January 16, 2023
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Doctoral students at the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses will have a new opportunity to support work focused on making an impact on health equity.

UBC Health has partnered with the Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) to create a health equity funding stream that will facilitate the development of a community of PhD students working to address the complex questions and challenges of our world through collaborations, with a particular focus on those conducting research that improves health equity within local, national, and global health systems.

In addition to the PSI programming, scholars in the health equity stream will have the opportunity to engage in learning and networking focused on building interdisciplinary connections and a community of doctoral students working to improve health equity.

Health-oriented and equity-focused research exists in surprising and unexpected places across every faculty, school, and department at UBC. Doctoral students from across UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan undertaking innovative health equity-oriented research are encouraged to apply when the call opens in March.

Information Session

Doctoral students and supervisors who are interested in the health equity stream can learn more about programming, eligibility criteria, and the application process during an information session:

Public Scholars Initiative: Health Equity Stream Info Session
Thursday, February 16, 2023

12:00-1:00 pm
Zoom

Register

Additional information, including a recording of the session, will be available on the Public Scholars Initiatives page. 

Posted January 16, 2023


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