Beyond the PhD: Career Journeys of Our Graduates
Join us for a dynamic panel featuring three graduates of our PhD program who have transitioned into impactful careers across different sectors. Learn how they leveraged their research training, navigated career decisions, and built fulfilling professional lives. A great opportunity to gain insights and ask questions about your own future beyond academia.
Seminar title:Â Beyond the PhD: Career Journeys of Our Graduates
Speakers: Reem El-Sherif, PhD, Health Services Researcher at the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) and Nadia O’Brien, PhD, Senior Policy Analyst on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI).
Date:Â Friday December 12, 12.30-13.30pm
Where: Online via Zoom
About The SpeakersÂ
Reem El-Sherif, MBBCh, PhD, is an international medical graduate (MBChB from the University of Cairo) and has completed an MSc and PhD in Family Medicine and Primary Care Research at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾. She has over 10 years of experience in primary care and health services research, and specializes in literature reviews, mixed methods research and qualitative methodologies using a participatory approach. She is currently a Health Services Researcher at the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA).
Nadia O’Brien, MPH, PhD, earned a PhD in Family Medicine and Primary Care from Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ in 2020, a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Simon Fraser University, and an Undergraduate degree in Medical Anthropology from the University of Toronto. She also completed a brief postdoctoral fellowship with the Canada Research Chair in Patient and Public Partnership where she was awarded the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) postdoctoral funding - Transition to Leadership Award. She then joined the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) during the COVID-19 pandemic and now works as a senior policy analyst on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI). Nadia’s experience in research, infectious disease and public health was developed though her research on community-led structural interventions with sex workers in India, a participatory research project led by Indigenous women in Quebec, during her PhD with the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS), and at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BCCfE).
Research Seminar Series
Each month, the Department of Family Medicine hosts a research seminar that explores a wide range of topics and methods relevant to primary health care. These seminars feature a variety of speakers, including researchers from other universities and departments, as well as our own faculty, students, and collaborators. Open to the entire Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ community, these seminars serve as a dynamic forum for learning, discussion, and exchange, fostering meaningful connections across disciplines and institutions.
