General Internal Medicine: Conference Scholarship Award
University of Toronto Division of General Internal Medicine
Conference Scholarship Award
Updated: September 2025
Objective:
To encourage outstanding internal medicine residents at the University of Toronto to engage in academic projects in the field of general internal medicine.
Award:
Maximum of $500, towards covering the cost of attending a conference related to general internal medicine at which the resident is presenting a scientific abstract or clinical vignette.
Application Criteria and Process:
The scientific abstract or clinical vignette must have been completed under the supervision or co-supervision of a U of T Division of General Internal Medicine (GIM) faculty member.
The scientific abstract or clinical vignette should be presented at a conference related to General Internal Medicine (e.g., Canadian Society of Internal Medicine, Society of General Internal Medicine, International Conference on Residency Education, Canadian Conference on Medical Education, ACP Internal Medicine, Choosing Wisely Canada).
Residents should submit a completed scholarship application form with supporting documentation.
Residents will be notified of a decision within three weeks of the submission of their application.
When two or more residents are co-authors of a scientific abstract or clinical vignette, each resident may apply separately for a General Internal Medicine Conference Scholarship.
An internal medicine resident is eligible to receive a maximum of one GIM Conference Scholarship during their three-year training program.
Recipients of the GIM Conference Scholarship should submit original receipts of their conference-related expenses to obtain reimbursement, up to a maximum of $500. Expenses exceeding $500 will not be reimbursed. Reimbursement Request along with original receipts must be submitted within 8 weeks post event.
Note: Residents in the General Internal Medicine PGY4-5 Program should request support from Dr. Jessie Baptiste, GIM program director (jessie.baptiste@sunnybrook.ca), through Ms. Tina Teng, GIM program assistant (tina.teng@utoronto.ca).
The GIM Division has a finite amount of funding for scholarships each academic year. We will review applications and award scholarships on a rolling basis. Depending on the number of applications received, the GIM division may not be able to provide funding for all requests.
