AMS Healthcare Announces Lucy Vorobej as Our New AMS Fellow in Residence for Healthcare History and Interdisciplinary Exchange

AMS Healthcare is thrilled to announce Lucy Vorobej as our new AMS Fellow in Residence for Healthcare History and Interdisciplinary Exchange. In this part-time, one-year fellowship, Lucy will contribute her expertise to advancing AMS’s mission of fostering innovation and compassion in healthcare through a historical lens.

Lucy is a historian whose work explores the intersections of healthcare and equity. Her impressive academic journey demonstrates a deep commitment to the history of healthcare and increasingly to the role of history in health professions education.  Lucy completed her BAH and B.Ed. at Queen’s University before joining the University of Waterloo to complete graduate work.  A recipient of AMS Healthcare funding for her PhD research on First Nations health equity, Lucy has firsthand experience with AMS’s role as a catalyst for caring change in Canadian healthcare.

In her own words, Lucy expressed excitement for this opportunity, saying:

“This fellowship is exactly the type of position I’m looking for: an opportunity to bring my experience with historical research and enthusiasm for its role in contemporary healthcare to an organization that strives for both innovation and compassion. The essential funding I received from AMS has fostered my passion for history-informed policy and inspired me to consider new topics and spaces for historical inquiry.”

As part of her fellowship, Lucy will synthesize recent Canadian scholarship on the intersection of technology and healthcare, explore ideas for innovative programming to bridge AMS’s history of healthcare and technology programs, and provide recommendations for impactful, sustainable initiatives. Her work will enrich AMS’s efforts to ensure that compassionate care remains central to the evolution of healthcare in Canada. One of Lucy’s first goals is to conduct a reconnaissance of the diverse AMS community to determine possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration. In addition to her own outreach, she welcomes expressions of interest from anyone who would like to contribute their views to this work.

Lucy’s unique combination of historical research expertise, experience in health professions education, and commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration makes her an invaluable addition to the AMS Healthcare team. Over nearly two years at the Wilson Centre at the University Health Network in Toronto, Lucy has successfully translated the value of historical research to a multidisciplinary community of scholars, educators, policymakers, and practitioners.

AMS Healthcare looks forward to Lucy’s contributions as we continue to explore the critical intersection of healthcare, technology, and society. Please join us in welcoming Lucy Vorobej to the AMS Healthcare community!