Healthcare Innovation Challenge Receives 2022 Jay Keystone Memorial Award
Current Students
Kayvan Aflaki and Serena Peck
In recognition of Dr. Keystone’s contribution to the education of graduate and medical students at the University of Toronto, IMS created the Jay Keystone Memorial Award for Innovation in Scientific Communication. This annual award provides a grant of up to $2,000 to a team of IMS students supported by a faculty/mentor, to create a new initiative to demonstrate innovation and excellence in the communication of medical science to diverse audiences.
The 2022 recipient of the Jay Keystone Memorial Award is the Healthcare Innovation Challenge, led by Kayvan Aflaki and Serena Peck. Kayvan and Serena are both MSc students and the current IMS Students' Association (IMSSA) Co-Presidents. In this unique initiative, IMS students will utilize their creativity and critical thinking skills to solve a real-world healthcare challenge question developed by clinicians and faculty. In the first stage of the challenge, teams of students will compete through a written proposal. The top 3 scoring teams will advance to the final competition where they will give an oral presentation of their solution to an audience of IMS community members.
Congratulations to Kayvan and Serena! Stay tuned for more details about the Healthcare Innovation Challenge which will be taking place this Spring and Summer.
