Combined Family Medicine Bhayana&Winterburn Award Applications
The form below is a combined application form for the following 2 awards. All submissions must be received by March 31st.
Drs. Vipin and Bhooma Bhayana Award in Family Medicine
Awarded annually to a student completing Year 4 in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program, who is planning to specialize in Family Medicine and work with marginalized communities. Candidates must submit an online application which includes a statement outlining their demonstrated interest in Family Medicine, and working with marginalized communities, to the Undergraduate Medical Education Office by March 31st. The Department of Family Medicine will select the recipients with the approval of the Undergraduate Medical Education Awards Committee. This award was established by a generous gift from Dr. Bhooma Bhayana (MD 1985) and Dr. Vipin Bhayana.
Dr. Dana Winterburn Memorial Award
Awarded annually to a graduating student of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, who has been accepted to a Family Medicine residency Program and who has in interest in working with aboriginal or indigenous communities in a career that includes advancing Aboriginal health issues and/or serving aboriginal communities. Preference will be given to a student who self-identifies as having Aboriginal/Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit or Metis ancestry. Interested students are asked to submit an online application to the Undergraduate Medical Education Office outlining their interest and experience working with aboriginal communities by March 31st. The recipient will be selected by a committee from the Department of Family Medicine with the approval of the Progression & Awards Committee and the award will be presented at the Convocation Ceremony. If during any year, a suitable candidate is not available as deemed by the Progression & Awards Committee, then the award will not be distributed. This award was established by family and friends to honour Dr. Dana Winterburn. Dr. Winterburn was a beloved doctor at the Byron Family Medical Centre and an outstanding faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine. She was also the first female aboriginal graduate of the Doctor of Medicine program at the University of Alberta. Prior to joining the Department of Family Medicine, she served as a family physician at the Middlesex London Health Unit, at the North Lambton Community Health Centre serving the Kettle Point First Nation, at the London Psychiatric Hospital, and at Student Health Services at Western. She passed away unexpectedly in 2012.
