Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
The David L. Sackett Graduate Scholarship
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
David L. Sackett OC, FRSC, MD, MA, FRCP, was the founding Chair of Canada's first Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics at McMaster University and led the creation of a graduate studies program, the first of its kind, in Design, Measurement and Evaluation, now called the Health Research Methodology Program. During his career he developed and mentored a new breed of applied clinician-scientists and worked with them to create and disseminate the practice of evidence-based medicine throughout the world.
Dave’s contributions are most notable in three areas: research methods for applied testing of health care innovations; use of these methods to evaluate the scientific validity and clinical merit of numerous medical interventions; and education of clinicians in understanding and applying the results of “current best evidence from research” in clinical practice. Dave has received various research awards and elections to learned societies, including the Royal Society of Canada, Fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians of London and Edinburgh, the American and Canadian Societies for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, the Canadian Society for Internal Medicine, and the Pan-American Health Association. He has also received numerous awards for his educational and clinical work, was elected to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2000, appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2001 and most recently was presented with the prestigious Canada Gairdner Wightman Award in 2009.
To honour Dave Sackett and his enthusiasm for educating and mentoring graduate students, the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics is establishing the David L. Sackett Scholarship Trust to support exceptional doctoral students enrolled in the Health Research Methodology Program at McMaster University. Our goal is to raise $125,000 for an endowment that will support annual scholarships of $5,000.
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Make a difference to HRM graduate students and researchers in CE&B. Contact Ann Brodie to find out about designating CE&B endowments for your gift to McMaster.
Ann Brodie
Director of Development,
Faculty of Health Sciences
Phone: 905.525.9140 x22236
E-mail: brodiea@mcmaster.ca