The Bellamy Manucha Rehabilitation Applied Education Research Fellowship – At Providence*
Rehabilitation practitioners are an under-represented and knowledge-rich community. Professionals across the Health Disciplines innovate in their rehabilitation practices daily, yet many do not have the protected time to study those innovations. Their experience with navigating long-term relationships, managing ambiguity in everyday practice, and adapting to variations in patients’ goals and outcomes requires them to take nuanced approaches to provide excellent care. And that means they must learn how to learn, adapt, and reflect. Investing in Scholars in Rehabilitation sciences offers the health professions education field a unique opportunity to advance knowledge and skills.
The Bellamy Manucha Rehabilitation Applied Education Research Fellowship is a new fellowship that offers funding (estimated 0.1-0.2 FTE), research mentorship, and professional development in applied education scholarship and research in rehabilitation.
During the one-year fellowship, Bellamy Manucha Fellows will complete an applied education project under the supervision of one Applied Education Research Operatives (AERO) scientist and one individual representing either Providence Health, and/or rehabilitation expertise. The Fellows will also complete a bespoke curriculum in education, quality improvement, and applied education research. The Knowledge Centre at Providence provides the perfect backdrop for this exciting Fellowship program. The simulation lab and classrooms nurture an environment of collaboration and outside the box thinking. Fellows will also have access to Unity Health Toronto’s research infrastructure at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, which offers professional development and networking opportunities.
Bellamy Manucha Rehabilitation Applied Education Research Fellows will base their applied education research project either at, or in close partnership with Providence Health as the central research hub. While external collaborators are permitted, the Fellowship Selection Committee requires that all data collection, data ownership, and data oversight activities occur at Unity Health Toronto. The primary focus of the project should remain centered on Providence and involve collaboration with Unity Health Toronto colleagues.
The Bellamy Manucha Rehabilitation Applied Education Research Fellowship funds can be divided differently between salary support (i.e., protected time) and project funding, depending on each applicant’s unique personnel and budget needs (e.g., funding can be directed from your own salary support toward funding a research assistant to facilitate project feasibility).
Who is eligible to apply for the fellowship?
Fellows can be clinicians and trainees from all healthcare professions, research employees (e.g., post-doctoral fellows), and other individuals involved in rehabilitation practice and education at Providence Healthcare.
Application Requirements
- Curriculum vitae / Academic resume
- Candidate Application & Statement of Interest Form (2 pages maximum, single-spaced, 12-point font)
- Letter of support from unit manager: This letter should detail the applicant’s qualities and characteristics, as well as how the fellowship will contribute to their professional development. If the project involves leveraging resources, the unit manager must endorse the use of these resources in the letter.
- Letter of support from collaborator(s) (if applicable)
- Candidate declaration/manager declaration
Please note: Full project budgets will not be considered as they would be pre-mature at this stage. Successful Fellows are expected to work closely with their collaborators to develop the project plan and budget.
You must submit your application before the deadline of August 12, 2024 to Ryan Brydges ([email protected]) and Judy Tran ([email protected]).
