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Cancer researcher recognized for leadership in patient involvement
A researcher in the Faculty of Medicine’s Division of BioMedical Sciences is one of six Canadian leaders in cancer research receiving national recognition for their work.
The Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) has awarded Dr. Sevtap Savas the Exceptional Leadership in Patient Involvement in Cancer Research Award for the critical role she has played in the development and growth of the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Interest Group on Cancer Research and the Atlantic Cancer Consortium Patient Advisory Committee, and for her commitment to the inclusion and capacity-building of people with lived and living experience from equity-deserving communities as patient partners in public engagement and cancer research.
MD students helping next-generation of physicians to provide inclusive care
Two Memorial University medical students are on a mission to equip future physicians with a deeper understanding of how identity and culture shape patient care.
Third-year Faculty of Medicine students Josheil Boparai and Jessica Canning co-founded and launched Beyond the Surface, a monthly newsletter that takes a deeper look into how medical conditions and health experiences present differently across populations.
The initiative simultaneously enhances their medical education and encourages culturally competent care, the learners say.