Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Executives

  • Section chair: Dr. Marina Afanasyeva
  • Section past-chair: Dr. Aaron Thompson
  • Secretary: Dr. Joyce Zhang
  • Member at large: Dr. Jonathan Davids
  • Member at large: Dr. Vincent Spilchuk
  • Member at large: Dr. Deborah Parachin

Resident/medical student bursaries

Our section sponsors an annual resident/medical student bursary, which is awarded to up to two eligible applicants who demonstrate a passion and interest in occupational and environmental medicine. The award is intended to provide monetary support (a $350 bursary) towards relevant educational costs, for example, conferences or courses to be applied the year awarded. 

Our most recent 2022-2023 recipients are:

  • Dr. Felix Chan
  • Dr. Sarah Edgerley
  • Dr. Maxwell Ng
  • Dr. Conrad Tsang
  • Dr. Manoj Saraswat
  • Dr. Kathryn Cottrell
2020-2021 recipients include:

  • Jasmyn Cunningham (MD Class of 2022, McMaster University)
  • Montana Hackett (MD Class of 2023, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry)

Esteemed past recipients include:

  • Marina Afanasyeva, MD, MPH, PhD, FRCPC  (current chair, OMA OEM Section)
  • Vincent Spilchuk, MA, MD, FRCPC (residency program director, U of T Division of Occupational Medicine)

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