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.
ECME is pleased to announce the call for 2019 nominations for our two awards.