Innovation, transformation and renewal
Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine benefits from continued innovation and improvement. The Medical School is a “living laboratory” providing a wealth of unique opportunities for education research and scholarship in a real-world education context.
The Dalhousie Medical Education Living Lab Research and Scholarship Fund was established to build capacity and accelerate partnerships focused on addressing priority medical education needs and research questions.
The goal of this fund is to:
- Foster high quality medical education research and scholarship
- Enable participation in medical education research and scholarship for those seeking an academic or research-oriented career
- Provide opportunities for individuals and teams to learn how to design, conduct, and report on medical education research and scholarship
The Dalhousie Medical Education “Living Laboratory” Fund will promote and support education research and scholarship that relates directly to an important question emerging from Dalhousie Medical School across the UGME-PGME-CPDME education continuum. One or more grants will be awarded, ranging from $5,000 up to $10,000.
Congratulations to Recent Successful Applicants
We wish our successful grant recipients and their teams all the best with their medical education endeavours!
Bridging the know-do gap. Applying knowledge and skills in simulation-enhanced interprofessional education facilitation to practice: A post-course exploration

Kelly Lackie PhD RN CCSNE
Associate Director, Simulation-based Education and Interprofessional Education and Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University School of Nursing
Understanding the Struggling Medical Student: A Meta-Ethnography

Victoria Luong MD MEd
PhD student and Research Associate, Continuing Professional Development and Medical Education
Study Title: Exploring the Gender Gap in Canadian Ophthalmology Applicants: A Mixed Methods Study

Anu Mishra MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences; Assistant Dean Skilled Clinician & Interprofessional Education
Feasibility Mixed-Methods Exploratory Study of the Use of In-Situ High Fidelity Inter-Professinal Simulation for Development and Testing Cognitive Aids for cardiac Crisis Scenarios Requiring Extracorporeal Life Support

Victor Neira M.D. MAEd
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management; Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship Director