Lab Highlights
DR. WOODS ELECTED CAHS FELLOW
Forty-nine new Fellows have been elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, recognizing their excellence and contributions to health science. This prestigious honour highlights their dedication to advancing health across diverse fields.
FUNDED BY ESDC - SKILLS FOR SUCCESS
Drs. Nikki Woods, Maria Mylopoulos, and Ellena Andoniou have been awarded a grant under this national initiative to strengthen Canadians’ essential skills for work, learning, and daily life, with a focus on underrepresented groups by funding and scaling innovative training models in partnership with provinces and territories. Insights from our study are informing the development of DAER, a virtual, evidence-based platform designed to build adaptability, problem solving, creativity, collaboration, digital literacy, and communication.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION INNOVATION
Drs. Nikki Woods, Maria Mylopoulos, and Mahan Kulasegaram were awarded a CFI-JELF (Canada Foundation for Innovation – John R. Evans Leaders Fund) grant to establish the Centre for Education in Education and Development (CEED) Lab at the University Health Network. This national investment supports cutting-edge research in medical training. Using eye-tracking technology, the CEED Lab investigates how instructional design shapes knowledge acquisition for the next generation of practitioners. The CEED Lab has catalyzed an exciting new partnership with the Black Medical Students’ Association at the University of Toronto, creating student-led research environments that centers equity, representation, and innovation.
FOOT SCREENING TO PREVENT LIMB LOSS
Dr. Nikki Woods and colleagues are developing and studying evidence-based training to support unregulated care providers to recognize diabetes related foot wounds and assess risk among structurally disadvantaged Ontarians living with diabetes.