Description
The Residency PBLP Scholarship Award recognizes outstanding scholarly projects by FM Resident(s) around small group learning through research, quality improvement, and/or education program development.
Projects that align with the following goals of Residency Practice-Based Learning will be favoured:
- Embedding evidence-based educational principles
- Promoting peer small groups for lifelong learning
- Encouraging reflection on learning
Examples of projects include:
- The use of social media to augment small group learning
- Small-group approach to learning
- Creation of a tool to enhance Practice-Based Learning
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must be Family Medicine Residents currently enrolled in a Canadian Family Medicine Residency or Enhanced Skills training program.
Judging criteria
Projects will be judged based on the following criteria:
- Originality, innovation, and contribution to scholarship around small group learning
- The approach to the assessment of the project goals, including methods and results
Value
The resident(s) whose work is selected as the winning project will each be offered a 1-year free membership* (after graduation) to The Practice-Based Learning Program and awarded one $500 cash prize (to be shared by project group members).
The next 2 top projects, the recipient(s) will each receive a 1-year free membership* to the Practice-Based Learning Program after graduation.
*Free Membership needs to be used within a year of graduation.
Application process
- The application window opens on February 1st annually.
- Applications must be completed and sent in by mid-May to residencypblp@mcmaster.ca.
- Notification of results will take place by email in June.
For more information please contact: Carole Dermody, Program Administrator at dermodc@mcmaster.ca
2025 Winners
Top Winners: Drs. Jocelyne Beelen, Dilini Kekulawala, Adam Kulesza, and David Nash (McMaster University)
2nd Place: Dr. Anchaleena Mandal – nominated by Mary Martin (Queens University)
3rd Place: Dr. Abiodun Munis (University of British Columbia)
Past Award Winners
2024: Dr. Melinda Caputo Janhager (University of Toronto), Dr. Clara MacDonald (University of British Columbia), Dr. Karin Ishak (Memorial University)
2023: Drs. Mariela Fleury de Marquez and Leila Badr (nominated by Dr. Alan Ng, University of Ottawa), Drs. Sean To and Jonathan Zeng (University of Ottawa), Dr. Hilari MacLeod (nominated by Dr. Laura Sadler, Dalhousie University)
2022: Drs. Gabrielle Erickson, Nathan Kyryluk, and Jay West (University of British Columbia)
2021: Dr. Melody Ng (University of Toronto)
2020: Dr. Liam Crummey (University of Toronto)
2019: Dr. Kristen Timm (University of Alberta)