Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity Medical Student Research Awards

2026

The 2026 recipients of the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity Summer Medical Student Research Awards are:

Dawydenko, Kaylyn – Setting the Stage for Health Equity: Theatre-Based Knowledge Translation in Rural and Remote Healthcare (Supervisor: Dr. Erin Cameron)

Palmer, Naomi – Nourishing Health Education Coalition, Indigenous and northern food prescribing, food sovereignty, Food as Medicine (Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Leblanc)

2025

The 2025 recipients of the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity Summer Medical Student Research Awards are:

Campbell, Madyson – 1) Does Reality Meet Expectations? Examining patient engagement in medical student selection; 2) Canadian Network for Youth-Friendly Mental Health Services: developing a standard for implementing, evaluating, and improving
(Supervisor: Dr. Chiachen Cheng)

Robinson, Maxwell – Artificial Intelligence for Diabetes Care: Advancing Health Equity Through Human-Centered AI in Northwestern Ontario
(Supervisor: Dr. Barbara Zelek)

Stevenson, Paige – Equity in Cancer Screening in Northwestern Ontario: Knowledge translation to optimize the implementation and scalability of equity-focused cancer screening initiatives identified in the All Nations Health Partners Ontario Health Team
(Supervisor: Dr. Barbara Zelek)