The Summer Visitorship Grant is for residents, faculty, and/or allied healthcare professionals from resource-limited communities, who wish to further their professional development while conducting a scholarly project, whether research-based, clinical-based, or a mix of both componentsin the area of non-communicable diseases. This grant is designed to cover expenses for a 1-to 2-month visit to McGill University and its affiliated health centers. These grants were suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The past winners and the projects completed during the visitorship are listed below.
The Winners
2019 cycle
Itai M’Yambo Magodoro
Perinatal HIV infection and preclinical left ventricular diastolic dysfunction among adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa
Widmise Jacquecilien
Building capacity for prevention and management of neonatal hypoglycemia