Hosted by the Office of Social Accountability, the Social Impact Program, SHARE stream offers Faculty of Medicine learners the chance to enhance the social impact of their research activities. Students were invited to submit proposals focused on building or strengthening partnerships with communities or other stakeholders and mobilizing knowledge to benefit those most affected by the research, providing them an opportunity to gain skills in the research grant process. An adjudication committee of faculty, learners, and community members evaluated the projects. This summer, we awarded nine Faculty of Medicine students who demonstrated a strong commitment to this "bench to society" research approach. Recipients came from diverse programs, including UGME, CMM, PGME, Biochemistry, Epidemiology, and Microbiology and Immunology, reflecting a wide range of disciplines committed to driving social impact through collaborative research. Congratulations to all the recipients and thank you to everyone who applied!
The final projects will be showcased at the end of the SHARE cycle in Fall 2025 and are anticipated to deliver meaningful community impact.
| Learner | Program | Project Title |
| Aisha Saleh | PhD, Cellular and Molecular Medicine | Evaluating patient concerns and experience with concomitant medications in managing cancer and associated cachexia |
| Marina Guirguis | UGME, Medicine | An Assessment of the Impact of Inuktitut-Translated Patient Handouts of Common Dermatoses on Knowledge and Perceptions Among Inuit Patients |
| Lisa Boucher | PGME/ Resident / Clinical Fellow, Medicine | Observing, understanding, and telling stories at end of life for people with opioid use disorder (OUTLOUD) – Qualitative Phase |
| Megan Verma | Masters, Biochemistry | BrainIER: Brain Imaging Education and Research |
| Heidi Eccles | PhD, Epidemiology | The epidemiology of mental illness in transgender and gender diverse youth |
| Victoria Gilchrist and Marilyn Whelan | PhD, Microbiology and Immunology | H.O.P.E: Healing, Oncology, and Patient Education through Coloring |
| Sara Siddiqi | PhD, Epidemiology | Integrating mental disorders into cardiovascular disease prognostic models: Model development and utilization |
| Rena Seeger | UGME, Medicine | Exploring decisional needs of patients considering first line treatment of Advanced EGFR+ lung cancer: An interpretive descriptive study proposal |
