SFU School of Medicine faculty awarded CIHR Fall Project Grants

Three SFU School of Medicine women faculty members are among the researchers awarded funding through the latest Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fall Project Grant competition, supporting projects that address pressing challenges across Canada’s health-care system.

Spanning primary care, long-term care and rural health, the funded research will generate new evidence to help improve equity, access and sustainability in health services and policy.

Many of the projects reflect strong collaboration with colleagues in SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences and the University of British Columbia, highlighting the importance of cross-institutional partnerships in advancing impactful research.

Funded Projects

Up to BAT: Examining the association between business arrangement types, real incomes, and workforce outcomes among family physicians
Principal Investigators: Maria Matthews, Lindsay K. Hedden
Co-Investigators include: Rita McCracken and Kim McGrail (SFU School of Medicine)

The experiences of (in)visible minorities in long-term care at end of life
Principal Investigators: Amy T. Hsu, Kim M. McGrail (SFU School of Medicine), Benoît Robert

Un système de santé apprenant pour la maladie d’Alzheimer et les maladies apparentées
Principal Investigators: Isabelle Vedel, Yves Couturier, Godard-Sebillotte
Co-Investigators include: Kim McGrail (SFU School of Medicine)

The feasibility and costs of pharmacy models serving rural and remote communities in British Columbia
Principal Investigators: Wei Zhang, I Fan Kuo, Ling-I Olivia Tseng (SFU School of Medicine)

Congratulations to all investigators and collaborators on this outstanding achievement. For full details of the awards and a complete list of investigators, please head here. We look forward to sharing more about the impact of this work.