Harold E. Johns Studentship Program

Program Overview

Students apply to a host centre, any one of Ontario’s participating cancer centres. Each centre defines one or more projects under the supervision of a designated faculty member. Successful studentship recipients will be matched with the supervisor responsible for the project(s) to which they are assigned and will work closely with them for the duration of the studentship.

The studentship funding will be directed from Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) to the host cancer centre for administration of the student’s stipend; it is not paid directly to the awardee. However, the successful student is encouraged to record this studentship as an Award in their Curriculum Vitae.

At the end of the studentship term, each studentship recipient is required to complete a student report of approximately five pages in length (Word document), which must include the following sections:

• Project Description (including abstract, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, references)
• Self-Reflection (including experience impact, future educational and career aspirations)

The Student may choose to include the following optional documents. A set of slides summarizing the work, as presented to the host institution at the conclusion of the project

• A report, as required by the student's home university (for example, co-op internship programs)
• A draft manuscript written in a journal publication format with the self-reflection section attached

Reports must be submitted by the studentship recipients to the Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Radiation Treatment Program and its Coordinator of Medical Physics Education.

Only electronic copies will be accepted.

Duration

The studentship is four months long.

Qualifications

To be eligible for a Harold E. Johns Studentship Program, an applicant must be either:

• an undergraduate student enrolled in a physics program or a program of a related discipline at a recognized university who is returning to undergraduate studies in the term following the studentship or
• a student in the final year of undergraduate studies or who has recently completed undergraduate studies in a physics program or program of a related discipline and can provide proof of application and/or enrolment in a graduate program in physics or biophysics at a recognized university at the time of application 

Studentships are awarded on the basis of:

• academic achievement (minimum GPA of 3.30, as calculated according to percentage to GPA conversion scheme of the applicant’s university)
• demonstrated interest in the field of medical physics

This is a one-time award; applicants will be considered ineligible if they have previously held a Harold E. Johns Studentship.

Application Procedure

To apply, submit the following documentation to the Program Director at the locations of interest:

• university transcript, 
• curriculum vitae (CV)
• letter to the local program director detailing why you are interested in medical physics

Application deadlines vary based on the hosting Regional Cancer Program and centre. For more information, please contact the appropriate program director.

Harold E. Johns Studentship Locations and Program Directors

A total of up to 15 awards are offered across Ontario, one in each of the following Regional Cancer Programs.

• Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario
  Dr. Andrew Kerr
  25 King Street West
  Kingston, Ontario, K7L 5P9
  Andrew.Kerr@kingstonhsc.ca
• Carlo Fidani Regional Cancer Centre
  Dr. Raxa Sankreacha
  2200 Eglinton Avenue West
  Mississauga, Ontario, L5M 2N1
  raxa.sankreacha@thp.ca
• Waterloo Regional Health Network Cancer Centre
  Dr. Ernest K. Osei
  835 King Street West Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1G3
  ernest.osei@wrhn.ca
• Juravinski Cancer Centre
  Dr. Robert Hunter
  699 Concession Street
  Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 5C2
  rhunter@hhsc.ca
• Walker Family Cancer Centre
  Dr. Tim Craig
  1200 Fourth Avenue
  St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 0A9
  tim.craig@niagarahealth.on.ca
• Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre
  Dr. Stewart Gaede
  790 Commissioners Road East
  London, Ontario, N6A 4L6
  Stewart.Gaede@lhsc.on.ca
• Shirley & Jim Fielding Northeast Cancer Centre
  Dr. Konrad Leszczynski 
  41 Ramsey Lake Road
  Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 5J1
  kleszczynski@hsnsudbury.ca
• Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre
  Dr. Peter McGhee
  980 Oliver Road
  Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7V 6B4
  McGheeP@tbh.net 
• Odette Cancer Centre
  Dr. Stephen Breen
  2075 Bayview Avenue
  Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5
  stephen.breen@sunnybrook.ca
• Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  Dr. Jan Seuntjens
  610 University Avenue
  Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9
  jan.seuntjens@uhn.ca
• R. S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre
  Dr. Aaron Vandermeer
  1 Hospital Court
  Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 2B9
  avandermeer@lh.ca
• Hudson Regional Cancer Centre
  Mr. Kyle Malkoske
  201 Georgian Drive 
  Barrie, Ontario, L4M 6M2 
  MalkoskeK@rvh.on.ca
• Stronach Regional Cancer Centre
  Dr. Beibei Zhang
  596 Davis Drive
  Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 2P9
  bzhang@southlake.ca
• The Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre
  Dr. Miller MacPherson
  501 Smyth Road
  Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6
  mmacpherson@toh.ca
• Windsor Regional Cancer Program
  Dr. Ilma Xhaferllari
  2220 Kildare Road
  Windsor, Ontario, N8W 2X3
  ilma.xhaferllari@wrh.on.ca

About Harold E. Johns

Dr. Harold E. Johns (1915-1998) was a Canadian physicist noted for his extensive contributions to the field of medical physics, and this program is named in his honour. He was an Officer of the Order of Canada, a recipient of the Queen's Jubilee Medal, and the first to receive the Medal of Honour from the Canadian Medical Association. Dr. Johns was a true pioneer in the field of medical physics.

Learn more about Dr. Johns legacy visit Harold Johns, PhD | CMHF