One Child Every Child Clinical Transformative Excellence Awards
One Child Every Child (OCEC) Clinical Transformative Excellence Awards are program-based awards open to clinical programs at UCalgary and the University of Alberta. The awards are intended to provide clinical programs with salary support for clinical fellows pursuing research training during their residency or fellowship years. Applicants are encouraged to engage with an interdisciplinary group of collaborators.
Funded through the OCEC Transdisciplinary Training Accelerator, these awards are designed to foster a new generation of transdisciplinary child health and wellness researchers.
Eligibility
Programs
- The awards are open to accredited clinical programs at UCalgary Cumming School of Medicine or UofA Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and recognized by the institution’s Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) office.
- The clinical program must demonstrate a track record of clinical excellence aligned with research excellence. This includes measurable factors such as specialized clinics, unique clinical opportunities, and successful supervisor research grants and publications.
A note to program leaders about fellowship candidates
- Clinical research fellows recruited through the Clinical Transformative Excellence Awards stream should be physicians, including fellows and dedicated clinical research residents, and are preferably enrolled in a Master’s, PhD, or certification program (e.g., Clinician Investigator Program, Canadian College of Medical Geneticists).
- Candidates must hold a medical degree recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) and must be enrolled in or have completed a residency training program or equivalent, either in Canada or elsewhere, with training acceptable to the Department or clinical service supporting their clinical research fellowship.
- Programs are encouraged to ensure that the scholars receive adequate supervision for both the clinical and research components of their training.
OCEC and the Transdisciplinary Training Accelerator are committed to ensuring that all scholars have equitable access to research funding and career support. Applicants from Indigenous and Equity-Deserving groups are highly encouraged to apply.
One Child Every Child is a Canada-first research and translation initiative funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund, with a vision for all Canadian children to be the healthiest, most empowered and thriving in the world. Led by the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute at the University of Calgary, One Child Every Child brings together Indigenous partners, Canada’s child health research institutes, equity-deserving communities, local and national partners as well as global collaborators to dramatically improve the lives of children across Canada and beyond.