Lecture 2023: Detailed program

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About the Friesen Lecture

The Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research was established in recognition of Dr. Friesen’s distinguished leadership, vision and innovative contributions to health research and health research policy. The award, announced each spring, supports an annual fall lecture or series of lectures by a worthy and accomplished speaker of international stature on topics related to the advancement of health research and its evolving contributions to society. The Friesen Prize is a joint project of Friends of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Learn more about The Friesen Prize.

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Speaker Biographies

Dr. Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

Dr. Zulfiqar A. Bhutta PhD, MBBS, FRCPCH, FAAP, FRS, is the recipient of the 2023 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research. Dr. Bhutta is the Distinguished University Professor and Founding Director of the Institute for Global Health and Development and the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, at the Aga Khan University. He also holds the Robert Harding Inaugural Chair in Global Child Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and is the Co-Director of the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health. He holds adjunct professorships at several leading Universities globally including the Schools of Public Health at Johns Hopkins (Baltimore), George Washington University (DC), Boston University School of Public Health, University of Alberta as well as the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He is a designated Distinguished National Professor of the Government of Pakistan and Chairs the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Health, Pakistan. Dr. Bhutta was a member of the Independent Expert Review Group (iERG) appointed by the UN Secretary General for monitoring global progress in maternal and child health MDGs (2011-2015). He represented the global academic and research organizations on the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (Gavi) Board and served on its Evaluation Advisory Committee. Dr. Bhutta was also the co-Chair of the Global Countdown for 2015 and 2030 Initiatives from 2006-2017, co-Chair of the Maternal and Child Health oversight committee of World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) and a technical member of the high-level UN Health and Human Rights committee. He has served as co-Chair of Knowledge and Science committee of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) and was a member of the Independent Expert Group producing the Global Nutrition Reports since its inception in 2014 to 2021. Dr Bhutta was a member of the WHO Strategic Advisory Committee for Vaccines (SAGE) from 2010-15 and is a member of STAGE, the strategic and technical advisory group for maternal, child and adolescent health of WHO. He is currently the Executive Director of the NCD Child Secretariat based at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.

Dr. Bhutta was educated at the University of Peshawar (MBBS) and obtained his PhD from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. He has published ten books, over 150 book chapters, and 1275 indexed publications to date. He is one of the most highly cited academics in global health (H index 203, i10 index 985, >275,000 citations) and has ranked among the top 1% of Highly Cited Researchers globally by the Web of Science consecutively since 2013. He has been a leading member of major Lancet series reflecting his advocacy in global health, whose evidence-based interventions have strengthened global Health Research Policy. Most outstanding is his work on the “first thousand days” of life. He leads large research groups based in Canada, Pakistan & Central Asia with a special interest in research synthesis, scaling up evidence-based interventions in community settings and implementation research in fragile health systems. He led the recent Lancet series on optimizing child and adolescent health (2022) which provides a blueprint for post COVID-19 recovery for children globally.

Dr. Bhutta has received numerous awards over the years, most recently being recognized by the Senate of Canada with its Canada 150 Medal for contributions to Global Child Health, admitted to the National Academy of Medicine and elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was awarded the Roux Prize 2021 for his work on evidence-based public health impact and is the recipient of the 2022 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health award. He is ranked among the top 100 medical scientists globally by Research.com.

Hon. Keith Martin PC

Hon. Keith Martin PC is the founding Executive Director of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), based in Washington, DC.

Between 1993-2011, he served as a Member of Parliament in Canada’s House of Commons representing a riding in British Columba. He held shadow ministerial portfolios in foreign affairs, international development, and health and served as Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary for Defense. He is a member of the Queen’s Privy Council. His primary areas of interest are global health, foreign policy, international development, conservation and the environment.

Dr. Martin has been on numerous diplomatic missions to areas in crisis, practiced as a physician on the Mozambique border during that country’s civil war and has travelled widely in Africa. He spent many years volunteering on conservation efforts in South Africa.

He has authored more than 170 published editorial pieces and has appeared frequently as a commentator on television and radio. Dr Martin has been a longstanding advocate for action on climate change.

Jill Baumgartner

Jill Baumgartner is an Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Institute for Health and Social Policy and the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health at McGill University. She also is an Associate Member of the McGill School of Environment. Dr. Baumgartner studies exposure to environmental pollutants and their affect on human health in the context of urbanization and development. She holds a joint Ph.D. in Population Health Sciences and Environment & Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Masters in Population and International Health from Harvard University. She was a Global Renewable Energy Leadership Fellow at the Institute on the Environment (University of Minnesota) from 2011-2013 and a visiting researcher at Tsinghua University in 2012. 

Emma Buajitti

Emmalin Buajitti is a PhD student in epidemiology at McGill University. She is a Vanier Scholar interested in the relationship between neighbourhoods, environment, and health. Emmalin’s thesis focuses on neighbourhood-level environmental exposures in Accra, Ghana, where she is also involved in ongoing work to measure small-scale variations in indoor and outdoor temperature and heat risk.

Timothy Evans

Dr. Evans joined McGill University in 2019, as the Inaugural Director and Associate Dean of the School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Associate Vice-Principal (Global Policy and Innovation). In April 2020, he was named Executive Director of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. Before McGill, he led a long career at the forefront of advancing global health equity and strengthening health systems delivery.

Lesley Fellows

Dr. Lesley Fellows, MDCM, DPhil, is Vice-Principal (Health Affairs) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Fellows joined McGill’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) in 2004 and is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, as well as a Neurologist at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and the Royal Victoria Hospital at the McGill University Health Centre. Dr. Fellows holds a Bachelor of Science in physiology and a medical degree from McGill University. She completed her Neurology residency at McGill as well, followed by post-doctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania. A Rhodes Scholar, she earned a DPhil in neurophysiology from the University of Oxford. In 2021, she was appointed a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

Charles Larson

Charles Larson completed his medical degree and specializations in Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine & Public Health at McGill University. Dr. Larson’s academic career has primarily focused on capacity building and implementation research to support the scaling up of life-saving interventions for children under the age of five. In 2015, Dr. Larson returned to Montreal where he joined the Departments of EBOH and Pediatrics, and the McGill Global Health Programs, for which he currently serves as the Director. 

David Malkin

Dr. Malkin is Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Biophysics in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He holds the CIBC Children’s Foundation Chair in Child Health Research, is a Staff Oncologist in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Director of the Cancer Genetics program, and a Senior Scientist in the Genetics and Genome Biology Program at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Malkin co-leads the SickKids Precision Child Health initiative. He co-directs the SickKids Cancer Sequencing (KiCS) program which integrates next generation sequencing (NGS) into clinical care of children with cancer, and Director of the pan-Canadian PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE (PROFYLE) initiative which is establishing a pipeline to incorporate NGS into novel clinical trials for children and young adults with hard-to-cure cancers across Canada. Dr. Malkin’s research focuses on genetic mechanisms of childhood cancer susceptibility particularly in the context of TP53 and Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Recently, his work has addressed the application of genomics to clinical surveillance and treatment approaches for children and adults at genetic ‘high risk’ for cancer. Dr. Malkin has received numerous awards recognizing his clinical, research and mentorship work, most recently being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Christopher Manfredi

Professor Christopher Manfredi has served as Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) at McGill since 2015 and was the Dean of McGill’s Faculty of Arts between 2006 and 2015. He joined McGill’s Department of Political Science in 1988, and served as Chair of the Department from 2000 to 2006.

Emcees for the evening

Yasmine Elmi

Yasmine is a second-year McGill Master student in Family Medicine and a 2023 McGill Undergraduate Global Health Graduate Scholar supported by the Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Graduate Award. Yasmine is also a 2022 McCall MacBain Scholar.

Alua Kulenova

Alua is a first-year McGill Master student in Family Medicine and she is the 2023-24 Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Journal of Global Health.

Paulami Sen

Paulami is a Medical student student and a 2022 McGill Global Health Scholar supported by the Margaret W. Siber MDCM 1970 and George R. Siber MDCM 1970 Global Heath Scholar Award.

Global Health Programs Award Recipients

Global Health Scholars (Undergraduate)

The McGill Global Health Scholars - Undergraduate program provides opportunities for undergraduate students to learn about and gain hands-on experience in global health research under the mentorship of McGill supervisors.

Global Health Scholars (Graduate)

The McGill Global Health Scholars - Graduate program supports McGill graduate students (Masters and PhD) engaged in global health research projects.

• Tamara Ajeeb, PhD candidate, Human Nutrition | Joseph I. Wolfsdorf Fund for Global Child Health
• Vibhuti Dikshit, Masters of Law | GHP Director’s Discretionary Fund
• Yasmine Elmi, MSc, Family Medicine, Global Health concentration | Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Graduate Award
• Cyntia Kraichati, PhD Candidate, Anthropology | GHP Director’s Discretionary Fund
• Isabel Munoz Beaulieu, MSc Family Medicine, Global Health concentration | Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Graduate Award
• Cherinet Osebo, PhD Candidate, Global Surgery Stream | Mary A Metcalf International Travel Fund.
• Ruben Valle, PhD candidate, Mental Health | Mary A Metcalf International Travel Fund
• Fio Vialard, MSc Epidemiology | Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Graduate Award

Global Health Outreach Project Leaders

McGill Global Health Outreach Projects provide opportunities for McGill students to learn about global health through a variety of media, journalism and publishing initiatives.

• Samir Gouin, Editor-In-Chief, McGill Perspectives on Global Health
• Alua Kulenova, Editor-In-Chief, McGill Journal of Global Health

Global Health Travel Awards

GHP Travel Awards support McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences students and residents with travel funding for global health-related electives, fellowships, practicums, research projects, and other initiatives both abroad and in Canada.

• Emma Baggio, MscA Occupational Therapy | Luger-Mikelberg Travel Award For Global Health
• Alexandra Bumbu, MSc Public Health | Ambassador Paul Frazer Travel Award for Global Health
• David Caviedes, MSc Public Health | Ambassador Paul Frazer Travel Award for Global Health
• Annie Chabot,  Pediatrics Resident| Bubbie and Nanny Global Health Travel Award
• Rose Di Ioia, MDCM | The Medical Class of 1984 Student Bursary
• Alissa Di Lonardo, MScA Occupational Therapy | Luger-Mikelberg Graduate Travel Award for Global Health
• Sarah Gaudreau, MDCM | Dr. Freda M.Omaswa Travel Award for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
• Felicia Gisondi, MSc Psychiatry | Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Graduate Award
• Michelle Kwok, Allergy and Immunology Resident | Global Health Travel Awards for Postgraduate Medical Residents
• Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, MDCM | Ashworth Student Travel Award
• Salma Rehimini, Pediatrics Resident | Bubbie and Nanny Global Health Travel Award
• Kenneth Tan, MDCM | The Medicine Class of 1965 International Health Student Fund
• Mariana Useche, Family Medicine Resident | Global Health Travel Awards for Postgraduate Medical Residents

Global and Local Community Awards

Global and local community awards are available to McGill medical students and residents working with underserved populations in Montreal or elsewhere.

• Frederique Sauvé, MDCM | Dr. Yuk Chan Ma and Dr. Yuen Kok Chan Prize in Multicultural and International Medicine
• Jessica Matschek, MDCM | Dr. Yuk Chan Ma and Dr. Yuen Kok Chan Prize in Multicultural and International Medicine
• Valerie Lavigne, Family Medicine Resident | Alex W. Strasberg MDCM 1921 and Harvey M. Weinstein MDCM 1967 Global Health Award
• Nehal Islam, MDCM | Alex W. Strasberg MDCM 1921 and Harvey M. Weinstein MDCM 1967 Global Health Award

Dr. Donald A. Henderson Prize for Outstanding Global Health Research

Global and local community awards are available to McGill medical students and residents working with underserved populations in Montreal or elsewhere.

• Dr. Sapha Barkati, Department of Medicine
  • Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries
• Pr. Jura Augustinavicius, Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy
  • Priorities for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Intervention Research in the Context of the Climate Crisis: A Modified Delphi Study

GHP supporters:

• Ashworth Student Travel Award: Established by M. Anthony Ashworth MDCM 1961 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 practicing 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 of Medicine upon the recommendation of the Director of the Global Health Program. One-two award(s) will be disbursed in each application round.

• Bubbie and Nanny Global Health Travel Award: Established in 2015 by Michael Shevell, BSc 1980, M.D.,C.M. 1984, 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 who are pursuing an elective overseas in under- resourced areas in the world, or among underserved populations in Canada or for healthcare professionals involved in a McGill project overseas. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs, the Pediatric Residency Program Directors and the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program Director.

• Dr. Freda M. Omaswa Travel Award for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases: Established in 2017 in memory of Freda M. Omaswa, MDCM 2008 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 upon the recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs to provide travel support for a MDCM student traveling to Africa in order to gain experience in tropical and infectious diseases. Preference will be given to a MDCM student traveling to Uganda. Value: approximately $3,000.

  The Dr. Freda Omaswa Travel award was established to honour and perpetuate the legacy of Dr Freda M. Omaswa, who graduated from McGill Med in 2008.

  Freda was an accomplished and highly talented scientist, physician and infectious disease specialist. Her vision was the attainment of empowered healthy populations in Uganda, Africa and the world. She succumbed to metastatic colon cancer in 2016, at the age of 33 years.

  Even after being diagnosed with terminal cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, Freda remained active in her research, which involved a partnership between the National Institute of Health in the U.S. and UBC. She was working on a malaria vaccine project.

  For those adventurous of spirit and generous of heart, with a special interest in traveling to the African continent, this is an opportunity to expand your medical horizons. Freda lived her live with humility and humor, and these characteristics will serve a worthy recipient well.

  There may also be an opportunity to link with the Freda Omaswa Ssemeganda Health and Education group in Uganda for those who are interested. You may check out their link at: foshefoundation.org.

• Global Health Travel Awards for Postgraduate Medical Residents: Established in 2015 by the Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) program and GHP, this award supports McGill medicine residents and fellows pursuing their global health interests through an elective or research project. Any registered McGill University medical resident or fellow (any year, any specialty) in good standing is eligible. While purely clinical electives can be proposed, research-oriented projects will be given preference. The elective or research work must be conducted in a low or middle income country, or among underserved populations in Canada (i.e. Aboriginal populations). Awards will be given for 4 week or 8 week electives or research projects at varying amounts. Awarded by the Faculty Medicine upon the recommendation of the Director of the Global Health Program and Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education.

• Joseph I. Wolfsdorf Fund for Global Child Health: The fund will provide travel support for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, and healthcare and allied professionals who are pursuing an elective or working on a global maternal & child health project at the University. Travel is expected to take place overseas in under-resourced areas of the world, or among underserved populations in Canada. Value: varies

• Luger-Mikelberg Travel Award for Global Health: Established in 2017 by Sherry Luger, MD CM 1983 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 upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs. Preference will be given to students traveling to Africa and Rwanda, or indigenous communities in Canada. Value: varies.

• 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 upon the recommendation of the Director of the Global Health Program. One bursary will be awarded in each application round.

• OMAF Scholarship: The Osler Medical Aid Foundation 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 4 weeks. Scholarships of up to $1,000 are available to support travel and accommodation expenses.

• The Knightsgrange Foundation. The Foundation supports all aspects of the program including mentorship by academic staff, summer placement on international global health projects, training events, and other unique opportunities. Undergraduate student recipients supported by the Knightsgrange Foundation are known as John Locke Churchill Scholars.

• Dr. Kenneth Remsen Global Health Award - Established in 2018 by Dr. Kenneth Alan Remsen, MDCM 1980. To provide travel support and/or stipends for one or more outstanding MDCM students enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine who are participating in the Global Health Scholars program by undertaking a mentored global health project in an international setting, in Northern Canada, or from Montreal. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs. Value: varies.

• Dr. Milan K. Sen Travel Award in Global Health Surgery - Established in 2016 by Dr. Milan Sen, BSc 1994, MDCM 1998, to provide travel support for undergraduate medical students interested in global surgery within the Faculty of Medicine who are pursuing research projects overseas in under resourced areas in the world, or among underserved populations in Canada or U.S.A. (e.g. the Indigenous populations). Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs in consultation with the Centre for Global Surgery at the McGill University Health Centre. Value: Varies.

• Margaret W. Siber MDCM 1970 and George R. Siber MDCM 1970 Global Heath Scholar Award  - Established in 2020 by Margaret W. Siber, MDCM 1970, and George R. Siber, MDCM 1970, in honor of the 50th anniversary of their graduation, to inspire a passion for global health. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, upon the recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs, to students participating in the Global Health Scholars Program. This award provides support for one or more undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the Faculty who are undertaking a mentored global health research and/or clinical training project internationally, among Indigenous communities in North America or in Montreal. Support may include funds for travel, housing, research, and/or clinical experiences. Value: varies

• The Medicine Class of 1965 International Health Student Fund - Established in May 2000 by the Class of Medicine 1965 in appreciation of the education they received at McGill.  Funds will be used to allow medical students to pursue research or clinical electives overseas.  One bursary will be awarded in each application round.

• Spencer-Hick Family Global Health Education and Training Fund - The goal of the Fund is to support undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows pursuing training, travel, fieldwork, research, and other activities related to global health. Value: varies.

• Dr. Alice Benjamin Global Maternal and Child Health Awards - Established in 2018 in honour of Dr. Alice Benjamin by family, friends and patients whose lives she touched throughout her career. To provide support for one or more students or trainees who are pursuing an elective or a research project overseas in under-resourced areas of the world. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs. First preference will be given to medical residents. Second preference will be given to all undergraduate, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine. Value: varies.

• Leduc, Davis, Brun, & De Rito Undergraduate Award for Global Health - Established in 2016 by Francine Davis, B Phys Ther 1969, BSc(PT) 1985, and continued by her sons, Stephan Leduc, BA 1996, and Nicolas Leduc in 2021. In memory of, and gratitude, for the support of Jeanne Brun, Gisèle Brun and Tony De Rito. For outstanding undergraduate students at McGill University undertaking a mentored research project including an international component with McGill 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.

• Ambassador Paul Frazer Travel Award for Global Health - Established in 2015 by Paul Frazer, BA 1970, to provide support for two graduate students in the Masters of Public Health Program in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill University, who are completing the practicum in under-resourced areas of the world. Spring. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine upon the recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs, and the Director of the MScPH program. For more information, please email mscph.eboh [at] mcgill.ca.

• Mary A Metcalf International Travel Fund - The Mary A. Metcalf International Travel Fund is designated to support international research of undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-graduate medical residents within the Faculty of Medicine. Elective, research project or community service program must be at least four weeks. Its intent is to promote the training of health care workers and researchers to combat global health disparities, by supporting students to work with underserved populations in resource limited settings.

• Soe-Lin-Hecht Global Health Graduate Award - Established in 2019 by Dr. Shan Soe-Lin, BSc 2003, PhD 2009, Dr. Robert Hecht, and Hla Hla Myint Soe-Lin. To provide support for one or more outstanding Master's students in the Faculty of Medicine and conducting research in public health or epidemiology. For students conducting research overseas in low or middle-income countries, or in an indigenous community in Canada. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs.

• Dr. Alice M. Chan‐Yip Humanitarian Global Health Initiatives Award - Established in 2022 by Alice M. Chan-Yip, C.M., MD CM 1962, FRCPC, FAAP, D.Sc. honoris causa 2018. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, upon the recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs and the Director of the School of Population and Global Health, to one or more undergraduate or graduate students in the School. This award may be used to help defray costs related to travel and research for students participating in health-focused emergency or humanitarian relief projects. Preference will be given to students engaging in nutrition or mental health focused research or intervention through fieldwork.

• Alex W. Strasberg MD CM 1921 and Harvey M. Weinstein MD CM 1967 Global Health Award: Established in 2016 by Rhona Weinstein (née Strasberg) BA 1967, MA 1969, and Harvey M. Weinstein BSc 1963, MD CM 1967, in honour of Rhona’s late father, Alex W. Strasberg, MD CM 1921 and Harvey M. Weinstein, MD CM 1967, 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 McGill 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 McGill. 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 post-graduate 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. The value of this award will vary.

• Dr. Yuk Chan Ma and Dr. Yuen Kok Chan Prize in Multicultural and International Medicine: This award is for a project that has ALREADY been completed. Established in October 2006 by Dr. Alice Chan‐Yip, M.D., C.M. 1962, in memory of her late parents, the prize is awarded annually by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Scholarship Committee to a medical student who participates in a Canadian multicultural or international elective, research project or community service experience of at least four weeks. The prize (up to $1000) will be awarded to the student who presents the best project demonstrating an understanding of the contribution of social and cultural factors to health

• Dr. Margaret Siber Global Health Scholar Award: Established in 2017 by Dr. Margaret Siber, MDCM 1970. To provide travel support and/or stipends for one or more outstanding MDCM students enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine who are participating in the Global Health Scholars program by undertaking a mentored global health project in an international setting, in Northern Canada, or from Montreal. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs. Value: varies

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

• Global Health Scholars (Undergraduate) Program - Call for Faculty Project Proposals: Deadline: November 14

  GHP is accepting global health project submissions from all McGill Faculties and Schools and provides funding for a $2,500 stipend and up to $2,500 to cover student travel, if applicable for selected projects.

  Student applications open in January 2024

• Informed Investment in Health Innovation Scholars- Call for Faculty Project Proposals: Deadline: November 14

  GHP is accepting global health project submissions from McGill Faculty members associated with the Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and will provide a co-investigator specializing in cost assessment, economic evaluation, and modeling as well as funding for a $2,500 stipend.

  Student applications open in January 2024

• How do we handle disinformation agents in public health? November 23

  The McGill School of Poulation and Global Health will hosts a special panel discussion with keynote speaker Prof. Timothy Caulfield, moderator Dr. Tim Evans and panelists Dr. Annick Gauthier, Roxanne Khamsi and Prof. Madhu Pai.
   
• Climate Adaptation and Resilient Communities: Policy, Research and Practice -Student Applications: Deadline: November 24

  Senior undergraduate and graduate-level McGill students from all disciplines are welcome to apply to this scholarship program which includes a 90-day research internship in Trinidad.

• McGill Interprofessional Global Health Course: Registration deadline: December 15

  This student-led, non-credit course aims to engage participants in an interdisciplinary discussion of global health. This year's theme is "Mobility in Global Health".

• McGill Journal of Global Health (MJGH) Submissions: Next quarterly deadline: December 21
  The MJGH is an interdisciplinary student-run and peer-reviewed journal that features research and articles on topics at the intersection of social, biomedical, environmental, global, and local perspectives on health.
• McGill Perspectives on Global Health: Accepting pitches on a rolling basis

  Perspectives is an online publication that elevates diverse voices and sheds light on research, advocacy and other initiatives in global health.

• McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health: May 21 - June 14, 2024
  The Summer Institutes offer short courses featuring internationally known faculty, with a focus on highly applicable new knowledge and opportunities to network with global health professionals from around the world. Registration for next year’s 15 courses will open by January 2024.

• Global Health Travel Awards: Rolling applications
  GHP Travel Awards support McGill students and residents with travel funding for global health-related electives, fellowships, practicums, research projects, and other initiatives both abroad and in Canada.