EARTH Healthcare Sustainability Quality Improvement Program 2025/2026 Application Form

  • EARTH Healthcare Sustainability Quality Improvement Program 2025/2026 Application Form

    Thank you for your interest in the EARTH Healthcare Sustainability Quality Improvement (QI) program. Applications for the 25-26 cohort are now being considered on a rolling basis but please also email us at earth.initiative2025@gmail.com.
  • What is EARTH?

    What is EARTH?

    Environmental Action by Residents and Trainees for Health (EARTH) is a national community of practice of medical student and resident physician teams advancing healthcare sustainability across Canada. As part of our mandate, we coordinate an EARTH Healthcare Sustainability QI program for which medical trainees (medical students and resident physicians) can apply to join through the funding stream or discovery stream. This QI program represents the merger between the Project Green Healthcare/Projet Vert La Santé (PGH/PVLS) program that engaged medical students and the Trainee-Led Research and Audit for Sustainable Healthcare Canada (TRASH-Can) program hat engaged residents. In the funding stream, selected trainee teams will receive up to $500 in reimbursable funding (additional funds may be requested for if there are program funds available and a new budget with rationale is submitted for consideration) and mentorship from physician and healthcare administrator healthcare sustainability leaders through the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) and the Canadian Coalition for Green Healthcare (CCGHC) to execute a needs assessment and quality improvement project to promote healthcare sustainability. Projects can be in-hospital initiatives, community initiatives, or focus on medical education, so long as they contribute to the goal of healthcare sustainability in Canada. In the discovery stream, individual trainees will be able to join the QI program, become matched with other trainees and mentors with shared interests to eventually develop a healthcare sustainability project. Our initiative is an excellent opportunity to meet like-minded thinkers in the healthcare sustainability space and learn about healthcare sustainability quality improvement; we will host community of practice meetings quarterly with the entire EARTH QI program discovery and funding stream cohorts for participants to learn from selected field experts and share project progress with other EARTH teams. If you have any questions, please email us at earth.initiative2025@gmail.com. We highly encourage any medical student and resident team to email us to inform us of your interest in applying; we would be more than happy to provide feedback and support to your applications. For more information about previous trainee-led healthcare sustainability initiatives from the PGH/PVLS and the TRASH-Can programs, please copy and paste the following links into your browser: https://www.cfms.org/what-we-do/global-health/greening-healthcare-initiative and https://www.trash-can.org/
  • In what capacity would you like to join the EARTH QI Program trainee network?*

  • EARTH QI Program Discovery Stream Application

    The discovery stream is intended for Canadian medical students and residents to join the EARTH QI community of practice and be provided healthcare sustainability QI idea generation opportunities and be paired with mentors to support prospective healthcare sustainability projects.
  • What year of post graduate studies/medical school are you in?*

  • Thank you for indicating your interest in the Environmental Action by Residents and Trainees for Health (EARTH) QI Program discovery stream!

    You will be contacted at the email you have provided us with invitations to attend our virtual national community of practice meetings that meets quarterly and any EARTH showcase events.
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  • EARTH QI Program Funding Stream Application

    The funding stream is designed for healthcare trainee teams to apply for funding with a project idea, budget and mentor already in place. Project proposals will be assessed on their feasibility, financial viability, impact, longevity, and alignment to the underlying strategy of the EARTH program to build a more environmentally-sustainable healthcare system.
  • What year of post graduate studies/medical school are you in?*

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  • How does your proposed project integrate into the existing healthcare sustainability community at your target healthcare institution(s)? Please indicate your partnership(s) with a hospital green team, administration, staff members and/or healthcare professionals,*

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  • At what stage is your project?*
  • Please describe your team composition.*
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  • Feasibility

    Your proposed student project will be evaluated on its likelihood to achieve its proposed goals within the proposed timeline.
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  • Financial

    Your proposed student project will be evaluated on the appropriateness and cost-effectiveness of its utilization of the up to $500 of allocated funds provided through the Environmental Action by Residents and Trainees for Health (EARTH) program. Note that additional funds may be requested for if there are program funds available and a new budget with rationale is submitted for consideration.

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  • Impact

    Your proposed student project will be evaluated on how well it is demonstrated to address an unmet sustainability need in your local healthcare system or community.
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  • Longevity

    Your proposed student project will be evaluated on how well it is demonstrated to elicit a sustained impact that lasts beyond the duration of your trainee project.
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  • Thank you for applying to join the EARTH QI Program funding stream cohort!

    You will be contacted for a brief virtual interview that will be held between Monday, October 6th - Friday, October 10th, 2025. All applicants will be informed on the status of your applications by Friday, October 17th, 2025.
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