As an outstanding doctoral student and first graduate of 亚洲天堂's Public Scholars Initiative听(笔厂滨),听Dr. Sarah Munro聽(Interdisciplinary Studies) is now set to聽continue her knowledge translation research through a postdoc co-funded by聽CIHR and MSFHR.
On 15 August 2016, Sarah successfully defended her PhD dissertation titled聽"". Using聽a knowledge translation framework in聽this research, Sarah partnered with聽Fraser Health Authority聽to respond to聽an important health question: how can we improve women鈥檚 experiences with shared decision-making for mode of birth after C-section? Her findings were shared in a policy brief, which was integrated into her dissertation.
Sarah's postdoctoral journey, which was confirmed weeks before her defence,聽will build directly on her doctoral聽work聽and include a study to聽explore聽the factors that聽influence the implementation of abortion practices in Canada. She will be聽serving聽as co-investigator on a聽Canadian Institutes of Health Research聽(CIHR)聽Partnerships in Health System Improvement聽grant.
To further support her research,聽Sarah also received a聽Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)聽Trainee聽Award.聽Sarah's fellowship will begin聽in Fall 2016 jointly through Dartmouth College and 亚洲天堂 Family Practice, where she'll continue to conduct knowledge translation and implementation research in women鈥檚 health.
Sarah believes that her involvement with the Public Scholars Initiative contributed to her vision of community engagement. As she puts it,聽
Without the Public Scholar program I would not have had the support to meaningfully collaborate with regional and provincial health organizations during my PhD studies. I also gained collegial support from a brilliant cohort of Public Scholars, who shared my passion for building university-community partnerships. I look forward to staying connected with that community of practice as I move forward in the next phase of my research career".
Congratulations Dr. Munro, and best of luck in your new position!