Translational Research Program

What if breast cancer patients could safely have fewer heart scans during their treatment? 2nd-year student Shanuga Thavarajah's 3-Minute Thesis titled "From Paper to Practice: Exploring Oncology Prescribers' Perspectives on a New Cardiac Imaging Strategy" highlights research that could help breast cancer patients whose treatment could affect their heart receive more comfortable, life-saving care.

She won 2nd place at the LMP 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition last month, which took place at the LMP Research Conference.

There are many routes to making an impact in healthcare, as we demonstrate here at the TRP. We believe developing better healthcare solutions also means developing better healthcare leaders - people who can bridge disciplines, navigate complexity, and turn ideas into meaningful change.

Learn more at trp.utoronto.ca

Meet Capstone Team SPARK2!💡

Second-year MHSc in Translational Research students Kareem, Karina and Pardaman are on a mission to bring improved access to MRIs to remote communities in Canada.

Their project aims to address barriers related to scaling access to portable MRIs in remote communities in Canada. Using a mixed methods, implementation science approach grounded in Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research CFIR, they aim to generate evidence informed guidance to support equitable, sustainable scaling of portable MRI in underserved Canadian health systems.

“I’m most excited to research the experiences of the staff in the hospital” notes Kareem.

Ultimately, the team eager to face the challenge of bridging this gap and making an impact in the lives of the people in these communities.

🔗You can learn more about their project at trp.utoronto.ca/capstone-portable-brain-mri
or via the link in our bio.