The CAME Foundation
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About Us
The CAME Foundation was created in February 2012 thanks to the efforts and vision
of Dr. Meridith Marks, University of Ottawa and successfully received registered charity status
in 2013. The CAME Foundation has a Board of Directors and is dedicated to advancing eligible
activities of CAME for the benefit of medical educators and those they serve.
Health Professions Education Grants - Crowdfunding
The CAME Foundation is happy to announce the successful winners of the Health Professions Education Grants!
New this year!
CAME Foundation grants will facilitate and encourage the generation of a maximum of $5,000 through crowd-sourcing. Budgets have been designed for a $5,000 award.
• The CAME Foundation will guarantee $2,500 to each successful applicant as the starting point for crowd-sourcing
• Social media channels and the website will be used to share a 3-minute audiovisual pitch to generate up to $5,000
• If there are excess funds, the CAME Foundation will top-up the funding for project teams that did not receive donations to reach the $5,000 maximum.
• If there are no excess funds, the project team will receive the amount (minimum of $2,500) and will submit a revised budget to the CAME Foundation.
2025 Learner Health Professions Education Grant Awardee
Principal Investigator: Ms. Alexa Moschella, University of Ottawa
Project Title: Underrepresentation in medical school admissions: a scoping review
Alexa Moschella (she/her) is a third-year medical student at the University of Ottawa. Dedicated to making medical education a more accessible and inclusive space for underrepresented groups, she has spearheaded multiple initiatives including the Canadian First in Family Alliance, Canada’s first mentorship program for medical students who are the first in their family to obtain a university degree, and the Canadian Association of Hispanic and Latino Medical Students – UOttawa Chapter. As an individual who is dissatisfied with sociohistorical and geopolitical barriers that underrepresented medical school applicants face, Alexa hopes that her research project will raise awareness about these challenges and inspire change towards a more inclusive and equitable medical school admissions process.
3 Minute Pitch Video, Ms. Alexa Moschella
You can donate here to help fund Ms. Moschella's project, 'Underrepresentation in medical school admissions: a scoping review'
2025 Early Career Health Professions Education Grant Awardee
Principal Investigator: Dr. Marghalara Rashid, University of Alberta
Project Title: An insider’s perspective: Medical residents’ understanding of microaggressions experienced by Indigenous patients and their families.
Dr. Rashid is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on cultural competency inclusion, specifically exploring the experiences of health professionals and trainees from marginalized groups and indigenous communities. A philosophical approach to critical theory, intersectionality, and the decolonizing framework has played a significant role in informing study design and research questions and ensuing her research trajectory.
3 Minute Pitch Video, Dr. Marghalara Rashid
You can donate here to help fund Dr. Rashid's project, 'An insider’s perspective: Medical residents’ understanding of microaggressions experienced by Indigenous patients and their families'.
Mission
The purpose of the CAME Foundation is to advance medical education by:
- providing support through scholarships, bursaries, awards or other forms of financial assistance to persons or organizations engaged in or intending to engage in research or education in the field of medical education
- providing support to conferences, courses, seminars, training programs and workshops focused on medical education and related research; and
- receiving or maintaining a fund or funds and to transfer from time to time all or part thereof or the income therefrom to other charities under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that engage in medical education.
CAME Foundation Priority Objectives
- Create an annual peer-reviewed grant competition exclusively to support Canadian medical education research and innovation
- Support up to two educators from across Canada each year to travel to other academic sites to learn, share ideas and collaborate on new initiatives
- Build on the existing Ian Hart fund to ensure a sustained legacy to support CAME initiatives, well into the future
- Support the development of new educational programs that use best evidence and expertise from across Canada to help teachers and educators in their academic roles
- Support CAME in its development of well-researched and relevant public statements and position papers on issues of importance to medical education in Canada.
CAME Foundation Health Professions Education Grants
Opportunities for peer-reviewed grant support in Health Professions Education are limited. Learners and faculty at all stages, who have new projects, are particularly challenged in obtaining support. The CAME Foundation Health Professions Education Grants support new and innovative scholarly projects in Health Professions Education that are not part of larger, formalized and funded education research programs. There are four different grants aimed at supporting different groups.
By-Laws
The most recent version of the CAME Foundation by-laws can be found by following the link below.
Board of Directors
Chair of the Board
Dr. Deena Hamza
Past Chair of the Board
Dr. Wade Watson
Treasurer
Dr. Scott Adams
Secretary
Dr. Zeenat Ladak
Member-At-Large
Dr. Janeve Desy
Resident Representative
Dr. Dalia Karol
Contact
Mary Cunningham, Manager
Email: camefoundation@afmc.ca
Tel.: 613 730-0687, ext. 238
Fax: 613 730-1196
ECME is pleased to announce the call for 2019 nominations for our two awards.