Nicholas Hickens, master’s student at the Department of Family Medicine, is a recipient of the 2024 RI-MUHC Fiera Capital Awards for Equity Diversity and Inclusion in Health Care Research for his project titled Promoting effective use of patient self-reported measures in HIV care: Analysis of clinical recommendations and patient experience. These awards recognize the academic excellence of medical and health science students from racialized groups.
The allocation of scientific funding has not always been equitable. Historically, some groups have been underfunded or marginalized, including researchers from Black, Indigenous and other racialized communities. To address this critical funding gap, Fiera Capital Corporation (Fiera Capital) partnered with the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) to create the Fiera Capital Awards for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Care Research, which launched in 2022.
Nicholas Hickens is a healthcare professional of Caribbean descent with experience in various research and health-related initiatives, including working for the Public Health Agency of Canada. He has a background in applied human nutrition, biochemistry, and biological and applied sciences. He is a McCall MacBain and Rhodes Trust Foundation finalist scholar and a candidate in the Family medicine program at McGill University. He is currently supervised by Dr. Bertrand Lebouche. His research interests include chronic diseases and infections in primary care, optimizing and managing healthcare systems, public health ethics, decolonizing healthcare, and empowering the well-being of marginalized and vulnerable populations.
Congratulations Nicholas!
To see the full list of recipients, please visit: https://muhcfoundation.com/news/fiera-capital-and-the-muhc-foundation-announce-the-winners-of-the-awards-for-academic-excellence-in-health-care-research
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