Compassionate Health Technology:
People and Projects

See how our funding recipients are making a difference

Funding recipients and featured projects

We fund projects that improve the delivery of compassionate care and build healthcare's future leaders.

Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowships

Using AI to reduce falls in long-term care


Award: 2020 Compassion & Artificial Intelligence Fellowship

Evaluating AI prediction tools in enhancing compassionate care in hospital


Award: 2020 Compassion & Artificial Intelligence Fellowship

Research Impact

Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Small Grants

AMS-Fitzgerald Fellowships

2025 AMS-Fitzgerald Fellow

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Andrea Waddell is a psychiatrist and the Medical Director of Clinical Informatics and Quality Standards at Waypoint Centre for Mental…

2025 AMS-Fitzgerald Fellow

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Paul Sharma is Director of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention at Peel Public Health, Region of Peel. He previously managed…

2025 AMS-Fitzgerald Fellow

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Louise Pichette leads Health Sciences at MaRS Discovery District, a non-profit organization supporting over 1,200 Canadian science and technology companies.…

2025 AMS-Fitzgerald Fellow

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Laila Nasser is an Emergency Physician and Director of Quality Improvement, Innovation, and Human Factors at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.…

2025 AMS-Fitzgerald Fellow

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Ryan MacNeil is a health leader based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a background in engineering and health system transformation.…

2025 AMS-Fitzgerald Fellow

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Briana Layard is a healthcare leader and Registered Nurse currently serving as Clinical Lead for Research and AI at the…