Awards & Grants

Educational Research Grants for Residents

UBC CPD offers two annual research grants in medical education to all UBC family medicine and specialty medicine residents enrolled in a UBC Faculty of Medicine residency program and have an identified research supervisor. UBC residents conducting and presenting research as part of graduation requirements with an identified supervisor are eligible — Grant recipients receive an honorarium of $500.00 to support educational research projects. 

In the case of joint authorship, the award is given to support the research project as a whole. The honorarium will be sent to one identified collaborator (“lead applicant”) on the team who will ensure the funding is used to support the research project. 

Submissions are limited to one per candidate or team per year and the grant can only be given to an individual or research team once. 

Residents Grants are now closed for submission. UBC CPD congratulates this year’s Educational Resident Grant recipients:

Dr. Jessie Zhang, PGY2, Resident, St Paul’s Hospital, UBC  

Title of research project: Cross-sectional study of Resident Physician Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) in Canada 

Dr. Nancy Lum, PGY3, Pediatrics Resident, BC Children’s Hospital, UBC  

Title of research project: Enhancing Social Determinants of Health Education for Pediatric Residents  

Dr. Damian Feldman-Kiss, PGY2, RCPSC-EM Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, UBC  

Title of research project: Evaluating the effect of a cognitive aid during simulated emergency intubation on the non-technical skills of resident-led emergency teams: a randomized controlled trial

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Application Information

Applications (up to 2 pages, single spaced) must include:

  1. Name and email: applicant, supervisor and research team members
  2. Address
  3. Title of the research project
  4. Research question(s)/hypothesis
  5. Objective(s)
  6. Methods
  7. Budget summary (Including a table with item, description, and estimated costs. Appropriate budget items: subject honorarium/participant incentives, mailing costs, online survey charges, statistical consultancy, publication page charges, etc. Funding is not provided for researcher time, equipment purchases or rentals, or indirect costs such as training and/or travel to prepare the research team or conduct the research.)
  8. References (optional)

Submit the application electronically to @email
Due: Applications are currently closed.

Applications will be reviewed by the CPD/CME Grant Committee and the names of successful candidates will be forwarded to the Postgrad Deans and Program Directors. Only applicants who are successful will be contacted.

Grant Requirements and Criteria
Requirements:
  • Project is in the field of Medical Education (e.g. needs assessment around life-long learning, educational effectiveness, physician performance improvement following education intervention, etc.).
  • The research project must be completed during the residency training program.
  • Submissions must contain a complete project description including the research question(s), intended research objectives, and proposed use of funds (see full description below).
  • Applicants are enrolled in a UBC Faculty of Medicine residency program and have an identified research supervisor.
  • Submissions are limited to one per candidate or research team per year, and this award can only be given to an individual or research team once.
Grant criteria:
  • Overall writing quality.
  • Appropriateness of the objectives, research questions, and research area.
  • Methodological rigor.
  • Suitability for publication.
  • Relevance to continuing medical education for family medicine and medical specialties.