Tong, X. Catherine
Chopra, Sonaina
Jordan, Hannah
Sibbald, Matthew
Geekie-Sousa, Aaron
Monteiro, Sandra
Funding for this research was provided by:
McMaster Gender and Health Grant
Article History
Received: 4 September 2024
Accepted: 15 March 2025
First Online: 5 April 2025
Declarations
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: The study proposal was reviewed by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (HiREB-15339) in September 2022. It falls within quality improvement/program evaluation, and as such was granted a waiver from a full review.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. X. Catherine Tong is an associate professor at the Department of Family Medicine (DFM) at McMaster University and receives stipends from McMaster University for various roles in medical education. Dr. Tong was supported by the MERIT Faculty Fellowship in 2022-2023. She is the lead author on the MERIT Scholar Research Grant and the Gender and Heath Grant. In 2025-2027, Dr. Tong is supported by DFM Education Research Fund to investigate faculty development needs using qualitative methods.Sonaina Chopra is a Research Assistant at McMaster Health Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) program at McMaster University. Ms. Chopra is a collaborator on the MERIT Scholar Research Pilot Grant and the Gender and Health Grant.Hannah Jordan is the Standardized Patient Trainer/Coordinator for McMaster University’s Waterloo Regional Campus. Ms. Jordan is a collaborator on the MERIT Scholar Research Pilot Grant and the Gender and Health Grant.Dr. Matthew Sibbald is an associate professor at McMaster University and receives stipends from McMaster University for various roles in medical education. Dr. Sibbald is a collaborator on the MERIT Scholar Research Pilot Grant and the Gender and Health Grant.Aaron Geekie-Sousa is the Program Manager for McMaster University’s Midwifery Graduate Program and a collaborator on the Gender and Health Grant.Dr. Sandra Monteiro is an associate professor at McMaster University and receives salary support from the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Department of Medicine. Dr. Monteiro is currently funded by the Medical Council of Canada to conduct an investigation of online exam test security and fairness. Dr. Monteiro is the senior author on the MERIT Scholar Research Pilot Grant and the Gender and Health Grant.