“As an early career scholar, AMS support has allowed me to materialize my research and contribute to my field. By recognizing the value of my project to Mad people’s history in Canada, AMS funding has facilitated my ability to make meaningful scholarly connections and pursue an academic career.  This support has helped build my confidence…

“The historian of medicine community in Canada would not be where it is today without AMS. Through AMS’ support and scholarly community, I have developed the skills to contribute meaningfully to historical inquiry and to the future of health care. Through AMS’ support, I was able to examine the often-overlooked histories of volunteer hospital labour, revealing how gendered norms shaped the valuing of health care work. I have also investigated the development and implementation of First Nations health policy during Canada’s post-war integration period, tracing how ideas of race and the aims of settler colonialism shaped jurisdictional debates, constrained health services, and limited partnership with. As a result, I am more convinced than ever that histories of health provide essential grounding for understanding, questioning, and adapting in our collective efforts to deliver the best possible care.”

“Support from AMS has allowed me to pursue award-winning research in the field of medical history. It has fundamentally shaped my early academic career. I would not be where I am today without it.”