Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research

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Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research

• Morgan Medal Program

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Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research

• Founded in 1991 by Dietitians of Canada to fund
  nutrition and dietetic research
• More than 1 million awarded to date
• More than 93 dietitians and their research teams
  funded
• CFDR encourages dietitians to include research in
  their practice
• New last year New Researcher grant program 3
  grants awarded in 2009

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The Morgan Awards Program

• Recognizing dietetic students for their research
  work
• Encouraging students to include research in their
  dietetic careers

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CFDRs Morgan Medal Awards Program

• A series of awards that are a memorial tribute to
  the late Susan Morgan, former manager of CFDR
• Susan Morgan ardent supporter of the dietetic
  profession, of practice-based research and of
  mentoring novice researchers.

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The Morgan Medal - Criteria

• Excellence in an intern / student practice-based
  research project and
• Like Susan, someone who demonstrates
• support of peers and leadership qualities
• enthusiasm for and commitment to the profession
• a positive outlook and determination
• the ability to rise to the challenge

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Awards Categories

• Two award categories
• Regional awards One award presented annually in
  each of the six regions of Dietitians of Canada.
  Recipients receive commemorative plaques
• National Award A national Morgan Medal recipient
  selected from amongst all regional award
  recipients. Recipient receives special
  commemorative award and all expenses to attend DC
  national conference

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Who is eligible to apply?

• Anyone who was a dietetic intern or practicum
  student in the year preceding date of
  application.
• Applicant must be a student (Qualifying) member
  of Dietitians of Canada at the time of
  application.
• Additional information regarding eligibility
  criteria is posted to the CFDR website at
  http//www.cfdr.ca/morganresearch.html

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Application process

• Applications due January 15, 2010.
• Application consists of 3 parts
• description of the project that was used to
  obtain internship research competencies
• letter describing a key learning or significant
  milestone you had in conducting research.
• Reference Form from your research supervisor
  (available on the CFDR website)

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Judging

• National judging panel consisting of
  representatives from each DC region
• Applications judged on three main components
• Description of Research Project (25)
• Key Learning/Significant Milestone Letter (60)
• Reference Letter (15)

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Morgan Awards Program the first three years

• Inaugural Year 2007 9 applications received
• National Morgan Medal Recipient Jessica
  Sweezie, Quebec, North East and Eastern Ontario
  Region
• Jessicas project a comprehensive literature
  review on eating disorders among adolescent
  females with type 1diabetes

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Morgan Awards Program

• Year 2, 2008 12 applicants
• National Morgan Medal Recipient Brendine
  Partyka, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North West
  Ontario Region
• Brendines Project Exploring Infant Nutrition
  and Moving toward Solutions

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Morgan Awards Program

• Year 3, 2009 16 applicants
• National Morgan Medal Recipient Roxanne
  Laughlin, Atlantic Region
• Roxannes Project The effect of cranberry
  consumption on endogenous antioxidants in a
  metabolic syndrome model

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What the judges said

• the judging panel was impressed with how
  Roxanne conveyed her enthusiasm for research, her
  appreciation of the importance of fundamental
  nutrition research to the profession of
  dietetics, and her commitment to incorporating
  research into her career. Roxannes application
  letter spoke to the evolution of her views about
  research from an unknown to a strong interest
  that she could approach in future with greater
  confidence.

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For more information

• For FAQs, application procedures, news releases
  about previous award recipients and other
  information, please visit the CFDR website at
• http//www.cfdr.ca/morganresearch.html
• Questions? Contact Isla Horvath, CFDRs
  Executive Director, at ihorvath_cfdr_at_dietitians.ca
  

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CFDR Tribute Program

• To make a contribution to the Morgan Medal
  Program, please see
• how to contribute at
• http//www.cfdr.ca/morgan.html