Global Health and Travel Awards for Undergraduate Medicine
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globalhealth [at] mcgill.ca.
- The Ashworth Student Travel Award
- Established by M. Anthony Ashworth M.D.,C.M. 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 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 upon the recommendation of the Director of the Global Health Program. Two awards will be disbursed in each application round.
- Value: varies.
- Cavazzoni Family Undergraduate Global Health Award
- Estblished in 2015 by Patrizia Adele Cavazzoni, M.D.,C.M. 1987, for three to five outstanding undergraduate students at 91ÉçÇø undertaking a mentored research project including an international component with 91ÉçÇø Global Health Programs. Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine upon recommendation of the Director of Global Health Programs.
- 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. 1962, in memory of her late parents. Awarded annually by the Faculty of Medicine 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.
- Elaine E.L. Wang M.D.,C.M. Travel
Award
- Established in 2015 by Elaine E.L. Wang,
M.D.,C.M. 1977, 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 upon recommendation
of the Director of Global Health Programs.
- Value: $3,000.
- The 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.
- Value: varies.
- The Medical Class of '65 Student Bursary
- Established in May 2000 by the Class of Medicine 1965 in appreciation of the education they received at 91ÉçÇø. 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 upon the
recommendation of the Director of the Global Health Program. One
bursary will be awarded in each application round.
- Value: varies.
- OMAF Travel Award
- 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 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.
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