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Paul Wankah

Title: 
Assistant Professor
Paul Wankah
Contact Information
Email address: 
paul.wankahnji [at] mcgill.ca
Biography: 

Paul Wankah holds a Medical Degree from the University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon, a MSc and PhD in Health Sciences from Université de Sherbrooke and postdoctoral fellowship from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation of the University of Toronto. He joined McGill as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences in January 2024. His research interests include strengthening primary health care services, integrated community based primary health care, equity in health and health care and program evaluation.

Degree(s): 

Postdoctoral fellow (2022-2023) University of Toronto

PhD in Health Sciences (2017-2022) Université de Sherbrooke

MSc in Health Sciences (2015-2017) Université de Sherbrooke

Specialist in Clinical Biology (2009 - 2014) University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon

Medical Degree (2000-2007) University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon

Areas of expertise: 
  • Health services and policy research
  • Implementation science
  • Integrated primary health care
  • Equity in health and health care
Research areas: 
Population Oral Health
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • 2021: University of Toronto Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2021: Dalla Lana School of Public Health Black Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2018: Fonds de Recherche du Québec PhD scholarship
  • 2018: Université de Sherbrooke PhD scholarship
  • 2017: Centre de Recherche de l'Hôpital Charles LeMoyne PhD scholarship
  • 2015: Université de Sherbrooke MSc scholarship
Selected publications: 

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