Past perspectives can shape and influence modern health and healthcare. History can serve as both a record and resource. As Canada's primary funder of history of healthcare research, we are accepting applications for the 2026 History of Healthcare Awards. Apply now: buff.ly/hbmsBQ9

Medical education and practice keep evolving, but without reflection, we risk repeating old mistakes. Dr. Cynthia Whitehead explains why advancing the field of medical education and care delivery also depends on learning from our past, not innovation alone. Listen now: 🎧 buff.ly/Dw0uHs8

What if progress lies just beyond our tendency to focus on constraints? Believing that complex challenges are solvable is essential to transforming our health systems. Dr. Andy Smith challenges us to rethink our assumptions and embrace optimism. Listen here 🎧 buff.ly/Dw0uHs8

Every healthcare challenge we’ve faced offers important lessons we can apply to present and future problems. The 2026 History of Healthcare Awards offer funding to support research pursuits in uncovering the answers that may shape tomorrow’s health care. Apply now: buff.ly/hbmsBQ9

Sometimes, the best place to start is awareness rather than mandates. By sharing performance data with clinicians, Dr. Andy Smith helped raise the standard of colorectal cancer care in Ontario. It prompted health teams to reflect on the gaps and improve. Listen here 🎧 buff.ly/Dw0uHs8

Check out the call for applications for the 4th cohort of the AMS-Fitzgerald Fellowship in AI & Human-Centred Leadership for early and mid-career health leaders! tinyurl.com/UofTAMS3 Register for the Info Session bit.ly/4tlZbU7 on March 12, 12-1pm EST @amshealthcare.ca @uoftdlsph.bsky.social

We have an exciting announcement! 📢 Today, we are launching a new Substack, “A Dose of History”, led by Dr. Lucy Vorobej. This new Substack offers curated essays explaining the history behind why and how healthcare is the way it is today. Subscribe here: buff.ly/PUULAFl [1/2]

Integrated care begins with mutual understanding and respect. Dr. Pamela Williamson was pivotal in bridging Traditional Healing and primary care at the Noojmowin Teg Health Centre. She shares the challenges and successes she had on Indigenous Medicine Stories. Listen here: buff.ly/Dw0uHs8

Last call! 📢 Submissions for the 2026 AMS Healthcare Grants close tomorrow on February 10 at 5 pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to receive up to $30,000 in funding for projects that advance compassionate care delivery through technology. Apply today: buff.ly/UcMCFmL

Access to Indigenous healing is a right, not an accommodation. Joanne Jackson emphasizes that quality care for Indigenous patients means culturally safe health care without discrimination. Listen now: 🎧 buff.ly/BSvRXja

Move your research from concept to action! There are only a couple more days left to apply for the #AMSgrants. Successful applicants can receive up to $30,000 in funding to advance compassionate care deliver with technology. Submit by Feb 10: buff.ly/UcMCFmL

Healing is a collective effort and willingness to move beyond colonial ways of thinking. Liz Akiwenzie and many other Indigenous voices share their stories, experiences, and perspectives at this gathering for Indigenous practitioners. Listen now: 🎧 buff.ly/BSvRXja

Our Chief Program Officer, @zaynakhayat.bsky.social, is joining a panel at Next-Gen Medicine, hosted by @torontorbot.bsky.social on Feb 5. This event explores how AI is accelerating drug development, clinical trials, and personalized medicine. More info here:

Submissions close in a week! Advance compassionate care delivery with technology with #AMSgrants. Successful applicants can receive up to $30,000 in funding. We encourage early- and mid-career researchers across diverse health-related disciplines to apply. Submit by Feb 10: buff.ly/UcMCFmL

AI scribes can help free up cognitive load for clinicians. But Dr. @bc-y.bsky.social, a 2020 AMS Healthcare Fellow, shares what we may be losing as we phase out dictating consult notes in an opinion piece for JAMA’s AI in Medicine. Read it here:

Understanding history is more than building knowledge. It also gives us insights from the past to help guide us to a better present and future. The History of Healthcare Awards supports research in history of health, healthcare, diseases, and medical education. Apply now: buff.ly/hbmsBQ9

4 in 10 rehab physicians meet the criteria for burnout. Burnout can impair professional well-being and patient care. Dr. Robert Simpson at @sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social found that self-compassion training for physicians can reduce burnout and stress. More here: buff.ly/IDDsFmL

Solutions to today’s healthcare challenges could be uncovered from past lessons. The 2026 History of Healthcare Awards supports research that investigates the history of healthcare, diseases, and education of health professionals. Apply now: buff.ly/hbmsBQ9

Your idea could be next! Join the 2026 cohort of AMS Healthcare funded projects. The #AMSgrants support research that advances compassionate care delivery with technology. Successful applicants can receive up to $30,000 in funding. Submit by Feb 10: buff.ly/UcMCFmL

Tomorrow is the last chance to reserve your spot for "The Climate Crisis and AI for Health" lecture. This event is in collaboration with the U of Toronto Joint Centre of Bioethics. We hope to see you this Wed, Jan 28 at 4 – 6 pm (ET)! Reserve your spot: buff.ly/OmeEa3e

📣 The #Climate Crisis and #AI for #Health 🗣️ Dr. Loïc Lannelongue 📆 Jan. 28, 2026 • 4pm to 6pm ET 📍 Hybrid 🔗 https://ow.ly/Lik050XII0S#Climate#AI#Health#AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech #Enviro

2021 AMS Fellow, Dr. Venkat Bhat, and his colleagues published a study in Nature's npj Series: Digital Medicine exploring the relationship between LLM safety guardrails and its sensitivity to giving authentic, human-like responses. Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

AI’s growing computational demands are raising serious climate questions. How can health research pursue AI innovation responsibly? Join us at the U of Toronto Joint Centre of Bioethics lecture on "The Climate Crisis and AI for Health" to learn more. 🔗 buff.ly/OmeEa3e

Alignment & shared clarity among stakeholders create the conditions for success. President & CEO of @sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social, Dr. Andy Smith, joined us on “Compassionate Minds” to share his insights on leading change that moves and motivates everyone together. Listen now: buff.ly/56ploeD

From discoveries to hard-learned lessons in healthcare, diseases, and medical education, the 2026 History of Healthcare Awards supports research that looks to the past to understand the present. Healthcare researchers, professionals, and students are invited to apply! buff.ly/hbmsBQ9

How can we pursue sustainable, responsible health research with AI? @loiclnlg.bsky.social will speak on the Green Algorithms Initiative joined by speakers Mamatha Bhat, Chris McIntosh, and @jayshaw29.bsky.social. Reserve your spot: buff.ly/OmeEa3e

AMS Healthcare Fellows pursue a wide range of health AI and innovations. Dr. Nihal Haque is an geriatrician and AMS-Fitzgerald Fellow who is exploring how AI can be used in the care of older adults. Read the @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social feature here:

For the first episode of 2026, we bring you a powerful gathering of Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, healers, leaders, academics, and professionals, where they discuss a growing movement that centers Indigenous healing as a right, rather than a request. Listen here: 🎧 buff.ly/zLN2moy

Funding for 2026 AMS Healthcare History of Healthcare opens today! Since 2015, AMS Healthcare has funded projects aimed at understanding the history of health, diseases, and education of health professionals and how the past can inform the present and future. Apply now: buff.ly/hbmsBQ9

Dr. Albert Marshall shares how the Integrative Science Program at Cape Breton University empowered Indigenous students to learn in the university education system while upholding their Eskasoni Identity and Knowledge. Listen now: 🎧 buff.ly/zLN2moy

Guided by the Two-Eyed Seeing principle, Dr. Albert Marshall wove Traditional Knowledge and western science together to develop the Integrative Science Program at Cape Breton University, which teaches students to see the natural world through both perspectives. Listen now: 🎧 buff.ly/zLN2moy

The Online Institute in Health Law starts soon! @ottawahealthlaw.ca invites applicants of all backgrounds and career stages for this certificate program on the legal and policy issues of health and healthcare. No prior legal training needed! Apply here: buff.ly/xMTOWon

A patient's well-being is more than their illness. Dr. Terence Tang, a 2022 AMS Healthcare Fellow, studied how to design digital health tools to account for all of patient’s needs, including their social determinants of health. Become a 2026 AMS Fellow: buff.ly/1Z3hWWO #AMSfunding

With the funding, training, and community from the AMS Healthcare Fellowship, Dr. Robert Grant applied machine learning to develop a model that better predicts blood clots, a life-threatening complication that patients with cancer face. Become a 2026 AMS Fellow: buff.ly/1Z3hWWO #AMSfunding

Dr. Quynh Pham’s AMS Healthcare Fellowship investigated a virtual care model that supports patient-caregiver pairs in chronic disease management. She continues to collaborate with other fellows to research AI-enabled compassionate care. Become a 2026 AMS Fellow: buff.ly/1Z3hWWO #AMSfunding

Are you interested in the health law and policies but don’t have legal experience? @ottawahealthlaw.ca is offering the Online Institute in Health Law for professionals and students from all backgrounds with no prior legal training. Apply here: buff.ly/xMTOWon

The AMS Healthcare Fellowship supported Dr. Payal Agarwal's work on how health organizations can design and deliver digital health systems that better meet the needs of its users and provided her with mentorship and community. Become a 2026 AMS Fellow: buff.ly/1Z3hWWO #AMSfunding

Through her AMS Healthcare Fellowship, Dr. Marta Maslej studied factors of successful human-AI teaming in emergency psychiatry. It provided funding, training, mentorship, and a network committed to AI-enabled compassionate care. Become a 2026 AMS Fellow: buff.ly/1Z3hWWO #AMSfunding

Happy Holidays from everyone at AMS Healthcare! As we look back on 2025, we thank you for being part of our dedicated community. We wish you a warm holiday season with joy and rest. We will see you again on January 5, 2026 for a new year filled with opportunities, innovation, and compassion.

Laws and policies guide almost every healthcare decision. Ready to unpack them? @ottawahealthlaw.ca’s Online Institute in Health Law is open to professionals and students from all backgrounds. No legal experience needed. Apply here: buff.ly/xMTOWon

The AMS Healthcare Fellowship enabled Dr. @iabejirinde.bsky.social to study how newcomers and immigrants in Canada accessed and experienced virtual care during the pandemic. It shaped her research trajectory into digital health equity. Become a 2026 AMS Fellow: buff.ly/1Z3hWWO #AMSfunding

Dr. Jennifer Stinson researches digital therapeutics to help youth self-manage chronic pain and improve their quality of life and clinical outcomes. The AMS Healthcare Fellowship strengthened the skills needed to accelerate her work. Become a 2026 AMS Fellow: buff.ly/1Z3hWWO #AMSfunding

Technology-enabled health care depends on the insights from many disciplines: clinical, ethical, operational, and policy, to name a few. AMS Grants offers up to $30,000 for projects that advance compassionate care delivery through technology. More details: buff.ly/kRLdskc #AMSfunding

Primary care can’t solve health inequities on its own. Dr. @tarakiran.bsky.social highlights how issues like housing, income, and food security require community action and policy change to ensure people have the basic stability needed to maintain good health. Listen here 🎧 buff.ly/mqFQQ0P

Interested in exploring legal issues in health and healthcare? The Online Institute in Health Law is a program designed to help participants understand legal issues in healthcare. No prior legal experience is required. More here at @ottawahealthlaw.ca: buff.ly/xMTOWon

People with cancer face a higher risk of blood clots. What if we could prevent them better? Dr. Robert Grant from @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social built a model that identifies high-risk patients & guides safer use of blood thinners using machine learning. More here: buff.ly/iy3S6oK

How can primary care better reflect what Canadians want? Dr. @tarakiran.bsky.social turned to nearly 10,000 people through OurCare and identified 6 care standards to guide future reform for a more people-centered primary care system. Listen here 🎧 buff.ly/mqFQQ0P

The AMS Compassion & AI Fellowship supports researchers and health care professionals studying ways to integrate technology to strengthen compassionate care delivery, health professional education, and Canadian leadership in AI and health. More details: buff.ly/ZCEKFAo #AMSfunding

“Why is science only being used as an arm of destruction?” Dr. Albert Marshall pioneered the Two-Eyed Seeing worldview, known as Etuaptumk. He speaks on the resilience of Indigenous Knowledge and the harmonious integration with western science. Listen here: 🎧 buff.ly/mqFQQ0P

Racism and institutional discrimination continue to shape Indigenous patients' willingness to seek care. Dr. Annelind Wakegijig highlights the challenges they face and shares several ways forward on how to address these issues in "Indigenous Medicine Stories." Listen now: 🎧 buff.ly/mqFQQ0P