CIHR Health Systems Impact Fellows

Prossy Kiddu Namyalo, PhD Candidate (Current CEBI Trainee, CIHR Health System Impact Fellow 2024-2025)

Prossy Kiddu Namyalo is a 2024/2025 CIHR health system impact fellow (doctoral stream) at Hamilton Health Sciences (CEBI), embedded in the HIV Clinic: Outreach, Prevention and Treatment (HCOPT) project. HCOPT aims to continue to provide a low-barrier HIV treatment and prevention to those infected with HIV or at risk of contracting HIV in the Hamilton community. Prossy is a PhD candidate in the Health Systems graduate program (Health Policy and Global Health specializations) at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. She recently received the 2025 African Emerging Scholars Award, which was awarded on behalf of the University of Toronto and the African Alumni Association.

Jacob Crawshaw, PhD (Previous CEBI Trainee and CIHR Health System Impact Fellow 2022-2023)

Dr. Crawshaw is currently a Senior Methodologist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, specializing in the use of rigorous, systematic methodologies and behavioural science to address complex health challenges across patient populations, clinical practice, and healthcare systems. During his time with our team, Dr. Crawshaw investigated cardiac care pathways by conducting interviews with key stakeholders involved in the treatment of patients with acute heart conditions at HHS. He performed a review of the literature to uncover barriers and identify strategies for improving care transitions. Building on these insights, he developed a care transition model for post–heart attack patients, designed for implementation at HHS to enhance care quality, optimize patient outcomes, and strengthen overall health system performance.

Medical Students

Julia Clark

Ashlyn Nguyen

Annika Bey

Shayan Novin

Cardiology Fellows

Dr. Palki Bhatt

Undergraduate Students

Isabella Rossi

Jaden Watson

Thirumagal Gowrikanthan

Graduate Students
Post-graduate Students

Bridve Sivakumar