Clark Svrcek, University of Alberta

Research

Healthy Eating Mental Health Physical Activity Social Connection

Latest papers

Why Do We Feel Like Intellectual Frauds? A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on the Impostor Phenomenon in Medical Students.
Teaching and learning in medicine · 2023
Embodying empathy: A phenomenological study of physician touch.
Medical education · 2020

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Healthy Fit and Strong - Changing the Story for Indigenous Youth and Young Adults
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000
CHANGE Health - Building Communities and Changing Lives
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$24,970

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Why Do We Feel Like Intellectual Frauds? A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on the Impostor Phenomenon in Medical Students.

Neufeld A, Babenko O, Lai H, Svrcek C, Malin G

Teaching and learning in medicine2023

DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2022.2056741 PMID: 35435084

02

Embodying empathy: A phenomenological study of physician touch.

Kelly M, Svrcek C, King N, Scherpbier A, Dornan T

Medical education2020

DOI: 10.1111/medu.14040 PMID: 31793673

Healthy Fit and Strong - Changing the Story for Indigenous Youth and Young Adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Gr.: DPP&S - Indigenous YYA T2D Prevention & Self-Management

Principal investigators: Klein, Doug; Lessard, Sean M

Keywords: Diabetes Prevention; Healthy Eating; Indigenous People; Mental Health; Physical Activity; Social Connection

$1,000,000

CHANGE Health - Building Communities and Changing Lives

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: HCIS - LOI - Urban Indigenous Health

Principal investigators: Klein, Doug; Lessard, Sean M; Boushel, Robert C; Svrcek, Clark; Wicklum, Sonja C

Keywords: Healthy Eating; Mental Health; Physical Activity; Social Connection

$24,970

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Family Medicine
Mike Petryk School of Dentistry

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Martina Kelly

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Hollis Lai

Mike Petryk School of Dentistry

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Healthy Eating Dear Professor Svrcek, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Why Do We Feel Like Intellectual Frauds? A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on the Impostor Phenomenon in Medical Students." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "CHANGE Health - Building Communities and Changing Lives" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]