Congratulations to Dr. Allison Ezzat, BCIRPU Implementation Scientist, for receiving a 2024 Health Professional-Investigator Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research!

The award will allow Dr. Ezzat to co-design and evaluate an injury prevention program and implementation strategy for preventing musculoskeletal injuries in community-level girls soccer. The process for creating and implementing this program will incorporate input and feedback from physiotherapists, coaches, administrators, parents, and players.  

Dr. Ezzat joined the BCIRPU in 2024. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at UBC. Dr. Ezzat completed her PhD in School of Population and Public Health, UBC in 2019, followed by postdoctoral training at UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research and La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. She obtained a Graduate Certificate in Implementation Science, University of California. She is a Fellow in the Canadian Academy of Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapists (FCAMPT) and has practiced clinically throughout her academic training specializing in management of knee injuries across the lifespan.

Well done, Allison!

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