The Center for Innovation in Medical Education (CiMED) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fall 2025 CiMED Grants Competition. In a highly competitive cycle, 8 innovative projects were selected from 20 submissions, reflecting the quality and diversity of education scholarship across our community.
| PL | Department | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Dewhirst | Emergency Medicine | Ready for an AI education scribe? Investigating stakeholders’ opinions on an AI scribe for feedback and assessment. | Medical Education Scholarship Grant - $7,240 |
| Kaitlin Endres | Emergency Medicine | Home field advantage? – Multi-site comparison of the quality of EPA observations completed on- vs. off-service | Medical Education Scholarship Grant - $18,800 |
| Maisie French | DIME | Confidence, Competence, and Capacity: Faculty Physicians’ Perspectives on Postgraduate Health Literacy Education | Basic Science Educator Grant - $13,260 |
| Lorenzo Madrazo | Medicine | What We Say When They’re Away: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study on How Faculty and Resident Physicians View Colleague Absence | Early Career Educator Grant - $13,870 |
| Arnaud Mbadjeu | Anesthesiology and Pain | Perceived AI Learning Needs in Canadian Anesthesiology Residents and Fellows: A National Survey for CBME | Medical Education Scholarship Grant - $10,452 |
| Meriem Merghem | DIME | Perceiving Pressure: How Well Do Educators Recognise Student Stress? | Basic Science Educator/Simulation - $10,125 |
| Michelle Anizio Ribeiro | DIME | Becoming a Teacher in the Lab: Exploring Professional Identity Formation Among Novice Near‑Peer Anatomy Educators | Basic Science Educator Grant - $11,945 |
| Soroush Rouhani | Medicine | Focus on POCUS: Teaching Lung POCUS Interpretation for Safe Clinical Use | Early Career Educator Grant - $14,465 |