The application period for the 2017 Chan prize is now over. The winners will be announced at Global Health Night.
The Dr. Yuk Chan Ma and Dr. Yuen Kok Chan Prize in Multicultural and International Medicine, in the amount of $500-1000, is awarded annually by the Faculty of Medicine Scholarship Committee to a medical student who participated in an international or Canadian multicultural elective, research project or community service experience of at least four weeks in the previous year and who best demonstrates an understanding of the contribution of social and cultural factors to health. The finalist will be selected by a panel of judges based on the essays submitted.
The award winner will be announced at Global Health night.
Deadline
Deadline for applications for Fall 2017 is October 4, 2017.
Eligibility
- McGill medical student from any year in good standing
- Having participated in an elective, research project or community service program for at least four weeks between October 1st, 2016 and October 1st, 2017
Application
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Your responses to the Post-travel Report will be used in consideration for the Chan Prize.
Evaluation Criteria
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1) Understanding the Contribution of Social and Cultural Factors to Health |
The applicant provides an insightful reflection regarding how this project/activity improved their understanding of the impact of cultural and/or social factors on health. |
| 2) Degree of Self-Reflection |
The applicant demonstrates thoughtfulness regarding what they have learned from their experience. |
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3) Completeness and Quality of Writing |
The applicant has ensured that the essay addresses each of the elements required in the abstract and has submitted a well-written essay |
About the Dr. Yuk Chan Ma and Dr. Yuen Kok Chan Prize in Multicultural and International Medicine
Dr. Alice Chan-Yip, MDCM established the Dr. Yuk Chan Ma and Dr. Yuen Kok Chan Prize in Multicultural and International Medicine in memory of her late parents. Dr. Yuk Chan Ma (1908-1994) was a family physician in China and Hong Kong. Dr. Yuen Kok Chan (1903-1942) graduated from Peking Union Medical College. He was an internist at Ling Nam University in Canton, China.
Dr. Chan-Yip is a graduate of the McGill Faculty of Medicine whose career has been marked by a strong commitment to multicultural and international medicine. Having recognized the importance of cultural factors influencing the practice of medicine, she developed community research and health promotional projects in the Montreal Chinese Community, and collaborated with colleagues to develop the Multicultural Program at the Montreal Children’s Hospital which was established in 1986. She was the 2005 recipient of the inaugural Noni MacDonald Award by the Canadian Paediatric Society for her review article: “Health Promotion and Research in the Chinese Community in Montreal: A Model of Culturally Appropriate Health Care”.
Through the endowment of the Chan Prize, it is Dr. Chan-Yip’s wish to promote the teaching of cross-cultural medicine to medical students at McGill University.
