Student Placements & Research Opportunities
Student Placements at SCHC
SCHC welcomes student placement opportunities from a variety of academic programs and disciplines, depending on organizational capacity, supervision availability, program needs, and placement requirements.
New Partnerships
We are currently accepting new academic partnerships. Placement advisors or designated school contacts are encouraged to reach out to studentplacement@schcontario.ca discuss potential partnership opportunities.
How to Apply
Students should begin by speaking with their school’s placement office, placement advisor, or designated faculty member. SCHC works with academic institutions to coordinate placements where appropriate.
Students should follow their school’s placement process and should not contact individual SCHC staff members directly to arrange a placement or partnership inquiry.
To indicate interest in a placement with SCHC, students are required to complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) form and provide the name and email address of their placement advisor, placement coordinator, or designated faculty member.
Placement Availability and Matching
Placement availability varies throughout the year and is not guaranteed. Requests are reviewed based on program needs, supervisor capacity, placement requirements, timing, and fit with available opportunities.
Before Your Placement Begins
Depending on the placement, students may need to complete items such as proof of enrollment, a Vulnerable Sector Check, immunization or health documentation, confidentiality and privacy requirements, mandatory training, and any other documentation required by SCHC or the academic institution.
Questions or Concerns
For questions about academic requirements, placement hours, evaluations, or school policies, students should contact their academic institution. For questions about an approved SCHC placement, onboarding, schedule, or organizational requirements, students should use the SCHC placement contact provided in their placement communications.
Research Opportunities
- Looking for a research opportunity with us? We would love to collaborate with you! We ground ourselves in the hallmarks of Community Based Research (Participatory – Community-Minded – Action Oriented). Please see our current research topics/questions co-designed with our communities below.
- Please note we are open to iterations of these research topics and other opportunities that align with our research mission, “Healthier People, Healthier Communities“
- Please contact us for more information at researchschc@schcontario.ca
| The purpose of this research is | to investigate | an app/technological application for queer south asian youth | in order to | reduce barriers to accessing mental health care supports |
| The purpose of this research is | to design and develop | a mentorship program for foreign trained clinicians | in order to | create increased health human resource potential for Scarborough increasing access to care for SCHC priority populations |
| The purpose of this research is | to identify | Hyper-local rates of attachment to Primary Care Providers stratifying by socio-demo factors of those that are attached vs not | in order to | Better understand barriers to attachment and tailor connection pathways to promote equitable access to primary care services |
| The purpose of this research is | to understand | the perceived health status and connection to SCHC programs of people in high priority populations | in order to | to be better able to meet Scarborough residents where they are and understand how they see their health. |
| The purpose of this research is | to create | program based integrated scorecards that measure quality, performance and client experience | in order to | improve our evidence-collection for decision-making, accountability and funding opportunities |
| The purpose of this research is | understand | individual motivation for engaging in programs or practices that are not percieved as essential or critical in the short-term | in order to | improve attachment to services and delivery of care for at-risk populations in Scarborough |
| The purpose of this research is | to identify | ways in which to integrate virtual reality training in ABI And ADC programs | in order to | increase empathetic understanding in communication with clients, caregivers and staff to help improve the quality of their lives |
| The purpose of this research is | to identify | through mapping the gaps in HIV care disparities in Scarborough | in order to | pursue with Scarborough community residents with lived experience how address and reduce those gaps |
| The purpose of this research is | to investigate the efficacy | of free, accessible wellness coaching of PGCert. coaches from Humber College | in order to | ensure organizational health is optimal at the individual level for a cohort of staff that seek proactive personalized support |
| The purpose of this research is | to integrate and transform | the information of our clients at SCHC | in order to | unleash new insights on the efficacy of service delivery models upstream and deepen our meaningful impact on our clients’ health outcomes |
| The purpose of this research is | to create | a breakthrough model of building integrated care | in order to | transform community health service delivery models across SCHC and optimize the client experience through needs-based service delivery rather than program specific silo’ed delivery |