Early Career Investigator Meetings, Community-Based Research Capacity-Building Workshops, and National Gathering of Graduate Students in Indigenous Health

The IIPH Early Career Investigator Meeting (ECIM), and the Community-Based Research and Capacity-Building Workshop (CBRCBW) bring together Indigenous health researchers who are early in their careers with community members, established researchers, and partners from across IIPH mandate areas. Through these events, participants have an opportunity to make connections with other early career investigators, community members, established researchers, and representatives from partner organizations.

Recognizing the importance of building capacity in Indigenous health research, the 2018 combined ECIM and CBRCBW event was hosted by IIPH in collaboration with the Métis National Council (MNC). In future years, IIPH will strive to partner with the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and other Indigenous organizations and Indigenous health research groups in planning these events in order to provide unique learnings each year such as Inuit Knowledge and First Nations teachings. Similar to the ECIM and CBRCBW, the National Gathering of Graduate Students in Indigenous Health (NGGS) is a mentorship event that is directed at graduate students. The NGGS attracts graduate students conducting research in Indigenous health and wellbeing with the goal of providing support and guidance in their research journey. This event is another investment that IIPH will support over the years in collaboration with graduate students and other groups such as NEIHR centres.