Site Liaison - Overview

Overview

A DFM research coordinator has been assigned to various DFM sites to serve as a point person on research related activities and help communicate about research in department to site.
They will be able to provide the services listed below, up to a maximum of 4 hours per month. If a faculty member would benefit from additional assistance that is expected to take more than an hour, the faculty member is asked to complete a DFM checklist for Writing Support or a DFM checklist for Proposal Writing support and submit to Anita Di Loreto.

Site Assignments

• Kalpana Nair – Stonechurch Family Health Centre (SFHC), Community Based Residency Teaching (CBRT)
• Michelle Howard – McMaster Family Practice (MFP), Brampton
• Maria Chacon – Rural, Halton
• Christine Rodriguez – Maternity Centre, Kitchener-Waterloo
• Francine Marzanek – Niagara, Grand Erie 6 Nations.
• Anita Di Loreto – Research administrative support to all sites

Services:

The site liaison may provide the following services:

• Communicate new funding opportunities and new processes 
• Answer/triage specific questions around  draft research proposals or ideas, budget and budget justifications

• Review information letters and consent forms, questionnaires and survey forms
• Review Research Ethics Board applications
• Review/consult around poster/presentation design
• Consult on any other requests that will take less than 1 hour
• Participate in site meetings about research

The DFM Research Administrative Coordinator may provide the following services:

• Information about grant and research CV module requirements
• Assistance with budget costs
• Templates and forms
• Opening new accounts/HRS checklist
• Award administration
• Project expenditures
• Financial reports
• Close out of accounts