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Winning Policy & Funding
Conditions for Science, Technology
and Innovation in AHSNs
Jim Rourke MD
Dean of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Board Member, Association of Faculties of Medicine of
Canada
April 1, 2015
AFMC Mission Statement
AFMC is the academic partnership of
Canada’s faculties of medicine. Through
our collective leadership, expertise and
advocacy, we will achieve excellence in
education, research and care for the health
of all Canadians.
AFMC: The Voice of Academic Medicine in Canada
AFMC: The Voice of Academic Medicine in Canada
Evidence-based
clinical care
Integration of research and
education for
the benefit of patients and
society
Integrated and innovative
patient-centered teaching
Knowledge creation and
its translation to improve
health outcomes
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Patient &
Community
Service
Leadership &
Creative
Professional
Activity
Teaching &
Learning
Research,
Innovation,
& Knowledge
Translation
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Winning Policy
 Require a systematic approach to looking at
the health and health care research and
innovation needs in Canada at macro, meso
and micro level
 Alignment of funding of researchers and
infrastructure
 Collaborative networks to develop synergies
 Attention given to support and guidance for
trainees
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Funding Conditions
 Funding for scientists in early and mid-career
 Stability of funding for effective use of
resources (people, space, infrastructure)
 Support for matching fund/indirect costs
 Enhancement of Private Public Partnerships
 Framework for new innovative partnerships
 System set up to minimize bias (those who set
up should not be the benefactors)
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Winning Conditions
Faculty research leadership be engaged at the
onset of any strategic discussions regarding
health research funding including
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Governance of funding agencies
Changes to areas of focus
Types of grants and programs
New initiatives
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Bottom Line
 Government of Canada in consultation with the
health research community should be
determining strategy, policy and governance of
health research and innovation funding and
funding agencies
 Need to support true “out of the box” innovation
 Need new ways of thinking about funding
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Thank you!
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