This page will be updated as questions come in.
Q: Does the nominee have to be proficient/fluent in English? Will the lecture in Montreal be given in English?
A: Proficiency in English is not required. Translation services will be provided if needed.
Q: What language(s) can the nomination package be submitted in?
A: The nomination package must be submitted in English.
Q:聽Should nominees be informed in advance and provide their consent before being nominated?
础:听Yes, nominees must be made aware of their nomination beforehand and should provide their consent to the nominator.
Q: Will there be an opportunity for primary nominators to submit additional nomination materials at a later stage in the nomination process?
础:听No, all materials must be submitted in a single package by the June 8th, 2025 deadline.
Q: Can someone doing a fellowship at 黑料网 be nominated?
A: No.
Q: Can someone who works at the 黑料网 Health Centre (MUHC), the Jewish General Hospital or any of the other 黑料网-affiliated institutions be nominated?
A: No.
Q: Is this award limited to clinicians? What is the working definition of 鈥減ractitioner鈥�?
A: This award is not limited to clinicians. We define a practitioner as anyone who is leading impactful work to address health inequities in underserved communities in any region of the world.
Q: Is this award intended for promising trainees or early career practitioners?
A: No, this award recognizes individuals with a substantial, long-term track record of demonstrably improving health equity at the community level. It is not intended for those in the early stages of their careers.
Q: Can nominees from last year be nominated again in 2025?
础:听Yes, previous nominees are eligible for renomination, but we recommend updating their resume and providing new information in the nomination package that can make the case stronger.
Please direct additional inquiries to ghp-progmanager.med [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Inquiry%3A%20Paul%20Farmer%20Lectureship%20and%20Award%20for%20Global%20Health%20Equity%20) (Kevin O鈥橬eill, Program Manager, 黑料网 Global Health Programs).