Early Career Paediatrician Award

Current recipient(s): Dr. Ripudaman Minhas, Ontario

Dr. Ripudaman Singh Minhas is a developmental pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. He is also the Director of Research for the hospital's Department of Pediatrics and the creator of OurKidsHealth Network—a multi-lingual social media-based research project which delivers evidence-based health information to families with diverse cultural identities. Dr. Minhas uses community-based participatory research methods to co-design and deliver interventions that support parents and caregivers from marginalized communities in fostering their children's developmental potential.

Dr. Minhas is passionate about making child health information accessible and inclusive for all families, and his work exemplifies this commitment.

Current recipient(s): Dr. Mahli Brindamour, Saskatchewan

Dr. Mahli Brindamour is a general pediatrician in Saskatoon. She completed medical school at the Université de Montréal and received her pediatrics training at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Brindamour is the past president of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s Global Child and Youth Health Section and is a member of the Caring for Kids New to Canada Task Force.

Dr. Brindamour has dedicated her practice to the care of underserved children and vulnerable populations. She co-founded Saskatoon’s Refugee Engagement and Community Health (REACH) Clinic, which offers team-based care for refugee children, in partnership with the Saskatoon Refugee Health Collaborative. Additionally, she provides outreach clinics to the northern Saskatchewan communities of Ile à la Crosse, La Loche, and Stony Rapids. She was the first pediatrician at Sanctum 1.5, a supportive home for mothers and infants at risk of or living with HIV.

In 2021, Dr. Brindamour joined the Saskatchewan Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program as a TB consultant serving Northern First Nations communities. She serves on the boards of the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute and the North American Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers. Her interest in global health and infectious disease led her to become certified in 2022 with the ASTMH Certificate of Knowledge in Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health. In her spare time, she runs an outpatient general pediatrics practice and provides inpatient pediatric care at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon.