Advancing innovative
healthcare with
compassion at its core
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Our Focus Areas
These two areas foster a Canadian healthcare system that's advancing technologically, while staying rooted in compassion and an understanding of our medical history. In each area, we support crucial activities in research education, leadership, and clinical practice.
Bringing compassion into modern, technology-driven care
The history of healthcare
Featured news, events, resources
2024 AMS History of Healthcare Program Awards Announcement
AMS Healthcare is proud to announce the fourteen distinguished recipients of our 2024 research grants, doctoral research, and fellowship awards. These individuals join a growing community of over 66 historians who have been recognized since the program’s inception in 2015. Through these awards-Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awards ($45,000), Doctoral Research Awards ($25,000), and Project Grants (up to…
AMS Healthcare Announces 2024 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Grant Recipients
AMS Healthcare is very pleased to announce the 2024 awardees in our Compassion and AI Grants funding program. These eightremarkable scientists in our 5th cadre of recipients, and their multidisciplinary teams, were selected by an external expert review panel and join the twenty-two other projects we have funded since its inception in 2020. Their collective…
AMS Healthcare Proudly Announces the 2024 Fellows in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence
We are excited to introduce 12 visionary leaders as the newest members of our thriving community of practice, where compassion and innovation converge to shape the future of healthcare in Ontario and beyond! These extraordinary individuals, selected by a panel of experts, are at the forefront of driving change in healthcare through their unique leadership,…
AMS Healthcare Excited to Announce our Second Cohort of AMS-Fitzgerald Fellowships in AI and Human-Centered Leadership
In collaboration with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, this prestigious 2-year fellowship is tailored for early and mid-career health system leaders who are passionate about transforming healthcare through the lens of AI. Our Fellows are not just learners-they are trailblazers equipped to tackle the evolving opportunities and challenges of AI in health care,…
AMS Healthcare Board of Directors Marks a Momentous Occasion
The recent AGM of AMS Healthcare marked a momentous occasion filled with heartfelt farewells, new beginnings, and a vision for the future. As we bid adieu to two instrumental Directors, we also welcomed fresh faces and celebrated a new Board Chair, all set to champion our mission. A Heartfelt Farewell and New Leadership Bonnie Adamson,…
AMS Podcast: Compassionate Minds
Compassionate Minds: Conversations with Healthcare Leaders Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcast Spotify All Episodes Compassionate Minds – Donna Duncan – Episode 7 In this episode, host Helen Angus, CEO of AMS Healthcare, speaks with Donna Duncan. Donna Duncan is a passionate seniors’ care, mental health advocate, and broader public sector leader,…
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