UCalgary research student awarded Trudeau Scholarship

$180,000 to study critical social issue


Isabelle Chouinard, a graduate student in Community Health Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine, has been recognized for her work in ethics and patient care with a $180,000 scholarship. She is researching the ethics of evidence-based medicine with the goal of enhancing the delivery of health care for Canadians.
Chouinard says winning the Trudeau Scholarship is humbling and a privilege, “Being part of the Trudeau community provides an unparalleled opportunity to network with great thinkers in a variety of disciplines,” she says.

"Trudeau Scholarships not only accelerate the careers of those who receive them, but also enable recipients to make a significant contribution to Canada and to Canadians,” says Foundation President P.G. Forest. “We reward excellence and provide young doctorate students with the best conditions to ground their work in the real world."

In addition to receiving financial support, Trudeau Scholars benefit from the expertise and knowledge of Trudeau Fellows and Mentors, highly accomplished individuals in the Trudeau Foundation community who lead in both academic and non-academic settings.


About the Foundation
An independent and non-partisan Canadian charity, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation was established in 2001 as a living memorial to the former Prime Minister by his family, friends, and colleagues. We support outstanding individuals who make meaningful contributions to critical social issues. To date, the Foundation has granted close to 200 major awards to top researchers and highly accomplished individuals, in Canada and abroad. More at www.trudeaufoundation.ca.

About the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary
UCalgary’s Faculty of Medicine is a national leader in health research with an international reputation for excellence and innovation in health care research, education and delivery. We train the next generation of health practitioners and move new treatments and diagnostic techniques from the laboratory bench to the hospital bedside, improving patient care.  For more information visit http://medicine.ucalgary.ca. or follow us on twitter.com @UofCMedicine
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