Forum’s latest awardee in developing skilled future leaders in strengthening health and social systems

The McMaster Health Forum is pleased to announce that Sheri Kabashi is the latest awardee of our Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems project.

Sheri will be travelling to Kosovo to engage in an internship with the Evidence Synthesis Group (ESG). Sheri will contribute to a number of research projects with a main project focused on improving health systems for residents and healthcare professionals in Kosovo. Through this work Sheri will gain experience in evidence synthesis research which will deepen her understanding of health systems in low-income countries while also enhancing her cultural competency.

Funded by Global Skills Opportunity, part of Canada’s International Education Strategy, this multi-year project aims to diversify the destination countries typically made available to students and are geared towards students who have been typically under-represented in international study/work programs. Over the next four years, the Forum will facilitate meaningful international experiences through this opportunity for 40 undergraduate students by integrating them into projects focused on real-world initiatives.

Students will gain a foundation of knowledge by working alongside senior scientific staff to support the Forum’s programs, which use the best-available research evidence to generate action on the pressing health- and social- system issues of our time. Participants will then apply this foundational knowledge by working with one of McMaster’s international research partners through an internship or applied research position in a health and medical research institute, government ministry or research organization setting.

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Read more about the Global Skills Opportunity program offered by the Forum.