Sarah Lopaschuk Memorial Scholarship
Gary Lopaschuk (right) presents the award on behalf of the family to Rafiaa Valji.
The Sarah Lopaschuk Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a third or fourth year medical student, a pediatric resident or a pediatric graduate student for travel to a conference, symposia, developing nation medical experience or education travel activity that related to pediatrics.
Recipients
2020-2021: Lynn Jacoby and Simran Ghoman
2019-2020: Reshma Sirajee and Austin Ericson
2018-2019: Rafiaa Valji (subspecialty resident), Peter Anto Johnson (medical student) and Bailey Komishke (resident)
2017-2018: Cynthia Gunaratnam (resident), Kylie Bernstein (resident) and Maram Kebbe (graduate student)
2016-2017: Tara McGrath (resident), Devin Chetan (resident) and Lester Liao (resident)
2015-2016: Nassiba Alami Laroussi, Chris Novak (medical student), Alana Chomyn (medical student) and Lexa Fraser (medical student)
2014-2015: Chantelle Champagne, Daniela Migliarese Isaac, Mark Assmus (medical student) and Ori Scott (medical student)
2013-2014: Marya Cordell, Susan Bobbitt and Jillian Popel
2012-2013: Angie Ip, Conrad Tsang and Marissa Tsoi
Donors
Family, relatives, friends, and faculty members.
Value
Variable.
Application/Nomination Procedure
Applications are submitted via Google Form and then reviewed by an Awards Committee from the Department of Pediatrics. Applications for the 2024/2025 year are now closed.
For information regarding this award, please contact Autumn Moronchuk at pedaward@ualberta.ca.