Honours and Awards

Canada Research Chairs Awarded

The Government of Canada established the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program in 2000 - providing it with $900 million to support the establishment of 2,000 Canada Research Chair positions at universities across the country by 2005. The key objective of the CRC Program is to enable Canadian universities, together with their affiliated research institutes and hospitals, to attract and retain the best researchers and achieve research excellence in health, natural sciences, technology, social sciences and humanities. Budget 2000 also provided additional funding to the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), to help it meet the infrastructure needs of the new Canada Research Chairs. Over the next five years, the CFI will allocate $250 million for leading-edge equipment needed by the research chairs. The following Graduate Department of HPME faculty received Canada Research Chairs in the November 29, 2001 announcement.

Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs

Tier one CRCs are awarded to faculty who hold full Professor appointments - or Associate Professor appointments with the expectation that they will be promoted to Professor within one or two years of the nomination. The term of each CRC is seven years, renewable. The following faculty received Tier 1 CRCs in the noted research clusters:

• Claire Bombardier - Health Services Research
• Alex Jadad - eHealth Innovation

Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs:

Tier 2 CRCs are awarded to faculty holding the academic rank of Assistant or Associate Professor or who possess the qualifications to be appointed at these levels. The terms of their CRCs are five years, renewable once. The following faculty received Tier 2 CRCs in the noted research clusters:

• Brian Feldman - Childhood Arthritis

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2002 Elizabeth Winston Lanier Kappa Delta Award

Co-authors Dr. Gillian Hawker and Dr. Peter Coyte along with Dr. James Wright have been awarded the 2002 Elizabeth Winston Lanier Kappa Delta Award by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) for their project, "Area variation and unmet need for orthopaedic surgical procedures." The award is presented at the Academy's annual meeting to those who have performed research in orthopaedic surgery that is of high significance and impact.

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Susan Jaglal's Career Scientist Award Renewed

Congratulations to Susan Jaglal whose Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Career Scientist Award was renewed for 2 more years.

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