Open AccessThe Vision Health Research Network and its commitment to the scholarly development of its trainees
Author(s) -
Sonia Anchouche,
Jiaru Liu,
Sara Vucetic,
Kim Santerre,
Tianwei Ellen Zhou
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical and investigative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1488-2353
pISSN - 0147-958X
DOI - 10.25011/cim.v42i4.33110
Subject(s) - visibility , public relations , medical education , professional development , political science , psychology , medicine , geography , meteorology
The Vision Health Research Network (VHRN) is a provincial scientific organization that aims to improve the ocular health of patients across Quebec by supporting local research endeavors in vision health. The VHRN Student Committee, composed of 288 trainees with diverse backgrounds, has demonstrated its commitment to the scholarly development of its members by providing leadership opportunities, creating networking events, increasing visibility of researchers-in-training and encouraging professional advancement through educational workshops and funding programs. In this article, we review the contributions of the VHRN Student Committee and discuss its future projects.